From VP of Product to Full-Time Creator: How Writing Changed My Life

In 2020, I had what many would call a dream job — working at Epic Games, leading product at one of the most influential tech companies in the world. But the pandemic didn’t just shift how we worked — it quietly rewired how I thought about career, creativity, and freedom.

Today, I make more as a creator than I did as a VP of Product at a unicorn.

This is the story of how a few 60-minute writing sessions turned into a full-time business, and how you can carve a similar path — starting with the skills and stories you already have.

Chapter One: A Lockdown, A Post, A Spark

When COVID hit, I was already running fast — like most people in tech, the days were long, intense, and stacked with meetings. But when the world shut down and we all started working from home, I suddenly had space. That space became a spark.

I wrote a piece about how Roblox could become the Shopify of gaming. It wasn’t planned. It wasn’t optimized for virality. It was just something I was genuinely excited about.

And then it took off.

That one post got more engagement than anything I had shared before. It wasn’t just the views that surprised me — it was the feeling of clarity. I had…