Cherie Tu of Thriving on Plants - Being an Asian Influencer, Dropping University & Publishing Two Recipe Books | Ep. 12

In this episode, we’re joined by influencer, blogger and two-time published author, Cherie Tu. Also known as the community of Thrivingonplants, Cherie takes us back to the beginning of her journey and how she turned her photography and blogging hobby into a successful career. 

Now working with small businesses as her first clients to working with brands such as Dyson, LG, and Kikkoman, Cherie gives us some advice on how to be confident in pricing for what you’re worth. 

Cherie also shares the exciting (and challenging) experience of what it was like creating and shooting her own two recipe books. 

Links:
https://www.instagram.com/thrivingonplants/
https://www.youtube.com/c/thrivingonplants
https://www.instagram.com/cherietu/
https://www.cherietu.com/

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 1:26 Cherie’s Backstory & Growing Up in Western Sydney
• 5:52 Cherie’s Hobbies and How it Paved Her Journey to Social Media
• 8:58 When Did Cherie Start Creating Content For Instagram?
• 10:36 Cherie’s Decision To Drop Out of University
• 14:50 Day to Day Life As A Blogger
• 18:18 Turning A Blogging Hobby Into A Career
• 21:13 Experiences As a Minority in The Influencer Space
• 27:56 Learning to Charge Your Worth
• 33:45 Advice to the Listeners Looking To Take A Similar Path To Cherie
• 43:09 Cherie’s Experience With Writing and Publishing Two Recipe Books
• 51:37 Cherie’s Future Plans
• 58:47 Some Parting Advice From Cherie
• 1:00:39 Outro