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Chisom Okwulehie started a business in 2021, which she owns with her husband, and is employed as a senior architect.
  • Chisom Okwulehie said Juntero Design, a subsidiary of a business she started in 2021, is her main income source.
  • She also makes six figures as a senior architect in her full-time position.
  • Okwulehie shared advice on monetizing talents and why having more than one income stream is helpful.

Chisom Okwulehie, 35, told Business Insider she thought she wouldn't start a business until she was in her 40s. But she ended up starting one in 2021, years ahead of her plans, and it's paying off.