Ditching the 9-5 to Build Your Own Brand w/ Carmen Perez & Melissa Jean-Baptiste

Want to leave your 9-5 and start your own brand? My guests today are the faces of personal finance for women, first-gen, and communities of color. Their content reaches MILLIONS of people online and they’ve both been able to pivot out of 9-5s to build their own brands. Today, Carmen Perez of @Makerealcents  & Melissa Jean-Baptiste of  @MillennialinDebt  join the show! We break down what it takes to make a career out of content and cover the following topics: - How to begin your financial journey. - Is being an influencer lucrative? How lucrative? - What are some of your biggest icks of being a creator online? & SO MUCH MORE! SUBMIT A QUESTION TO THE HOTTIE HOTLINE by texting or sending a voice note to: 213-469-4350 *Standard text message and data rates apply. By submitting a response, you give Onomy, Inc and Flynanced LLC the permission to use your name, voice, and likeness in podcast episodes and for promotional and marketing purposes with no restrictions or limitations. You are releasing and discharging Onomy, Inc and Flynanced LLC from any and all potential claims, demands, or liabilities that may arise from the use of your response.* Follow the pod: https://www.instagram.com/9toflypod https://www.tiktok.com/@9toflypod Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@9toFlyPod Follow Cinneah: https://www.instagram.com/fly.nanced Follow onomy: https://www.onomy.co https://www.instagram.com/onomy.co