A woman who traded her desk job to become a porn star has detailed exactly what made her decide to give up on her traditional career to in favor of a lucrative job working in the adult film industry.

Alix Lynx, 26, from upstate New York, was an accomplished student who graduated college with a degree in communications and an MBA in digital marketing, but after a series of layoffs that led her to a full-time job as a webcam girl, she decided to give up nine to five jobs for good to follow her desire to do porn. 

'Porn is something I wanted to do since I was a teenager... Some of my friends knew. [When I was a teenager,] I came across a stack of Playboy magazines at a friend's. At that age, I was like, "Holy cow, these girls are beautiful." I wanted to be like that,' she told Cosmopolitan.com. 

Adult film career: Alix Lynx (pictured), from upstate New York, quit her corporate nine to five job to become a porn star

Personal goals: The college-educated 26-year-old explained that she has dreamed of working in the adult film industry since she was 16 years old 

Alix said she kept her porn star dreams hidden for years, explaining that she grew up in a blue collar town and was raised to believe that she needed to go to college in order to support herself. 

She went on to say that her father works construction and her mother has a PhD, and she had a 'really good upbringing', dispelling the myth that 'people who do porn must have issues'. 

Alix noted that she 'wasn't promiscuous growing up', explaining that she lost her virginity when she was 16 to her high school boyfriend. She found herself interested in working in porn after watched a documentary about the industry.  

'Of course, when you're 16, you don't go around telling people you want to do porn, so I thought I couldn't tell anyone,' she said. 

However, when her boyfriend asked her if she liked his new poster featuring a porn star, she admitted that she thought the adult entertainment industry was 'cool' and wondered what it would be like to have sex on film. 

But Alix quickly claimed she was 'just saying that' after her boyfriend told her that he would break up with her if she ever did porn. 

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Academic route: Alix said she was raised in a blue collar town with the belief that she needed to go to college in order to have a successful career 

Average teen: Alix maintained that she had a 'really good upbringing', noting that she she wasn't 'promiscuous growing up'. She explained that she lost her virginity when she was 16 to her high school boyfriend

When she graduated high school, Alix headed to college and threw herself into her studies even though she wasn't entirely sure what she wanted to do with her life, finishing in three years thanks to her high school AP credits and her determination to take classes every summer, spring, and winter break. 

By the time Alix was 21, she was wondering what to do next. Her mom encouraged her to get a master's degree, and because she felt 'pressured' Alix started to pursue an MBA in digital marketing online part-time. 

Alix also sent her resume to small PR firms and was eventually hired by the owner of one of the companies to work as an assistant. After six months on the job, she was promoted to account executive, however, after a few clients stopped working with the firm, she found herself laid off. 

She went on to get hired as a social media manager consultant at a boutique firm, but once again found herself only getting a 'quarter' of what she was owed because of a drop in clients. 

During this stressful time in her life, Alix said a male friend confessed to her that he couldn't stop going on webcam sites behind his girlfriend's back and a 'light bulb went off' in her head.

Educated woman: Alix has a bachelor's degree in communications and an MBA in digital marketing, however, after a series of layoffs, she started to pull away from the corporate world 

Start of it all: After a male friend told her he couldn't stop visiting webcam sites behind his girlfriend's back, she was inspired to start a webcamming, making $400 for just three hours of her time 

After doing some research, Alix learned that these popular sites were more about keeping customers company than sex or nudity and signed up for an account that night, submitting a picture of herself, payment information, and two forms of picture ID to ensure she was of legal age.   

'I had no idea what to expect. When you're a new girl, you're labeled in bright yellow. Members love new girls because they're "fresh meat," so they flocked to me when I logged on,' she recalled. 

Alix said she had no idea what she was doing, so she spent four hours chatting and being flirty, and while she said she may have flashed her breasts, she said she didn't show her face when she did that. 

After making $400 in three hours, Alix questioned why she was still working full-time at a desk job that only paid her $900 a week.  

However, Alix said she didn't 'go to college to be a webcam girl', so she kept her desk job until it became unbearable for her. She noted that finally quitting her job after years of being told that she had her 'life together' gave her a 'crazy feeling of ecstasy'. 

Making moves: Alix eventually quit her job and started working as a webcam girl full-time before she sought out an adult film agency to represent her 

Business plan: Alix said her goal is to build and empire and become a household name 

After working on a webcam sites full-time for a year, a series of deaths in her family made her realize at the age of 25 that she only gets one life, and she should live it the way she wants to. 

Alix eventually flew out to California to meet with an agency, but kept her pursuits hidden from her family and friends. She said her family didn't learn about her new career until this past August after her Facebook friends shared a viral video of herself and two other porn stars demonstrating how to give oral sex using Popsicle.

And she maintains that although her family doesn't necessarily approve of her career choice, they are 'actually very supportive' of her. 

Alix said that her goal is to build an empire and become a household name.  

'I just want to prove you can do whatever you want,' she said. 'I look around at people in my circle and see that deep down, they have a dream but won't do it because of the stigma. They'd rather stay in the bubble working for the man.'

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