Lowballed to Leading: Lamia Tabina on Scaling a Brand Empire

Cake on Tuesday: The Leadership Blueprint · May 5, 2026 · 18m

Lamia Tabina's ascent to becoming a seven-figure agency owner began not with a grand corporate strategy, but with the necessity of carving out her own space after being consistently undervalued in the job market while newly married and pregnant. By teaching herself design tools and offering services for nominal fees within community WhatsApp groups, she transformed a small side hustle into a global operation that has now empowered over 5,000 entrepreneurs to scale their brands with confidence. Her evolution from a solo freelancer to the leader of a twenty-five-person team highlights a core…