You can launch an incredible career even with the biggest setbacks. In this episode, host Michelle Thames speaks with Lauren Petrullo who became homeless at 18, worked her way up in Disney, and then started her own companies. Lauren shares her journey to entrepreneurship and how influencers can benefit from affiliate marketing in 2023. 

Lauren Petrullo is an award-winning marketing expert, digital marketing and ecommerce consultant, and successful multi-founder. As the CEO and founder of digital marketing agency, Mongoose Media, Lauren drives brand growth in the baby, beauty and food space. She is also the owner of three brands in those spaces herself: eco-conscious baby swimwear brand Beau & Belle Littles, skincare products Asian Beauty Essentials, and ceremonial grade matcha brand, Shade Matcha. 

As a member of the prestigious Leaders Network at Meta (formerly Facebook), she is a social commerce and Meta ads expert who turns $5k in ad spend into $500k in sales. Lauren has been featured in Yahoo!, Thrive Global, Refinery29, Shopify, Advertising Week, ComputerWorld and Ticker News. She is an instructor at premier online community of marketing professionals DigitalMarketer, and she is the winner of Prism’s Top 100 Marketing & Advertising Leaders, dotCOMM SEO Creativity & Excellence Awards, and Marcom's Advertising & Communication Award. She is a sought-after speaker, podcast guest and consultant on social commerce and Meta advertising.

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