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My Advice for Creator Businesses in 2025 (Q&A) | 058

My Advice for Creator Businesses in 2025 (Q&A) | 058My Advice for Creator Businesses in 2025 (Q&A) | 058

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In this episode, Haley Janicek from the Kit team joins me for our new Q&A format to explore building community, creating content, and growing your business in the creator economy.

First, we explore the power of in-person connections through our experiences with Kit Studios and Craft + Commerce, discussing how community accelerates growth. Then we tackle your questions about AI in content creation, balancing revenue streams, and transitioning to full-time creation.

You'll learn practical strategies for building your minimum viable brand, leveraging AI tools authentically, and creating sustainable growth - whether you're starting out or scaling up your creator business.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:33 Behind the Scenes at Kit with Haley Janicek
02:26 Building Kit Studios: From Idea to Reality in 27 Days
08:11 Kit Studios Expansion: New Location Coming in February
08:47 Why In-Person Creator Communities Matter
10:36 What Creators Can Learn from Taylor Swift's Success
13:19 How Events Transform Creator Businesses
18:40 Inside Craft and Commerce: The Creator Conference
19:47 The Strategic Selfie Method for Networking
23:09 Why In-Person Events Beat Online Networking
24:56 Craft & Commerce 2025: Event Details
27:35 Starting the Q&A Session
28:18 Using AI for Authentic Content Creation
32:28 Where the Creator Economy is Heading in 2025
33:48 How to Choose the Right Business Strategy
35:11 Preventing Creator Burnout While Growing
36:41 Growing a Creator Business with a Full-Time Job
39:07 Transitioning from Expert to Full-Time Creator
43:21 Balancing Profit with Positive Impact
45:58 The Journey to Building a $43M Company
48:49 Closing Thoughts

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Featured in this episode:
Kit: https://kit.com 
Craft and Commerce: https://conference.kit.com 
FinCon: https://finconexpo.com 
Tim Grahl: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timgrahl 
Eras Tour: https://www.taylorswift.com/events 
Village Impact: https://villageimpact.com 
Jen Hatmaker: https://jenhatmaker.com 
Mom 2.0: https://mom2summit.com 
John Meese: https://johnmeese.com 
Sahil Bloom: https://sahilbloom.com 
Michael Hyatt: https://michaelhyatt.com 
Amy Porterfield: https://www.amyporterfield.com 
James Clear: https://jamesclear.com 
Kirsten Grove: https://www.instagram.com/simplygrove 
Happy Happy Houseplant: https://happyhappyhouseplant.com 
ChatGPT: https://www.openai.com/chatgpt 
Claude: https://www.anthropic.com 
Google Notebook LM: https://notebooklm.google 

Highlights:
11:23 Taylor Swift as a Creator
14:23 The Value of Community
26:40 Craft & Commerce
29:39 Navigating AI Tools as a Creator
35:53 Creator Flywheels
39:21 Personal Branding Advice
46:24 Starting a Creator Business

What is The Nathan Barry Show?

As the CEO of Kit, Nathan Barry has a front row seat to what’s working in the most successful creator businesses.

On The Nathan Barry Show, he interviews top creators and dives into the inner workings of their businesses in his live coaching sessions.

You get unique insight into how creator businesses work and what you can do to increase results in your own business.

One of the things Nathan is passionate about is helping you create leverage.

Creator Flywheels let you create many copies of yourself so you don’t get bogged down with the little things in your business. Flywheels will help you reach a place where you can focus on revenue instead of busywork.

Tune in weekly for new episodes with ideas and tips for growing your business. You’ll hear discussions around building an audience, earning a living as a creator, and Nathan’s insights on scaling a software company to $100M.

Learn how to get more results with less effort and:

Grow faster over time.
Work less hard over time.
Make more money over time.