#84 - LIFE OF RIZA - The Pursuit of Creative Balance

<p>In this conversation, Kariza Santos reflects on her journey as a filmmaker and YouTube creator, discussing the realities of building a creative career while trying to maintain balance in life. She shares how freelancing, experimentation, and years of learning eventually led her to develop a cinematic storytelling style on YouTube, while also navigating the constant pressure to produce content in a fast-moving digital space. Kariza talks about the importance of structure, boundaries, and time-blocking to avoid burnout, as well as the role of mentorship, collaboration, and community in helping creators grow. Ultimately, she emphasizes that creativity is a long-term pursuit built on persistence, curiosity, and self-awareness—encouraging creators to focus less on algorithms or perfection and more on finding their voice, continuing to learn, and creating work they’re genuinely proud of.<br /></p><p>Switch to Musicbed and start your 14-day free trial today: <a href="https://fm.pxf.io/tcgp-freetrial" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠https://fm.pxf.io/tcgp-freetrial⁠⁠</a></p><p>Sign up to Milanote for free with no time-limit: <a href="https://milanote.com/carlostigs" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠https://milanote.com/carlostigs⁠⁠</a></p><p>Learn more about Nanlite &amp; Nanlux Products: <a href="https://nanlite.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠https://nanlite.com/⁠⁠</a> // <a href="https://www.nanlux.com/#/en" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠https://www.nanlux.com/#/en⁠</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>🤝 Follow Kariza ► <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ryanbooth/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ryanbooth/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lifeofriza" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/lifeofriza</a></p><p>🤝 Subscribe ► <a href="https://www.youtube.com/lifeofriza⁠" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/lifeofriza</a></p><p><br /></p><p>🤝 Follow The Podcast &amp; Carlo!</p><p>The Creative Gap: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/creativegap/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/creativegap/⁠⁠</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeGapPodcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeGapPodcast⁠⁠</a></p><p>Carlo: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/carlostigs/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/carlostigs/⁠⁠</a> | ⁠ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@carlostigs" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@carlostigs⁠</a></p>