Building Creator Wealth: CreatorFest Second Wave Agenda Launches

The CreatorFest 2026 Agenda has officially launched its second wave of sessions, with a lineup focused on growing a long-term career in the creator economy.

This year, our Building Creator Wealth session series is designed to teach creators how they can monetise effectively and diversely, with advice for all types of creators - from aspiring to established.

Let’s delve into what to expect from the session series so far.

Building Creator Wealth: Crafting A Content Career Without Quitting Your Day Job

According to Influencer’s 2025 report, only 12% of creators produce content full-time, with many creators seeing the craft as a ‘side hustle’. So how can we help creators start to build this career alongside their 9-5, meeting people at a place that feels realistic in the current economy? This session breaks down the real starting point for creator monetisation – long before brand deals or big audiences.

Designed for smaller, aspiring creators, it focuses on what actually moves the needle early on: consistent content and understanding value. With examples and realistic income expectations, the session reframes monetisation as a process, not a milestone, and shows creators how to set themselves up for sustainable income over time.

Featuring Dom Smales (GloMotion Studios), Daisy Rose (The Content Cloud Network), Mia Ferreira (Creator) and Bita Jedo (Disney+).

Building Creator Wealth: Taking The Leap & Going Full Time

Transitioning from a side-hustle creator to a full-time business owner is one of the most exhilarating – and terrifying – pivots a person can make. But how do you move from “making some money” to “building a sustainable career”, and what might go wrong along the way?

In this session, we peel back the curtain on the financial and emotional realities of going pro. Our panel of veteran creators will share the exact “green lights” that signalled it was time to quit their day jobs, the safety nets they built (and the ones that broke), and the unforeseen challenges of managing a business where you are both the product and the CEO. 

Featuring Lauren Leyva (Creator), Niall MacMillan (Creator), Justin Girdler (Diving Bell) and Hala Al-Ajil (Creator Strategy Consultant).

Building Creator Wealth: Securing A Book Deal

Always dreamed of writing a book but no idea how to go about it? Sober and mental health influencer Abi Feltham has used her platform to pivot into authoring her own life story, while also continuing to build a really strong and engaged social following.

Abi is a content creator from London whose advocacy for addiction and mental health recovery has brought hope to many. After ten years of travelling the world and living out of a backpack, Abi found herself slipping deeper into drug and alcohol addiction, with her mental health at an all-time low.

She has been clean and sober since April 2020, and now creates content detailing the highs and lows of sobriety, recovery and self-discovery.

As part of our series on building creator wealth, this session will be your guide on how to secure that book deal, hearing from Abi on her journey from early-stage creator to author, and how content creation skills can be transferred across to writing your story.

Featuring Abi Feltham (Creator).

Building Creator Wealth: Scaling Your Niche & Diversifying Income Streams

You’ve found your niche, now how do you scale it and build out the income streams to ensure that you have a long-term career ahead of you?

Join us for a deep dive into the mechanics of creator expansion. While brand deals remain a staple, the future of the sector lies in diversification.

Key Takeaways:

• The Scaling Framework: How to identify when a niche is ready for expansion.
• Income Stacking: A guide to balancing active vs. passive income streams.
• Future-Proofing: Practical steps to protect your brand against platform volatility and AI disruption.

Featuring Alice Benham (Strategist), Gabriel Nussbaum (That Money Guy), Francesca Tighinean (Creator) and Yasar Ahmad (OVD Lab).

Our Building Creator Wealth is only one part of what’s in store for you this year. View the packed and growing agenda on the CreatorFest site now.