Uncontrad wasn’t born out of some one-year roadmap or investor deck. It started like most real things do: two creators, Daniel G. Bright and Ismel Figueroa, talking out loud about how freelance culture was getting louder, but not smarter.

Everyone had tips. No one had truth.

So they made a space where creators could stop pretending and start saying it - about clients, pricing, platforms, systems, burnout, ambition, gatekeeping, and everything in between.

Uncontrad is:

A podcast that moves fast, hits hard, and doesn't waste words

A website that cuts the fluff and gets to the point

A growing basecamp for creators who want more than just vibes and advice

Behind the mic and minimal layout is a bigger idea: What if The community had a voice? What if there was a space where creative people could hear each other think in real-time with no edits, no curation, no ego?

That idea is turning into:

A library of episodes that speak directly to the creator grind

A community growing by word of mouth, not marketing

A waitlist that’s already catching signal

A roadmap that includes video, merch, events, sponsors, and anything else worth building

Uncontrad is the foundation. The rest is scaffolding.

Daniel and Ismel could’ve waited to launch something big. Instead, we're built something fast and right.

Framer for speed & clarity.

A homepage that delivers the pitch in 5 seconds.

A listen-and-go episode structure that respects short attention spans

A clean waitlist that doesn’t feel like a growth hack

Daniel led the experience and product side: IA, conversion logic, system feedback. Ismel owned the tone: voice, questions, structure, presence.

They co-host. Co-build. Co-own every pixel and word.

Without paid ads, SEO, or noise:

Podcast listens have doubled every episode

They’ve pulled in newsletter subscribers and waitlist signups from day one

People are listening, sharing, and saying: “This is exactly what I needed to hear.”

The traction is real - and it’s growing, quietly but fast.

A full site build with episode filtering, quotes, and custom discovery

Launching on YouTube, Contra, and X to expand the signal

A partner/sponsor strategy with brands that respect the audience

Drops. Merch. Maybe even live reviews and panels. The good kind.

Uncontrad isn’t just a podcast. It’s an act of clarity.

It’s two creators building the kind of platform they wished existed: Sharp. Honest. Useful. Disruptive without being loud. Smart without being inaccessible.

They’re not building for the algorithm. They’re building for the real ones.

“If you’re tired of the performative advice cycle, this is your feed.”