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#114: Kat Norton aka Miss Excel [Messy Action] – Engineering virality and earning more than $100,000 in a single day

Podcast |: Creative Elements
Publisher |: The Podglomerate
Media Type |: audio
Podknife tags |: Business,; Careers,; Creativity,; Entrepreneurship,; Interview
Categories Via RSS |: Business,; Entrepreneurship,; Marketing
Publication Date |: Aug 23, 2022
Episode Duration |: 01:00:27

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WATCH ▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube *** EPISODE DESCRIPTION Kat Norton energetically teaches Microsoft Excel to individuals, businesses, and educational institutions. Since launching Miss Excel in June 2020, she has grown a community of over 1,000,000 people on TikTok & Instagram (@miss.excel) through viral Excel trick videos infused with creativity, music, and dance. Kat was recently awarded the Microsoft MVP Award and has been featured in Business Insider, CNBC, and Entrepreneur Magazine as a pioneer in the "Excel Influencer" space. Kat was also named one of the Top Influencers of 2021 by Forbes. In this episode, we talk about how Kat overcome her fear and began posting on TikTok, how she thinks about energy management, how she earned $100,000 in a single day, and why all of her progress can be attributed to taking what she calls “Messy Action.” Full transcript and show notes Learn more about Miss Excel Kat Norton Follow Kat Norton on TikTok / Instagram TIMESTAMPS 00:16 - Weird and Wonderful World of TikTok 00:45 - Kat Norton 01:14 - The pandemic changed everything 02:55 - Kat got a $1 million idea 03:00 - 1st viral TikTok 03:28 - What we learn today 04:12 - Beginnings of Miss Excel 06:44 - Miss Excel becomes a business 07:30 - Did Kat even use TikTok? 08:10 - Overcoming limiting beliefs and anxiety 12:45 - Embracing messy action 14:35 - Kat’s self-imposed bounds on action 18:37 - How to exude positive energy 19:25 - How Kat handled blowing up so quickly 21:50 - Kat NEVER reached out for press 22:50 - How does your energy affect your content? 24:30 - Does Jay smile? 25:45 - How do you reach a higher version of yourself? 26:55 - Energy Management is better than Time Management 30:25 - Jay wants to buy Tony Robbins mini trampoline 30:37 - Kat on her spiritual journal and seeing Tony Robbins 33:23 - Kat’s journey to earn $100,000 in a single day 40:30 - Kat’s tips on going viral 43:20 - What is a good TikTok posting frequency? 45:10 - Miss Excel business model 46:02 - How to make a successful webinar 48:20 - How to structure time to be more productive 50:45 - What has Kat struggled with? 52:31 - What is next for Miss Excel? *** CONNECT 📬 Subscribe to the newsletter 🐦 Connect on Twitter 📸 Connect on Instagram 🎵 Connect on TikTok 🙏 Make a guest or mailbag request 📝 Check out our curated Playlists *** SPONSORS 💼 View all sponsors and offers *** SAY THANKS 📞 Leave me a voicemail 💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts 🟢 Leave a rating on Spotify ☕️ Buy Me A Coffee *** PODGLOMERATE NETWORK This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to Creative Elements, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding entrepreneurship, business, and careers like Rocketship.fm and Freelance to Founder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WATCH

▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube

***

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Kat Norton energetically teaches Microsoft Excel to individuals, businesses, and educational institutions.

Since launching Miss Excel in June 2020, she has grown a community of over 1,000,000 people on TikTok & Instagram (@miss.excel) through viral Excel trick videos infused with creativity, music, and dance.

Kat was recently awarded the Microsoft MVP Award and has been featured in Business Insider, CNBC, and Entrepreneur Magazine as a pioneer in the "Excel Influencer" space. Kat was also named one of the Top Influencers of 2021 by Forbes.

In this episode, we talk about how Kat overcome her fear and began posting on TikTok, how she thinks about energy management, how she earned $100,000 in a single day, and why all of her progress can be attributed to taking what she calls “Messy Action.”

Full transcript and show notes

excel.com/">Learn more about Miss Excel Kat Norton

Follow Kat Norton on TikTok / Instagram

TIMESTAMPS

00:16 - Weird and Wonderful World of TikTok

00:45 - Kat Norton

01:14 - The pandemic changed everything

02:55 - Kat got a $1 million idea

03:00 - 1st viral TikTok

03:28 - What we learn today

04:12 - Beginnings of Miss Excel

06:44 - Miss Excel becomes a business

07:30 - Did Kat even use TikTok?

08:10 - Overcoming limiting beliefs and anxiety

12:45 - Embracing messy action

14:35 - Kat’s self-imposed bounds on action

18:37 - How to exude positive energy

19:25 - How Kat handled blowing up so quickly

21:50 - Kat NEVER reached out for press

22:50 - How does your energy affect your content?

24:30 - Does Jay smile?

25:45 - How do you reach a higher version of yourself?

26:55 - Energy Management is better than Time Management

30:25 - Jay wants to buy Tony Robbins mini trampoline

30:37 - Kat on her spiritual journal and seeing Tony Robbins

33:23 - Kat’s journey to earn $100,000 in a single day

40:30 - Kat’s tips on going viral

43:20 - What is a good TikTok posting frequency?

45:10 - Miss Excel business model

46:02 - How to make a successful webinar

48:20 - How to structure time to be more productive

50:45 - What has Kat struggled with?

52:31 - What is next for Miss Excel?

***

CONNECT

📬 Subscribe to the newsletter

🐦 Connect on Twitter

📸 Connect on Instagram

🎵 Connect on TikTok

🙏 Make a guest or mailbag request

📝 Check out our curated Playlists

***

SPONSORS

💼 View all sponsors and offers

***

SAY THANKS

📞 Leave me a voicemail

💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts

🟢 Leave a rating on Spotify

☕️ Buy Me A Coffee

***

PODGLOMERATE NETWORK

This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our manage.com/subscribe/post?u=a3da57251c024955428e72bcc&id=abeea0a423">newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy.

Since you're listening to Creative Elements, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding entrepreneurship, business, and careers like Rocketship.fm and Freelance to Founder.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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