Full-Time Influencer Turned Entrepreneur at Age 25 with Natalie Barbu, CEO & Founder of Rella

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Natalie Barbu is an influencer turned entrepreneur. She began her social media career in 2011 on YouTube in the beauty guru phase. She has grown her following to over 360,000 followers throughout her platforms, made it her full-time job, and pivoted multiple times in her journey. She is the host of The Real Reel Podcast, a show where she speaks to entrepreneurs, business leaders, creators, and everyone in between talking about the real reel - not the highlight reel - the CEO and founder of Rella, a management tool made for influencers to run their business.

We discuss how she got into the influencer space before it was really established, when she knew it was time to leave her corporate job and become a full-time influencer, what made her decide to start her business Rella, what she's learned along the way, the power of networking and much more.

Tune in to learn:

- How to build not only an audience but a true community

- The biggest lesson she's learned while starting a business

- Key advice for businesses & brands looking to get into influencer marketing

- What you should be doing if you're wanting to become a full-time influencer

- Social media trends & how the online space is changing

- Finding the right co-founders for your business & how she went about this

Resources

Website: rellasocial.com

Natalie Barbu Instagram: instagram.com/NATALIEBARBU/

Rella Instagram: instagram.com/rellasocial/

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Full-Time Influencer Turned Entrepreneur at Age 25 with Natalie Barbu, CEO & Founder of Rella

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