Gabriella Carter used her expert knowledge of social media to kickstart her successful part-time gig.
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The 22-year-old started her journey by bagging over £1.5million ($2million) in college scholarships which allowed her to graduate debt-free from the prestigious Princeton University last year.
But she didn’t stop there – Gabriella shared her incredible story on social media and discovered that she had a knack for teaching others how they could follow in her footsteps.
The impressive student and athlete had applied to several different scholarship awards and by the end of the process, she had secured 35.
This saw her scooping the huge £1.5million ($2million) in scholarship funds which was enough for her to graduate with zero debt.
While the business savvy student was studying at Princeton, Gabriella posted her experience with applying for the scholarships on YouTube.
She racked up a large audience on the video sharing platform and later expanded onto Instagram.
The Jamaica born entrepreneur began partnering with brands to create exclusive advertisements for various scholarship opportunities and even started coaching for individual students.
Her business, Growing With Gabby, took off in 2022 where she earned a whopping £140,000 ($177,000) and now expects to scoop a massive £238,000 ($300,000) this year.
And the entrepreneur is now planning to expand her business while creating content for NBC University through its Creator Accelerator program.
On top of the flourishing side hustle, Gabriella graduated into a nine-to-five job which paid a hefty starting salary of £71,000 (($90,000).
But after noticing how popular her part-time gig was becoming, and when the cash really started flowing in, the budding entrepreneur quit her primary job to take up Growing With Gabby full-time.
Speaking to CNBC on where her drive for financial success stemmed from, Gabriella said: “One thing I really used to do a lot with my dad was watch the Suze Orman Show.
“Even though I didn’t necessarily know all the financial terms, it made me really privy to debt and how it can impact your life and the different ways that you could use money to invest and increase your quality of life.”
She also explained how quitting her job to take up her side hustle was a scary step, but once she realised the uniqueness of her business and how she was well on her way to financial freedom – it was the right choice.
This comes after one student revealed how he now pays for all of his pints at the local boozer with the cash me makes from his simple side hustle.
The 21-year-old pockets an extra £320 a month doing odd jobs alongside his full-time nursing degree.
And one dad told how he made an extra £390 in just minutes from a simple part-time gig – all while working a full time job.