COCO BLAKE

The streets of Los Angeles are littered with the shattered dreams of people who left their small towns with hopes of becoming a star. Yes, we are fully aware this is a cliché, but lurking behind every cliché is a nugget of truth.

- JONNY WATSON

Coco Blake took the cliché as a cautionary tale and made sure she was fully prepared for success before making her own pilgrimage from North Carolina to the City of Angels.

Instead of putting all of her eggs into a single basket, Blake learned how to do a ton of different things. Blake is an influencer. She’s a model. She runs a clothing brand called Hug Your Homie. She’s a social media maven. And in the increasingly unlikely event that none of those endeavors work out, she even made sure to get a real estate license to fall back on.

“As a female living in LA, I’ve realized a lot of things are male-dominated,” Blake says, “so if you’re a woman and you can do everything on your own, I think you should. Knowledge is power. The more you know the more you can help other people and set them up for success, and the more sources of income you have the easier you can take care of the people you love.”