Side Hustle Hero

Today Christine Schaub, "The Queen of the Side Hustle," shares her top tips and tricks for achieving side hustle success. In our last episode, Christine discussed her six side hustles and how she "stacks" them, often working several or all in a single day! Now we dive into practical advice for running and growing your venture, featuring insights from her book, Queen of the Side Hustle: Unleashing...

Christine Schaub didn't just start one side hustle. After the unexpected demise of her employer, Christine turned to hustling and has successfully replaced her full-time income by stacking six side hustles.  When I first sat down with Christine, I expected a quick chat about her six ventures before diving into her book, " The Queen Of The Side Hustle ." But as our conversation unfolded, I found my...

Danny Nathan was going to build a cargo storage and sleep platform for his Lexus GX470 anyway. So why not profit from overlanding in the process, by creating and selling build manuals? Danny loves overlanding—self-sufficient adventure travel that blends off-road exploration with extended wilderness camping, ideally to explore remote areas seldom visited by typical tourists. But to engage in those...

Most people who post videos on YouTube are doing it to share their expertise, promote their business, or showcase their hobbies. But not today's guest. Tony Lysandrides monetizes his Youtube channels by crafting videos with carefully chosen design elements, to maximize their chances of going viral, resulting in impressive pay days. He's not focused on any particular industry or niche. Instead, Ton...

Why did sales 3x when today's guest swapped out an old-style vending machine with an AI-driven vending machine? It's just one of the insights Mike Hoffmann reveals about what you need to know to start and scale a profitable vending machine side hustle in today's economy.  He's grown his business from a single vending machine, to now having over 40.  In today's episode you'll discover; the hallmark...

We're kicking off year three featuring our youngest guest to date, 17-year-old Leo Azizi talking about how to start a car detailing business. Just under a year ago, Leo launched his side hustle to make a lot of money to fund his interests. Leo talks about, how he got started, initial costs involved, where he found his first customers, how he's now drumming up business, and how he set his pricing....

Welcome to our landmark 100th episode, woohoo! Today, we're celebrating by showcasing the Top 10 side hustles from the past year. Whether you're someone who prefers the comfort of working indoors or loves the great outdoors, whether you want to keep your hustle local or dream of global reach, this list has something for everyone. With startup costs ranging from zero to five figures (the vast major...

Have you ever heard of Whatnot? Imagine the Shopping Channel on steroids. It's a platform that's open 24/7 where vendors live stream their products. We're joined today by top seller Zoreen Kabani who knows how to thrive on Whatnot and shares her tips, experiences, and insights. She first dove in part-time, but after finding success and incredible fulfilment, made it her very full-time work after o...

This episode is replete with hard-won lessons learned and sage business advice. In our last episode (#97), we learned that 14-year-old Bryan Clayton started his lawn care side hustle after being forced by his dad to cut the neighbour's lawn. After building that side hustle into a very full-time business with 150 employees and over $10million a year in revenue, he cashed out. Then together with a c...

At the age of 14, Bryan Clayton was kicked off his parent's couch and forced to mow the neighbor's lawn. He wasn't happy about it. Until he realized how much money he could make!     This episode is all about the lawn care industry. You'll hear; what it takes to get up and running, how to find your first customers, the biggest challenge you can face in running this business, and what Bryan did to...

Get double the benefits in this 2-in-1 episode! Today we're joined by Brenden Kumarasamy founder of MasterTalk , a coaching business he started to help executives and business owners become top communicators in their industries. How is it 2-in-1? Not only does Brenden provide insights, tips, and exercises on how to elevate your communication skills, but since MasterTalk started as a side hustle, h...

Today's guest found time during medical school and residency to work on his side hustle and grow it to over $1 million in sales.  Then he landed a deal on Shark Tank, and his business exploded. He's Shaan Patel, founder and CEO of the now multi-million dollar business known as Prep Expert …a leading online education company that has helped over 100,000 students improve their SAT & ACT scores, and...

She was in the midst of traveling and absolutely dreaded the thought of returning to the work life she knew was waiting for her back home in London England. But then a combination of events that included torrential rain, travelling in Northern Chile, and a bottle of wine, prompted a single decision that altered Anya Caister's life. This episode is much less about a specific side hustle, but instea...

If you meet someone over a coffee you have a normal conversation. Yet most people don't know how to move that natural 1 on 1 conversation, into their emails.   But Monica Badiu does!   She is a Conversion Copywriter who specializes in 'customer-centric' copywriting. What's that?   It's writing engaging and compelling emails and funnel pages that prioritize value over pressure, which results in dri...

Can you own and operate a franchise as a side hustle? "Absolutely!" says today's guest Greg Mohr.   He's a  franchise consultant  who helps match people to their best franchise, and the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of, Real Freedom: Why Franchises Are Worth Considering and How They Can Be Used For Building Wealth.   Greg shares; pros and cons of buying a franchise, vs building your own b...

If you're looking for a side hustle that you can start in your own community, then you'll want to check out today's episode with Adam Keller, author of 101 Real World Side Hustles .   While he does offer up some online ideas, the majority of the 101 are to be done in your local area.   The ideas he shares in the book he's either running as a business, has friends who have done it, or he's done the...

You've definitely seen them. You've likely been in one.   I'm talking about a party tent that's been rented. You may have attended a wedding, event, or just a good 'ole party, and the host has rented tents, chairs, tables, decorations, and…the list goes on.   But do you know how lucrative that business can be? Today's guest Adam Keller does!   His tent/party rental business now boasts revenues of...

"This is the craziest ATM machine!"   That's how a friend described his roadside peach stand to today's guest, Shannon Houchin.   She was skeptical. Wouldn't you be?   Wanting to see it firsthand, Shannon travelled to see her friend and learn all that she could about the roadside peach stand business.   After that one summer, she went home and built her own "ATM."   That was 10 years ago. Shannon...

Want to fly first or business class using the least number of points?   Today's guest knows how!   When Spencer Howard realized that credit card points were his ticket to luxury travel he went all in, spending four hours a night for six months reading all the airline routing rules and credit card fine print he could find, to learn how to best navigate award travel and loyalty programs.   What star...

Today we're delving into the world of co-hosting short-term rental properties.   The start up costs can be quite minimal as you don't own the properties, but rather, you're solving a lot of problems for the property owners and you have the opportunity to serve and profit from both them and the guests staying at the properties.   Sean Parker fills us in on the details. Together with his wife Jill,...

"I guarantee that right now you are within an arm span of probably at least a dozen different examples of copywriting." - Nicki Krawczyk   That's a pretty big market if you're a copywriter!   Today we're exploring that world with the founder of Filthy Rich Writer, Nicki Krawczyk. She's been a copywriter for over 20 years and through her Comprehensive Copywriting Academy, trains others to jump in a...

Are you that person in your friend group who likes to play matchmaker? Or maybe you know someone who does? Today's guest, Siobhan Copland, is so good at it that she grew her side hustle into the  London, UK-based, award-winning dating agency  Cupid in the City. Dive into today's episode for insights into; what you can  expect to earn as a matchmaker, where to find clients, and if you're looking fo...

Do you have within you, an entrepreneurial spark? Or maybe it's a full-on burning passion!   Wherever you are on that scale, you've landed in the right place. Why?   It's because today's guest is Kaylene Langford, author of "How To Start A Side Hustle."   In this episode she'll be sharing tips and strategies to help you get your side hustle started, and mindset hacks to ensure you don't lose confi...

Turn your passion into your career or side hustle! We've all heard that, right?   Today's guest takes issue with that opinion.   And he'll be telling us what instead, should be the primary driver.   Stephen Shortt has been involved in the business of matching people with their "best work" for pretty much all of his adult life. He's part of a family owned and operated business that helps match the...

To hit new milestones this year and achieve big, bold, beautiful goals, you're going to have to do some things differently than you've done in the past and push yourself to do things you've never done before.   But there's a problem.   Everyone of us is a creature of habit.   And it's our habit patterns that hold us back from taking the new actions we know we need to take.   I found a solution.  ...