Australian marketer who hated her job bids to crowd fund new life in the US
A former marketer who was on close to six-figures is seeking funds via a GoFundMe campaign so she can pursue her dream of being a nutrition and lifestyle coach in the US.
Claire Morgan – who has spent time as the brand, marketing and communications manager for MoneyMe and the head of marketing at GetCapital – says she has been in the US for nearly five months, and has “not done any cash work or received money illegally, even though there have been plenty of opportunities”. Morgan says she needs the money to fund her Green Card, which she has to apply for before July.
So far, she has raised $2,215 of the $4,000 she is seeking.
Morgan’s career also includes sub-editing and writing for Oxygen magazine and working as a PR account manager for GoodFit PR. In September 2016 she launched Aqua Commz and took on the role of director and brand integrity specialist, but says she ultimately became dissatisfied with her marketing career and after a trip to Bali, realised LA was the place she should be.
“I had really achieved everything that I thought I should want for my age and stage in life. I was making close to six figures in my late 20s, had the boyfriend, the great job title, and a beautiful apartment in the heart of Sydney, and everything looked great,” Morgan says in her crowd funding video.
“Some of you might be wondering what happened to my money when I had such a comfortable job and a comfortable life. The reality of the situation is, I still spent what I earned,” she said of why she is seeking additional funds.
Morgan is also reaching out to Donald Trump on Twitter in a bid to propel her campaign.
“The reason that I wanted to reach out to President Trump is that first and foremost my life has been a little too serious for a long time… and I thought, sometimes, you’ve just got to live a little,” Morgan said in a Facebook Live video.
Noting she is not a very political person, Morgan said she wants to support the Trump administration in “any way” that she can.
“I don’t know all of the nitty-gritty details of Trump’s policies, what he stands for, who he is personally. I don’t know him. I have heard some of the more dramatic stories. But regardless of his political views and whether or not you agree with how he has come across in the media… throwing stones doesn’t really get you anywhere,” she says.
“In the case of Donald Trump, I feel for him, because he has had a lot of negativity and a lot of stones thrown at him on a scale that is pretty extraordinary around the world.”
Morgan said she had received a mix response to her fundraising efforts.
Delete this
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Why is this news Mumbrella?
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The age of entitlement, writ small.
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Hopefully someone close to this chick will let her know that what she needs right now isn’t a Green Card, it’s therapy.
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Wasn’t there also an former Unilever Australia marketer who did the same thing recently? Was in the Daily Mail from memory
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Claire,
I am afraid to say I smell a huge rat and its name is Claire. Earning “close to six figures” and spent everything you earnt by your late 20s. Please!
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If she was earning six figures, why can’t she afford her visa costs herself? Grow up, save your money and stop complaining. How is this news?
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hope this is satire
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Shouldn’t this be in Mumbo?
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Isn’t this nothing more than digital begging (or pan-handling in the States) by an over-privileged 30 year old who is refusing to accept responsibility for her own life?
Who are the idiots who have donated?
Red Cross might be a better alternative.
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Is this Mumbrella or the Betoota Advocate?
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i take it tim, that you’ll deduct the traffic numbers from this story when you publish your monthly traffic figures. clearly clickbait
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you know what, I was really mad when I first saw this, but then I realised everyone I know would love to leave their soul numbing jobs where we push paper around for enormous corporations and get to see the sun maybe 3 times a week in winter, and I realised this girl is dumb, but the industry is dumber.
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This is beyond pathetic.
You’ve blown all of your cash. You want to live in a country where you pretend to not know about the political environment.
But good for you to do a Go Fund Me page. There are countless fools around the world who will all collectively contribute to your green card. And I applaud you for that.
Go Fund Me and this article are the next generation of email scammers so if the media are stupid enough to give such a fool (ie. can’t save, can’t work out her own problems) air time then more power to you to scam because you couldn’t plan.
It would be nice if next time I read Mumbrella it be more pertinent to the media and advertising industry not just someone who has been ill prepared for an overseas trip.
Lord knows there are actual people in need who don’t live in saunas in the States. These people have an immediate need for help, not someone who was on “close to six figures” who took that for granted and didn’t prepare.
Bad article Mumbrella.
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We should pay to keep her there. The IQ of both countries will increase.
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Surely this belongs on the Mumbo section, not under news.
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First: six figure salary = $100k = not-a-lot in Sydney = who cares.
Second: Claire, come back to Australia and get the dole as you have just wrecked your own personal brand and nascent career = who cares.
Click bait Mumbrella. Mere click bait = who cares.
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Who on earth is this twit? Mumbrella, is this necessary?
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This is so embarrassing- so much cringe!! #ozlifestruggles
Typical young Ozzie with the world at her feet and she is in her own little bubble- ignorant to real people and actual- real life struggles.
As if Trump would help her #poorlittlewhitegirl
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Another victim of the imperious price of avocado toast. Expect to see more of it.
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When she leaves, we should let in a refugee.
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