EP 170: CEO vs Performer: The Shift Adult Creators Must Make in 2026
Fri Feb 06 2026
In episode 170 of 'On the Whorizon' SWCEO founder and host MelRoseMichaels lays out a clear, honest strategy for why 2026 cannot be another year of burnout, overwork, and constant grinding for adult creators. If you’ve felt stuck on the performer hamster wheel, constantly creating but never getting ahead, this episode is about shifting into CEO mode and building leverage that actually lasts.
📚 RESOURCES → Join CEO Society! Our creator-only community for sharing resources, daily co-working spaces, and exclusive course videos…centralizing everything in one app-based, user-friendly platform that's completely FREE!
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On The Whorizon is a podcast about what's on the whorizon for sex workers and how to navigate it. We want to elevate sex worker stories and experiences, as well as provide tangible takeaways to approach online sex work as a business model, should listeners choose to envision it that way.
S O C I A L M E D I A
→ MelRose's website: MelRoseMichaels.com
→ MelRose's Instagram: @MelRoseMichaels
→ MelRose's Twitter: @MelRoseMichaels
→ MelRose's Snapchat: MelRoseMichael
→ MelRose's TikTok: @MelRose_Michaels
→ Follow SexWorkCEO on Instagram
→ Follow SexWorkCEO on Twitter
→ Subscribe to SexWorkCEO on YouTube
→ SexWorkCEO's Website
→ Follow GPTease on Twitter
→ Follow GPTease on Instagram
S E X W O R K C E O
Sex Work CEO is an educational platform where online adult creators can find courses, resources, informational blogs, and industry consulting work through our Influencer Advocacy program. Whorizon is a SexWorkCEO podcast focused on strengthening awareness around the political, societal, and personal impacts on sex work as an industry as well as providing educational resources to help online adult creators grow their businesses. It is our hope that a better informed SW community can better unite and advocate for itself where and when it matters. See more at SexWorkCEO.com.
C R E D I T S
→ Video and Photography By MelRose Michaels
→ Production By Kevin Byrnes https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~01771f13585da1ce42 → Music | "Love" by LiQWYD Watch: https://youtu.be/wR_K1qpArU4 License: www.liqwydmusic.com/how-to-use Download/Stream: https://hypeddit.com/link/9p5s0r
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In episode 170 of 'On the Whorizon' SWCEO founder and host MelRoseMichaels lays out a clear, honest strategy for why 2026 cannot be another year of burnout, overwork, and constant grinding for adult creators. If you’ve felt stuck on the performer hamster wheel, constantly creating but never getting ahead, this episode is about shifting into CEO mode and building leverage that actually lasts. 📚 RESOURCES → Join CEO Society! Our creator-only community for sharing resources, daily co-working spaces, and exclusive course videos…centralizing everything in one app-based, user-friendly platform that's completely FREE! 🤖 GPTΞASΞ→ The Ultimate GPT for adult creators. No restrictive policies. Mix business with pleasure. Create personalized content ideas, write scripts, captions, clip descriptions, mass messages, social media posts & more! The possibilities are endless. Try it FREE. Yes, REALLY. https://GPTease.ai/s On The Whorizon is a podcast about what's on the whorizon for sex workers and how to navigate it. We want to elevate sex worker stories and experiences, as well as provide tangible takeaways to approach online sex work as a business model, should listeners choose to envision it that way. S O C I A L M E D I A → MelRose's website: MelRoseMichaels.com → MelRose's Instagram: @MelRoseMichaels → MelRose's Twitter: @MelRoseMichaels → MelRose's Snapchat: MelRoseMichael → MelRose's TikTok: @MelRose_Michaels → Follow SexWorkCEO on Instagram → Follow SexWorkCEO on Twitter → Subscribe to SexWorkCEO on YouTube → SexWorkCEO's Website → Follow GPTease on Twitter → Follow GPTease on Instagram S E X W O R K C E O Sex Work CEO is an educational platform where online adult creators can find courses, resources, informational blogs, and industry consulting work through our Influencer Advocacy program. Whorizon is a SexWorkCEO podcast focused on strengthening awareness around the political, societal, and personal impacts on sex work as an industry as well as providing educational resources to help online adult creators grow their businesses. It is our hope that a better informed SW community can better unite and advocate for itself where and when it matters. See more at SexWorkCEO.com. C R E D I T S → Video and Photography By MelRose Michaels → Production By Kevin Byrnes https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~01771f13585da1ce42 → Music | "Love" by LiQWYD Watch: https://youtu.be/wR_K1qpArU4 License: www.liqwydmusic.com/how-to-use Download/Stream: https://hypeddit.com/link/9p5s0r