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How Brittney Lee Saunders started her empire with just her computer webcam

Now, she's an influencer and total girlboss! - by Emma Norris
  • 27 Mar 2020
How Brittney Lee Saunders started her empire with just her computer webcam

It's easy to look at someone like Brittney Lee Saunders and assume they've always had it all figured it out.

Not only does she has over 1 million subscribers on YouTube and 600K Insta followers, but she's the proud owner of two thriving fashion businesses.

Oh, and let's not forget the envy-inducing wardrobe and passport filled with stamps from tropical destinations!

But as Brittney shared on the latest episode of GF's the Beauty Boss podcasts, she came from humble beginnings — and could never have predicted the success that was in front of her!

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"I was in high school when YouTube came out and I was like 'this is cool," Brittney told the BB hosts. "So I just started making little videos with my friends on my laptop webcam."

Brittney explains that things slowly escalated from there.

"Towards the end of high school people actually started tuning into my channel and I was like, Oh, this is something," she says.

"And then I left school, went to the workforce and it kind of was just a very gradual climb from school to a few years ago... when it got to a point where I thought 'I can actually do this as a job.'"

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Brittney reveals that she's glad her following has grown gradually over the years.

"It was a very slow journey," she says. "I feel like if you're an overnight success and suddenly had all these followers, it would be pretty overwhelming."

Now that she's there, she's not content with just resting on her Insta-fame.

Brittney has released branched out from YouTube to create two fashion brands — Fayt The Label and Staple Swim.

"It's crazy, I've just basically taught myself everything," Brittney says. "But once again, I feel like that was the same as my YouTube career. I had no idea what I was doing. You just kind of go in and wing it."

Go girl!

To hear Brittney's biggest lessons about being an influencer and girlboss, plus her beauty tips and tricks, tune into the latest ep of the Beauty Boss podcast below!

Emma Norris
Emma is Deputy Editor at Girlfriend magazine. She's obsessed with being cozy at all times, eating cheese, binge-watching comedy shows and reading Facebook comments about anything and everything.

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