A secondary school student brought up some new competition after he took up baking as a business and became a successful entrepreneur.
Justin Ellen, owner of Everything Just Baked started out as the youngest contestant on Netflix’s baking show. He made custom cakes from home as a side business while going to school.
However, he found it hard to balance baking and schooling at the age of 17. He was faced with the decision of baking full-time or going to the university.
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What caused the dilemma was seeing his friend applying to the university but he chose to follow his passion with the notion that everyone had their own destiny.
After two years of being a full-time entrepreneur, his company soared making up to N41 million every year.
In March of 2022, he appeared on the popular Netflix show ‘Is it Cake?’ where bakers created edible images of objects.
While speaking to CNBC, he stated that hard work and wise counsel from loved ones helped a lot.
He shared that he knew that social media had a huge role to play in his business but he needed a lot of practice and courage to establish his presence on social media.
He noted that initially it wasn’t easy as his photos were blurry but he kept pushing. He discovered the power of Instagram and leveraged it to his advantage.
He revealed that he was shy at first because it was awkward for him but eventually, he eased into it.
Before he knew it, he amassed over 50,000 followers on Instagram, earning $5,000 to $9,000 a month in secondary school.
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