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Diary of a Creator is a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to create a creator life with Katrina Julia — Creator, MBA, CPA, + your fave ex-corp girly with experience in 7+ industries in strategy, finance, marketing, and ops. I’ve worked with start-ups to Fortune 500 co: NBC, Google, + Victoria’s Secret, 7,000+ creators, + helped companies grow 6- 8 figures annually + go public. 7 transformations: fear → faith, self-hate → love, corporate → calling, lies → love, pain → purpose, devaluing → purity, bondage → freedom. Let's CREATEIT https://bit.ly/createitlikeaboss

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September 7, 20263 min

Creator to CFO: How Creators Actually Make and Manage Money in 2026

Most creators know how to create content not cash.That changes today Bestie.In this video I am breaking down the Creator CFO role Step 6 inside Creator School — and what it actually means to manage money like a boss, a CPA, and a CFO all at once.As a CPA and MBA who has helped brands generate repeat 6–8 figure results annually across 7 industries — I had to learn how to manage money as a creator, as a woman, and through every layer of worthiness, culture, and patriarchy that comes with it.Here is what we cover:→ 6 Pack of Wealth — Creating · Giving · Saving · Investing · Leveraging · Spending → The Money Matrix and Billions in Your Brain framework → Money Dates— 30 minutes every day + 2 hours weekly→ Tech and Tools: QuickBooks · Creator AI Agents ·Templates→Make and Manage Money Like a. Boss→ Why you are 100% the common denominator→ The Creator CFO AI Agent — and how it saves you yearsYou do not have to do it all yourself. You have to KNOW your numbers. And you have to trust your systems. 📩 Creator Bestie Substack → https://creatorbestie.substack.com 💸 Creator CFO AI Agent → https://mscreator.gumroad.com 🎓

August 24, 20265 min

You are not just a Creator. You are a CMO (Chief Marketing Officer ) Part 2

Your content is your marketing. Your story is your strategy. Your community is your connection. In this episode Katrina Julia breaks down the Creator CMO role — strategy, structure, systems. Full Episode Description: Hey Bestie. Welcome back to Creator Bestie. This is part 2 of the Creator C-Suite Series. In the last episode we covered Creator CEO — the vision, the strategy, the shift from Creator to CEO. Creator CMO. Chief Marketing Officer. You. In this episode I am breaking down exactly what it means to operate as your own CMO — the strategy, the structure, the systems, and the tools that turn content into a marketing machine that works even when you are not. In This Episode: → Why your marketing is your mission AND your machine → Your story as your competitive advantage — the thing no one can replicate → The Creator CMO framework — Connect. Create. Cultivate. → Why email has 42x more ROI than social media — and what to do about it → Create once. Distribute everywhere. — the full repurposing system → How I save 300+ hours a month with AI and automation → The full Creator CMO tool stack — Claude, Opus AI, Restream, Apollo.io, Kajabi, Stanstore → Why I would start with Stanstore if I was starting over today → Automated email funnels — what to set up from day one → Special project time — the 2-hour block that keeps you ahead of the curve → Batching your CMO time — brand pitches, filming, email, engagement → Creator School - the school I wish existed when I started as a Creator (so I chose to #CREATEIT) Resources: 🛒 Creator Bundle — https://katrina-julia-kiselinchev.mykajabi.com/offers/2GZMGoLF/checkout 🎓 Creator School : https://katrina-julia-kiselinchev.mykajabi.com/creatorschool 🌍 Creator Retreats: https://www.fitlifecreation.com/retreats 📧 Creator Bestie Substack: https://creatorbestie.substack.com 📊 Creator AI Agents — free: https://mscreator.gumroad.com

August 19, 20266 min

You are a Creator CEO. Create Like One

Most creators are creating content. Creator CEOs are creating empires. In this episode Katrina Julia breaks down the exact mindset shift, operating system, and daily CEO practices that separate the creators who post from the ones who build legacies. Full Episode Description: Hey Bestie. Welcome back to Diary of a Creator Today we are getting into something I need you to actually hear. You are not just a creator. You are a business. You are a CEO. And the moment you start treating yourself like one — the content gets more intentional, the revenue gets more consistent, the strategy gets clearer, and the empire gets more real. In this episode I am breaking down what Creator CEO actually means — not the polished version, the real version. Filmed live at Estudio Helios in Medellín, Colombia, first time on a teleprompter, figuring it out in real time — because that is what Creator Bestie is. Real. Raw. Behind the scenes. In This Episode: → Creator vs Creator CEO — the actual difference (it is not talent or followers) → The 3 things that separate creators from empire builders — passion, persistence, perspective → What a Creator CEO actually does — vision, time evaluation, metrics, strategy → The Creator CEO operating system — AI Agents, templates, dashboards, Creator School → You are the niche — what multi-passionate really means → How to batch your CEO time — daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly → The advice from Ashley Renee that changed everything about how I show up Create with Me https://katrina-julia-kiselinchev.mykajabi.com/linkinbio

August 11, 202611 min

7 Ugly Truths About Being a Creator

The creator economy is worth $500 billion. Fewer than 4% of creators make full-time income. And nobody is talking about why. In this video I am sharing 7 ugly truths about being a creator that I wish someone had told me — from the gap nobody talks about, to the rejections nobody sees, to what it actually takes to build a Creator Empire across 45+ countries. This is not the highlight reel. This is the reel behind the reel. What You Will Learn: ✅ Truth 1 — The Gap Nobody Talks About ✅ Truth 2 — Nobody Sees the 1,000 Rejections ✅ Truth 3 — The Creator Economy Is $500 Billion. Most Creators Will Never Touch It. ✅ Truth 4 — There Are More Opportunities Than You Think. You Just Haven't Found Them Yet. ✅ Truth 5 — There Is No Overnight Success ✅ Truth 6 — There Is No Self-Made Creator ✅ Truth 7 — Planting and Harvesting Don't Happen in the Same Season Read the full Ugly Truth series on Substack: 👉 creatorbestie.substack.com Create in Creator School: 👉 https://katrina-julia-kiselinchev.mykajabi.com/creatorschool Creator Retreats: 👉 https://www.fitlifecreation.com/retreats 7 Ways to CREATEIT Like a Boss: 👉 https://bit.ly/createitlikeaboss Creator Shop: 👉 https://mscreator.gumroad.com

May 8, 20266 min

Creator Economy vs College in 2026: Why I Wouldn't Go to College if I was 16 Again

Creator Economy vs College in 2026: Why I Wouldn't Go to College if I was 16 Again If I were 16–18 right now in 2026… I wouldn’t go to college. The Old Way Go to school. Get a degree. Get a job. Spend: • 4–6 years • $50K–$200K+ The creator economy is projected to reach $500B by 2027. And yet? Less than 4% of creators make full-time income. Not because we can’t… But because no one taught them how. If I were starting today? I’d create skills + systems + income in real time. Substack https://creatorbestie.substack.com/p/creator-economy-vs-college-in-2026 Creator School

May 5, 20265 min

Creator Economy is Estimated to be Half a Trillion by 2027, yet 4% of Creators make full-time income.

The creator economy is projected to reach half a trillion dollars by 2027. And yet? Less than 4% of creators make full-time income. That’s not a creativity problem. That’s a creator business and empire problem. I’m on a mission to help 1 million creators make: 💰 $100K → $1M+ annually Starting with me. https://creatorbestie.substack.com/p/the-creator-economy-is-500b-but-only Let's #CREATEIT

April 30, 202625 min

🎙️ Creator Confessions March 2026

🎙️ Creator Confessions March 2026 The real behind the REEL of creating a life and business you love. ⁠https://bit.ly/createitlikeaboss⁠ Creator CEO Confessions is a behind-the-scenes podcast for creators, entrepreneurs, and multi-passionate humans who want more than algorithms and aesthetics — they want alignment, clarity, and sustainable success. Each episode is a candid monthly (and occasional weekly) check-in where I share what actually happened across: ✨ Faith — alignment, prayer, EFT, surrender 💪 Wellness — workouts, routines, energy, embodiment 💸 Wealth — money moves, identity shifts, stewardship 📣 Marketing — what I’m testing, what’s converting, what’s not 💼 Business — offers, systems, AI, CEO decisions 🌍 Travel — slow travel, stability, location choices 🤍 Community — Creator Circle, events, retreats, Creator Weeks ⁠Newsletter

April 28, 202611 min

Creator Story Part 4: Creator Era aka 10,000 Lives in 1

Creator Story Part 4: Creator Era aka 10,000 Lives in 1 Where it all started to manifest, multiply, and create momentum. This didn’t start yesterday. This started in 2014. Before “creator economy” was everywhere. Before it was trendy to call yourself a creator. It started with: Faith. Vision. Action. And a knowing… I wasn’t meant to fit into one lane. https://creatorbestie.substack.com/p/living-in-the-creator-era #CREATEIT

April 26, 20269 min

Creator Story: Part 3 : Transformation Era : 10,000 Lives in 1

Creator Story Part 3 This is where everything shifted. From the outside… It looked like I had it all. Career. Success. Momentum. But inside? I was being called to change everything. https://substack.com/home/post/p-192228908 CREATEIT

April 20, 202633 min

Creator Story: Part 2 : Corporate Era 10,000 Lives in 1

Before I was a creator… I was a corporate weapon. VP. MBA. Board seat. 5+ industries. Audit exec energy. And this part? Most people only see the highlight reel. But let me take you behind it. Substack https://creatorbestie.substack.com/p/10000-lives-in-1-part-2-corporate Creator School https://bit.ly/joincreatorschool Bestie: Leave a Review on the show for a shoutout and to be entered into monthly giveaway!