On episode 96 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy interviews Sonia "The Student Loan Doctor" Lewis. Author, Speaker, and CEO of The Student Loan Doctor LLC, Sonia Lewis is the people’s advocate for overcoming their own student loan debt. She became a full-time entrepreneur less than a year ago and has impacted hundreds of lives by educating on how to manage student loan debt, improve their credit scores to ultimately allow them to achieve their personal goals. Her work has garnered the attention of the Steve Harvey Morning Show, The Shade Room, BET, The Ricky Smiley Show and many more. Listen to find out what exactly Sonia did to get her business on the radars of so many influential leaders and news media outlets.
In this episode Sonia, The Student Loan Doctor, tells us exactly how she started her entrepreneurship. Only having $150 dollars when starting her now 6-figure business, Sonia tells us how having faith and determination will get you what you want. How did she manage to go from 7K followers to 27K in less than one week? Sonia informs us that before getting media coverage by major media companies like The Shade Room she started her business at her church. She went from helping people at her church to helping people in the community to where she is known nationwide helping others create a plan for student loan debt. As Sonia began to grow her business she learned that student loan debt and home-buying goes hand in hand. More people started to realize they had to have their student debt in repayment to buy homes. This only created more of a open door for Sonia, becoming popular in the Philadelphia area as well as becoming popular with mortgage lenders and real estate agents. The Student Loan Doctor having student loans herself said “As a black woman, i started this business because i felt like “Who could I talk to about this issue?” (10:08) Sonia now has 3 published books listed here to help others with repayment and budgeting. She continues to grow her business and debt repayment services in major cities such as California, Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York, and many more! “When one wins, we all win” -Sonia, The Student Loan Doctor, Lewis
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Contact Information:
Website: http://www.thestudentloandoctorllc.com
Books: Studentloanworkbook.com
Social Media: TheStudentLoanDoctor
