i’m so grateful for what this year has brought me. the first half of the year was honestly all over the place. but in may/june, everything started changing.

✨ had a full time job at the beginning of the year for all of 3 months (i quit but they don’t exist now)

✨ worked with 10+ agency clients for creative strategy

✨ found 2-3 i really resonated with where i now work with 2 amazing notable 9-figure beauty brands

✨ hired 300+ creators for UGC partnerships

✨ scaled back personal UGC partnerships to dedicate more time to CS & only kept retainer clients

✨ did over 20 Woobles UGC collabs (my longest client)

✨ started managing the social media content of the hair salon i go to

✨ had meltdowns, very bad & sad days, multiple burnout periods from working 24/7 but learned my limits

✨ regained my sense of being & took up space as a neurodivergent creative in the digital marketing space

✨ stood up for myself & left places that no longer served me (multiple doors opened this way)

✨ made amazing connections with fellow creatives in the space & so grateful for the new friendships

✨ was offered multiple FT jobs from clients but am loving the freelance life, so that will have to wait…

✨ had my highest earning year as a creative freelancer - i like to keep this to myself bc ✨energy✨

so excited for what 2026 is going to bring. planning to travel/work abroad a bit more, make fun moves, & keep growing with my wife. i tend to work & grow a lot in silence but we’re cooking up big things! 2026, here we come. 😈

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