{"id":1559,"date":"2026-04-07T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tryinteract.com\/podcast\/?p=1559"},"modified":"2026-04-06T11:18:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T18:18:24","slug":"scaling-a-creator-business-with-a-full-time-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tryinteract.com\/podcast\/scaling-a-creator-business-with-a-full-time-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Scaling a Creator Business with a Full Time Job"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-18970672\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1730927\/episodes\/18970672-lillian-zhang-scaling-a-creator-business-with-a-full-time-job.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-18970672&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode of the Interact Podcast, Josh Haynam sits down with Lillian Zhang, product marketing manager at YouTube, personal finance creator, and author of The New Money Rules. 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