October 29, 2026 · 3 minute read

From a Failed T-Shirt Business to HighLevel Diamond

Breanna Smith on the comeback nobody planned

Breanna Smith · October 29, 2026

Insight

From a Failed T-Shirt Business to HighLevel Diamond

Three years ago, I started a t-shirt business. It failed miserably.

It also taught me the importance of digital marketing and being visible, and I still build on that today.

Breanna on stage at HighLevel LevelUp 2025

The failure that pointed the way

That failed business led me into the affiliate marketing and digital marketing space. I wanted to learn how to make money online. I wanted simpler ways to make money online.

From learning to teaching

I taught myself everything I know. SEO first, and then what I do now: creating systems that scale agencies.

Since early 2023 I have been a mentor, and the Roadmap course is part of that. I was a speaker and panelist at HighLevel LevelUp 2025.

Diamond

At HighLevel LevelUp 2026, I received the Diamond award for 1,000+ sub-accounts.

Three years ago I had a failed t-shirt business. Now I have a Diamond award. The distance between those two things was not a perfect plan. It was learning from the failure and keeping going.

What I would tell anyone starting over

A failure is not the end of the story. It can point you at exactly what you needed to learn.

Fuel up with me

If you are stuck right now, you can do this too. Come and fuel up with me at insertfuel.com/breanna.

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