Iman Gadzhi Biography
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Overcoming a Difficult Childhood
Born in poverty-stricken post-Soviet Dagestan to a troubled home with an alcoholic father, his mother relocated to London with another man when he was 4. Initially dreaming of becoming a football player, after his step-dad left, 15-year-old Gadzhi sought to help his mother financially and began flipping Instagram accounts. He had a side hustle as a personal trainer, which he used to buy a camera. At 16, he became a social media manager for a football club, earning a £300 monthly wage. Seven months later, he took on more clients and bumped his monthly earnings to £4k per month.
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IAG Media and Online Courses
As Gadzhi earned more and more money, he dropped out of school and launched his advertising agency "IAG Media" in 2017. Claiming to have generated millions of dollars for himself and his customers, by 2019, he launched "GrowYourAgency," an online education platform for entrepreneurs who want to start their own digital marketing agency. As of 2024, he launched "Educate," offering a course on SMMA with “Agency Navigator,” a course on becoming a sales rep with “6-Figure Sales Rep” by Paul Daley, and a course on copywriting with “Pen To Profit” by Luis, each costing $1,500.
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