2019 Promotion Retirement Social Media 
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NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Karen Akpan, known as @themomtrotter across social media, started her blog in 2017 to document and share budget travel hacks for people. Then, in 2019, she lost her job. The potential she saw came to life, and her blog campaigns and paid promotions grew. They went from $2,000 campaigns to $10,000 campaigns.
Success
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Karen Akpan, known as @themomtrotter across social media, started her blog in 2017 to document and share budget travel hacks for people. Then, in 2019, she lost her job. The potential she saw came to life, and her blog campaigns and paid promotions grew. They went from $2,000 campaigns to $10,000 campaigns.
Success
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
She is a 2023 CNN Hero, a 2022 Soros Justice Fellow and a 2019 JustLeadershipUSA Leading with Conviction Fellow Alumna. She is president emeritus of AIGA and was awarded the AIGA Medal for lifetime achievement in 2019. In 2022, Harvard Business School introduced a case study on Millman, which is being taught to grad students.
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