Get seen. Get fans. Get paid.
Build an online business with YouTube, smart shortcuts, simple systems, and AI doing the busywork.
I built my online business on the side while teaching 5th grade full time, until it made enough for me to quit my job. Now I’m in your corner while you build yours.
Made in the margins: thumbnails, pages and dashboards I’ve built with AI
What I do
Here’s how I help
Shortcuts, tips and tricks to speed up your videos, emails and bundles. You get raving fans and a growing email list to sell to, in a way that fits your life.
01
Get seen
Strategies that get you found
YouTube first, because search keeps sending people to you. Then apply to the bundles and summits that fit your niche.
02
Get fans
Super fans on your email list
Every video points to one freebie, so viewers become email subscribers. Your email list is the one thing you really own.
03
Get paid
Paid, at a pace that lasts
Your email list is who you sell to. Grow it, make an offer, tell your fans. No overnight anything.
My specialty
Shortcuts.
So you get there faster.
I hand you the faster way, AI does the grunt work, and you show up for what matters most: your face, your voice and your people.
Humans stay in the loop. AI drafts. You decide. Nothing goes out without you.
The highlights reel
Here’s a highlight of how I teach
A quick taste of how I teach. Step by step, no guru stuff.
How it works
Excuses? Oh, not today.
Real things people tell me. Tap a card to see what we do about it.
What you say
“I don’t have money to invest.”
What we do
Start free. YouTube costs nothing to start, and my starter tools are free. Need extra cash to invest, say in a membership? The Pick Your Payday Challenge helps you find it fast.
What you say
“I don’t have time.”
What we do
Find the hours you really have first. The Escape Hatch maps your real week (not the fantasy 5am version) and picks one small step that fits.
What you say
“I’m scared of the camera. I have no clue what to say.”
What we do
We practice together in the membership. Practice is how the fear shrinks. Short takes, bullet notes, and talk to one person, not the whole internet.
What you say
“I’m not ready yet.”
What we do
Ready shows up after you start. One tiny step this week. Messy is fine. Tidy it up as you go.
What you say
“I don’t have an audience or a list.”
What we do
Everyone starts at zero. First, a place for your people: a simple email list and sign-up page (I use Kianis, coupon KIANISROCKS). Then bundles and summits put your freebie in front of new people.
Affiliate links. Rather not use Kianis? Systeme.io is the best alternative.
What you say
“I don’t have anything to sell yet.”
What we do
Promote what you already use and love, as an affiliate. The Amazing Affiliate Promo Kit ($17) drafts the emails and posts in your voice.
Get seen
Why YouTube?
It’s the best way to get your face out there. People can’t buy from you if they don’t know you.
And it lasts. A video you make this month can still be found years from now. Mine is 10 years old and still on page one.
Nervous? Everyone is. That’s what practice is for.
Watch: a quick video from me. Press play.
Random videos: 3 picks from my channel
Your next step
Let’s find your step
A quick chat. Tap your answers.
Your steps will show up here.
Free · 2-page plan
Find your hours
No time? See where your hours actually go. Then pick one small step that fits.
Free · The Escape Hatch
Send me the plan
Pop in your name and email and your plan is on its way.
Hi, I’m Aquita
Teacher, not guru. 25 years of 5th grade, then I built my business in the margins and left on purpose.
Now I’m in your corner while you build yours.
Here’s what I believe
A business gets built when we both do our part. Here’s mine. Here’s yours.
Here’s what I do
- Teach you step by step.Like the 5th grade teacher I was for 25 years. No guru stuff.
- Hand you shortcuts.Tools, templates, and AI that does the busywork.
- Tell you the truth.Even when it’s “this part takes a while.”
- Show up live, every week.Wednesday night calls and a Tuesday morning Coworking Sprint.
- Keep a human in charge.AI drafts. You check it, change it, and decide.
Here’s what you do
- Know exactly who you’re helping.Who they are, and the problem you solve for them. Everything else gets easier once you know this.
- Get your face out there.People can’t buy from you if they don’t know who you are.
- Take the small step.Even on a busy week. Small steps add up.
- Make the call.Check the AI’s work and decide what goes out.
- Come back faster.Bad weeks happen. Pick it back up a little sooner each time.
Between the two of us doing our parts, that’s how a business gets built. And that’s how you end up getting paid.
Your life comes first. YouTube first, not YouTube only. No hype, no fake urgency, no income promises.
Small wins
Real wins shared on CTC calls, summer and fall 2026. Names left off on purpose. Everyone’s pace is different, so these are stories, not promises.
She put an upsell page on her freebies, and now sales are coming in that just weren’t happening before.
A CTC member
She got a video scheduled before the emotions of her kid’s college move-in hit.
A CTC member
14 new subscribers, almost 10K YouTube views, and two more bundle approvals, all in the same week.
A CTC member
She got accepted to a bundle and filmed 5 videos in one sitting.
A CTC member
She went from zero to about 50 email subscribers. Her first bundle and freebie got her list started.
A CTC member
She learned to take a reel, edit it, and turn it into long-form content.
A CTC member
5 new YouTube subscribers, and a fresh spin on her brand.
A CTC member
The CTC Membership
Join the membership
We build it together, every week, in the margins of a full life.
- Live calls every Wednesday night. Strategy, tools and mindset, YouTube Night, and the Pit Stop.
- A Coworking Sprint every Tuesday morning. Show up, get it done, together.
- A community that gets the juggle. Plus the members’ Resource Hub, full of tools you can use right away.
Ready when you are.
See what’s inside, how it works, and how to join.
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