Avery Woods Talks Gratitude for Social Media Success in This Era of Life (Exclusive) [Video]

Avery Woods‘ life has undergone a serious transformation, with social media at its core.

The influencer has become known for her lifestyle content and podcast, CHEERS! with Avery Woods, though her current lifestyle seemed like a far-off possibility when Woods first got her start while working as a nurse nearly a decade ago.

“I originally started posting on social media when I was 20 years old and in nursing school. I’m 29 now, so it’s crazy that it’s been almost 10 years. It was in a much smaller capacity. After hearing a lot of negativity surrounding nursing and the field, I wanted to be a creator who talked about the positivity of nursing school. So I just started posting, first from a private account on Instagram where I had like 200 followers,” she tells PEOPLE.

“I went public after Cherokee reached out. They noticed that our school uniforms were Cherokee and they sent me …