Gabby Gabriel moved to China to teach English in 2012 after graduating from Northeastern University with a bachelor’s degree in literature and cinema studies. Last year, she returned to the United States as the founder and CEO of a global marketing firm, GAB Inc., and was named a top entrepreneur of 2024 in USA Today. “It’s hard to believe,” Gabriel says. “There aren’t many American females in China who’ve done what I’ve done. … I went as an English teacher, and I left as a millionaire.”
While living abroad, Gabriel founded GAB China, a flagship of GAB Inc. and one of China’s leading marketing firms. From there, she expanded to GAB Asia, which works across the continent. She recently brought her business to the U.S. with Second Wind Media, a forthcoming media venture spearheaded by Gabriel and entrepreneur Joe Germanotta.
