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10 Inspirational Influencers to Follow on Instagram

Looking to visually be inspired by successful individuals? Check out these awesome inspirational influencers to follow on Instagram right now!

By Jennifer VioletPublished 6 years ago 8 min read
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There are so many influencers out there in the world. Whatever their profession may be, be it doctors, entrepreneurs, motivational speakers, fitness instructors, or nutritionists, they all encourage everyone to go out there and capture their dreams. Many of us really need a push to go out there and succeed in life. Even finding the motivation to write can be difficult. So, if we can't motivate ourselves, we just need to check out successful individuals who were in the same positions as us one day until they were motivated to make a change in their life.

There's a ton of people like them all over social media. They're telling their stories of how they were lazy in the beginning before being encouraged to chase their dreams. If you want to be motivated on social media, check out these great inspirational influencers to follow on Instagram right now.

For someone who believes that connecting people is the most valuable and misunderstood element of business, Joel Contartsese is truly an inspirational individual many of us can look up to. He views himself as a connector and a solution finder as a businessman. His expertise falls under digital advertising, partnerships, and monetizing social media at scale. “An interesting thing happens when you care about people,” he says.

When Joel came to the US when he was very young; he wasn’t a citizen yet, so he couldn’t have access to many of the things like financial aid for college. Instead, he absorbed the knowledge of his surroundings and those who gave their time to him. That’s how his passion for being an entrepreneur came to be. He may truly have found the secret to entrepreneurial success. As for his Instagram, he posts stunning photos of his travels, his success, and meeting with people for businesses.

Among the most interesting inspirational influencers to follow on Instagram, Andy Frisella is an entrepreneur who is also the CEO of multiple companies including First Phorm International. Many of his companies import, manufacture, distribute, and sell nutrition, weight loss, and fitness related products across the globe. He’s bought large houses, cars, and the freedom to travel, which are things the majority of people who earned a lot of money through succeeding in life would do.

However, Andy reminds us that money isn't what success is all about and being successful is keeping yourself figured out. All he posts on his Instagram are motivational quotations and images to get your head in the game. There are also video posts of him motivationally speaking to crowds about getting your life together and succeeding in life.

An actress, stand-up comedian, and an entrepreneur, Uldouz Wallace was born in Teheran and is fluent in languages Persian, English, French, and Swedish. As an actress, she appeared on Case 39 with Renee Zellweger and Bradley Cooper as well as Good Luck Chuck with Dane Cook. Throughout her life, Uldouz accomplished many things, from gaining her Masters in Marketing and Advertising to a Business Administration Diploma and even an Acting Diploma. Aside from those, she’s also a writer, model, and an artist.

You can tell that Uldouz is one successful woman. As awesome as she sounds, her posts are Instagram are hilarious. It’s no surprise to find comedic posts all over her account as a stand-up comedian. She’s certainly one of the best inspirational influencers to follow on Instagram from images of her photoshoots to her funny skits.

For someone who felt so low about themselves, Lewis Howes never believed that he’d be super successful one day. After dealing with the darker side of his life during his earlier years, he still had big dreams of becoming someone one day. He was obsessed with learning all about business, marketing, product design, human behavior, and adding value to people. Soon he became one of the best New York Times' bestselling authors, built a multi-million dollar online media company, is a motivational speaker across the globe, advises for billion dollar brands, and so much more.

Lewis didn’t think that he’d go anywhere in life since he was sleeping on the couch of his sister’s house. As successful as he is now, he encourages everyone to do the same. Every single one of his posts on Instagram aims to bring motivation towards anyone who needs it. He gives encouragement to his followers and helps them believe in themselves to reach for their dreams.

A wife, mom, publisher, and Board Certified Plastic Surgeon in Beverly Hills, Dr. Cat Begovic is one of the all-time greatest inspirational influencers to follow on Instagram right now. As a woman that’s a successful plastic surgeon, Dr. Cat is constantly encouraging her followers to be positive, be confident, and believe in yourself that you can do anything. Dr. Cat herself has spend her life achieving in all things excellence. As a Harvard grad and scoring the perfect score on her SAT’s, she’s won multiple awards for her achievements.

She's rated as one of the best plastic surgeons in Beverly Hills and Dr. Cat is a stunning individual who’s not only posting about her profession and lifestyle, but motivational posts about succeeding in what you believe in. Not to mention that she also has a skincare brand, MD Glam, created by the surgeon herself, which carries some of the best skincare products for aging skin.

Brian D. Evans is an Inc. 500 entrepreneur, the seventh marketing influencer on Forbes, a writer, a branding strategist, and Founder/CEO of Influencive and BDE Ventures. You can easily tell that Brian has succeeded so much throughout his life. He’s extremely passionate about the startups that he’s advised in his businesses. In addition, he’s a huge fan of blockchain technology, the ICO model, and cryptocurrency. It makes sense why he’s into the digital currencies since he’s so involved in the world of business.

Brian’s Instagram is definitely something you’d expect from an entrepreneur who’s really into blockchain technology—it’s coated in inspirational quotations and his advice on how to take on the world of business! There are also more personal posts about himself and what he’s come across through his journey onto being successful. Stories by influencers such as Brian can really strive us to follow their footsteps and succeed in our own dreams.

As an entrepreneur and a businessman, Tim Karsliyev is a true motivational speaker who’s constantly pushing people to be their best in life. He’s recognized for founding the popular motivation, inspiration, and value social media platform, Daily Dose. His successful company's Instagram account has around 1.2 million followers. Before he got to where he is now, he worked as an consultant in the health care industry.

He is always updating his followers with beautiful and impactful quotes as the co-founder of the Impact Billions movement in 2016. Having someone like Tim on your newsfeed can truly make you think about really going out there and doing something with your life. His account is a true source of encouragement when you need it.

Known to be the creator of the supplement company Shredz, Arvin Lai is one of the inspirational influencers to follow on Instagram. He gained most of his attention through growing the company nearly exclusively through social media. However, before all of the fame, he started the company in 2012 and was inspired with a supplement his friend gave him. From $90,000 in its first year of operation, he eared $5 million in 2013.

If you really want to be motivated to go out there and achieve your goals, I highly suggest following Arvin on Instagram. He posts anything and everything on motivation and staying on top of your game. He knows what it feels like to have dreams and what it takes to reach for them.

Photographers tend to see the world as a vast place. Viewing from different perspectives and meeting the most unique people, they know what to capture on camera to show others and pass on the stories. As for Elena Shamis, she’s a travel and lifestyle photographer who finds inspiration anywhere she goes. Elena has spend nearly over 10 years working in multiple marketing roles for companies like P&G and Nike. She’s completed many projects while working in various marketing roles where she used media produced by the greatest people in the industry to pass on strong messaging that creates bonds between customers and brands.

She’s fulfilled her dreams of traveling and capturing the best moments on camera as a photographer. If you want to check out gorgeous photos with a bit of motivation content behind them, check out her Instagram account. She’s also one of the photographers who’ve inspired others to follow her footsteps.

Lastly, from the greatest inspirational influencers to follow on Instagram right now is Nikki Giavasis. Nikki gained a tremendous about of followers through social media for her contributions to the inspirational book Real Talk, Real Women as an author, actress, and a mom. She's also made an appearance in films like Eagle Eye and Don’t Mess with the Zohan. Nikki has about 754k followers on her Instagram.

Speaking of Instagram, Nikki poses stunningly for the camera and is always reminding her followers that success is out there for everyone, and everyone has to get out of their comfort zone to achieve it: to become strong, confident, and have a plan in life.

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About the Creator

Jennifer Violet

Bakes sweets ever Thursday and donates them to her local homeless shelter. Is an owner to five pugs and can count to 500 in French.

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