Like many small business owners, I spent a lot of time in 2023 considering how I wanted to integrate artificial intelligence into my content agency, iHartContent. At first, my instinct was to join “Team No AI” and to ignore it altogether. As a writer, the fear of tools like ChatGPT is entirely understandable. After all, […]
My business started off as a small, experimental project nearly a decade ago. I had a lot of free time between graduating from college a semester early and starting my full-time job, where I’d eventually pursue a career in design and marketing in the tech world. I was known for constantly doodling on Adobe Illustrator […]
It was 2015, and I was in my first year of college when I learned about LinkedIn. Like any normal first-year, I rushed into the platform to create my account to enter the corporate world. Four years passed, and my account was still sitting brand new with just my name and four or five connections. […]
Meet Chenell Basilio, a savvy creator who stumbled upon the power of newsletters almost by accident. Starting with a simple curiosity about how others were successfully growing their email lists, Chenell embarked on a journey of research and discovery with Growth in Reverse. Eight months later, she boasts an impressive following of over 20,000 subscribers […]
I’ve dreamed of working for myself forever. My senior project in high school was writing a business plan, I have notebooks full of ideas for new companies, and I even went to school for entrepreneurship. But, instead of jumping into doing my own thing after graduating, I spent years unhappily working for other people. What […]
When I started my business, I was far from a content strategy or digital marketing expert. I launched BAUCE Magazine with an English degree and a dream: To create a lifestyle site that would help women from disadvantaged backgrounds attain wealth, build their empires, and look good while doing it. So, I just wrote the […]
This interview is part of a series called Creators Unlocked that delves into the world of content creators to uncover the stories behind their social media posts. From Twitter to TikTok, the articles aim to offer insights and learnings for aspiring and established creators while also offering a glimpse into the lives of those behind […]
At just five years old, Janet Hoang already had a ton of business savvy. After acquiring a surplus of a certain in-demand item, she figured out a way to earn some extra money from her kindergarten classmates. “I don’t know why, but my aunt spoiled me with Hello Kitty stationery,” Janet said. “I would tear […]
Like so many founders who are facing the daunting task of learning yet another new social media platform, I was overwhelmed by the idea of starting a TikTok for my business. Coming from the world of finance, I don’t have a background in content creation, and I wouldn’t even consider myself a particularly creative person. […]
When I started selling candles on Etsy in 2013, I thought it would be a fun hobby on the side of my work as a graphic designer. I could never have imagined where my company, Brooklyn Candle Studiowould be today: producing over 500,000 candles a year in an 11,000 square foot space with 20 employees […]