Side Hustle GROWTH

Text Me, I'd LOVE to hear from YOU! Introducing a NEW segment! From Bustle to Boss highlights success stories of womxn of colour who have made the transition from employee to Entrepreneur. Chances are you are feeling kind of over your 9to5, you have a great idea for a side hustle and it’s all you can think about while you count down the hours until you can log-off for the day. While it can fee...

Text Me, I'd LOVE to hear from YOU! When you are juggling your side-biz with your main gig, finding the time, the energy and figuring out WHAT you actually need to work on that day can be a challenge. There are so many demands on your time and things that need to get done, it’s easy to get burnt out trying to do it all. In this episode, CJ is laying down 7 easy steps you can take to feel like...

Text Me, I'd LOVE to hear from YOU! Do you know when you are most productive? Find out how you can use that productivity window to effectively manage your time and grow your business. CJ breaks down how you can use this productive zone to effectively manage your time and work to grow your business. You will learn how to prioritize tasks, time block to get more done and even how to cross those...

Text Me, I'd LOVE to hear from YOU! If you have been wanting to be more inclusive in your marketing and to start standing up for equity and the things you believe in but aren’t sure where to start, then you need to tune in to today’s episode of the Shine to FIVE podcast with CJ. I am so excited to be talking to podcast royalty (!) - Susan Diaz, Founder & CEO of c+p digital, Cohost of @the4...

Text Me, I'd LOVE to hear from YOU! Part of Entrepreneurship is taking risks and trying new things - and Imma be real with you - they aren’t all going to work out. Personally, I have felt like a failure many times. The important thing is how you handle your so-called ‘failure’ and what you are able to take away from it. In today’s episode of the SHINE to Five Method with CJ, I am sharing with...

Text Me, I'd LOVE to hear from YOU! If you are running your side biz with the intention of growing it and want to see that turn into your meain gig that means you want to see consistent results and generate consistent income - and you can’t do that dabbling here and there when it suits you. Or going hardcore for a week or month and then fizzling out and dropping off the radar for a month or tw...

Text Me, I'd LOVE to hear from YOU! I’m dropping some F words on the podcast today - False Starts & Failure. I want you to wipe those words from your vocabulary. It doesn’t matter how many times you have to start over, as long as you are starting. It doesn’t matter if you try something and it doesn’t work out the way you wanted - at least you are starting and doing. We have been so conditi...

Text Me, I'd LOVE to hear from YOU! The Great Resignation… Have you heard of this movement? People realizing that they want more... Who are following their dreams, and taking risks. Maybe you have been thinking of leaving your 9to5 because you are feeling unfulfilled or dissatisfied and spend your days staring at the clock. Lean in to that. YOU DESERVE MORE. Don’t settle. In this episode CJ is...

Text Me, I'd LOVE to hear from YOU! Today on the Shine to FIVE Method with CJ I am sharing a personal story with you. I’m going right back to the beginning when I started my business. I’ll be honest with you.. I struggled - A LOT.     Entrepreneurship is hard. It really is very very difficult, it’s not for everyone. Some people you come across will just talk about the great stuff but I am the...

Text Me, I'd LOVE to hear from YOU! A lot of people tell me they find setting goals overwhelming. So today I am going to break it down for you so you can set realistic goals that will help you accomplish your big dreams. If you want to actually make it happen, your goals need to fit your lifestyle and what you have going on in your life. After listening to this episode you will be able to sit...

Text Me, I'd LOVE to hear from YOU! Have you been dreaming of starting your own business but feel overwhelmed and don’t know where to start?  Then Episode 53 is for you! In this episode CJ is talking about how to simplify getting started working on your side biz - it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. She breaks it down into simple to follow steps to help you just do it. Thanks for listening!💜...

Text Me, I'd LOVE to hear from YOU! Where has the year gone - did 2021 even happen? Well, it must have, because here we are celebrating the release of our 52 episode of the ST5M podcast! Can you believe it? As I reflect on 2021, there are so many things that went really well and there are a lot of things that sucks. Let’s keep it real. Things aren’t always going to be perfect every single day....

Text Me, I'd LOVE to hear from YOU! The holiday season is upon us, Christmas is in a couple days and if you are working a 9-5 along with your side hustle, that usually means taking some time off work. If you are anything like my clients, you are probably planning out what you are going to get done in your business during your downtime. AMIRIGHT? Having a business and a job, I know that your “f...

Text Me, I'd LOVE to hear from YOU! This episode is all about how to Freelance, we talk about: The REAL definition of "Freelance". The things to take into consideration before starting freelance work. How to adjust your Mindset to be successful as a freelancer. How to properly manage your time between "doing the job" and "running the business". If you are reading...

Text Me, I'd LOVE to hear from YOU! In this episode, I had an amazing conversation with Sara Beth Wald all about redefining love and setting boundaries in business. If you aren't sure where to start when it comes to setting boundaries, then you need to listen to this episode. We talked about everything from what redefining love is, why it's important to establish boundaries in busine...

Text Me, I'd LOVE to hear from YOU! Jackie wants everyone to know that your story is important enough to be shared - even if you think your life is so mundane. People are looking for solutions to their problems, and you don’t know who is waiting to hear your story in the way you tell it.   In this episode she is sharing her top tips for: How to know if writing a book is the next step for you G...

Text Me, I'd LOVE to hear from YOU! Do you ever feel like all the odds are stacked against you? How do you move through that and get to where you want to be?  Martha shares her inspiring story of how she rose above the odds stacked against her Martha Kyak is a self-taught artist and seam-stress. She grew up in Pond Inlet, Nunavut and is the youngest of eleven children. Most of her family membe...

Text Me, I'd LOVE to hear from YOU! You might be wondering, is it actually possible to make 6 figures in your first year of business?  The answer is YES! And it’s not just for special unicorns. Today on the Shine to FIVE Method, I am talking with Rachel Di, Founder of Geek Unicorn, about how to confidently make 6 figures in your first year of business. Rachel went from running the media depart...

Text Me, I'd LOVE to hear from YOU! Do you celebrate the progress you are making in your business? Or just the milestones? My guest on the podcast today is Amy Klein of the Courageous Brand. Along with her co-founder, she is disrupting the traditional education system allowing women to follow their dreams. They focus on building leadership and entrepreneurial skills in young women and girls, h...

Text Me, I'd LOVE to hear from YOU! As a Pregnancy & Postpartum Fitness Coach, Reena was surrounded every day by diet culture and snap back mentality. The one that portrays ‘healthy’ as being a lean and toned smaller white woman. She started to realize that this wasn’t a realistic goal for most people and that strength and health comes in many shapes and sizes and she wanted to share this...

Text Me, I'd LOVE to hear from YOU! Today’s special guest on the podcast is…….drumroll please  … it’s ME, CJ. I wanted to do this special episode because October is my birth month, since I turned 43 this month and THIS is episode 43 - I thought it would be fun to share 43 lessons that I have learned since becoming an entrepreneur.  So buckle up, lots of great lessons in this week’s episode.  _...

Text Me, I'd LOVE to hear from YOU! I am so excited to share this conversation with you because it puts such a different spin on how to run your business and show appreciation to your clients and make sure they feel supported and taken care of by you. --- Hailey Patry… Is your True Happiness Coach & Marriage Mentor. She’s been awarded as “World’s Best Marriage Mentor", as she helps co...

Text Me, I'd LOVE to hear from YOU! From secondary school teacher to maker of luxury bags Cherie is sharing her incredible story of how she stopped waiting around for a teaching job to open up and decided to trust herself and her talents and start her own business instead. Leaving her teaching career behind and starting her own business was a huge risk for Cherie, but it was something that was...

Text Me, I'd LOVE to hear from YOU! Alora (she/her) & Veronica (she/her) are not only sisters but best friends. They launched SAM & LANCE with the goal of empowering women owned businesses around the world and to make it easy for you to find quality sustainable products. They named the company after their grandmothers SAM & LANCE because they were two strong women who inspired them...

Text Me, I'd LOVE to hear from YOU! Sandy feels she’s been truly blessed to have some amazing experiences in her life so far. Met her boyfriend at 16, married him 11 years later and divorced 3 years after that (became a single mum and ended up with $100,000 of debt and on welfare) then discovered the Law of Attraction, became a master at manifesting and turned it all around. She’s climbed to t...