We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Morgyn Sanders a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Morgyn thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. It’s always helpful to hear about times when someone’s had to take a risk – how did they think through the decision, why did they take the risk, and what ended up happening. We’d love to hear about a risk you’ve taken.

When I was in the 7th grade I had the bold idea to create a blog. At the time I called the blog, “Through Morgyn’s Eyes’ as a representation of being a teenage girl and what we have to go through. This was one of the biggest risks I have ever taken because I got so many questions, confusions, and people along the way who had things to say about it. I never let their negativity effect me. I continued growing my brand that I am so unbelievably proud of. Once I entered college and became a lifestyle, sorority, college content gal I rebranded my blog into what it is now known as as “Boss Up Girls.” I have always wanted to be my own boss and going down the path of social media had created new and amazing opportunities for me to accomplish my goals. I will always be proud of the 13 year old girl who made a bold move, took a risk, accepted judgement, and just kept going! ‘

Morgyn, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

From the moment I started my social media career I hit the ground running. I knew that it would take hard work and this path is not meant for everyone. Being a full time college student managing my personal life and my career is hard, but I wouldn’t change it for the world. I feel like my firey personality and passion for social media makes me stand out. I love to work hard and I am so thankful for the path I am on. I am most proud of the content I create. I always put 110% into everything I do. I am also proud of the amazing companies I have looked up to such as Princess Polly, Albertsons, Johnson and Johnson Band Aid Brand, and so much more. Being a social media influencer is hard work and getting where I am today has caused a lot of blood, sweat and tears. I went through struggles of people judging me, people saying influencing is not a real job and saying no to certain jobs. I think there is a lot of stigma behind social media influencers. No one knows how hard it is unless you’re in the position. Learning how to balance my personal life with a vlog camera in one hand and managing friendships, relationships and college in the other. Being a social media influencer is not as easy as it may seem to some. It is a full time job where we are constantly on call, taking photos, filming content, communicating with brands and so much more! Being in college, one thing I struggled with a lot in the beginning was saying no to some opportunities. I am most proud of my work ethic and how I refuse to give up. I want to make a difference in the world and allow the 13 year old girl that stared my blog to look back and be proud!

What else should we know about how you took your side hustle and scaled it up into what it is today?

My part time fun social media job became a full time 7 days a week job when I joined TikTok. I began taking my social media content much more serious and shared many things about college and sorority life. I feel like my content was very relatable for many who were in my position or heading into a big University like mine. I began falling more in love with not only my blog, but my youtube channel, my part time internship where I run all social media for a Stadium Club and when I began working with many brands. I never would have expected this would be my path until I realized how much good I could do in this position.. My end goal is to eventually have my own social media agency where I work with huge companies, focus on my own personal social media, and connect micro influencers with large companies.

Any stories or insights that might help us understand how you’ve built such a strong reputation?

I helped build my reputation within the social media market by being “relatable’ when it came to my content, I always try to take the approach of “saying it how it is’ and “not sugarcoating.” It feels like this was very easy for many of my followers to understand and to relate too. A lot of the time on social media many things are over glamorized so I try to stray away from making content like that, I think brands, companies, and my followers appreciate the fact that I have a reputation for being authentic. I hope I can continue to make relatable content for all over the world!

Contact Info:

• Website: https://bossupgirls.wordpress.com
• Instagram: morgynsanders
• Linkedin: Morgyn Sanders
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2d1tfxrVVAWOtP3WsWUARw
• TikTok: @morgynsanderss