I walked away from running a successful social media agency to build a profitable art business

Victoria Hugo left her social media business to pursue art full time.

Victoria Hugo

• Victoria Hugo left her social media business to start an art business.
• She does commissions of famous cities and places, painted on boarding passes.
• She said turning her hobby into her job has been fulfilling and helped her unlearn the corporate mindset.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Victoria Hugo, a 28-year-old art business owner based in Surrey, UK.