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Fortune
Emma Burleigh

This millennial turned her passion for making PowerPoints into a $4 million business

Courtney Allen, freelancer and entrepreneur. (Credit: Courtesy of Courtney Allen)
  • Courtney Allen is a 35-year-old freelancer who has made over $4 million designing PowerPoint presentations, alongside running an agency with a team of six staffers. It all started with her love for making slideshows for her family as a kid—and there are low barriers of entry to get into the overlooked profession. 

PowerPoints go deeper than class projects in high school—there’s a multimillion-dollar industry out there that most people don’t even know about. One entrepreneur reignited her childhood passion for slideshows and turned it into a $4 million career. 

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