from living off of food stamps to becoming an internet millionaire this is
becoming an internet millionaire this is
becoming an internet millionaire this is a surprising story of michelle phan hey
a surprising story of michelle phan hey
a surprising story of michelle phan hey it’s Evan Carmichael I believe that
it’s Evan Carmichael I believe that
it’s Evan Carmichael I believe that whatever goal you have the fastest way
whatever goal you have the fastest way
whatever goal you have the fastest way to accomplish it is to model success
to accomplish it is to model success
to accomplish it is to model success find people who’ve already done what
find people who’ve already done what
find people who’ve already done what you’re trying to do and apply their
you’re trying to do and apply their
you’re trying to do and apply their strategies to help your business grow so
strategies to help your business grow so
strategies to help your business grow so today I’m going to be looking at how
today I’m going to be looking at how
today I’m going to be looking at how Michelle Phan went from living off of
Michelle Phan went from living off of
Michelle Phan went from living off of food stamps to becoming a
food stamps to becoming a
food stamps to becoming a multi-millionaire YouTube entrepreneur
multi-millionaire YouTube entrepreneur
multi-millionaire YouTube entrepreneur and the top three lessons that you can
and the top three lessons that you can
and the top three lessons that you can learn from her success okay so you may
learn from her success okay so you may
learn from her success okay so you may know her for her hair makeup on beauty
know her for her hair makeup on beauty
know her for her hair makeup on beauty videos but Michelle Phan is an internet
videos but Michelle Phan is an internet
videos but Michelle Phan is an internet entrepreneur on a mission to have a
entrepreneur on a mission to have a
entrepreneur on a mission to have a positive impact on the world she has one
positive impact on the world she has one
positive impact on the world she has one of the most popular YouTube channels
of the most popular YouTube channels
of the most popular YouTube channels online with millions of subscribers a
online with millions of subscribers a
online with millions of subscribers a book deal a talent agency and a makeup
book deal a talent agency and a makeup
book deal a talent agency and a makeup business that does over a hundred
business that does over a hundred
business that does over a hundred million dollars in sales but it wasn’t
million dollars in sales but it wasn’t
million dollars in sales but it wasn’t always so easy for Michelle Phan growing
always so easy for Michelle Phan growing
always so easy for Michelle Phan growing up she moved around a lot as frequently
up she moved around a lot as frequently
up she moved around a lot as frequently as six times in a year she later found
as six times in a year she later found
as six times in a year she later found out that was because her dad had a
out that was because her dad had a
out that was because her dad had a gambling problem he would gamble away
gambling problem he would gamble away
gambling problem he would gamble away all of their rent money and they’d get
all of their rent money and they’d get
all of their rent money and they’d get evicted and have to move she didn’t have
evicted and have to move she didn’t have
evicted and have to move she didn’t have very many friends growing up because she
very many friends growing up because she
very many friends growing up because she moved around so much and she was shy she
moved around so much and she was shy she
moved around so much and she was shy she also was often one of the only Asian
also was often one of the only Asian
also was often one of the only Asian kids at her school and so she got picked
kids at her school and so she got picked
kids at her school and so she got picked on a lot her response was to turn
on a lot her response was to turn
on a lot her response was to turn inwards and draw she would draw
inwards and draw she would draw
inwards and draw she would draw princesses and fairytales and
princesses and fairytales and
princesses and fairytales and superheroes and imagine that she was off
superheroes and imagine that she was off
superheroes and imagine that she was off saving the world things got worse for
saving the world things got worse for
saving the world things got worse for her at home her father left for some
her at home her father left for some
her at home her father left for some unknown reason and her mother later met
unknown reason and her mother later met
unknown reason and her mother later met someone else and remarried but he was an
someone else and remarried but he was an
someone else and remarried but he was an abusive man and they struggled to get by
abusive man and they struggled to get by
abusive man and they struggled to get by often relying on food stamps for support
often relying on food stamps for support
often relying on food stamps for support her mom and her stepdad argued a lot and
her mom and her stepdad argued a lot and
her mom and her stepdad argued a lot and every time they did Michelle turned
every time they did Michelle turned
every time they did Michelle turned inwards again and drew as she got older
inwards again and drew as she got older
inwards again and drew as she got older she wanted to wear makeup and bit by bit
she wanted to wear makeup and bit by bit
she wanted to wear makeup and bit by bit her mother let her for her makeup was
her mother let her for her makeup was
her mother let her for her makeup was like drawing on your face and she could
like drawing on your face and she could
like drawing on your face and she could become the superhero that she wanted to
become the superhero that she wanted to
become the superhero that she wanted to be growing up her mother wanted her to
be growing up her mother wanted her to
be growing up her mother wanted her to be a doctor her family was Vietnamese
be a doctor her family was Vietnamese
be a doctor her family was Vietnamese and in Vietnam doctors were respected
and in Vietnam doctors were respected
and in Vietnam doctors were respected and revered and were important parts of
and revered and were important parts of
and revered and were important parts of the community and so she enrolled in
the community and so she enrolled in
the community and so she enrolled in critical studies but at 17 went to an ER
critical studies but at 17 went to an ER
critical studies but at 17 went to an ER one day and found horrible things like a
one day and found horrible things like a
one day and found horrible things like a pole being driven through a man and she
pole being driven through a man and she
pole being driven through a man and she decided that it wasn’t for her she said
decided that it wasn’t for her she said
decided that it wasn’t for her she said I can’t do this I’m pretty sure someone
I can’t do this I’m pretty sure someone
I can’t do this I’m pretty sure someone else can do this but it’s not for me
else can do this but it’s not for me
else can do this but it’s not for me that same day she went home to tell her
that same day she went home to tell her
that same day she went home to tell her mom that she could not be a doctor
mom that she could not be a doctor
mom that she could not be a doctor anymore and that she was going to try to
anymore and that she was going to try to
anymore and that she was going to try to find a way to make money being an artist
find a way to make money being an artist
find a way to make money being an artist her mother was devastated so
her mother was devastated so
her mother was devastated so reassuringly Michelle told her don’t
reassuringly Michelle told her don’t
reassuringly Michelle told her don’t worry mommy I won’t become a starving
worry mommy I won’t become a starving
worry mommy I won’t become a starving artist I’ll find a way to take care of
artist I’ll find a way to take care of
artist I’ll find a way to take care of us all doing something I love that’s a
us all doing something I love that’s a
us all doing something I love that’s a promise and I don’t break promises so
promise and I don’t break promises so
promise and I don’t break promises so here’s how she did it and made her
here’s how she did it and made her
here’s how she did it and made her mother proud lesson number one is do
mother proud lesson number one is do
mother proud lesson number one is do what you love as a teenager Michelle
what you love as a teenager Michelle
what you love as a teenager Michelle Phan started a personal blog talking
Phan started a personal blog talking
Phan started a personal blog talking about her fantasy life she wished she
about her fantasy life she wished she
about her fantasy life she wished she lived with lots of money and time to get
lived with lots of money and time to get
lived with lots of money and time to get dressed up she took a waitress job as a
dressed up she took a waitress job as a
dressed up she took a waitress job as a way to make money because she got turned
way to make money because she got turned
way to make money because she got turned down to work on a local Lancome Beauty
down to work on a local Lancome Beauty
down to work on a local Lancome Beauty counter they said she didn’t have enough
counter they said she didn’t have enough
counter they said she didn’t have enough sales experience she did her first
sales experience she did her first
sales experience she did her first makeup tutorial in response to two
makeup tutorial in response to two
makeup tutorial in response to two readers on her blog who asked her how
readers on her blog who asked her how
readers on her blog who asked her how she did her makeup she felt it’d be
she did her makeup she felt it’d be
she did her makeup she felt it’d be easier to show it than write it so she
easier to show it than write it so she
easier to show it than write it so she created a seven minute video response
created a seven minute video response
created a seven minute video response and put it up on YouTube she initially
and put it up on YouTube she initially
and put it up on YouTube she initially thought only those two girls would watch
thought only those two girls would watch
thought only those two girls would watch it but soon found people asking her to
it but soon found people asking her to
it but soon found people asking her to do more and more videos she kept making
do more and more videos she kept making
do more and more videos she kept making better videos because she loved helping
better videos because she loved helping
better videos because she loved helping people and slowly the videos got better
people and slowly the videos got better
people and slowly the videos got better and better videos like how to make a
and better videos like how to make a
and better videos like how to make a facial mask at an unscented organic
facial mask at an unscented organic
facial mask at an unscented organic kitty litter and how to get Lady Gaga’s
kitty litter and how to get Lady Gaga’s
kitty litter and how to get Lady Gaga’s eyes makeup tutorials took off and
eyes makeup tutorials took off and
eyes makeup tutorials took off and rocketed her to stardom
rocketed her to stardom
rocketed her to stardom she loved what she did and it came
she loved what she did and it came
she loved what she did and it came through in her videos do what you love
through in her videos do what you love
through in her videos do what you love number two is model success Michelle
number two is model success Michelle
number two is model success Michelle Phan wanted the focus of her channel to
Phan wanted the focus of her channel to
Phan wanted the focus of her channel to be on teaching so she looked at teachers
be on teaching so she looked at teachers
be on teaching so she looked at teachers who inspired her especially Bob Ross
who inspired her especially Bob Ross
who inspired her especially Bob Ross Ross was an American painter and TV host
Ross was an American painter and TV host
Ross was an American painter and TV host he was a creator of the joy of painting
he was a creator of the joy of painting
he was a creator of the joy of painting a TV program that taught people how to
a TV program that taught people how to
a TV program that taught people how to make oil paintings and broke it down
make oil paintings and broke it down
make oil paintings and broke it down into simple steps Michelle loved his
into simple steps Michelle loved his
into simple steps Michelle loved his soothing voice and how even the casual
soothing voice and how even the casual
soothing voice and how even the casual viewer could learn the paint from
viewer could learn the paint from
viewer could learn the paint from watching the show too
watching the show too
watching the show too this day she still plays Bob Brahms
this day she still plays Bob Brahms
this day she still plays Bob Brahms tutorials in the background of the room
tutorials in the background of the room
tutorials in the background of the room when she’s working as a way to relax to
when she’s working as a way to relax to
when she’s working as a way to relax to expand his business Ross started selling
expand his business Ross started selling
expand his business Ross started selling his own art supplies and how-to books
his own art supplies and how-to books
his own art supplies and how-to books today Michelle Phan has her own line of
today Michelle Phan has her own line of
today Michelle Phan has her own line of makeup supplies in a book you don’t have
makeup supplies in a book you don’t have
makeup supplies in a book you don’t have to figure everything out for yourself if
to figure everything out for yourself if
to figure everything out for yourself if somebody has already done what you’re
somebody has already done what you’re
somebody has already done what you’re trying to do model their success even if
trying to do model their success even if
trying to do model their success even if they’re from a different generation and
they’re from a different generation and
they’re from a different generation and number three is partner up as Michelle
number three is partner up as Michelle
number three is partner up as Michelle Phan grew in popularity she wanted to
Phan grew in popularity she wanted to
Phan grew in popularity she wanted to have a bigger impact on the world and
have a bigger impact on the world and
have a bigger impact on the world and she recognized that partnerships would
she recognized that partnerships would
she recognized that partnerships would get her there faster her first break
get her there faster her first break
get her there faster her first break came when an executive at Lancome the
came when an executive at Lancome the
came when an executive at Lancome the company that wouldn’t hire her for a
company that wouldn’t hire her for a
company that wouldn’t hire her for a counter job because she didn’t have any
counter job because she didn’t have any
counter job because she didn’t have any sales experience googled around and
sales experience googled around and
sales experience googled around and found one of her tutorials where she was
found one of her tutorials where she was
found one of her tutorials where she was showing people how to apply makeup on a
showing people how to apply makeup on a
showing people how to apply makeup on a plane they reached out and signed her as
plane they reached out and signed her as
plane they reached out and signed her as a spokesperson she has continued to
a spokesperson she has continued to
a spokesperson she has continued to partner with companies to make her own
partner with companies to make her own
partner with companies to make her own cosmetics line with L’Oreal called M
cosmetics line with L’Oreal called M
cosmetics line with L’Oreal called M create a talent network with n the mall
create a talent network with n the mall
create a talent network with n the mall beyond launch a record label with
beyond launch a record label with
beyond launch a record label with cutting edge group and release a book
cutting edge group and release a book
cutting edge group and release a book with Random House she wanted to inspire
with Random House she wanted to inspire
with Random House she wanted to inspire more people and build her business
more people and build her business
more people and build her business faster forming partnerships helped her
faster forming partnerships helped her
faster forming partnerships helped her get there and they can help get your
get there and they can help get your
get there and they can help get your business off the ground as well I
business off the ground as well I
business off the ground as well I started filming on YouTube on my webcam
started filming on YouTube on my webcam
started filming on YouTube on my webcam in college in my room like just doing
in college in my room like just doing
in college in my room like just doing makeup tutorials and now now like I work
makeup tutorials and now now like I work
makeup tutorials and now now like I work with L’Oreal and I have like three
with L’Oreal and I have like three
with L’Oreal and I have like three companies that I’m a CEO of so it’s
companies that I’m a CEO of so it’s
companies that I’m a CEO of so it’s incredible how that all happened because
incredible how that all happened because
incredible how that all happened because I had a passion and it all started from
I had a passion and it all started from
I had a passion and it all started from a webcam and it doesn’t matter how small
a webcam and it doesn’t matter how small
a webcam and it doesn’t matter how small your beginnings are it doesn’t matter it
your beginnings are it doesn’t matter it
your beginnings are it doesn’t matter it just it just all that matters is how big
just it just all that matters is how big
just it just all that matters is how big your passion is so remember do what you
your passion is so remember do what you
your passion is so remember do what you love model success and partner up and
love model success and partner up and
love model success and partner up and who knows you might become the next
who knows you might become the next
who knows you might become the next Michelle Phan and of course believe
Michelle Phan and of course believe
Michelle Phan and of course believe thank you for watching and if you have a
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