From Losing a Dream Job to Building a Dream Life | Lilliana Vazquez

About this episode

Lilliana Vazquez shares her journey from losing her dream job at E! News to successfully reinventing her career in the creator economy.

She landed her dream job in television—only to lose it three months later and be forced to completely reinvent her career. This week on SUPERWOMEN, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Lilliana Vazquez, Emmy-winning host, style expert, and social media mogul. For years, E! News was her dream job… until it wasn’t. So, what did she do next? Lilliana opens up about why she left, the wild ride of transitioning to content creation, and how she flipped the script on what success really means. If you're navigating a big change or thinking about reinventing your own career, this one’s for you. Episode Guide: (00:00) Meet Lilliana Vazquez (03:00) Balancing motherhood and work during the pandemic (06:00) Lilliana on losing her dream job at E! News (07:30) The moment she realized she was chasing a “dying job” (09:30) Transitioning into the creator economy (12:00) The difference between TV work vs. social media work (16:00) Why fostering community was the key to her success (18:00) From 100k to 500k followers in 18 months (21:00) Why you should speak to your audience like a close friend (25:00) The importance of understanding your own content (28:00) Why losing followers can be a good…

People in this episode

Guest: Lilliana Vazquez

Topics covered

• career transition
• content creation
• community building
• motherhood
• social media

Keywords

• Emmy-winning
• style expert
• social media mogul
• success
• entrepreneurial learning

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: SUPERWOMEN, Emmy

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