Doin' The Thing w/ Dillan Taylor
Doin' The Thing is a show for creators who want to build their content business better and faster. It's hosted by Dillan Taylor—certified life coach, writer, and CEO of Grindstone. He interviews top creators to share their biggest mistakes and lessons and tells stories from Grindstone, a coaching company for video creators.
Doin' The Thing w/ Dillan Taylor
34 Lessons Streamers Learn the Hard Way (w/ Katliente) | 049
Dillan interviews Katliente.
Kat is a full-time creator known for her Twitch streams, viral TikToks, and YouTube channel where she shares candid creator advice and commentary. She’s built a loyal following by blending humor, hustle, and brutal honesty about life as a content creator.
They discuss: how she grew from 0 to Twitch Partner, the harsh realities of being a female streamer, how to stop being boring on stream, what makes or breaks creators, how to pivot content without killing your channel, the business behind her $13k/month creator income, how to build real community, and much more.
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Katliente's links...
Twitter / X: https://x.com/katlienteee
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@katnchat
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katliente.ttv/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@katliente
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/katliente
Sponsor Guide: https://katliente.notion.site/SPONSORSHIP-GUIDE-v2-34073f2fec2644b1b83bd9df0e1b70c0
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Follow Dillan on the interwebs...
Twitter / X: https://x.com/dillanroytaylor
Newsletter: https://www.grindstone.coach/newsletter
Apply for Grindstone Coaching: https://www.grindstone.coach/
Music by myboy.scoochy:
https://www.instagram.com/myboy.scoochy/
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0:00 Intro
0:39 Why “being a cute girl” didn’t grow Kat’s Twitch
6:31 Specific improvements she made to stop being boring
11:16 Why she pivoted from gaming to streaming advice
15:43 How to pivot content without killing your channel
22:29 What’s getting easier and harder?
28:44 How Kat builds community and trust
33:07 3 big mistakes streamers make
40:42 Dillan's coaching career
44:57 Her most damaging vs. most valuable mistake
51:40 How Kat makes $13k+/month as a creator
1:11:18 How to get sponsors with a small audience
1:15:50 Kat's systems for sponsors
1:25:50 Talent agency vs. management agency
1:28:49 Kat's #1 advice for a stuck creator
1:32:01 Bye bye bye
