Success story
From no roadmap to her own agency
Khawla Mortada — Passionate about marketing but starting with no roadmap → Founder of Social Banana, a digital marketing agency managing brands across industries.
Before Gradezilla
Before Gradezilla, Khawla was passionate about digital marketing but had no clear roadmap. She knew she wanted real, practical skills — enough to start her own business and work with clients professionally.
Why digital marketing
She wanted a career with flexibility and room for creativity — one that lets her help businesses grow. Gradezilla stood out as the place to gain practical, real-world skills, with a CPD-accredited program and the Canva and Hootsuite certification track.
The honest fear
Her biggest fear was that she wouldn’t be able to apply what she learned in real projects — or find clients at all. She also worried digital marketing would simply be too complicated.
The moment it clicked
Everything clicked when she started building real campaigns. Once strategy, content planning and paid advertising came together, it all started to make sense.
Where she is today
Today Khawla is the founder of Social Banana, a digital marketing agency helping businesses grow through social media management, branding, content creation, photography, videography and paid advertising — managing brands across industries with content built for real engagement and measurable growth. One client’s Instagram reels have passed 280,000 organic views, with many more consistently reaching 30,000–90,000+.
“Just start. You don’t need to know everything on day one — the skills come with practice, and taking action is what makes the biggest difference.”
Her certificates
Follow her work → @socialbanaanaa
Write your own story
75+ hours of practical training, up to 5 certifications, live with Bashar Amin.