✦ Builder · Creator · Entrepreneur

Yolanda
McLeod

I build things that matter.

I build products, businesses, and systems — and I've been doing it my whole life. From published books to content brands, a NYC market database, and two live SaaS apps — every creation started with a real problem and ended with something real. I'm just getting started.

South Florida · Building something real
What I've created so far
4
Products Built
4K+
Data Points
2
Live Apps
2
Books Published
Product Builder Entrepreneur Self-Funded Self-Taught Just Getting Started
About Me

I didn't find my path.
I built it.

"I don't want a job I tolerate. I want a life I designed."

I've been building things my entire life — long before I had the language for it. A wellness brand with an email series. A book on Amazon. A wine blog. A NYC rental database I built because the market was broken and I needed it to work. Two SaaS apps I designed, coded, and shipped myself. A self-published guidebook that helped people design their dream lives.

None of it was assigned. None of it was funded. All of it came from seeing a gap and refusing to wait for someone else to fill it.

Some of these businesses didn't make it. That's part of the story too — and I'm not hiding it. What they all taught me is that I'm a builder at my core. Not just of products, but of systems, brands, and ideas that didn't exist before I made them.

Right now I'm building Loggd and Clarifi — two live apps that are early stage and growing. I'm also open to the right product or PM role where I can bring this energy to a team that's building something real. The through line has always been the same: see a gap, think and design a fix, make it real.

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Problem First
Every business I've built started with a real frustration — mine or someone else's. I don't build solutions in search of problems.
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Always Iterating
Version one is just the beginning. I keep asking what else could make this better, more useful, more complete.
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I Ship Things
Ideas are free. Execution is everything. I've taken things from zero to live — repeatedly, independently, and without a playbook.
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Honest About the Journey
Some things I've built have failed. I count those too. Failure is just data — and data makes the next thing better.
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Person First. Consumer First.
Before I'm a builder, an employee, or a professional — I'm a person. That means I'm a consumer first. I lead with the user because I am the user. Every product I've built started there.
Selected Work

Things I've built

Real businesses built from real problems. Some early stage, some still growing — all of them started with nothing but an idea and the decision to make it real.

01
SaaS Business · Live · Early Stage

Loggd

A business journal built for entrepreneurs

I built Loggd because I needed it myself. Entrepreneurs have no dedicated tool to track the small daily actions that compound into growth — so progress stays invisible and motivation dies. Loggd fixes that. A full SaaS product with authentication, cloud sync, multi-business tracking, time logging, a wins journal, weekly reflections, and collaboration features. Built from scratch, live, and actively being grown. No users yet — but the foundation is solid and the vision is clear.

Product Design User Research Firebase Full Stack Branding
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LOGGD — YOUR BUSINESS JOURNAL
Reached out to 3 new clients ⚡ Action
Closed first paid project 🏆 Win
Built onboarding flow v2 🔵 Deep
Weekly reflection written ✅ Outcome
12
This Week
7
Streak
84
Total
02
Data System · Built for Business

NYC Rental Intelligence Database

I needed it. It didn't exist. So I built it.

As a NYC rental agent I was losing deals because the market was fragmented and there was no central system to track it. So I built one — a searchable database of 4,000+ data points across three datasets covering guarantor policies, luxury inventory, and open rentals. It eliminated blind outreach, sped up client matching, and gave me an operational edge. A business tool built out of necessity — the purest kind.

Market Research Data Architecture Systems Design Problem Solving
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NYC RENTAL MARKET DATABASE
Building
Mgmt Co.
Area
Guarantor
The Ventura
Rose Associates
UES
Insurent
98 Riverside Dr
Galil Mgmt
UWS
Insurent
Carnegie Mews
Rose Associates
Midtown W
Rhino
The Larstrand
Rose Associates
UWS
Insurent
685 First Ave
Vector Mgmt
Murray Hill
Multiple
03
SaaS Business · Live · Early Stage

Clarifi

Financial clarity — not another budget app

I built Clarifi because most finance apps make you feel guilty before they help you. Clarifi asks one question — where do I stand right now? — and answers it honestly. Real-time snapshot of your cards, income, bills, subscriptions, and upcoming payments. No budget. No judgment. Just clarity. Designed, built, branded, and shipped with full auth, cloud sync, and a Berry Bright visual identity. Live and early stage — building toward the users it was made for.

Product Design Branding Firebase Full Stack UX Psychology
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CLARIFI — FINANCIAL CLARITY
$3,624
Income
$312
Available
$534
Due
Capital One — $54 available 18% free
Milestone — $253 available 51% free
Capital One due Apr 21 ⏰ Soon
Beyond the Apps

A lifetime of creating

The apps are the latest chapter. But the building started long before the code.

04
Published Work · Gumroad · 2023

Design Your Dream Life

A guided vision journal — my first published product

Before the apps, there was this. A guided workbook built from personal self-discovery work — core values, life vision mapping, limiting belief work, and dream life design. I wrote it, designed it, and published it on Gumroad independently. It sold. It helped people. And it was the project that cracked something open in me — the realization that I had a voice, a point of view, and the ability to create something from nothing that genuinely moved people. That's when I knew building was my thing.

Digital Product Self-Development Published & Sold Gumroad

↓ Get it free below — no strings attached

Design Your
Dream Life
A Guided Vision Journal
Self-Reflection · Clarity · Growth
© Yolanda Maliaka 2023
Available on Gumroad ✨
A Gift For You 🌸

Get Design Your Dream Life free

A guided vision journal for self-reflection, clarity, and personal growth. Yours free — no strings attached.

Get the Guidebook Free 🌸

Free on Gumroad — no strings attached.

Always Been Building

7 years of creating things

Long before I had a name for it, I was building — products, brands, systems, businesses, and audiences. This isn't a recent thing. It's who I've always been.

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2018
Yolispired
Wellness Blog & Content Brand

Built a wellness brand from scratch with a full content strategy — health, wellness, and weight loss articles, downloadable freebies, and a 3-part email series called The Best You. Built an audience, created lead magnets, and ran an automated email sequence. All of it self-taught, self-built, and self-run.

Content Strategy Email Marketing Lead Magnets Audience Building Brand Creation
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2018 – 2019
Weekly Meal Planner
Published on Amazon KDP

Designed, formatted, and published a weekly meal planning journal on Amazon KDP — complete with meal planning pages and integrated shopping list sections. A real product, on a real marketplace, built entirely independently. The product instinct has always been there.

Product Design Self-Publishing Amazon KDP Print Product
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2021
Winedraft
Wine Education Blog

Built a wine education blog to teach myself and others about wine — varietals, regions, pairings, and tasting notes. Identified a niche, built a brand around genuine passion, and used content creation as both a learning tool and a value-delivery vehicle. Classic product thinking: "I need this — others probably do too."

Niche Content Brand Building Education Community
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2021 – 2025
NYC Rental Intelligence Database
Data Product · Excel

Built a searchable 4,000+ point database to solve a gap in NYC's fragmented luxury rental market — no MLS existed, so I made one. Eliminated blind outreach and matched clients to properties faster. A real operational tool built to solve a real business problem.

Data Architecture Systems Design Problem Solving
2023
Design Your Dream Life
Digital Guidebook · Gumroad

Self-published a guided vision journal for self-reflection, clarity, and personal growth. Sold independently on Gumroad. The project that unlocked the creative identity and proved that words, too, are a product.

Digital Product Self-Development Gumroad
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2026
Loggd
SaaS Product · Live

Full SaaS business journaling app with Firebase auth, cloud sync, multi-business tracking, time logging, wins journal, and collaboration. Designed, built, branded, and shipped independently.

Full Stack Firebase SaaS Live Product
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2026
Clarifi
SaaS Product · Live

Real-time personal finance clarity app. Cards, income, bills, subscriptions, and upcoming payments — all in one honest snapshot. No budget. No judgment. Just clarity. Full Firebase stack, Berry Bright brand identity, shipped independently.

Full Stack Firebase Fintech Live Product
Capabilities

What I bring

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Product Thinking
I identify gaps, define problems clearly, and design solutions that actually solve them. I think in user flows, not just features.
Problem DefinitionUser ResearchRoadmapping
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Building & Shipping
I don't just plan — I build. I've taken products from zero to live, iterating based on real needs and real feedback.
PrototypingIterationLaunch
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Data & Systems
I understand how to structure information so it becomes useful — from databases and spreadsheets to product analytics.
Database DesignData ArchitectureExcel / Sheets
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Content & Communication
From blog writing to product copy, I communicate clearly and persuasively — written and verbal.
WritingStorytellingDocumentation
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Creative Production
Video editing, content creation, and visual thinking — I understand how to craft experiences, not just products.
Video EditingVisual DesignBranding
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People & Process
I've worked across industries and know how to communicate with stakeholders, manage priorities, and move teams forward.
CollaborationClient RelationsReal Estate
Let's Connect

I'm building. Are you?

I'm growing Loggd and Clarifi, exploring new ideas, and open to the right role or collaboration where I can bring this energy to something real. If you're a builder, a founder, or someone who sees what this could become — let's talk.