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A person who grew up in poverty and was dwellingless as a child has revealed how he became a millionaire in just two years.   
  
Branden Condy, 25, from Virginia, is now an entrepreneur and Instagram influencer, but started life in hardship.   
  
He was made residenceless as a child after his single mother was unexpectedly laid off work, with the family given just 12 hours' notice to vacate their house.  
  
They relied on the kindness of friends and couch surfing to keep a roof over their heads - although have been generally forced to sleep outside - while Branden's mother worked long hours to make positive her children didn't go hungry.  
  
The younger man is now a millionaire with a Lamborghini and designer clothes, who takes luxurious holidays frequently - and he did it all by starting an Instagram marketing firm, called Branden Condy LLC.  
  
This entails rising Instagram followers via celebrity giveaways.  
  
'I used to be usually left home alone while my mother worked long hours to pay the bills and keep meals on the table,' Branden said.   
  
'She tried so hard and beloved us a lot, but things had been really troublesome back then.  
  
'When my mom misplaced her job, we were asked to depart the house with a 12-hour notice and had to sleep outside.  
  
'We had to use public loos each day and finally start jumping between completely different friends' homes.  
  
'At that time I was scared and misplaced; this is where my drive comes from because I by no means wish to have anyone in my life be in that position ever again.'  
  
The troublesome childhood gave Branden a powerful work ethic.  
  
Determined to protect his family from future struggles, the entrepreneur acquired his first job at sixteen, as a dishwasher.  
  
By 21, he had worked his way up to cleaning yachts for the rich and famous.   
  
Branden was so inspired by the lives he noticed that he set out to create the identical for himself and just five years later, he did.  
  
Branden said: 'After I was younger, I saved up all the money I earned and commenced to work on rising my Instagram following.  
  
'I read a book that told me to get me exposure and attention, and so I believed that focusing on social media would do just that.  
  
'However I also adopted totally different entrepreneurs who had the approach to life I wanted and reached out to them to find out how to get there myself.  
  
'That's how I met my new enterprise partners.   
  
'I started talking to some guys in Arizona who ran a profitable Instagram marketing business.  
  
'After a couple of conversations on-line, they invited me to visit them.   
  
'We met up and I loved everything about what they had been doing.  
  
'I noticed the automobiles, the money, the success and wished to be in their shoes.  
  
'Before leaving, I said that they'd see me back there in 30 days, as I planned to return and start my own business.  
  
'They did not imagine me, till on Christmas Day I quit my job and drove throughout the country to start a new marketing firm with them.  
  
'They turned my mentors for a while.'  
  
Quick-forward two years and Branden is now a multi-millionaire with an impressive 238,000 followers on his Instagram - making $25,000 profit every month.  
  
However the entrepreneur is determined never to forget the place he came from.  
  
He said: 'A lot of people just appear out for cash and recognition. If they fail, they've household and friends who'd bail them out in a heartbeat.  
  
'My rise comes from a considerably completely different place and although I virtually hate to admit it, plenty of it is concern that my future will look a whole lot like my past.'  
  
Branden's top tip is to network, as good contacts might make it easier to a protracted way, but books akin to 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' have also helped the entrepreneur get to the subsequent level in marketing.  
  
He added: 'Totally believe in your self and always take that risk because trust me I have lived it and it is price it. Guess on your self!'  
  
To thank his household for everything they did for him, Branden is now within the process of buying his mother a house.  
  
'She deserves it, I'm so grateful for her,' he said.