How Katie Brown Ditched Her 9-to-5 to Build a 70K Food Brand on Instagram #003

July 4, 2025 · 43:55 read

Category: Arts & Culture

Show: Unscripted RVA

In this episode, Myke sits down with Katie Brown, founder of Real Food With Gratitude, to dive deep into her journey from corporate sales to building a 70K follower food brand on Instagram. Katie shar

In this episode, Myke sits down with Katie Brown, founder of Real Food With Gratitude, to dive deep into her journey from corporate sales to building a 70K follower food brand on Instagram. Katie shares the brutal honest truth about content creation, the pivot from photography to video content, and how she monetizes her passion for real food.

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• How to transition from a 9-5 job to content creation

• The real strategy behind growing from 0 to 70K followers

• Why most food creators fail at monetization

• The truth about Instagram vs TikTok algorithms

• How to price and pitch brand partnerships

• Why building a website matters more than followers

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