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A person who grew up in poverty and was houseless as a child has revealed how he turned a millionaire in just two years.

Branden Condy, 25, from Virginia, is now an entrepreneur and Instagram influencer, however started life in hardship.

He was made dwellingless as a child after his single mom was unexpectedly laid off work, with the household given just 12 hours' notice to vacate their house.

They relied on the kindness of friends and sofa surfing to keep a roof over their heads - although had been sometimes forced to sleep outside - while Branden's mom worked long hours to make positive her children did not go hungry.

The younger man is now a millionaire with a Lamborghini and designer clothes, who takes luxurious holidays regularly - and he did it all by starting an Instagram marketing company, called Branden Condy LLC.

This includes rising Instagram followers by celebrity giveaways.

'I was typically left dwelling alone while my mother worked lengthy hours to pay the bills and keep food on the table,' Branden said.

'She tried so hard and loved us a lot, however things have been really difficult back then.

'When my mother misplaced her job, we had been asked to depart the house with a 12-hour notice and had to sleep outside.

'We had to use public loos day by day and finally start leaping between completely different friends' homes.

'At that time I was scared and lost; this is the place my drive comes from because I by no means wish to have anybody in my life be in that position ever again.'

The tough childhood gave Branden a robust work ethic.

Decided to protect his family from future struggles, the entrepreneur bought his first job at sixteen, as a dishwasher.

By 21, he had worked his way as much as cleaning yachts for the rich and famous.

Branden was so inspired by the lives he noticed that he set out to create the same for himself and just five years later, he did.

Branden said: 'Once I was younger, I saved up all the cash I earned and started to work on rising my Instagram following.

'I read a book that told me to get me exposure and a focus, and so I assumed that focusing on social media would do just that.

'However I additionally adopted completely different entrepreneurs who had the approach to life I wished and reached out to them to learn the way to get there myself.

'That's how I met my new business partners.

'I started talking to some guys in Arizona who ran a profitable Instagram marketing business.

'After a couple of conversations online, they invited me to visit them.

'We met up and I liked everything about what they were doing.

'I noticed the vehicles, the cash, the success and needed to be in their shoes.

'Before leaving, I said that they'd see me back there in 30 days, as I deliberate to return and start my own business.

'They did not imagine me, till on Christmas Day I quit my job and drove across the country to start a new marketing company with them.

'They turned my mentors for a while.'

Quick-forward two years and Branden is now a multi-millionaire with a formidable 238,000 followers on his Instagram - making $25,000 profit each month.

However the entrepreneur is set by no means to forget the place he came from.

He said: 'Lots of people just appear out for money and recognition. In the event that they fail, they've household and friends who'd bail them out in a heartbeat.

'My rise comes from a considerably totally different place and though I almost hate to admit it, a variety of it is worry that my future will look a complete lot like my past.'

Branden's top tip is to network, pretty much as good contacts might provide help to a protracted way, however books corresponding to 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' have also helped the entrepreneur get to the subsequent level in marketing.

He added: 'Fully consider in your self and always take that risk because trust me I've lived it and it is worth it. Wager on your self!'

To thank his family for everything they did for him, Branden is now in the process of shopping for his mother a house.

'She deserves it, I am so grateful for her,' he said.