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As a kid:
"My mom is making my life harder"
As an adult:
"She was making me better"
I saw this photo today, and it instantly took me back to third grade.
My third-grade teacher was my mom.
While everyone else got a teacher, I got... mom!
Which meant no special treatment.
If anything, the bar was set even higher.
At the time, I didn't understand it.
Looking back, I do.
She taught me science.
She also taught me standards.
She wasn't trying to make school difficult.
She was helping me become someone who expected more of myself.
The impact of a teacher lasts a lifetime.
Not because of what they teach you.
But because of whom they help you become.
I'm lucky enough to call mine Mom.
"My mom is making my life harder"
As an adult:
"She was making me better"
I saw this photo today, and it instantly took me back to third grade.
My third-grade teacher was my mom.
While everyone else got a teacher, I got... mom!
Which meant no special treatment.
If anything, the bar was set even higher.
At the time, I didn't understand it.
Looking back, I do.
She taught me science.
She also taught me standards.
She wasn't trying to make school difficult.
She was helping me become someone who expected more of myself.
The impact of a teacher lasts a lifetime.
Not because of what they teach you.
But because of whom they help you become.
I'm lucky enough to call mine Mom.
What a privilege it is to wake up with the chance to try again.
To start over.
To become better.
To heal.
To learn from your mistakes instead of being defined by them.
Some people gave up on their dreams yesterday.
Some people stopped believing in themselves.
Some people won’t even make it to tomorrow.
And yet…
You woke up today.
Breathing.
Thinking.
Hoping.
That alone is a blessing.
You don’t need to have everything figured out right now.
You just need the courage to keep going.
One more attempt.
One more step.
One more day.
Your life can change so much faster than you think.
One day, you’ll look back and realize
the moments you wanted to quit
were the moments that built you.
To start over.
To become better.
To heal.
To learn from your mistakes instead of being defined by them.
Some people gave up on their dreams yesterday.
Some people stopped believing in themselves.
Some people won’t even make it to tomorrow.
And yet…
You woke up today.
Breathing.
Thinking.
Hoping.
That alone is a blessing.
You don’t need to have everything figured out right now.
You just need the courage to keep going.
One more attempt.
One more step.
One more day.
Your life can change so much faster than you think.
One day, you’ll look back and realize
the moments you wanted to quit
were the moments that built you.
The highest performers I know share one trait.
It's not talent. It's not hustle.
It's their ability to stay in a good mood no matter what's happening.
Client cancels. 👉 They keep moving.
Deal falls through. 👉 They keep moving.
Team is in chaos. 👉 They keep moving.
Most people treat mood like a reaction, something that happens to them.
The best people I've been around treat it like a choice they make every morning.
They protect it.
They don't let a bad meeting bleed into the next one.
They don't let a difficult client ruin their whole day.
A rattled mind makes bad calls.
And bad calls pile up fast.
Your mood isn't apart from your performance.
It's the base of it.
Train it like one.
It's not talent. It's not hustle.
It's their ability to stay in a good mood no matter what's happening.
Client cancels. 👉 They keep moving.
Deal falls through. 👉 They keep moving.
Team is in chaos. 👉 They keep moving.
Most people treat mood like a reaction, something that happens to them.
The best people I've been around treat it like a choice they make every morning.
They protect it.
They don't let a bad meeting bleed into the next one.
They don't let a difficult client ruin their whole day.
A rattled mind makes bad calls.
And bad calls pile up fast.
Your mood isn't apart from your performance.
It's the base of it.
Train it like one.
One thing I've learned about leadership:
Anyone can be generous when life is going well.
Anyone can be patient when they're winning.
Anyone can encourage others when they have plenty to give.
The real test comes when life gets heavy.
When you're carrying your own burdens.
When you're dealing with disappointment.
When you're exhausted.
When nobody knows what you're going through.
I've always paid attention to the people who still find a way to support others during those seasons.
The people who make time for a call.
The people who offer encouragement.
The people who celebrate someone else's success while fighting their own battles.
That's not leadership training.
That's character.
Leadership isn't revealed by how you act at your best.
It's revealed by how you treat people at your worst.
👉🏽What's the biggest leadership lesson life has taught you?
Anyone can be generous when life is going well.
Anyone can be patient when they're winning.
Anyone can encourage others when they have plenty to give.
The real test comes when life gets heavy.
When you're carrying your own burdens.
When you're dealing with disappointment.
When you're exhausted.
When nobody knows what you're going through.
I've always paid attention to the people who still find a way to support others during those seasons.
The people who make time for a call.
The people who offer encouragement.
The people who celebrate someone else's success while fighting their own battles.
That's not leadership training.
That's character.
Leadership isn't revealed by how you act at your best.
It's revealed by how you treat people at your worst.
👉🏽What's the biggest leadership lesson life has taught you?
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See why his net worth is $167B
Source: The Executive Perspective
Your biggest business asset isn't your product.
It's your audience.
For years, founders have obsessed over:
hiring the right people
choosing the right tech stack
finding the next growth strategy
Audience building was treated like an "extra"
That assumption is breaking.
In the first half of 2026, the creator economy saw a record number of acquisitions.
Software still commanded the biggest valuations
But buyers increasingly paid for something else too
Because distribution has become a competitive advantage
👉 Trust.
👉 Distribution.
👉 Communities.
Not just products.
That's the shift many founders still underestimate
The companies that win over the next decade
won't simply build better products
They'll build direct relationships with the people they serve.
An audience doesn't just help you sell
It helps you recruit exceptional talent
Raise capital faster
Launch new products with built-in demand
Recover when markets change
A product can be copied
Trust is much harder to replicate
That's what I explore in my first column for Inc. Magazine
I break down what Netflix and eBay's recent multibillion-dollar moves reveal about the future of the creator economy and why every founder should be paying attention.
If you're building a business or thinking about the future of creator-led companies, you can read the full column below 👇
https://lnkd.in/eaRtEDJi
It's your audience.
For years, founders have obsessed over:
hiring the right people
choosing the right tech stack
finding the next growth strategy
Audience building was treated like an "extra"
That assumption is breaking.
In the first half of 2026, the creator economy saw a record number of acquisitions.
Software still commanded the biggest valuations
But buyers increasingly paid for something else too
Because distribution has become a competitive advantage
👉 Trust.
👉 Distribution.
👉 Communities.
Not just products.
That's the shift many founders still underestimate
The companies that win over the next decade
won't simply build better products
They'll build direct relationships with the people they serve.
An audience doesn't just help you sell
It helps you recruit exceptional talent
Raise capital faster
Launch new products with built-in demand
Recover when markets change
A product can be copied
Trust is much harder to replicate
That's what I explore in my first column for Inc. Magazine
I break down what Netflix and eBay's recent multibillion-dollar moves reveal about the future of the creator economy and why every founder should be paying attention.
If you're building a business or thinking about the future of creator-led companies, you can read the full column below 👇
https://lnkd.in/eaRtEDJi
It’s been over a week since I posted here.
And if I’m honest, I missed it.
I didn’t plan to disappear.
But I did.
And the space gave me time to think about the people I built my coaching app for.
The expert who knows they’re good at what they do
but still watches people with half the experience get twice the attention.
The founder who has built something brilliant
but struggles to explain why people should care.
The consultant whom everyone listens to in a room full of people
but can’t seem to turn LinkedIn into the same level of opportunity.
The person who finally gets a post to take off…
and then thinks: “Okay. Now what?”
Because getting noticed is one thing.
Knowing what to do with that attention is another.
And I know that feeling.
I’ve spent the last 20 months learning how to make LinkedIn work.
I learned from the best people on this platform.
I invested in programs.
I tested everything.
I got things wrong.
I found what worked for me.
And eventually, I turned those lessons into a product.
Now, leaders and businesses across 10+ niches are using it.
But the reason I built it is simple.
I don't want you creating content every day and still wondering where the clients are.
I don't want you getting thousands of views and having no idea what to do with them.
And I don't want you believing that LinkedIn “just doesn't work” for you.
Because it can.
When the right people see you.
When they understand what you do.
When your content creates the right conversations.
And when you know what to do next.
That's the difference between getting attention and creating demand.
That's what this product is built to help you do.
For the next 48 hours, it’s $297 for 1-year access.
After that, the price goes up.
You also get a 7-day money-back guarantee to get inside, use it, and decide if it’s right for you.
And if you’re a company that wants access for your sales team, recruiters or leadership team, email me at iza@izamontalvo.com.
You’ve already done the hard part.
You became good at what you do.
PS: Now let’s make sure the right people know it.
❤️
And if I’m honest, I missed it.
I didn’t plan to disappear.
But I did.
And the space gave me time to think about the people I built my coaching app for.
The expert who knows they’re good at what they do
but still watches people with half the experience get twice the attention.
The founder who has built something brilliant
but struggles to explain why people should care.
The consultant whom everyone listens to in a room full of people
but can’t seem to turn LinkedIn into the same level of opportunity.
The person who finally gets a post to take off…
and then thinks: “Okay. Now what?”
Because getting noticed is one thing.
Knowing what to do with that attention is another.
And I know that feeling.
I’ve spent the last 20 months learning how to make LinkedIn work.
I learned from the best people on this platform.
I invested in programs.
I tested everything.
I got things wrong.
I found what worked for me.
And eventually, I turned those lessons into a product.
Now, leaders and businesses across 10+ niches are using it.
But the reason I built it is simple.
I don't want you creating content every day and still wondering where the clients are.
I don't want you getting thousands of views and having no idea what to do with them.
And I don't want you believing that LinkedIn “just doesn't work” for you.
Because it can.
When the right people see you.
When they understand what you do.
When your content creates the right conversations.
And when you know what to do next.
That's the difference between getting attention and creating demand.
That's what this product is built to help you do.
For the next 48 hours, it’s $297 for 1-year access.
After that, the price goes up.
You also get a 7-day money-back guarantee to get inside, use it, and decide if it’s right for you.
And if you’re a company that wants access for your sales team, recruiters or leadership team, email me at iza@izamontalvo.com.
You’ve already done the hard part.
You became good at what you do.
PS: Now let’s make sure the right people know it.
❤️
10 years ago, a "business of one" was a polite way of saying unemployed. Today it's a funding category.
In May, Zoom leaned into the idea after committing $150,000 to solo founders earlier this year.
A decade ago, career security usually meant:
→ joining a big company
→ climbing the ladder
→ staying there for years
Now one person with:
→ expertise
→ an audience
→ and AI tools
can build things that used to be much harder to build alone.
And big companies are starting to acknowledge that shift publicly.
We’re watching creators, consultants, coaches, and operators build:
→ businesses
→ income
→ audiences
→ and opportunities
from a laptop.
Which changes how a lot of people think about work.
Because career security doesn’t feel as tied to companies as it used to.
More people are starting to build careers around their own skills instead.
In May, Zoom leaned into the idea after committing $150,000 to solo founders earlier this year.
A decade ago, career security usually meant:
→ joining a big company
→ climbing the ladder
→ staying there for years
Now one person with:
→ expertise
→ an audience
→ and AI tools
can build things that used to be much harder to build alone.
And big companies are starting to acknowledge that shift publicly.
We’re watching creators, consultants, coaches, and operators build:
→ businesses
→ income
→ audiences
→ and opportunities
from a laptop.
Which changes how a lot of people think about work.
Because career security doesn’t feel as tied to companies as it used to.
More people are starting to build careers around their own skills instead.
I remember sitting in a wheelchair at the Louvre.
My husband was pushing me through the museum.
We'd waited years for that trip to France.
The queue to see the Mona Lisa stretched across the room.
Because I was in a wheelchair...
We were taken straight to the front.
A few days earlier, I'd been at a business retreat.
Meeting people I'd only known online.
Learning from people I'd admired for years.
Smiling in every photo.
If you'd looked at those photos...
You'd never have guessed I was in pain.
I wasn't trying to hide it.
I'd just become so used to carrying it.
The truth is...
I'd needed knee surgery for a long time.
I kept putting it off.
There was always another commitment.
Another opportunity.
Another reason to wait.
Looking back...
I don't think I was avoiding surgery.
I was avoiding slowing down.
And I have a feeling I'm not the only one.
Maybe your "later" isn't surgery.
Maybe it's the health check you've been postponing.
The conversation you've been avoiding.
The holiday you keep cancelling.
Or the boundaries you know you need to set.
Maybe it's simply admitting you're exhausted.
Somewhere along the way...
We start thinking that pushing through is the right thing to do.
We call it resilience.
We call it ambition.
We call it success.
The wheelchair wasn't the lesson.
It was the reminder.
Our bodies are often far more honest than we are.
If yours has been whispering for a while...
Maybe today is the day you stop saying,
"I'll deal with it later."
I'm already planning another dream trip.
This time, I can't wait to wander on foot.
My husband was pushing me through the museum.
We'd waited years for that trip to France.
The queue to see the Mona Lisa stretched across the room.
Because I was in a wheelchair...
We were taken straight to the front.
A few days earlier, I'd been at a business retreat.
Meeting people I'd only known online.
Learning from people I'd admired for years.
Smiling in every photo.
If you'd looked at those photos...
You'd never have guessed I was in pain.
I wasn't trying to hide it.
I'd just become so used to carrying it.
The truth is...
I'd needed knee surgery for a long time.
I kept putting it off.
There was always another commitment.
Another opportunity.
Another reason to wait.
Looking back...
I don't think I was avoiding surgery.
I was avoiding slowing down.
And I have a feeling I'm not the only one.
Maybe your "later" isn't surgery.
Maybe it's the health check you've been postponing.
The conversation you've been avoiding.
The holiday you keep cancelling.
Or the boundaries you know you need to set.
Maybe it's simply admitting you're exhausted.
Somewhere along the way...
We start thinking that pushing through is the right thing to do.
We call it resilience.
We call it ambition.
We call it success.
The wheelchair wasn't the lesson.
It was the reminder.
Our bodies are often far more honest than we are.
If yours has been whispering for a while...
Maybe today is the day you stop saying,
"I'll deal with it later."
I'm already planning another dream trip.
This time, I can't wait to wander on foot.