This Founder Moved to the United States at 18 to Pursue the American Dream The founder of Living Notes, Olya Hill, talks about the lessons learned as a professional ballerina, and the importance of creating content and connecting people.

By David Meltzer

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The worldwide proliferation of the internet has empowered people to share impactful stories, but not everyone breaks through and builds a highly engaged community. Learn how the Ukrainian-born Olya Hill, founder and creative director of Living Notes, achieved her American dream through hard work, learned lessons about life and self-worth, and founded a multimedia platform to help families build the lives they want.

Hill shares how a creative approach to problem-solving, combined with a drive to share valuable insights and information with an audience sets the stage to build a brand and a following.

Related: Utilizing Data to Understand Your Audience and Turn Its Members Into Super Fans

David Meltzer

Co-Founder of Sports 1 Marketing, Speaker, Author and Business Coach

David Meltzer, co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and host of Entrepreneur's podcast, “The Playbook”, is a Top 100 Business Coach, global public speaker and three-time international best-selling author who has been honored by Variety as “Sports Humanitarian of the Year”.

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