Hustling Sideways

Today on Hustling Sideways, we're looking beyond the side hustle into the world of high school and college athletics. We're speaking with Zach Neisius, a salesman by day, as well as a high school and college multi-sport official. Zach breaks down the amount of work that goes into becoming a referree off the field, with film breakdowns, conference calls, extensive travel and more. It's...

This week on Hustling Sideways, we're featuring our Q&A session with Dave Sachse, a member of the Sachse Family Fund, discussing venture capitalism. You can find the Sachse Family Fund at ⁠SachseFamilyFund.com⁠ Thank you to Marquette's 707 Hub for sponsoring this podcast! Find out more about the 707 Hub at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Marquette.edu/707-hub/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us: Allen Halas ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AllenHalas.co...

Today on Hustling Sideways, we're back at the Marquette University 707 Hub to talk to Dave Sachse, a member of the Sachse Family Fund to talk about venture capitalism. Dave explains how his family got into the business of funding businesses, how he's grown a network of family funded VC firms nationwide, and the types of things he looks for when choosing where to make an investment. You can...

Today on Hustling Sideways, we have a bonus Q&A session with Alex Campbell, founder and CEO of SavorWe from the 707 Hub on the campus of Marquette University. You can check out our full interview with Alex in last week's episode as well. Find out more about SavorWe at ⁠SavorWe.com⁠ . Thank you to Marquette's 707 Hub for sponsoring this podcast! Join us for our next live podcast at Marq...

Today on Hustling Sideways, we're back at Marquette University's 707 Hub to talk to Alex Campbell, founder and CEO of SavorWe, a company that connects chefs to private catering and event opportunities. Alex, a fellow Marquette grad, tells us about his experiences working in the corporate world, a friendly argument that fueled him to start his company, and the many aspects of growing a comp...

This week on Hustling Sideways, Jim and Allen are looking back on their side hustle careers, and deciding when was the moment that they actually could do what they do best professionally. When is the moment you truly felt like you could make your side hustle work out? Follow us: Allen Halas ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AllenHalas.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BreakingAndEntering.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week on Hustling Sideways, we're talking with serial entrepreneur and founder of RevStar, Ken Pomella. He discusses his background in doing IT and cloud computing work for friends and freelancing until ultimately launching his business, and his current expansion into the worlds of AI and emerging technology. You can find out more about Ken at his website, KenPomella.com . Follow us: Allen...

March Madness is in full swing this week, and we've got sports on the brain at Hustling Sideways! Specifically, both Allen and Jim grew up playing sports, as well as being fans, and it taught us a lot of tendencies that we use in our business lives and side hustles. What sports did you play growing up, and did that help you in your side hustle? Follow us: Allen Halas ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AllenHalas.com⁠⁠...

Today on Hustling Sideways, we're getting into the world of book publishing with Georgia Lininger, who is an author as well as the founder of Salus Publishing. From getting her start as a children's book author and experiencing the other side of the publishing process, Georgia now focuses on picking the right stories to share with the world, and printing in an eco-friendly manner as well....

Today on Hustling Sideways, we share our Q&A session with interior designer and serial entrepreneur Sophia Lee. She discusses how she grew her brand and her day-to-day hustle. You can find Sophia online at ⁠@BySophiaLee⁠ Thank you to Marquette's 707 Hub for sponsoring this podcast! Join us for our next live podcast at Marquette in February. Find out more about the 707 Hub at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Marquette....

Today on Hustling Sideways, Jim Love and Allen Halas sit down with Sophia Lee as part of the Spudich Speaker Series at Marquette University. Sophia's journey in interior design began in college, when she focused on designing her dorm room. That ultimately led to launching a blog, which generated income, and eventually passive income through planner sales and an education course. We talk about...

This week on Hustling Sideways, Allen and Jim jump deep into their Marquette Basketball fandom, as we talk to Joe Chapman of Chapman Basketball Academy. Marquette fans will remember Joe from being part of the 2003 Final Four team, or the TBT team of alumni that won the tournament. We go over that and more, including what he's doing now, heading up an academy that trains youth basketball player...

Today on a bonus episode of Hustling Sideways, we share the Q&A session with Ryan Laessig of the Milwaukee Makers Market! You can follow the Makers Market at ⁠MilwaukeeMakersMarket.com⁠ or ⁠@milwaukeemakersmarket⁠ on Instagram. Thank you to Marquette's 707 Hub for sponsoring this podcast! Join us for our next live podcast at Marquette in February. Find out more about the 707 Hub at ⁠⁠⁠Marq...

Today on a special live episode of Hustling Sideways, Jim Love and Allen Halas talk with Ryan Laessig, a teacher at Saint Thomas More High School in Milwaukee and the driving force behind the Milwaukee Makers Market. We discuss Ryan's background in developing the Milwaukee Alt brand as an artist, and his experiences as a maker before ultimately taking over and growing the Milwaukee Makers Mark...

We live in a tech-driven world, and while it may come easy to a lot of people, there's some things that just don't come naturally to Allen Halas and Jim Love. We talk about it this week on Hustling Sideways, as the guys explain what technologies just have them shaking their heads. What's your big tech hang-up? Follow us: Allen Halas ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AllenHalas.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Today on Hustling Sideways, we're looking for calm, specifically Find Calm Here, and community creator Deb Schell! After quitting a corporate job, Deb began chasing a new career as a freelance travel writer. When the pandemic hit, that changed her plans, and led her to developing her own community, writing a book, and much more. You can learn more about Deb at FindCalmHere.com. Follow us: Alle...

It's a new year, and that means new motivations for Jim Love and Allen Halas. For the past few years, both Jim and Allen have kicked a New Year's Resolution in exchange for a Word Of The Year to focus on. See what the guys picked for this year and how they did in 2023 on this week's episode! Follow us: Allen Halas ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AllenHalas.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠B...

This week on Hustling Sideways, we talk with Leanne Linsky, who made a career out of comedy, and is the CEO of Plauzzable, an online comedy club experience. Leanne tells us about her upbringing, training in comedy at Upright Citizens Brigade and Second City, before moving around the country. After hosting an open mic in New York City and eventually moving to Los Angeles, she started an online vers...

As we approach the new year, it may be time to start a new side hustle. That's exactly what we explore this week on Hustling Sideways, where Jim Love and Allen Halas talk about how they got their initial pushes to start their side hustles. Whether it's preparation or jumping right into the deep end, the guys offer their thoughts on how to make the jump into a new side hustle. Follow us: Al...

Today on Hustling Sideways, Jim Love and Allen Halas welcome on Cori Myka, founder of Calm Within Adult Swim. The program transforms adult non-swimmers from fearful beginners into confident achievers of their wildest aquatic aspirations. With over two decades of experience, her unique approach to adult swimming lessons combines mental conditioning with physical skill mastery, resulting in highly a...

While the holiday season is upon us, that can also mean the end of the year as well. This week on Hustling Sideways, Allen and Jim discuss what they look at in terms of the new year, and when they started to plan for 2024. If you stay ready, you don't have to get ready, and the guys tell you all about it on this week's Hustling Sideways. Follow us: Allen Halas ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AllenHalas.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

We aren't playing games on this week's episode of Hustling Sideways! Wait, we are, actually. This week we're talking with Ben and John Teich, identical twins with a passion for board games, and the founders of TNT Creative Gaming. The two are currently in the final days of the Kickstarter campaign for their first board game, Mythic Gems. In the interview, we talk about the creation of...

Today on Hustling Sideways, we're bringing you a special bonus Q&A session with Anne Naumann of Student Made Marquette, an organization that helps student creatives at Marquette University, as well as Leen Mortada, an entrepreneur building a specialty project through Marquette's 707 Hub on campus! Thank you to Marquette's 707 Hub for sponsoring this podcast! Join us for our next li...

Today on Hustling Sideways, we present a special live edition of the podcast from the 707 Hub at Marquette University, with two student guests! We're talking with Leen Mortada, a co-founder of a product designed to accomodate the needs of Muslim students in dorm rooms and while traveling, as well as Anne Naumann, a student who works with Student Made Marquette. The organization hosts products...

Today on Hustling Sideways, Allen Halas and Jim Love call out to Shanna Sood, an artist who only recently began exhibiting her work and selling pieces. The three discuss Shanna's beginning in artwork, the creative process, the different mediums that she works in, and ultimately the decision to move forward with artwork for comission as a side business. Check it out! Follow us: Allen Halas ⁠⁠⁠⁠...