Lydia Keating - Tiktok Star, Comedian, Writer & Former DIV 1 Rower
Wonder what it's like to be a Tiktok Star or how people actually make a living off of Tiktok?
This week's guest is Lydia Keating. Lydia is an LA-based writer, performer, and digital creator.
Her writing has appeared in the LA Weekly, NPR member station: WCAI, and, most prestigiously, on her own personal Instagram page (@lydialoo12). She is also a former DIV 1 Rower from Yale University. This girl is EDUCATED, FUNNY & ATHLETIC.
One of Lydia's first videos that I found on Tiktok was vlog-style video where she prepping to run a marathon and she took her audience with her through each step of the way. She often posts storytimes, vlogs, fit checks, and running videos. She's amassed over 1.1 million followers on Tiktok and has created a huge community of followers as she likes to call them, "fruit gang". I'm obsessed with her videos and love how much positivity and light she brings to the app.
In this episode, we chat about her days in college as an athlete, becoming comfortable in her own skin after transitioning from being a full-time athlete, how she got started on Tiktok, how people make money off the app, brand partnerships, tips on getting started on running, and how she's built an online business for herself.
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