In Part 2, Nadya Okamoto continues her conversation with Anita Sharma, diving into family reconciliation on social media, the recent TikTok ownership change, and evolving from solo creator to strategic business leader.

Nadya opens up about going no contact with one of her sisters for three years, and how they navigated that journey publicly as content creators. She discusses the decision to finally set boundaries around what to share online, the unexpected community they found from others experiencing family estrangement, and why all three sisters being full-time TikTokers complicated (and eventually helped) their reconciliation.

In this episode, Nadya shares her approach to content strategy, revealing she recently hired managers for the first time after years of posting with zero strategy, just "quantity, quantity, quantity" treating the algorithm like a lottery. We explore her evolved role at August where her co-founder now runs day-to-day operations while she focuses on her unique strength: leveraging her 6+ million follower platform for business growth. She shares her thoughts on the TikTok US ownership change two days after it happened, why she thinks it was rooted in xenophobia rather than data privacy concerns, and her strategy to diversify platforms by growing her 700K YouTube subscriber base.

This episode covers her advice to young creators (know yourself offline before going online, your digital footprint never goes away) and entrepreneurs (build a team, find co-founders with complementary skills), plus the lightning round reveals her coffee order, why she's terrible at cycling, and her surprising alternative career: NBA dancer.

This episode is about evolving your role as you grow, setting boundaries while staying authentic, and adapting when platforms (and algorithms) change overnight.

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Disclaimer: I'm a lawyer, but this podcast isn't legal advice. It's for general information only. Listening doesn't make us attorney and client.

Credits:

Produced by: Anita Sharma & Phoebe Dunn

Creative Producer: Khairi Williams

Script Editor: Mac Montandon

Technical Production Support Provided By: Seth Richardson

Edited by: Carmine Mattia

Social Media Strategy: Maureen Lloren Sedlak

Signed Theme Music By: Carmine Mattia

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