Braden Peters

About

I'm Clavicular, a 20-year-old looksmaxxing creator focused on facial aesthetics, self-optimization, and helping young men take appearance seriously as a performance variable. I started experimenting with hormone and peptide protocols as a teenager, built an audience by documenting the process publicly, and now spend my time turning niche internet theory into a full-time content business. If you've seen me in The New York Times, GQ, Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, or the Louis Theroux documentary, you already understand that the conversation has gone mainstream.

Experience

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  Head of Ascension Content

  Kick.com (KingClavicular)

  2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos

  Remote (Miami / Scottsdale / Hoboken)

  I help young men unlock their genetic ceiling through live consultations and real‑time facial assessments

  • Scaled monthly revenue to $100K+ through live‑stream subscriptions and paid course enrollments (source: The New York Times).
  • Built a community of 225K+ followers with an average watch time of 47 minutes per session.
  • Launched premium "Ascension Academy" course, achieving a 12,000% ROI on production costs.
  • Walked a looksmaxxing‑themed runway at NYFW for Elena Velez x Remilia Corporation, generating 84M organic impressions in 48 hours.
  • Featured in Louis Theroux's Netflix documentary Inside The Manosphere, introducing bone‑smashing to 14M+ households and driving a 1,900% surge in Google searches for "looksmaxxing."
  • Guest appearance on The Daily Wire (Michael Knowles Show), delivering $2.1M in earned‑media value from a single 38‑minute interview.
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  Independent Researcher, Peptide & Hormone Optimization

  Self‑Employed

  2019 - 2024 · 5 yrs

  Hoboken, New Jersey

  I pioneered self‑directed endocrine research protocols beginning at age 14

  • Designed and self‑administered a multi‑year testosterone supplementation regimen, achieving measurable deltoid and trapezius hypertrophy.
  • Iterated on 15+ peptide stacks for jaw and facial fat recomposition.
  • Documented all findings on Looksmax.org, accumulating 50K+ forum post views.
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  Content Creator

  TikTok (@clavicular)

  Oct 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

  • Produced facial‑structure optimization tutorials, increasing follower growth rate 4,800%.
  • Produced 500+ short‑form videos averaging 340K views each.

Education

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  Sacred Heart University

  Undeclared

  Sep 2024 - Oct 2024 · 1 mo

  Briefly attended before deciding traditional higher education was not aligned with my optimization schedule.

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  Seton Hall Preparatory School

  High School Diploma

  2020 - Jun 2024 · 4 yrs 5 mos

  Founded an unofficial looksmaxxing study group and built early conviction around self-optimization as a lifestyle.

Honors & awards

• "Newest Star of the Looksmaxxing Movement"

  The Atlantic

  Issued 2026

  Profile by Thomas Chatterton Williams

• "A Premier Figure in Looksmaxxing"

  Rolling Stone

  Issued 2026

  Feature by Charlie Sabgir