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Mother, Blogger, Influencer, Entrepreneur.
Tess Belgrove
April 28, 2021Mattie James has had many achievements in her life, now mother of three is coaching influencers on how to turn their following into a full time career.
Mattie James has had many achievements in her life, now mother of three is coaching influencers on how to turn their following into a full time career.
Mattie James is an American blogger, influencer and mum. At just 36 Mattie James has many accomplishments to date. She is a married mother of three. But not only that, she is a successful blogger and entrepreneur who’s found a way to make her hobby her career.
Mattie James is the former Miss Liberia USA, she is a firm believer of making everyday dreams come true. She began blogging in 2010, covering topics about her favourite things, fast fashion, NYFW, pop culture and her every day life. What started off as a hobby, has turned into her way of life.
Growing up Mattie had always had an interest in magazines, fashion and writing. She moved to New York in the hopes of pursuing a different dream, singing. This was when she found her love of blogging claiming it changed her life forever. In 2015 Mattie began to blog full time after being let go from her previous job, she talks about the challenges of becoming a full time influencer and first time mum on her blog.
Since then Mattie has gained a following of 120 thousand people on Instagram alone and continues to write on her blog regularly. Her goal from the beginning was to make blogging her full time job and her mission is to encourage women to thrive by creating content, products & experiences that take the mysticism out of living well. Mattie also aims to teach others how to be successful in the world of influencing and runs a 5-week virtual group coaching programme designed to help influencers post content consistently, leverage their influencer value and pitch brands strategically. Taking learnings and knowledge from her own experiences to teach the future generations how to harness this new career path.
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