COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Moving from content creation to reality TV stardom is a natural progression for some influencers, including a Columbus couple who met on TikTok and are now growing their audiences together.
Mitchell Bienvenue grew up in Worthington and started using a camera early in life. As a young adult, he decided to move to Florida and chase a career working on luxury yachts. He grew a social media following for his yacht content, but also for his Ohio State fandom.
“Seeing all these other creators get these massive brand deals off of a couple of videos that would go viral and I quickly saw you can make real money off of this,” Bienvenue said.
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