We were lucky to catch up with Briana Cain recently and have shared our conversation below.

Briana, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. What’s the backstory behind how you came up with the idea for your business?

I started my business Graphics By Bri, on September 29, 2020, when I was 16 years old. As a teenager I always knew I wanted to start some type of business. Becoming an entrepreneur was just always something that I wanted for myself, it was something that I wanted to pursue and accomplish at an early age. Yet, I had no idea where to begin. I didn’t know what type of business I wanted to start nor did I know what I wanted to sell. I did a lot of brainstorming and research but I just couldn’t think of any business ideas that I felt passionate about. During this time, I had a YouTube channel, which required me to do a lot of editing and creating content. While being a YouTuber I started to realize that I was getting pretty good at designing and creating things on my laptop and on my phone. Which gave me the idea to start creating graphic designs for others. I instantly started brainstorming a business name, then I got my services and prices together. The next day I created an Instagram account for my business and instantly started to promote my services. Since graphic design is something that I enjoy doing I instantly felt more confident and more motivated to pursue this business venture. Six days after launching I received my first client. As the days and weeks went on my clientele and my followers started to increase more and more. I started off only designing logos and flyers but I now design logos, flyers, business cards and websites. I also launched my website in June of 2022 where I now sell ebooks helping out other entrepreneurs and teaching people graphic design. I love being able to do something I enjoy while also using my skills to help out other people. Seeing my business grow these past two years have made me happy that I didn’t give up and it made me realize that I’ve made the right choice.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

My brand Graphics By Bri, is a graphic design business. I design logos, flyers, business cards & websites for others to help them build and expand their brands. I create high quality designs for super affordable prices which is something I feel sets me apart from others. Whenever I’m designing I always do my best to make sure the design is creative, eye catching, and most importantly I make sure it’s what my client asked for. Making sure my customers are happy with my work and have a good experience working with me is something I take pride in.

How did you build your audience on social media?

When I first started my business I had zero followers on my business page. Therefore, whenever I promoted my business nobody would ever see it, which made it extremely hard to get customers. I quickly realized that if the customers couldn’t find me I had to find them. I began reaching out to people daily on Instagram. I sent messages to many different accounts advertising my business and promoting the services I offered. Pretty soon, people started to get back to me and I started to receive clients. As my clientele started to grow my followers did too and I now have almost 2,000 followers on my business page. My advice for those just starting to build their social media presence is to stay consistent. Consistency is key. Keep promoting your business, keep advertising and the customers will come.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

A lesson that I had to unlearn is that “failure is the opposite of success”. In order to succeed you must first experience failure. Since starting my business there’s been many times when things did not go how I wanted them to nor did they go how I thought they would. These mistakes have helped me to learn, grow and make better choices moving forward. If you never make mistakes you’ll never make improvement.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://shopgraphicsbybri.com/
• Instagram: instagram.com/graphicsby.bri
• Youtube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCWT2EINyVCn5rVpaT0BClsQ