Despite getting a university degree in business and landing a stable 9-5 office job, Vivian Garcell craved more. "I did all the right things, but I didn't feel fulfilled," shares Garcell. "I just wanted to work from my laptop and take my work with me."

She dreamed of working remotely and traveling the world. In 2016, she quit her corporate career and became a freelance virtual assistant. When friends started asking how they could do the same, she had the idea to create her own online content teaching them to do so under the brand Virtual Vivian. Drawing on her experience making courses for clients, she built and marketed her first course: Virtual Freelancer Academy.