In 2009, Amy Porterfield was the director of content development at Anthony (Tony) Robbins Companies. Between the regular paychecks, paid vacations and promotions, she liked the job just fine. But when it gave her the chance to meet people building online businesses, she realized, “I want freedom,” she says. “I wanted to work when I wanted to work, where I wanted to work, how I wanted to work,” just like they were doing. Porterfield ended up quitting her job that year to found a social media business and eventually started creating online courses . In 2019, she launched the Digital Course Academy, which teaches users how to build an online course business itself. “I’ve helped over 50,000 students,” she says, and she’s generated tens of millions of dollars. She also started the Online Marketing Made Easy Podcast, which has been downloaded nearly 50 million times, according to her site . Porterfield, 46, and based in Nashville, Tennessee, recently released her first book, “ Two Weeks Notice : Find the Courage to Quit Your Job, Make More Money, Work Where You Want, and Change the World,” a guide for those working a 9-to-5 keen to start their own business. Here’s […]