# @sam_phill on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DM3fN83O5hq
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32942765-sam-phill-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/b84c407c96.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-08-02T21:06:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Samuel Clarence Phillips 🤸🏾‍♂️ (@sam_phill) — https://gondola.cc/sam_phill

## Caption

NIL has come a long way since 2021, and high school athletes now have a special advantage to be able to build their brand before they get to College Athletics. 
Still, athletes tell me all the time “I can’t get any NIL deals, I don’t have an instagram like you” & my answer is: neither did I 🤷🏾‍♂️ 
I didn’t have a huge following, just like you. I didn’t have high impression rates, just like you. And I didn’t have a brand, just like you. 
But that’s what’s special about NIL…it’s what YOU make it. From starting off small I was able to hone in on what I wanted for my brand and voice; and learn how to use them to connect & partner with the brands that I love & fit who I am as a person!❤️‍🔥🌟🤙🏾
Your success in NIL depends on How YOU build your platform, & what YOU do with it💪🏾
DM’s are open for questions & help!! #NIL #HouseSettlement #gymnastics #Athlete #StudentAthlete #panel #PublicSpeaking

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## Tags

nil, gymnastics, housesettlement, athlete, publicspeaking, panel, studentathlete

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