Valeria Lipovetsky, Founder, & Host, Creator Method | Not Alone
Valeria Lipovetsky is not simply a content creator. She is a culture shaper. With a global audience of more than 6.8 million followers across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook, the host of the widely loved podcast Not Alone with over 3.7 million streams, and the co-founder of Creator Method, an academy and global community for digital entrepreneurs, Valeria has built more than a personal brand. She has built a movement rooted in authenticity, self-expression, and evolution. Her influence spans fashion, beauty, wellness, entrepreneurship, and digital innovation, yet what sets her apart is not the categories she touches but the way she inhabits them. She does not chase relevance. She creates resonance. Through deeply personal storytelling and a rare blend of humor, intelligence, and emotional maturity, she has redefined what it means to build influence in the modern era.
Her journey began long before the algorithm. Born in Ukraine, raised in Israel, and later immigrating to Canada as a teenager, Valeria’s life has been shaped by reinvention. She started in international modeling, later becoming a holistic nutritionist, and eventually finding her voice on YouTube, where she began documenting her life with a level of candor few creators dared to show at the time. What started as videos evolved into an ecosystem. Today, through Creator Method, she teaches other creators how to build platforms that are not performative but powerful, proving that influence built on truth outlasts trends. She has spoken openly about once playing small, about downscaling her ambition because she did not yet believe she was capable of more. And then she chose expansion. She chose to fully embody her voice, her femininity, her intelligence, and her vision.
In this conversation, Valeria reflects on what it means to live a life that feels aligned rather than impressive, how confidence is built through evidence and action, and why true feminine power has nothing to do with appearance and everything to do with self-trust. We talk about reinvention without erasure, recalibration over balance, and the discipline of becoming the woman you say you want to be. For any woman stepping into a new chapter and wondering whether she is ready to claim more, this interview is both grounding and catalytic. Valeria reminds us that you do not wait to become iconic. You become it by choosing yourself, again and again.
What does a vibrant, aligned, and deeply fulfilling life look like to you now?
A fulfilling life, to me, feels integrated. Not perfect. Who I am at home, who I am online, and who I am in business aren’t three different women. It looks like meaningful work that challenges me creatively, a home that feels emotionally safe, a body I take care of not out of fear, but out of respect, and enough mental space to actually notice my life while I’m living it.
Daily, it’s the unglamorous things that make that possible: morning quiet before the world starts talking, movement, checking in with how I actually feel before I check my phone, and constantly asking myself, “Am I building a life I want to be inside of, not just one that looks good from the outside?”
With so much going on in your life, from work to health, family, and personal growth, how do you keep it all in balance without losing yourself? What’s your secret to staying grounded while still going after big dreams?
I don’t believe in balance as a steady state. I think of it as constant recalibration. My “secret” is that I expect imbalance. When work is heavy, I know I’ll need more softness at home. When life feels chaotic, I simplify my commitments. I don’t try to win every area at once.
The grounding comes from rituals that belong only to me. Not to my audience. Not to my family. Not to my business. Walks. Journaling. Time with my soul friends. Hobbies that fill my cup, currently dancing and padel. Getting dressed with intention. It’s my reminder that I’m a person first, and a role second.
Big dreams are exciting. But if I lose myself chasing them, I know I’ll regret missing the living in between. And that’s what scares me the most.
Is there a Woo Woo Working Woman, in your field or beyond, whose passion, purpose, and presence inspire you? What have you learned from her?
I’m inspired by women who have depth, not just visibility. Women who’ve built something and built an inner life.
Someone like Esther Perel, who speaks about relationships, but what she’s really teaching is emotional maturity and self-awareness. I’ve learned that power isn’t loud. It’s presence. It’s knowing yourself well enough not to be run by every emotion or external expectation.
The kind of woman I admire is someone whose inner world is as developed as her outer success.
Was there a defining moment that set you on the path to becoming the woman you are today? How did it change the way you saw yourself and your future?
Three defining moments: when we immigrated, when I left home at sixteen, and when I became a mother.
Immigrating at a young age shaped me deeply. You learn early that identity isn’t fixed. You can rebuild, reinvent, adapt. That gave me the courage later in life to pivot careers and evolve publicly without feeling like I was betraying who I used to be.
Leaving home at sixteen pushed me out into the world. I began observing, gathering information, and paying attention to the signals around me about what kind of woman I wanted to become and what was available to me. That’s where the journey really started.
And lastly, becoming a mother stripped away the performance version of me. It forced me to show up as I truly am.
Your journey from international modeling to holistic nutrition to becoming a powerhouse content creator and entrepreneur has required courage, reinvention, and constant growth. What is the biggest lesson you’ve learned along the way that you still carry with you today?
You can reinvent yourself without erasing yourself. Every version of me, from model to nutrition student to content creator to entrepreneur, wasn’t a mistake or a detour. Each one gave me tools I still use today.
I’ve realized that growth isn’t about abandoning who you were. It’s about integrating all the parts of yourself you’ve met along the way.
You radiate confidence in a way that feels so natural, yet confidence is something many women struggle with. What has your journey to self-confidence been like, and what advice would you give to women who are still searching for theirs?
Confidence didn’t come from loving how I looked. It came from keeping promises to myself. Speaking when I was scared. Trying when I felt unqualified. Showing up consistently. Confidence is evidence-based. You build it through action, not affirmation.
To women searching for it, don’t wait to feel ready. Do one small brave thing daily. Confidence follows proof.
What would you say to the woman who knows she wants more for herself but feels like she’s not qualified or ready to take the next leap? And for those who feel the shift but are still hesitating, what’s one challenge or practice they can start today to begin stepping into their power?
No one feels qualified for the next level of their life. That’s why it’s the next level. Start before you fully believe in yourself. Action creates identity.
A simple challenge: do one thing this week that the future version of you would do, even if it feels uncomfortable.
What would the title of your autobiography be?
Becoming in Public
What is the greatest gift you can give yourself?
Self-Trust
When you look back on your journey to building a platform that inspires millions, what’s the one message you hope every woman who follows you takes away? If your legacy could ignite something in the hearts of women everywhere, what would you want that to be?
That you’re allowed to evolve. You don’t have to fit into one identity forever. You can change your mind, your style, your work, your dreams, and still be fully yourself.
That becoming isn’t failure. It’s life.
Inspired? Follow @valerialipovetsky for grounded ambition and authentic evolution, listen to Not Alone for deeply honest conversations on growth and identity, and explore Creator Method to learn how to build influence that resonates long after the algorithm moves on.
