Jaclyn | CEO of Valor Creatives

America, meet the love of my life… Chandhan arrived from India June 1, 2026. We met February 17, 2024 on Instagram. Met in person for the first time November 1, 2024. Applied for our official K1 Visa Petition May 19, 2025. Received our NOA2 December 31, 2025. Attended his big interview in Mumbai May 5, 2026. Landed on American soil June 1, 2026. This is everything we hoped it would be and more. We thank God for bringing us together and our relationship will always be centered on Jesus Christ. ✝️

@madebymercedes_ 10hr 10k work month digital Laura Anderson

@jaclynforero Hey Jaclyn! Is there a website I can sign up for this or a course? Thanks & congrats 🎉

I passed the Meta Ads Exam! 🎉

@MariyahGenX_UGC I’m in Digital Laura Anderson’s course that offers 4 different certifications :)

@jaclynforero 4 hours! Yikes! Good luck! Did you take a specific class?

Just completed my Meta Ads exam in 4 hours. (5 hours to use.) Hope I passed! It wasn’t too hard but it’s really tedious especially at the end 😩 I’ll find out soon.

Received a legit offer today for a well paying retainer deal with a brand I’ve been working with for over a year! Timing is so perfect because I’m having a wedding in two months so I need all the deals I can get! 👰🏼 💍

@hqcrocker Faith and a last minute decision to decline the job I was offered that I went through training for. Sometimes big decisions are bigger than needing only logic, they require faith and following your heart. 🥰

I’ve asked this before but I’m going to ask this again. Creators, what did it take for you to leave your full time job and do UGC full time instead?? #ugc

@MrsNewtonMedia Haha, yes we’ll drop his hair routine 😂 He gets asked alllll the time. Thanks babe. I wish you all the same & more 🖤🫶🏼

@jaclynforero Ok but the real question here ma is are we making UGC with that gorgeous hair of his 😹 After everything that has gone down & in general…. So happy for you! Get you that happy ass life babe. You deserve it 🖤💃🏻

I cannot believe my fiancée will FINALLY be here early NEXT WEEK from India!!! We waited 2+ years to be together and his K-1 visa was recently approved. There are no words to express how happy we are to start our new life together. And we’ll FINALLY be able to offer married couples UGC 🙏🏼 We actually may already have some deals in the pipeline…😍 #ugc #couples

@Olufunmilayotol Thank you!

@jaclynforero Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 You've come so far. Yes, you can actually. Pitch to catering brands 💪🤞

Getting married in two months with a custom dress I got through UGC as well as wedding rings, outdoor ranch venue, tables, chairs… dang, if only I could get all the catering for free too…

Briley, I appreciate your level-headed response. It was logical and respectful, and I genuinely don’t have an issue with anything you said. I think where we differ is that your response seems to imply that because some people disagree with how I spoke about my experience, I somehow become “part of the problem” myself. Here’s the bottom line: I’m not trying to be a leader in this space. I’m not trying to position myself as morally superior. I’m simply a voice speaking honestly about my experience. There is never a perfect way to call out toxicity. The moment you do it, you inevitably upset people — including people who didn’t even realize they were bothered until the conversation started. That’s the nature of confrontation. Sometimes there are uncomfortable jobs in life that still need to be done. You can’t heal a plant while keeping the rotted roots intact. Cutting them is uncomfortable, but necessary. That doesn’t make the gardener a villain, nor does it mean the gardener believes they are above the plant. I also think it’s easy to critique how someone responds to being repeatedly talked about or mistreated when you’re observing from the outside. But when it actually happens to you, the emotional reality is very different. And honestly, if I had approached this in the most docile, sanitized, non-disruptive way possible, nobody would have paid attention. Awareness would not have been brought to the issue at all. What matters to me is this: people did reach out. A lot of them. People shared experiences that mirrored mine or were even worse. Many expressed that they’ve felt isolated, discouraged, or unable to trust people in this space. That alone tells me this conversation mattered. I also disagree with the idea that division is inherently wrong. There are situations where discernment and separation are necessary. I would never knowingly do business with someone I don’t trust, and warning people to move carefully in business relationships is not “mean girl energy” — it’s prudence. The world isn’t perfect, and neither is the UGC community. If people want to scapegoat me for speaking openly about my experience because they dislike my delivery, they’re free to do that. But I’m not interested in carrying responsibility for everyone else’s discomfort with the conversation itself. At this point, awareness has been brought. I’ve said what I needed to say, people can draw their own conclusions, and I’m genuinely looking forward to moving on with my life. I simply will not entertain the idea that speaking honestly about my experience was somehow worse than the behavior that led to the conversation in the first place. Sincerely, Jackie

I’ve sat on this for a few days and debated saying something because this whole situation is truly heartbreaking on so many levels, but I think there’s an important conversation to be had here. I also think we need to be careful not to position ourselves as completely separate from the culture we’re criticizing, and clearly apart of. The “mean girl,” hierarchy-driven dynamic in the UGC space doesn’t just come from obvious bullying. A lot of it comes from subtler things too: social positioning, public virtue signaling, indirect exclusion, private gossip disguised as concern, power imbalances, and creators framing themselves as emotionally safer or more self-aware than others while still contributing to the same ecosystem. At some point, we all have to ask ourselves: Are we actually building healthier communities, or are we unintentionally recreating the same dynamics in a different form? Because constantly framing yourself as the emotionally aware person surrounded by toxic people can also contribute to division, anxiety, and distrust within a community. Especially when conversations stay vague, indirect, and socially charged instead of clear and accountable. Real leadership is not just identifying toxicity in others. It’s having the self-awareness to examine how our own behavior, communication, and positioning may also shape the culture around us. I agree creators deserve healthier environments. Completely. But healthy communities are not built through moral hierarchy either. They’re built through humility, direct communication, consistency, accountability, and the willingness to reflect inward not just outward.

I never said people selling UGC courses was wrong… I think anyone who walked away with that conclusion from my posts just chose a “side” without knowing the full story. I personally have bought and buy many courses… just because I am advocating for people to choose carefully who the buy from doesn’t mean I’m anti-courses. But whatever. This isn’t about whether selling courses is right or wrong. Anyone who takes it there is missing the whole point. I was badmouthed for no good reason. I never did anything wrong to the people I am hated by. They were caught. And it confirmed all the toxic energy I felt over the last year. Why am I doing this? Why am I being so vocal? Because I don’t EVER want another new creator to feel the way I did— like no one is ACTUALLY your friend unless you’re useful to them, make them look good, or pad their wallet. Or like everyone is maintaining an image and can’t be real with you. Or like you can’t connect with people even when you’re in an environment designed to do just that. If others want to misinterpret what I’m standing up for so be it. I know what I’m fighting for— I spent a year in uncertainty and mild depression from the way I felt and other people came forward to say they struggled too. And then I found out their stories and they went through much worse than I did! I’m responsible to speak up. I don’t need to mention names or conferences. People are putting 2 and 2 together. Those of you who haven’t had these negative experiences with mentors—just be grateful and don’t discredit what people in this space are dealing with in silence. I have already tried to be silenced and people before me have as well. There is some serious greed in this space. All I did was bring awareness to evaluating who acts with integrity and who doesn’t. The numbers and the turn-outs will show the truth eventually. And what is more, I cannot wait to continue to CELEBRATE the mentors, conferences, and courses from people in this space that deserve it. That will be my new focus when referring to this subject in this space. Positive from here on out. I look forward to personally vouching for the good people in this space, so that I can help make sure the new comers are in good hands. 🙏🏼

@lifeprettyugc It’s not Motion’s although I’ve heard great things about Motion and want to go through their resources. This is from Digital Laura Anderson and is accredited for four different certifications

@jaclynforero The Motion exam?

I’m a UGC creator - half - Strategist - and soon to be - Media Buyer 📊 Taking my first exam soon 🤓 One step closer to being professionally certified in: Meta & TikTok ads, Email Marketing & AI Automation!

@trueugc Hey! I bought a course from Digital Laura Anderson. It’s 4 certifications that are accredited. There are other places to become certified this is just the route I chose. :)

@jaclynforero Hi there , what exam is there to take ? I’m interested

@afcre8tions Thank you Hassan!

@jaclynforero Good luck on the exam

@LaurenIRLStudio Digital Laura Anderson 10hr $10k work month

@jaclynforero Can you share where you’re taking these certifications?

@AyaPetrenko ✋🏼 I do :)

Any creators have an HEB near them? Looking for video and/ or photo content