Start Up #332: Accelerate Creatives Academy - Transforming 1000 Rising CEOs - Learning Community

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Speaker B: Welcome to Startup Podcast PH Inspiring more Filipino entrepreneurs and innovators live. Tayong Ayon Saum um hello. Hello. Tune in and we have the Accelerate Creatives Academy. Actually one of the partners of Filipina home based moms. So shout out Mami MK of FH Ma'. Am. And we have um the founder, Coach Kat Christine. Hello Coach Kat.

Speaker C: Hi. Hello everyone. So it's me, Kat Christine. So the founder of Accelerate Creatives Academy. So we are doing this for almost 7 years now. So shout out MK and Sahi, one of our coaches and students inside the academy. If you're watching right now,

Speaker B: actually I know backstory. Um, um actually, actually Mommy MK is one of the MK I know. One of the reasons then why I know start a podcast back five years ago, um, I was posting Facebook Startup PH among groups and then um talking with me um of course I guessed her and uh um community. Of course, of course empowering. Since then she's bringing into the podcast entrepreneurs mommy CEOs, female founders like Yong Aden, stories and insights. So um, enough. I think I'll go straight uh stories and Accelerate Creatives Academy. So Coach Kat Anunga ba um Ang Accelerate Creatives Academy.

Speaker C: So Accelerate Creatives Academy is actually a purpose driven digital learning academy and a movement. Okay. So basically uh we help aspiring freelancers, creatives virtual assistants and aspiring uh future CEOs um to build high income digital skills with confidence and business opportunities with real um application and mentorship. So actually um we combine digital skills training um AI powered tools, automation, um creative design, freelancing, um um business education. Then we have also um mindset, uh development and leadership. Then Accelerate Creatives Academy actually makes different. Um uh this is a movement actually. So Hindi Langhame basically Academy. It is a movement to raise more rising creative digital uh entrepreneurs actually locally and globally. Mhm.

Speaker B: I have a quick question. Um deep dive first Yung. Uh when you said with confidence school Academy mindset and confidence of course about the skills and even automation digital and even this is a movement because you mentioned Kanina that you've been doing this for seven years already. Obvious change when you first started this like in how you teach or in what you teach until now. So imagine 2019 UM pandemic or maybe pandemic. So in a quick. In a quick glance,

Speaker C: In one word is the transformation. Because what uh, what makes Accelerate Creatives Academy different. We focus on learning by doing so Hindika may basically like puro theory Lang Aral Aral language. So inside the academy students are really exposed to actual projects. Mockup calls portfolio building, internship, uh uh, style training program and community collaboration. So it's a uh, transformation inside Aota Laga Nang bawat Filipino. That's why we are rising more CEOs. Filipinas. That's the movement.

Speaker B: Yeah. Uh, actually sober aligned um back then. Then sorry. Uh, about the startup. Um um. Employees. So I think. I think there should be a larger movement and I think accelerate. We should be more employers or CEOs or leaders or visionaries rather than just simply following. What do you think about that Coach Kat?

Speaker C: Actually that's the movement. So Alam um ko familiar viewers. M. Correct me if I'm wrong. Huh. Uh, One of the culture inside is magaral Kapara mag build Nang business so academy. So we are not just raising freelancer virtual assistant. We are raising Here the future CEOs of our next generation. Still filling out loan applications for your business?

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Speaker B: I mean um. Of course my movement. I know and the ekomaga you wanted to. To. To to do this movement. Uh, internalized. Uh, maybe I should start an academy. Um so that more people can learn and more people can become CEOs. This is anoe you're solving here two things you're solving one more jobs uh career ah or leadership for Filipinos. And second of course um, to equip Filipinos with skills clients. So how did you first find out about this? Or how did you first think about

Speaker C: this actually before uh based on my experience so I personally experienced so m ah Academy. We are solving three major problems and I really believe that's why number one Ito experience. So I lead and I really believe if I can do it, you can do it also. So number one dito is lack of opportunities and practical trainings. Number one academy. So there's a lot of aspiring freelancer right now virtual assistant, creatives or aspiring business owner right now they consume tutorials, more tutorials and resources without proper implementation and guidance. That's the reality and that's the the problem. So basically for almost freelancing seven years now. So reality proper implementation. Um. Implementation. So knowledge is very power powerful tool without any execution implementation application useless Yan So inside the academy learning by doing Number one.

Speaker B: Number one if it's okay yeah so how do you do Yomparang ojt or application so um while academy um employer

Speaker C: no so parang while you are learning internship progress level up next lesson um part or level output or progress uh

Speaker B: so I need my output yes yes

Speaker C: Output based application focused chat.

Speaker B: Mhm. So Hindisha.

Speaker C: You read a lot of books, watch a lot more tutorials and enroll Kadito enroll join Kadito progress so inside the academy so at the very beginning of the lesson tutorials any master um master classes um lesson insider topics inside or in offer output small output is output. You're going to see coach Kat

Speaker B: learning by doing textbook approach.

Speaker C: M without implementation M so afternoon. What happened?

Speaker B: Progress connected to Dunsa Uh confidence. How will you get confidence if

Speaker C: uh

Speaker B: I think by doing yes

Speaker C: apply which is good intention pero wrong move M no you don't need to perfect anything Apply it because you will learn a lot along the journey you learn a lot experience the best experience. The best teacher is the experience and experience is transformation.

Speaker B: Wow. The best learning. The best way to learn is to experience and experience. While you experience you also um Achieve transformation. Wow.

Speaker C: Second pillar number two problem solved academy Number one lack of opportunities and practical trainings Number two lack of confidence and support system. A lot of talented people people now nowadays including aspiring freelancer, virtual assistant, creatives or business owner feel lost unsupported and they don't have mentors they don't have communities, they don't have direction. That's the reality and that's the problem. Solution. Actually um simple confidence support system which is very important part especially the young professional right now or in a professional

Speaker B: m

Speaker C: Confidence support system. So that's the problem.

Speaker B: Ah but if Walang mentorship and Wang support system yes Direction Yes So I think good point. Then you my support system and my

Speaker C: academy uh professional master degree problema etotalaga support system and confidence feel loss support system and Hindi Nila Alam um Kung Kakayan what is Hindiko Kai? What if I failed? What if? What if fears so very important now you have confidence My confidence support system it's very important part of your journey Industry freelancer uh virtual assistant creativepreneurs CEO business owner very important I myself I have support system.

Speaker B: Uh

Speaker C: actually it's a big problem right now. Mhm

Speaker B: it's unknown they've never been to it but if experience and my gabai me tamang guidance and support I think fear so I think conquer or teaching how to conquer uh that fear. But just to clarify when you Say freelancing and. Exactly. Freelancers. Usually students. Uh, aca. Freelance. Very broad. Be creative. My vas. Virtual assistant. My um. Admin. Staff. M. Healthcare. VA Estate.

Speaker C: Yes. Freelancing. Yeah. Skills then mindset, leadership. Freelancing. Actually freelancing industry. You are the boss. You are the CEO. Basically training from employee how to handle freelancing business. How to offer your skills. How to uh, position yourself as expert. So it's structure academy from skills, attitude, character.

Speaker B: Holistic. Uh, very holistic. Molding the person to be a CEO. To be. But that's very correct. Uh, freelancers are actually. I mean, You are uh, self employed. So, um, training and guidance on how to become self employed. Because it's a really different mindset. So I think Naga Matanga. Your first and your second problem that you're solving.

Speaker C: So, okay, number one. Okay. Lack of opportunities and practical trainings. Number two. Lack of confidence and support system. Your last one is limited access to digital opportunities. As marketer. So I forget. Um, hardware, uh, companies. Filipina. So, um. In Walang growth. I'm sorry to tell you. Um, as in stagnant Catalaga. Okay. Freelancing, holistic. Um, Opportunity. There's a lot of, um. Digital opportunities. Opportunities. Filipinas. So we have uh, limited access. So there's a lot of, uh. Filipino. Okay, Filipinos. Now you want financial freedom. Even including financial freedom. Um, time freedom. Um, and remote opportunities. Where to begin and how to uh. Learn how to position yourself as professional. You have the skills. Actually, employees of Filipinas. That's enough. Five years, 10 years, 15 years. It's enough to level up. Learn new skills in human skills. Right now. Because it's enough for me. Movement. Uh, employee, 10 to 15 years. It's more than enough. You are too expert now. You have a lot of experience now to jump next level. Journey life more. Actually it's doing the business.

Speaker B: Yeah. Yeah.

Speaker C: And there's a lot of transformations of freelancing.

Speaker B: Uh, I have two thoughts. First thought, Yung's employment, which you experience. Which I experienced. Um, career growth. So if you transform into a freelancer, of course, totally different mindset and world shape. Career growth more. And second, um. LinkedIn. If you know, see shout out. Uh, uh. AI speaker. Uh, how do you BPO employees. No. How do you transform a country full of BPO employees into a country full of visionaries, leaders, entrepreneurs, businessmen and I think freelancers. Maybe Hindi. Obviously. M. Strange outlook. Freelancing. Possibly freelancing. Uh, uh, ACA transform. Maybe started freelancing. And then make Philippines realize there's more to employment. There's more to a stable but you don't control your career path. Um and then from freelancing and then to be CEO. What do you think about that?

Speaker C: Actually um. In generation right now potentially start as freelancer VA but right now from that as BPO. So BPO as BPO employee right now silana ang nagtayung BPO silana. If you are working 5, 10, 15 years industry it's too enough. You are too expert and you have a lot of experience now to level up and grow. So actually ordinary people, uh most of them are foreigners foreigner. Why not Namana Filipino company. An opportunity.

Speaker B: Yes.

Speaker C: Uh.

Speaker B: Actually uh. Um. Uh. Accelerate Creators Academy is actually uh an academy where people Filipinos can learn and enabling equipping them to become freelancers. Not just freelancers but also CEOs. How I mean grade level um step by step program and exactly uh um etc. Etc. So in details just for people

Speaker C: so example VIP coaching, group coaching or one on one coaching Merojamin mastery. So most of them student. M long form courses. Um output and progress. So from week one week two week three because daily we track every progress certification. So if you want to level up again for another high in demand skills or premium skills maga I will call it mastery. So first skills Nasha mastery. Yes mastery my coaching. This is high ticket. If you want one on one right now short form course mastery language uh

Speaker B: uh

Speaker C: Tatapu sing for example if you want to become a doctor 510 years inside the academy if you want to become example high premium website developer or designer in one month long you can do it. Ah ah I see so short mastery lang shots. If you want to level up with output with progress and certificate.

Speaker B: Ah yes and palang I know. Um first ask yourself uh m a high premium uh web developer or Baja whatever niche and then find that mastery course and then do that course um study the courses, do the output and then get support system right or coaching.

Speaker C: Uh in order to become successful skills improve communication, sales, consistency, discipline, leadership, adaptability, flexibility. So narini actually apply which is very important part of your journey of course of journeys of freelancing.

Speaker B: How did you design the curriculum? For example you want mastery course for a certain niche, certain role, certain job. Uh you put your different skill set like your sales etc. Etc. I think it needs a lot of

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Speaker B: Um, Coach Kat, I want to ask about uh story uh or Panamato pandemic seven years ago so m. I mean you started as a corporate. You became a freelancer Pero Yung Pagawa no Accelerate Creators Academy as a uh school or as a uh place where future freelancers or future CEOs can learn. Um of course Yomparang Cinema, Lansha and then animal challenges encountered back then adjust until um formula of how it is now.

Speaker C: Um. Degree holder, diploma, high school graduate. Opportunities. Uh. Broke and broken pandemic and I am a single mom as ah a miracle baby. Uh up until now generation so broken broken So I need to provide so Talagang uh Yung freelancing from scratch beginner skills fancy degree so I prove to them Nakaya Palasha possible. Okay. If you have right. Uh uh system structure mentors very important before Kayayun Tatlong major problems. Um opportunity and practical training at that time. Number 2M. Okay. Number three opportunity. There's a lot of opportunity before freelancing Freelancer virtual assistant creative printers and CEO digitally experimentation learning by doing so very challenging Angira Emotionally, financially.

Speaker B: Do the job.

Speaker D: Yes.

Speaker C: Skills, consistency you take action Number one application. That's why academy learning by doing m Filipino There's a lot. Ah, you deserve more. You deserve more. Uh right knowledge, right community, right mentorship right opportunity. So actually uh freelancing opportunity providenito maraming transformation from one mom, one family, one community transformed. That's the real story.

Speaker B: If I may ask Coach Kat um, first animal, first freelancing job

Speaker C: social media market uh

Speaker B: client or foreign?

Speaker C: M. Um. Successful. Are you ready to undergo a process? M. There's a process. There's no success. Beginner M. That's the reality. Um, no beginner expert right now. Start a podcast page.

Speaker B: Start the first step.

Speaker C: Yes, yes. Seven years ago.

Speaker B: Um, first of all Coach Katanon I want to comment simply knowledge. This is what you're saying now this is wisdom over all those experiences Even if Hindika college graduate. Um college graduate Jargonish uh experience. So now first this is actually an inspiration of course for other people for example possibly freelancer at Possibling um Academy. And second thought I've been interviewing among startup founders Startup founders very similar in the startup world expert you really have to study a niche, a problem from the start. I mean possibly AI I mean background AI pero specific problem and specific solution that you're trying to do. Ah, beginner. So mindset uh from the corporate ladder. Um um. In this world of freelancing of startups even um Mahalagayung humility somehow all of you are beginners and if indeed accept you, you're going to make mistakes, you're going to learn many, many, many times. But what do you think?

Speaker C: And the more you fail, the more you will become successful. To be very honest.

Speaker B: You have to be humble and you have to relearn and relearn Academy 80%

Speaker C: college graduate and degree holder Actually Yoon

Speaker B: the fact that they go to the academy still even if graduates gives the value of the of ACA school. Yes.

Speaker C: Uh I learned a lot. I learned a lot. That's why learning by doing is a very powerful strategy and principle when it comes

Speaker B: I want to ask exactly. I believe part of my team of coaches and mentors.

Speaker C: Actually m. My voice really matters. Um. I said example. Um uh okay. So for seven years. Um. Okay. From. From thousands of Filipinos so I have thousands of community Then right now we have new. Almost 900 students uh new mastery naming and we have 4500 actual outputs that you receive every single day. So my progress. More you build your name, your brand, your business and your future company. So right now actually so I consider myself academy

Speaker B: that's a big progress. But thinking actually for me uh it tells uh a builder actually it tells a visionary um vision I want to ask you vision challenging the part. I also want to ask this in that seven years in building the business in building um ACA Challenging the part

Speaker C: number one financially they call me Summer. Actually you drag people. Before but number one by faith and consistency big picture. Learning by doing consistency to be very honest successful. I'm not considering a successful uh I have a lot of wins and achievements for seven years because of that mindset structure system. By faith so very important. M.

Speaker B: Uh with your background that single mom even um m Back then and then high school only um um. Inspiring Asha for for other people. Uh. Um yeah.

Speaker C: You need to undergo a uh process a training.

Speaker B: Um how about the anonymous um milestone Considered one of the best milestone ACA

Speaker C: Foreign. Um. The number one young helping people actually academy to help people create income confidence and impact through digital skills so inside the academy. Very inside is um, successful. Inside the academy.

Speaker B: Oh wow.

Speaker C: The culture inside the academy is. Yes, we have strong mentorship culture inside the academy. Community driven, um, accountability.

Speaker B: Now that's what I want to ask. I'm pretty sure m similar people. People or school somehow. So what sets Accelerate Creatives Academy apart? I think Magunda Yung what you mentioned a strong mentorship. The culture. Um, or is uh, it also design courses? No, mastery courses or maybe cost or something. Or maybe coach cut the experience that you, um, have. So what do you think really sets Accelerate Creatives Academy apart?

Speaker C: Um, uh, what makes Accelerate Creatives Academy difference is in learning by doing Coach Card. Now I know. The support system and learning by doing sha M. So even the student itself inside the academy, uh, the support system which is money is money. I personally experience. Mentor or coaches. Uh, free mentorship master class. You have to pay. Money is money. In. In this kind of industry you want money, you want skills. So Hindisha bastabas Inside the academy full package. You need skills, trains of uh, attitude, character. Sabinatan the system. It's a whole package. Networks, you want clients. We have the right structure and strategy and even we have a lot of resources inside the academy.

Speaker B: Um, Schools basically textbook for your curriculum. And then Ibang school alternative guidance. Uh, student to faculty ratios among schools. Uh, napagnag enrollment. A course certification Kundi A course my proper guidance. People with a good culture and Hilahan pata behind. I think that that's what sets you apart.

Speaker C: M, Uh, my coach Cat and my academy. 15 courses. Uh. Ah, actually the money is not the problem. The mindset of the Filipino problem.

Speaker B: Uh, no, no, it's not actually. I think that's what m design. Not just the design course or mastery programs and courses but how you deliver that teaching and how you guide how you follow through. Natalagang Matoto at Magigging freelancer at Magigging CEO@ Makahrang Agency Freelancing business Self employed professional. How you follow through and how you see through. Um,

Speaker C: yes.

Speaker B: Um, last question. Um. M next time in person. So a new vision. A new vision.

Speaker C: I have crazy vision actually. Uh, I'm raising 1,000 rising CEO this year. I really believe in Filipinas. I really believe. Help me to help you. Help me to help more. That's the movement. The movement is moving. Um, help m me to help you and help me to help more. Community, family, the Philippines. Strong bold movement which is Nahakaloka. It's a crazy mission. I really believe

Speaker B: 1,000 rising CEO

Speaker C: 500,000 of jobs. Uh uh, which is Hindi Masama. We love helping people. Yeah it's a crazy mission but I really believe we can do it because I'm Filipino Matatalino Magaling actually very talented, skilled process and training.

Speaker B: I think. So we have that colonial mentality. Actually I think through this initiative then through this vision I think it's not so crazy. I think possible 1000.

Speaker C: Ah. So I really believe you 1000 is possible.

Speaker B: Uh colonizer.

Speaker C: Yes.

Speaker B: I think I agree. I agree. True. I think it's in the mindset also philosophical and I don't know, nationalistic. Pero I agree. Startup founders, freelancers, uh rising CEOs. Um it's a mindset uh employee. We also create jobs. We don't just build the economy not just by working for others but by working for ourselves and providing more economic activity. Just to just to uh recap and just to end the picture. Or freelancing niches. If you become a freelancer or a CEO under this business, uh uh maybe BPO or maybe other stuff. So

Speaker C: 1000 rising CEOs actually number one VA agency provide virtual assistant. So service provider. So aside service provider at the same time. Um agency software. Um company.

Speaker B: What service? A software. Wow. So you develop.

Speaker C: Yes. So yes.

Speaker B: So you have an agency. You have an agency. My client they will ask to program this. You will make this website or service.

Speaker C: Ah uh then we have software Then that was your academy. Uh so in seven years from scratch by learning, by doing and I really believe m creators example we also teach how to create more digital products toolkits then how to earn. There's um opportunities. At the end of the day financial freedom

Speaker B: through tech and through the digital world now opportunities. Uh find that opportunity and make a business out of it and be free, be rich. Last question. Um, so you also have an agency. No. Wow. You have an agency that you're doing leading and then academy. So holding question what keeps you motivated? Um in doing and in building more motivation Coach Kat Christine.

Speaker C: Um um um I want to help. Um my support system. I want to help my fellow Filipino Talaga. So that's uh that's. A ah freelancer especially aspiring 1 m m b o B O T A N G A. It's me. Listen to me. Academy is Hindisha building the academy is the people itself. Yes. I want more because I want to help more people which is. That's my heart. I want to help uh more Filipino aspiring one one mom, one family, one community and yeah the Philippines. Yes actually impact what if Mero 1000 CEO 1000 family and 1000. Motivation up until now by faith I

Speaker B: believe, I believe you coach God startup just to an Alangano. Um, I mean for startups really you have an obsession to solve a problem. Actually sayo, um, you're solving a problem, Uh, they will make a startup to scale the solution to this and at the same time while solving the problem, of course reap uh, business opportunities, reap profits. So I think somehow. Actually if you solve that m,

Speaker C: It

Speaker B: can also help the whole country, even in a larger point of view. So um, I think this is one of the good problems to solve as a startup and I think ACA Accelerate Creators Academy is actually on that direction really solving a problem. It will help Filipinos individually and it will help Filipino the Philippines as a whole then. So I believe you Coach Kat.

Speaker C: Thank you, thank you so much.

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Speaker B: Thank you very much. Conversation um, shout out Kolang my isana comment actually in the comment I am editor freelancer I believe. Um, and so um, thank you Coach Kat. Um, if our listeners want to know more about you or Accelerate Creators Academy so how can they know more enroll um, study under the academy or partners. So how can they contact you? How can they get more information?

Speaker C: They can follow me, uh, Facebook m CEO Kat Christine and Accelerate Creatives Academy then I highly encourage everyone to join the Accelerate Creatives Academy free community. So let me help you and help

Speaker B: me to help more m Community. Um, thank you very much Coach Kat. Thank you, thank you so much.

Speaker C: It's such an honor.

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