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Podcast: The Creative Hustle With Anika Goyal
Episode: Nepo Baby vs. Self-Made: What Really Shapes a Creative Career
Description: In this solo deep-dive, Anika breaks down one of the internet’s favorite debates: what actually separates a “nepo baby” from someone who’s self-made and why the conversation is way more complicated than it looks.From unpacking privilege and access to reflecting on her own journey as a creator who built everything from scratch, she explores how background, opportunity, and luck shape who gets seen in the creative industry.Anika shares the reality of starting her podcast at 12 with no industry ties, building her platform guest by guest, and figuring out audio, interviewing, and branding...