✦ Creator · Builder · Entrepreneur

Yolanda
McLeod

A creator who builds. A builder who creates.

The creativity came first. Words, ideas, blogs, books, brands. The building followed. Apps, tools, systems, products. Now both live together -- every product rooted in creativity, every creation built with intention. I'm just getting started.

South Florida · Creating and building something real
What I've created so far
8
Products Built
4K+
Data Points
3
Live Apps
2
Books Published
Creator Builder Entrepreneur People First Just Getting Started
About Me

The creativity came first.
The building followed.

"I'm no longer tolerating a life handed to me. I'm creating one that I build."

Before there were apps, there were words. Blogs I ran because I had something to say. A wellness brand I built because I wanted to inspire people. A guidebook I wrote and published because I believed in the power of helping someone design their own life. Creation has always been my first language.

The building came after. When I saw problems that needed solving, I stopped waiting for someone else to solve them. A fragmented NYC rental market. Entrepreneurs with no way to track their progress. People who couldn't see their finances clearly. I built something for each one.

Now both live together. Every product I build is rooted in creativity and led by empathy. Every piece of content I create is built with intention. I am a human first -- which means I see every user as a person with real issues in need of real solutions, not just a consumer to build for. That is the lens through which I see everything.

Some of what I've built has failed. I count those too. Failure is just data. And the through line across all of it has always been the same: see a gap, think and design a fix, make it real.

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Creator First
Words, ideas, and stories came before the code. Creativity is the root of everything I build -- the product is just the container for the idea.
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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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I Ship Things
Ideas are free. Execution is everything. I've taken things from zero to live -- repeatedly, independently, and without waiting for permission.
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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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Human First. Consumer Second.
I am a human first. Before I am a builder, an employee, or a professional -- I am a person. That means I see every user as a full human being with real problems, real feelings, and a genuine need for a real solution. Not just a consumer. A person. Always.
Selected Work

Things I've created and built

Every product started as a creative idea rooted in a real problem. 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
Available by request
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
Available by request
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
Available by request
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 second 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 ✨
05
Personal Tool · Built for Me · 2026 🇯🇲

Yaad Content Studio

Built to get out of my own way

Not every product is built for a market. This one was built for me. I love to talk, I love to document, and I kept overthinking myself into silence -- too many ideas, not enough action. Yaad Content Studio removes that friction. A personal content planning and logging tool for YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram -- with a planner tab for capturing ideas as they come, a log for tracking videos as I make them, and built-in hook ideas so I never stare at a blank screen again. Built because the creator in me needed the same thing the builder in me always builds: a system that works.

Personal Tool Content Creation AI-Built Built for Me
YAAD CONTENT STUDIO 🇯🇲
Day in my life vlog 📅 Planned
My morning routine ✅ Logged
Hook idea: "Nobody tells you..." 💡 Idea
Building Clarifi from scratch 🎬 YouTube
12
Ideas
4
Logged
3
Planned
06
Personal App · Live

Momentz

A private video journal for the moments that matter

Life moves fast and most of it disappears. Momentz is a personal video journaling app built to capture the moments you actually want to remember — not the highlight reel, the real thing. Record directly in the app, add a title and date, and build a private archive of your life over time. Designed for ease, built for privacy, and made because I needed it myself. Full React app with Cloudinary video storage and Firebase auth, deployed live on a custom subdomain.

React Firebase Cloudinary Personal Tool Live Product
Available by request
MOMENTZ — MY VIDEO JOURNAL
Sunday morning walk 🌿 🎬 Video
My first day living alone 🎬 Video
Shipped Clarifi today 🥂 🎬 Video
Dinner with the fam 🎬 Video
24
Moments
6
This Month
🔒
Private
07
Personal Tool · Built for Joy · 2026

My K-Drama Archive

Because spreadsheets aren't for drama

I watch a lot of K-dramas. I also kept forgetting what I'd watched, couldn't find what to watch next, and had nowhere to leave my thoughts after finishing. So I built this. A personal K-drama archive spanning 2005–2020 with genre and mood filters, a watched tracker, personal notes per show, and a "Surprise Me" feature for when I just can't decide. Built entirely for the joy of it — a reminder that the best tools are sometimes just the ones that make everyday life a little more fun.

Personal Tool Built for Joy AI-Built LocalStorage
Personal project — not publicly hosted
MY K-DRAMA ARCHIVE 🎭
Crash Landing on You ✅ Watched
Goblin ✅ Watched
My Love from the Star 💭 Notes
Reply 1988 🎲 Surprise
80+
Shows
18
Watched
❤️
Faves
08
In Development · Personal Productivity

Day Flow

Structure for the unstructured day

Currently in development. Day Flow is a personal productivity app designed for people who struggle to stay consistent with their daily routines — not because they lack discipline, but because their tools don't fit the way they actually think. Still shaping the experience, refining the design, and building toward something I'd genuinely use every day. This one isn't ready to show yet — but it's being built with intention.

In Development Productivity Personal Tool Coming Soon
🚧 Still in development — not yet public
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Day Flow
In Development
Something good is coming
🚧 Watch this space
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.

Born a Creator. Became a Builder.

It all counts.

Long before I had a name for it, I was creating and building -- words, brands, products, systems, and audiences. The creativity was always the root. The building grew from it. This is the full story.

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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
📋
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
🍷
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 to me that words, too, are creation.

Digital Product Self-Development Gumroad
📓
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
💳
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
🎬
2026
Momentz
Personal App · Live

A private video journaling app to capture the moments that actually matter. Record, title, and archive your life over time. Full React app with Cloudinary video storage, Firebase auth, and custom subdomain.

React Firebase Personal App Live Product
🎭
2026
My K-Drama Archive
Personal Tool · Built for Joy

A personal K-drama tracking app covering 2005–2020. Genre and mood filters, watched tracker, personal notes, and a Surprise Me feature. Built entirely for fun — proof that the best tools solve real everyday problems.

Personal Tool AI-Built Built for Joy
🌊
2026
Day Flow
In Development · Personal Productivity

Currently in development. A daily routine app built for people who struggle with consistency — not because of lack of discipline, but because their tools don't fit how they actually think.

In Development Productivity Coming Soon
🎬
2026
Yaad Content Studio 🇯🇲
Personal Tool · Content Planning

A personal content planning and logging tool built to solve my own creative paralysis. Hook ideas, video planning, content logging across YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Built because the creator in me needed the same thing the builder in me always builds: a system that works.

Personal Tool Content Creation AI-Built
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 and creating. Are you?

I'm creating, building, and growing -- Loggd, Clarifi, Momentz, and whatever comes next. Open to the right role or collaboration where I can bring this energy to something real. If you're a creator, a builder, a founder, or someone who sees what this could become -- let's talk.