In early 2019, Kyle Gafgen of New Jersey, USA was newly married and looking for a way to make extra cash. When a longtime friend and Viv Life Consultant referred him to Viv, he not only discovered a community but also a surprising degree of freedom and leadership with this new side gig.
Prior to discovering Viv, he was constantly searching for a side hustle. His father is an entrepreneur, and he always liked the idea of running his own business.
“About six years ago I started my own online apparel store,” he said. “I learned social media and digital marketing; I’m all self-taught.”
Going into his ninth year as a middle school health and physical education teacher, he figured he’d use his articulation skills to his advantage and built up a business selling bill negotiation services.
Currently, about 80% of his customer base is friends and family, which is a perfect place to start. Everyone has bills, and everyone likes to save.
“I do have a lot of clients that are connections at work that’ve become friends,” Gafgen explained. “They trust me because I’ve worked with them for so long so it’s an easy conversation to have with people.”
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