UGC 101 - Build Your Content Creation Business

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  UGC Couple: From Zero to 5-FIGURE Months in Six Months ft. Cameron & Heather Hutchinson | EP 70 16.09.2026 58мин

  How did a couple with zero portfolio go from pulling pints and delivering parcels for minimum wage to five-figure months in UGC? Host Nate Flake sits down with Cameron and Heather Hutchinson. This husband and wife duo found this podcast in the gym. It completely rerouted their life. If you're on the fence about starting UGC, this one's for you. Maybe you don't have a portfolio, know what to charge or even scared to pitch. Cam and Heather walk through how they landed paid deals with nothing bu...
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  UGC at 69: 3 Rules He Uses to Get Brands to PAY MORE ft. Dan Hatcher | EP 69 09.09.2026 41мин

  What if the only thing keeping you from your first paid UGC gig is an excuse a 69-year-old creator just proved completely wrong? Nate sits down with Dan Hatcher, a creator based in Arkansas who is nine months into his UGC journey after decades running completely different businesses. This episode breaks down what it actually takes to go from zero video experience to landing paid brand deals, even if you feel like everyone around you already has a head start. If you have ever undercharged for ...
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  Reality TV Made Him Famous But UGC PAYS Him ft. Kenyada Anthony | EP 68 02.09.2026 47мин

  How many free videos have you already handed to brands that were making real money off your face while you waited on exposure to pay you back? Nate Flake sits down with Kenyada Anthony, a reality TV alum who spent years doing exactly that before a single question from a friend changed how he ran his whole business. Kenyada started as a blogger trying on clothes in fitting rooms, ended up on Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian, and came out the other side with brands filling his inbox. Th...
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  Over 40? Don't START UGC Without Hearing This First ft. Canadian Creator Jennifer Aquila | EP 67 26.08.2026 44мин

  What happens when the one income stream you built everything on disappears overnight? Nate sits down with Jennifer Aquila, a Canadian creator who has stacked side hustles since 2007, from teaching to photography to network marketing, before UGC ever entered the picture. They get into the real math behind pricing your work, why walking away from a lowball offer is often the move that gets you paid more, and why being based outside the US is not the dealbreaker so many creators assume it is. Yo...
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  UGC Brands WANT Men Over 50 (Here's Why) ft. Kelly Archer | EP 66 19.08.2026 46мин

  What if the reason you think you are too old, too average, or too late for UGC is actually the exact thing a brand is searching for right now? Nate Flake sits down with Kelly Archer, a former college softball coach in Texas who only tried UGC to prove to his wife that nobody makes money online. He lost that argument in about thirty days. Kelly threw a portfolio together, got hired 13 times in his first month, and he and his wife turned a part time side gig into a number neither of them planne...
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  Get Paid to TRAVEL With UGC (Here's How) ft. Nicholas Cicio | EP 65 12.08.2026 43мин

  What if the only thing between you and getting paid to travel is a one-way ticket you keep putting off? Host Nate Flake sits down with Nicholas Cicio, who is on day 445 of the digital nomad life, calling in from Albania. Before any of that, he drove Uber for cash, and moved in as a live-in caretaker. Then he booked a one-way ticket with $900 and a backpack. He does not hide the hard parts, so you get the wins and the real downsides that most travel videos leave out. They dig into travel UGC, ...
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  UGC Insider: What Makes Agencies CHOOSE You | Elliott Stafford, ContentJet | EP 64 05.08.2026 58мин

  What if the biggest brands are actually starving for creators like you and can't find enough of them? Host Nate Flake sits down with Elliott Stafford, head of creative at ContentJet, to show you the agency side that most creators never get to see. If you have ever wondered how brands really pick creators, this one is for you. Elliott started making content as a kid and stumbled into UGC almost by accident. Within a month of building her portfolio, she made 3K. From there she scale...
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  UGC After a Corporate Layoff: BOOKED Solid Now | Paul I. Paulino - EP 63 29.07.2026 46мин

  Would you walk away from a great corporate salary if it left you feeling empty? Host Nate Flake sits down with Paul Paulino, who spent about 20 years in tech and worked on emerging AI at Cisco right up until AI layoffs took his job. Instead of chasing another tech role and waiting for the next round of cuts, Paul bet on himself and went full-time UGC, landing work with brands like Microsoft, M&M's, and DoorDash. You will hear how Paul built his portfolio in about a month and why he...
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  UGC After 40: The One SKILL Brands Can't Replace ft. Leah Hamill | EP 62 22.07.2026 46мин

  How does a 45-year-old who was almost certain she'd hate UGC go from $1,200 her first month to $10,000 by month six? Host Nate Flake sits down with Leah Hamill. She spent four years as an RV influencer before it burned her out and she walked away from social media entirely. If you have ever felt too old, too new, or too awkward to try this, her numbers are worth your attention. When she finally circled back and tried UGC, she was almost certain she would hate it. What changed her mind is the ...
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  40+ & Confident: Turning Experience Into a UGC Strength ft. Velma Canaday | EP 61 15.07.2026 54мин

  What do you do when you open the brief for a job you just booked and not one single person in it looks anything like you? Host Nate Flake is joined by Velma Canaday, a full-time UGC creator who says that happens on nearly every brief that lands in her inbox. Velma talks about what that does to your confidence before you have even pressed record. She also gets into the part nobody says out loud, which is that she watched a beginner quote the same rate she did, for less work, and not get ...
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  Your Corporate Job is Your UGC Advantage ft. Emily Hou | EP 60 08.07.2026 50мин

  What if the job you hate is your ticket into UGC? Host Nate sits down with Emily Hou, a former tech worker who walked away from a burnout corporate job and built a real UGC business in about a year, starting with zero video experience. You'll hear how she landed her first brand deal, why her old career became her secret weapon, and how she turned "I have no clue what I'm doing" into paid work. Nate also came from corporate too, so this one lands hard for anyone stuck at a desk wat...
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  The ONE Decision That Got Him to $10K Months | EP 59 24.06.2026 37мин

  FREE Call: Discover how to start UGC (even with 0 experience): Book a Call Now Are you charging your worth or are you still scared every client will disappear the second you raise your prices? In this solo Q&A episode, Nate Flake answers listener questions and breaks down the one move that helped him start hitting 10K months and eventually quit his corporate job: raising his prices and actually standing firm. He also talks about that quiet stretch after you raise your rates when nothing c...
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  $10K in UGC While Burned Out at His Corporate Job [Here’s How] ft. Joshua Abel | EP 58 17.06.2026 45мин

  FREE Call: Discover how to start UGC (even with 0 experience): Book a Call Now You're working full-time and grinding on UGC. Is it actually possible to do both? Host Nate Flake sits down with Joshua Abel, a guy who chased Hollywood in his 20s, spent five years going on auditions, and walked away when life got in the way. He bounced through careers, burned out running his own agency, and ended up hauling steel plates on a factory floor. A lot of us have taken the long road to figure out ...
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  Stolen Content & UNPAID Invoices Draining Creators (Here's the Fix) ft. Grace Tabib, Founder of DUPAY | EP 57 10.06.2026 39мин

  FREE Call: Discover how to start UGC (even with 0 experience): Book a Call Now You've filmed the script. You edited the video. You delivered the work. So why are you chasing invoices and not getting paid? Most creators don't think about income protection until they've already been burned. Nate sits down with Grace Tabib, co-founder of DuPay, to talk about what it actually takes to run your UGC business like a business, starting from the very first deal, not after something goes wrong. I...
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  This Is STEALING Your Creator Income (One Tool Fixes It) | Nia & Tanner Co-Founders of Beeasy.ai | EP 56 03.06.2026 55мин

  FREE Call: Discover how to start UGC (even with 0 experience): Book a Call Now Are you spending more time on emails and invoices than actually making content? Host Nate Flake sits down with Nia and Tanner, a professional model-turned-UGC creator and her software engineer co-founder, for one of the most grounded conversations about what it actually takes to run UGC like a real business. Nia brings 14 years of modeling experience and a firsthand look at how UGC opened up a new path beyond tradi...
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  Teachers Make the BEST UGC Creators ft. Casey Leigh Creatives | EP 55 27.05.2026 50мин

  What if the skills you already have are worth more in UGC than anything you could learn from scratch? The skills Casey Leigh already used every day in the classroom gave her a head start in UGC that most creators never realize they already have. Host Nate Flake and Casey break down exactly how teaching translated into brand deals, persuasive content, and long-term creator success. Learn how to handle difficult clients without burning out, when to walk away from lowball offers, and how Casey t...
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  Corporate Burnout to Full-Time Creator at 51 Years Old ft. Brenda Seider | EP 54 20.05.2026 41мин

  Join the FREE UGC Webinar: Learn how you can start today Never posted a video in your life and think you're too late to start? Host Nate Flake welcomes Brenda Seider, a 51-year-old creator who had no video experience, no portfolio, and no clue what UGC was when she started. 14 months later, she had replaced her corporate job with a full-time creator business powered largely by inbound brand deals. Both Nate and Brenda came from corporate jobs that were quietly draining them dry....
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  "I Don’t Have Time for UGC” ENDS Now (Tool Busy Creators Use) | Brooke Embry, Mom of 3, Co-founder & Creator | EP 53 12.05.2026 45мин

  FREE call - Start UGC and land brand deals with 0 experience: HERE Busy does not have to mean stuck. What if there was a system that made UGC actually fit into your life the way it already is, not the life you wish you had? Today's guest had to shut down her six-figure photography studio overnight when her daughter was diagnosed with a serious autoimmune disease. With no income and no plan, she had to figure out a way to build her UGC business that worked around her life, not the other way ar...
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  Land Brand Deals Fast with Wovvo | ft. Paula Hlavacek Creator & Co-founder | EP 52 06.05.2026 44мин

  Are you exhausted spending hours hopping between platforms just to find UGC jobs? There's a creator who got tired of the same grind and built the solution herself. Host Nate Flake sits down with Paula Hlavacek, co-founder of Wovvo and a UGC creator who's been in the game for four years. She's built a platform that pulls opportunities from X, Reddit, Backstage, Coley, Vidova, and more into one dashboard. They get into why your X profile is your first impression, and brands are judg...
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  Brands Hired Him BECAUSE of His Accent | ft. Luiz Walters | EP 51 29.04.2026 40мин

  What if your accent, your background, or starting from zero actually made you more desirable to brands? Host Nate Flake welcomes Luiz Walters, who moved from Brazil with limited resources and turned UGC into a full-time business. How he got there is a story you don’t want to miss. He did not grow up dreaming of making brand videos. He came to the US as a camp counselor, worked multiple jobs to stay afloat, and eventually landed the kind of corporate role everyone tells you to want. Then every...