Just Grow With It is the show for founders, creators, and curious doers who are figuring it out in real time. Hosted by Natalie Barbu — creator turned tech founder — this podcast shares the unfiltered lessons from building a business, growing a personal brand, and learning as you go.
Expect honest stories, behind-the-scenes insights, hard-earned lessons, and encouragement to start before you’re ready. From impulsive ideas to intentional pivots, it’s all part of the journey.
If you’re ready to grow with me — let’s get into it 🌱
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Just Grow With It is the show for founders, creators, and curious doers who are figuring it out in real time. Hosted by Natalie Barbu — creator turned tech founder — this podcast shares the unfiltered lessons from building a business, growing a personal brand, and learning as you go.
Expect honest stories, behind-the-scenes insights, hard-earned lessons, and encouragement to start before you’re ready. From impulsive ideas to intentional pivots, it’s all part of the journey.
If you’re ready to grow with me — let’s get into it 🌱
From full-time influencer to founder of a multimillion dollar tech company
Just Grow With It with Natalie Barbu
27 minutes
1 month ago
From full-time influencer to founder of a multimillion dollar tech company
Welcome to the first episode of Let's Grow with It!
I went from being a full-time influencer to building a profitable, multi-million dollar SaaS company in under a year — but it didn’t start that way. In this first episode of Just Grow With It, I’m walking you through the full story of how I turned an idea into a real business. From creating content in high school, to launching a failed product, to raising VC funding and relaunching with clarity — this is the real, unfiltered version of the journey.If you’re a founder, creator, or someone sitting on an idea, this one’s for you.
We’ll cover the lessons I learned about finding cofounders, making your first hire, building the wrong thing, pivoting quickly, and why being naive might actually be your biggest advantage.This episode is here to break down the growing pains of entrepreneurship — and how sometimes, you just need to grow with it.
00:00 - Introduction and Overview
02:39 - Journey from Influencer to Entrepreneur
03:53 - Squarespace
05:21 - My Early Business Ventures
07:38 - Transition to Full-Time Influencer
09:40 - Starting My Social Media Agency
11:22 - Birth of Rella
17:29 - Building the Team and Raising Capital
20:42 - Pivoting to Rella 2.0
24:38 - Closing Thoughts
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Just Grow With It with Natalie Barbu
Just Grow With It is the show for founders, creators, and curious doers who are figuring it out in real time. Hosted by Natalie Barbu — creator turned tech founder — this podcast shares the unfiltered lessons from building a business, growing a personal brand, and learning as you go.
Expect honest stories, behind-the-scenes insights, hard-earned lessons, and encouragement to start before you’re ready. From impulsive ideas to intentional pivots, it’s all part of the journey.
If you’re ready to grow with me — let’s get into it 🌱
