We're so excited you’re here. Hollis Creative Academy was created for social media managers and creative freelancers who are ready to build structured, profitable businesses — without burnout, chaos, or hustle culture. This is a space for: ✨ Raising your standards ✨ Pricing confidently ✨ Setting boundaries with clients ✨ Strengthening your strategy ✨ Growing alongside other serious creatives Before you dive in, let’s start with a quick introduction 👇 🎤 Introduce Yourself Below: Share a comment and tell us: 1️⃣ Your name + where you're from 2️⃣ What you currently do (or want to do!) 3️⃣ One fun fact about you 4️⃣ What you’re hoping to gain from being inside this community Whether you're brand new or already managing clients, you belong here if you're committed to growth. A Few Community Guidelines: • Be supportive and constructive • No spam or self-promotion without context • Ask thoughtful questions • Share wins — big or small • Respect everyone’s journey This isn’t about perfection. It's about progress and raising the standard. I’ll be dropping weekly strategy posts and hosting discussions to help you grow with clarity and structure — so keep an eye out. So go ahead — introduce yourself below 👇 I can’t wait to meet you. Also, let's take a quick poll: Where are you current social media manager / freelancer journey?

Hi everyone!! 👋 Now that we’ve got a few more members joining, I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself! I’m Mady, the founder of Hollis Creative Academy. Over the last 3 years, I’ve grown our social media marketing company to a healthy mid six-figure business, and along the way I had to figure out a lot of the systems, structure, and strategy on my own. That’s really why I built this community. My hope for HCA is to create a space where we share the wealth — not in a gatekeepy, competitive way, but in a way where more social media managers and freelancers get the opportunity to build real, sustainable businesses. There’s room for all of us to win. Since I’m asking you to introduce yourselves, I’ll go first 😊 1️⃣ Name + where I’m from: I’m Mady, and I’m from Texas (yeehaw) 🤠 2️⃣ What I currently do: I run our content marketing company with my husband and my best friend! We’re currently transitioning the company to focus on video production only, because that’s really where my passion is and we want to spend more time doing the work we love. 3️⃣ Fun fact about me: I’m a mom of two boys and one bonus daughter, and I recently picked up crocheting and I’m honestly obsessed with it right now 😂 4️⃣ What I’m hoping to gain from this community: My biggest hope is that this becomes a space where social media managers and freelancers can gain the skills, structure, and confidence they need to help their businesses truly thrive. I’m really excited to have you all here and see what we build together 💛

Just curious — how many of us are dedicating at least a little time this weekend to working on our business? For the longest time, my husband and I spent every single day and moment servicing clients… planning content, editing videos, doing backend work clients don’t even realize goes into it. But that left zero time for building our own brand. And eventually I realized something had to change. Now I try to make sure I’m putting just as much energy into marketing our business and creating opportunities for the future as I do into client work. So this weekend I’m dedicating some time to planning and creating content for Hollis Creative Academy. What about you?

If you’ve been: Overthinking your pricing Unsure how to structure packages Confused about onboarding Second-guessing your strategy This is your space. You don’t need to have it all figured out. You just need to show up! Drop your questions in the event thread now so I can review them ahead of time 👇 This is where we stop guessing and start operating. See you live. 🤍 What are you struggling with the most?!