I quit my high-flying Goldman Sachs job to be a fulltime influencer - but now TikTok could be banned
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An American woman quit her high-flying job in investment banking to do TikTok full-time - just to be faced with the US ban. Danielle Pheloung, 27, joins hundreds of other creators who ditched the corporate grind to make it big on the social media app - but are now facing an uncertain future after January 19.
![[Viewers couldn't get enough of her chic 'old money' style and early morning routines, filled with 5am pilates classes and healthy breakfasts]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/15/10/94112623-14286843-Viewers_couldn_t_get_enough_of_her_chic_old_money_style_and_earl-a-13_1736937167043.jpg)
If the Supreme Court doesn't block the federal law that forces the platform to cut ties with its China-based parent company, the viral video-sharing company will stop its distribution in the country on Sunday. In a video poking fun of the situation, the influencer quipped that she'd be calling Goldman Sachs - her old employer - if the ban goes through.
![[Much like many TikTokers who venture into full-time content creation, Danielle had a normal job before her foray online]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/15/10/94112625-14286843-Much_like_many_TikTokers_who_venture_into_full_time_content_crea-a-14_1736937170324.jpg)
'How y'all expect me to act,' Danielle, who is now running her own company, DEP Communications LLC, wrote. The New York based social media star gathered her following of 431,600 subscribers - with some 20.5 million likes across all her videos - after posting vlogs and office fashion videos.
![[In one clip, Kat Clark - an Aussie TikToker who vlogs her life as a mother - said she's sad to 'lose 3.5 million besties']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/15/10/94112631-14286843-In_one_clip_Kat_Clark_an_Aussie_TikToker_who_vlogs_her_life_as_a-a-8_1736937067909.jpg)
Viewers couldn't get enough of her chic 'old money' style and early morning routines, filled with 5am pilates classes and healthy breakfasts. Much like many TikTokers who venture into full-time content creation, Danielle had a normal job before her foray online.
![[Much like Danielle, Bryce Lapham quit his day job to pursue social media. But in a video in March, he urged others who are in the same boat to not fall into a 'victim mindset']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/15/10/94112629-14286843-Much_like_Danielle_Bryce_Lapham_quit_his_day_job_to_pursue_socia-a-7_1736937044553.jpg)
Danielle Pheloung, 27, joins hundreds of other creators who ditched the corporate grind to make it big on the social media app - but are now facing an uncertain future after January 19. Viewers couldn't get enough of her chic 'old money' style and early morning routines, filled with 5am pilates classes and healthy breakfasts.
![[In another clip, American-French social media star Condiment Claire - who is based in the UK and has released a recipe book out thanks to her TikTok fame - addressed the situation in a recent post]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/15/10/94115007-14286843-In_another_clip_American_French_social_media_star_Condiment_Clai-a-10_1736937099904.jpg)
