Strawberry Bree says her 16-year-old son is “learning the value of hard work, branding and entrepreneurship” by watching how she runs the adult content business she built
A mum who went from struggling to put food on the table for her children to splashing out on lavish Disney holidays has shared the secrets behind her success.
Strawberry Bree says she is teaching her teenage son the tricks of the trade to earn money, and is giving him a behind-the-scenes look at her controversial career.
Strawberry says her 16-year-old is “learning the value of hard work, branding and entrepreneurship” by watching how she runs the adult content business she built – although she insists he never sees any of the explicit content.
The 38-year-old, from North Carolina, says the subscription platform transformed her family’s finances after years of hardship and now wants her children to avoid “the rat race” by building businesses of their own.
Bree, who has over 300k followers on Instagram, @strawberrybreexo, said, “I’m honestly just proud of myself for finding a way to become financially free.
“I’m trying to teach my kids the same thing about business.
“My son is really into fitness and culinary content, so I tell my son, if you want to go to college, that’s great and if you don’t want to finish it, that’s okay too.
“But whatever you do, make it into a business.”
The model believes starting your own business is the “only way to break free from the daily grind” and says the traditional working week no longer exists.
Bree added: “It’s not even a nine to five anymore, it’s like a seven to six or seven to five.
“You’re working 10 hour days and that’s not life, so I try to be the example for my kids and I tell them to create something where you can enjoy life. Don’t get stuck in the rat race.”
The content creator has three children aged 19, 16 and 7, but it’s her 16-year-old son who she talks to the most about succeeding in the future.
After watching his mum transform the family’s finances, she says he’s seen first-hand what determination can achieve.
The entrepreneur is adamant her own kids will grow up with a better childhood than she did – and knowing her kids want to be like her one day is all the recognition she needs.
“I was dirt poor with just two kids at the time and I struggled before this, but that has all changed now,” she added.
“My son tells me that he sees the change in me. We went from very little money to where I’m at now, being able to do stuff as a family.
“When you get a job that you love, you change as a person – your whole outlook on life changes.
“I heard my son tell someone that he wants to be like his mom when he grows up. That meant everything to me.”
The adult creator stresses that although she shows her son the ways of business, he doesn’t see anything explicit on her account.
Bree said: “I don’t show him anything page-wise, but he sees the work ethic. He sees the posting and everything that I do on a daily basis so he’s learning and I’m so proud.”
Bree says she stumbled into the industry after taking on multiple jobs to support her family before landing work managing another creator’s social media.
“I didn’t know anything about entrepreneurship – I figured everything out on my own,” Bree said. “I’ve had to because I’ve had no guidance.
“You just figure it out – that’s kind of my motto with things – figure it out.”
Now, Bree says the career has allowed her to build her family’s dream home and treat her children to experiences she never imagined possible, including a $20,000 trip to Disney.
“I’m so thankful for my life now,” she said.
“I don’t care what people think. If people judge me but my kids get a better future because of it, I’d do it a thousand times over.”