Side Hustle Hero

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...

In this episode, you'll learn no-cost DIY tips for polishing your brand, making your website more "hospitable" to potential clients, and boosting client conversion. Sierra Janisse is a bona fide side hustle hero as she was teaching middle school full time when she started a hobby, which turned into a side hustle, but after 2 years when the income from that began to exceed her teaching income, it w...

This is a tried-and-true side hustle! Get up early. Walk around the outside of commercial buildings picking up trash before your day job. Get paid. What started out as a side hustle for today's guest, Brian Winch has grown to a mature business with gross earnings consistently over $600,000 per year. He still gets up early to walk around buildings and pick up litter, but he scaled the business by p...

Out of the four gigs she juggled, freelance writing became the clear financial winner for today's guest. It's what now pays for Ruksana Hussain's desired lifestyle. She's a pro at making connections, landing writing jobs, and learning from her mistakes. You'll hear unique and easy ways to connect with potential clients at conferences and networking events, what social media platforms are the most...

Shelley Verlaan was a career accountant, until one day a friend suggested they get together and make soap. That one session did it - Shelley was hooked. She dove into R&D, started creating her own line of soap, and sold them at markets for a few years until Covid restrictions shut that down. What did she do? She went full-in and opened a brick and mortar store. Sales have blown past projections. I...

Have you ever thought of getting involved in a trade as a side hustle? With the current shortage of employees, now might be a great time to discover whether this could be your path! Today's guest was a salesperson until one day, her employer decided not to pay her the commissions she was owed. She was forced to make a choice, and that choice was to quit. Fast forward 16 years. Tenille Landy has be...

A fun way to grow your influence, your audience, and customer base is by being a podcast guest. But how do you do that? And how do you find the right podcasts? Then once you're booked, what do you need to do to be a success? Today's guest has the answers. Andrew Allemann started a podcast as an offshoot of his trade publication. Not only has it proven itself with over 400 episodes, but it spawned...

My guest today has deep reservoirs of courage. He'll say "yes" to new challenges and then scramble to figure out a way to deliver. Like when he said yes to opening for Paul McCartney's son. His band was hired for the gig, but there was one problem…at the time, he didn't actually have a band. It was just him! But that didn't stop Patrick McWilliams. He's a full-time contractor and tradesperson, and...

This episode is all about helping you set yourself up to receive greater wealth and prosperity. You'll hear a featured session from my 12-part video course, Turn Your Thoughts Into Wanted Things , which is all about the inner game of wealth. If you haven't yet been enjoying the abundance you seek, you'll definitely want to check out this episode. It's very likely your inner wealth programming that...

The side hustle that started with buying books for $1 and selling them at a big markup on eBay, morphed into a $5 million dollar brand on Amazon. This happened through the skill and resilience of today's guest, Annalisa DeMarta. She recently discovered that while there are 2.7 million sellers on Amazon, her company Ridgeline Insights is in the top 0.0005% of Amazon sellers. If anybody understands...

It started as a little side hustle idea…create a souvenir cookbook for friends and guests at a ski hill. But little did Shelley Adams know this single cookbook would snowball into the bestselling series, " Whitewater Cooks ." The 6 books have now sold over 280,000 copies. If you're not already a foodie, there's a pretty good chance you will be by the end of this episode. Partway through her cookbo...

Whatever your side hustle, chances are it could benefit from having sponsors - people paying you , supporting you, in what you're producing. That's only one reason why you'll want to catch this episode. Today's guest is going to help you with that, and he's both engaging and entertaining. After all, Todd Hancock was an on-air radio personality at a rock station for 14 years in a major market. Toda...

Ever wonder what it takes to be a successful content creator? Today's guest knows! Biohacker Brittany Ford was working with clients one-on-one as a nutritionist until she realized that increasingly it was her skill as a content creator that people were reaching out to her for and in this episode, you'll get an insider's look behind the scenes. Also, you'll hear how she's making " deep work " a pri...

Today's guest has been dubbed, the Queen of Side Hustle . It's no wonder…she's been a beekeeper for 7 years, a cheese monger for 11 years, and she's sprinkled in a lot of other side hustles along the way. Whether or not you've ever thought about beekeeping as a side hustle, Nicole Buergers' journey is sure to inspire! While laughing a lot through this episode, we unpack lessons that apply to every...

While managing a full-time career as a professional magician, entertainer, and working the fairs, Will Roya started his side hustle selling items on eBay, and magic tricks off his own website. Business was good! But things really took off when he launched and focused on, playingcarddecks.com Seriously, who better to sell playing cards than a magician, right?? Will's story provides pragmatic, thoug...

Starting or scaling your side hustle can be a stressful experience, right? So it's a good thing that Corporate Stress Coach and wellness educator Nicole Porter is today's guest. In addition to her knowledge of stress, and what it does to our body and mind, she understands it from the perspective of someone who has started, grown, and successfully scaled a side hustle. She shares with us what she d...

Are you thinking about making your side hustle your full-time work? If so, when's the best time? Today's guest has some words of wisdom to share.   Len Pierre is Coast Salish from Katzie First Nation and is an educator, consultant, TEDx Speaker, social activist, and traditional knowledge keeper. Often times we choose a side hustle because we are striving for an additional source of income, or we k...