Freedom! has helped me grow. I've gotten a lot (and I mean A LOT!) of information from the videos George makes. For example, back when I had first joined, I didn't know what an outro or end slate was, or what it's importance was. I learned about it from watching George's videos.
I also learned a lot from the forums. There are a lot of people on the forums willing to help you, and if they can, they will. I didn't expect Freedom! to promote my channel for me when I joined, and I still don't. You've gotta put in your own effort to make your channel grow, by making great quality content (to the best of your ability), promoting your videos after you've posted them, engaging your audience, etc.
I didn't know there was a possibility to change your revenue share from 60% to 95%. I found that out a few months back, and I think that was because I was active on that forums. I recently also got a shout out on one of George's videos,which definitely was good promotion for my channel.