The Part Before it Clicks
A TV producer, a podcast host, and the reality of building both at the same time.
Hey, Muse.
April 22 is closer than it feels — and we’ve been thinking about who this room is really for.
It’s for the woman who’s already in motion. Already building, already showing up, already putting in work that hasn’t fully paid off yet. The one who doesn’t need to be convinced that the path is worth it — she just needs to know she’s not the only one on it.
That’s who we built Starting Without a Manual for.
And that’s exactly who Cayla is.
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Meet the Muse: Cayla
Most people pick one.
Build the career. Or build the thing.
Cayla is doing both — in real time, without a blueprint.
By day, she’s a TV news producer at 11Alive in Atlanta, navigating broadcast journalism and learning the structure of traditional media from the inside. By night — and in every in-between moment — she’s the host of Almost Grown, a podcast about the messy, honest, sometimes funny reality of figuring out your twenties in public.
Two platforms. Two lanes. One woman still in the early chapters of building both.
What makes Cayla’s story worth sitting with isn’t just what she’s accomplished — it’s where she still is. She’s not looking back at the beginning from a comfortable distance. She’s in it. And she’ll tell you plainly: breaking into media isn’t just about talent. It’s about time, consistency, and the cost of staying in it long enough to grow.
That part — the part before it clicks, before it compounds, before it starts to look like what you imagined — doesn’t get talked about enough.
We invite you to hear more of her story on April 22.
From the Muse Circle
Cayla’s story inspired a deep question, and we wanna hear what you have to say:
What are you currently doing both of — and which one are you afraid to admit you might have to choose?
Answer this in the comments and let us know where you are right now.
Notes for a Muse
The beginning is supposed to feel uncertain.
That’s not a sign you chose wrong — it’s a sign you chose something real. Something that requires you to grow into it rather than just step into it.
Keep building, Muse. The room is starting to fill up.
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