Side Hustle Hero

Meet Susan Bennett, the original voice of Siri. She's moved from one gig to the next her entire working life.   With the explosion these days of all things AI, her story is timely. It's a cautionary tale of knowing what you're signing and what that could mean for you in the future. Her story also serves as a valuable lesson for saying "yes", when presented with new opportunities. Susan also talks...

After just 2 years, Travis King built up enough of a monthly passive income stream from his land flipping side hustle to quit his 9-5, and has since built it up to a 7-figure business. In this episode, you'll discover, How to generate cash flow from land deals, Costly mistakes made by newcomers to the industry, and what to do to avoid them, Why Travis prefers buying land over purchasing homes, Alt...

This episode with trademark attorney Derrick Morgan is unique.   Instead of the traditional, conventional life of an attorney clocking in a ton of hours in an office or cubicle, Derrick works while traveling around the world.   Use the first part of the interview to challenge your perception of what a traditional job needs to look like. If travel and working from remote locations around the world...

Welcome to Part 2 of my conversation with Chuck Temple, founder of multiple 7-figure businesses.   In this episode, we focus on his Electric Scooter Guide company.   I love the business model. Connect with a product or service that you're passionate about. Then become the industry source that the community trusts, for real, and honest, reviews. There's no inventory to carry, and your cash flow at...

Today's guest Chuck Temple takes us through his journey from always broke college student to starting a business while living on a couch, and growing it into one of the largest media transfer companies.   By the time he sold, they had 4 stores in 2 states with 27 full-time employees. Not bad for a guy who didn't have a clue about starting, growing, and running a business.   He'll share his methodo...

I thought today's episode was going to be about making it as a songwriter and rapper. It is. But… Mike Burton does talk about what has made the difference for him, why he is successful, and his tips for anyone wanting to make a living as a rapper. But the life lessons sprinkled throughout our conversation, and the tips and advice Mike shares can be applied to any industry you're involved in. Since...

What started out for  Luke Herbert  as a fun project to create  a unique portrait of his dog , quickly evolved to a side hustle as people saw what he had created.  Handling 12,000 sales over the past 3 years has been a tremendous amount of work as Luke continues to juggle the demands of growing his business,  Unique Pet Portraits , with his full-time work at a print shop. So if it's the early days...

Welcome to today's episode with serial entrepreneur, Rob Kessler. We covered a lot of ground. For example, have you ever thought of an idea that would revolutionize a product?  Have you ever wondered about the time and cost of getting a patent ? How about running a boat charter service?  Or a screen printing business?  We talked about all that and so much more.  You'll also hear tips and hacks, as...

Today's guest didn't wait until she felt totally prepared, totally self-assured and that everything was perfect prior to uploading her first digital product. Instead, Rachel Jimenez went ahead and launched her Esty shop. Then as she increased her offerings and started to analyze the data on what was working and what wasn't, she was able to quit her full time job after 9 months, went on to make $16...

How do you reach your people who will fall in love with your product or service? How do they find their way to you? It's not enough to have an awesome looking website and great content. You need to get the attention of the search engines. That's where today's guest, Matt Hepburn, SEO expert is going to help us out. He's been taking a deep dive in Search Engine Optimization (SEO), for the past 13 y...

If you love to read, here's a way you can get paid to do it. When today's guest Roxanne Burkey isn't working her full time job at Zoom, chances are, you'll find her either writing or reading. She has a number of writing credits to her name including being the co-author of the 12-book Enigma Series. She also gets paid to write reviews for authors. Maybe doing book reviews is a perfect fit for you,...

With so many   people offering bookkeeping and accounting services, how do you start or grow your side hustle in the industry? How do you differentiate yourself ? By becoming an expert in one of the top small business accounting software platforms. That's what today's guest, Sam Hallburn did! Sam is a QuickBooks Pro Advisor . Together with her team of five, she generates an annual revenue of $500,...

The belief that you need to have a "great voice" is just one of the myths that today's guest dispels about the voiceover industry. Last year, Gina Scarpa voiced over 250 different projects as a professional voiceover actor. Having worked in the industry for the past 9 years, her track record of happy clients include VistaPrint, Burger King, Xfinity, and L'Oreal. One of Gina's superpowers is helpin...

Welcome to Part 2 of my conversation with real estate investor and founder of Cashflow Diary - J. Massey. We open Part 2 of Make Money In The Sharing Economy with J's perspective on ordinances and bylaws that dictate where short term rentals (STR's) are allowed, where they're not, and why he's actually a fan of these rules. J also reveals; often overlooked segments of the population that need exte...

Today's guest sees "oceans of opportunity" everywhere! J Massey was all but "retired" at the age of 38, when one of his students asked what he knew about short-term rentals.  While the answer at the time was, "not very much" , he started looking into the model and was astounded at the opportunities. Today J runs a 34 unit short-term rental business,  and runs a training company  known as Cashflow...

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 for lo...

Mike Montague got his first taste of working a side hustle at the age of 12, delivering flyers door to door. As he went through school, Mike got paid to build websites, perform as a DJ, and host an internet radio show. Today his full time work is with an international sales training organization, and working remotely allows him time to grow his side hustle which this year is earning him about $50,...

Imagine being a private investigator as a side hustle! As owner of Pink Lady Investigations, Lisa Phillips has worked on infidelity and child custody cases, background checks, landlord and tenant disputes, and criminal defense cases. She's built a solid reputation with attorneys as an ace process server because of her ability to get the job done. In today's episode, you'll gain valuable insights i...

Have you ever thought about being SANTA as a seasonal side hustle? Today we're seeing a much greater degree of diversity in Santas so it's opening the door to many who in the past wouldn't have considered it an option. If you check out today's episode artwork, you'll see a photo of our guest Santa.  Underneath that yak hair beard is Melissa Rickard. Yes, this Santa is female, but you'd never know...

You can get paid for being a sports superfan? What??? Today's guest Patrick, a.k.a . Crazy P will tell you about that world. But it's clearly not the money that drives this passionate, positivity-exuding superfan. On the surface, it looks like Crazy P's role is to energize fans at games. That's a big part of the job, but you'll discover that there's much more to it. You'll also hear what's involve...

There's a good chance you have way more talent, skill, and experience than you give yourself credit for. To help draw those out, today's guest Sandra Booker has questions for you! A plea from her 13-year-old daughter motivated Sandra to put her talent and skills to work to raise some needed cash. Her full-time job wasn't bringing in enough. So, Sandra embarked on an entrepreneurial journey by beco...

It's Anna Cook's success with her travel blog, her love of travel and promoting local businesses that have positioned her so well for her latest venture - SimplyNCgoods , a subscription box service. In today's episode, you'll hear how the idea came to her, and the steps she took from the seed of an idea through to shipping that first box on launch day. You'll also hear tips from this self-describe...

Today's guest has proven her ability to start and grow 2 side hustles while holding down a very full time corporate job. Eventually she sold one of her businesses, but being the adventurous entrepreneur and top-notch marketer, she then started looking for yet another income source and instead of starting another, Krystal Covington decided to buy an already established online business…one that she...

Today's guest could not envision herself continuing to live and work full-time in Belgium. Instead, she's crafted a life in Cusco, Peru involving no less than 6 part-time hustles. The most lucrative one for Maya Lombarts is her role as a virtual assistant (VA). It's her #1 because in addition to excelling at it, she doubled down on an often overlooked, but potential goldmine of a source for client...

You may not aspire to be a mentalist like today's guest David Jaison, but you'll benefit from what he shares about self promotion, customization for clients, applying online skills to live performances, and learning from his presentation disasters. After you hear this episode, maybe you will be inspired to start a side hustle as a performing mentalist. Be sure to catch the end-of-episode takeaway...