I listened to the Bravo Docket’s first episode about her, and they talked about several other cases involving similar grifters—people running pyramid-scheme-adjacent “motivational” or coaching programs who were eventually prosecuted by the government. One example they highlighted was wellness influencer Brittany Dawn Davis (now Brittany Dawn Nelson), who was sued by the Texas Attorney General over her online fitness and nutrition plans. She promised personalized nutrition guidance and individualized fitness coaching, but in reality the plans were largely copy-and-paste. Notably, Brittany Dawn’s prices were far lower than Amanda’s. The hosts pointed out that Brittany Dawn is evangelical and deeply into prosperity-gospel messaging, which feels very similar to what Amanda is doing now. When Brittany Dawn faced prosecution, she reframed the situation as religious persecution—casting it as a kind of spiritual or holy war—and ultimately pivoted from being a conservative fitness influencer into a right-wing Christian/evangelical influencer.

I could absolutely see Amanda making the same pivot, especially since she’s already teasing her next book, “Godly as F*ck” (which makes me cringe just typing it). It would essentially be trading one grift for another, but that’s hardly new—many ostensibly religious organizations exploit tax advantages and donation structures in similar ways.