The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a graphic designer named Priya turned her freelance logo work into a 20,000-dollar-per-month brand strategy consulting business. They break down the exact steps Priya took: raising prices by 5x after defining a strategic framework, niching down to DTC food startups, and hiring two junior designers to scale. Lucas contrasts Priya's approach with common de...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the story of Marcus, a construction manager who turned his expertise into a part-time home inspection business. They break down the economics: how Marcus earns $12,000 a month by inspecting 12 homes per month at an average $1,000 per inspection, earning a 60 percent margin. They discuss why home inspection is a low-risk entry for people with construction or...

Episode 105 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast. Lucas and Luna walk through the story of a registered nurse who built a $15,000 monthly side hustle by offering nurse triage consulting to small clinics and telehealth startups. We break down how she repurposed her clinical triage skills into a scalable phone-based consulting model, the specific software she used to manage HIPAA-compliant patient inta...

In this episode of The Side Hustle Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a retired firefighter turned his 25 years of on-the-ground experience into a thriving emergency preparedness consulting business, pulling in $12,000 a month. They break down the specific services he offers—from home evacuation plans to corporate tabletop drills—and the surprising niche he carved out: helping small busine...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a middle school science teacher named Jenna turned her lesson-planning skills into a $9,000 monthly side hustle in curriculum design. They break down her three-phase strategy: selling individual units on Teachers Pay Teachers, landing a contract with a small edtech startup to write NGSS-aligned modules, and eventually offering paid consulting to district...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a social media manager turned a common client pain point into a lucrative side hustle: content repurposing. They break down the specific process of taking one long-form piece—like a podcast episode or webinar—and spinning it into 20+ pieces of micro-content across platforms. The guest, who started by offering this as an add-on to existing clients, now ch...

Episode 101 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast: Lucas and Luna dive into the story of a program manager at a mid-sized nonprofit who turned her grant writing expertise into a $16,000 monthly side hustle. They break down how she identified a niche in federal grant compliance, built a roster of five consistent clients, and scaled without quitting her day job. Specific tactics include: pricing per pro...

In this milestone 100th episode, Lucas and Luna dive into the story of Maya Chen, a former stay-at-home parent who built a $15,000 monthly side hustle in virtual bookkeeping for small e-commerce businesses. They break down how she leveraged free software like Wave and QuickBooks Self-Employed, started on Upwork at $25 an hour, and scaled to a niche serving Shopify store owners. Lucas explains the...

Episode 99 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna talk to Maria Chen, a staff accountant at a mid-size construction firm in Phoenix, who built a $15,000 monthly side hustle providing fractional CFO services to small businesses. They break down how she identified the niche, structured her engagement letters, and managed conflicts with her day job. Specific numbers include th...

Episode 98 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast. Lucas and Luna explore how a hospital ward clerk named Priya turned her daily frustrations into a $7,000 monthly side hustle as a patient advocacy consultant. Priya spent years on a busy surgical ward, watching families struggle with insurance jargon, discharge instructions, and appointment coordination. She started by helping one coworker's mother nav...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a certified auto mechanic at a small-town garage turned a side gig into a $12,000 per month consulting business. Using his deep knowledge of vehicle maintenance schedules, repair cost benchmarks, and warranty compliance, he began auditing fleets for local delivery companies and construction firms. Within two years, he had 14 recurring clients including a...

In episode 96 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a yoga teacher turned her passion for meditation into a lucrative side hustle: corporate mindfulness consulting. They break down the specific steps she took, from a free workshop at a friend's startup to a $2,500-per-engagement contract with a regional bank. The hosts discuss how she leveraged LinkedIn and a simple one-pag...

In this episode of The Side Hustle Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a seasonal park ranger turned his knowledge of national parks into a $13,000 monthly side hustle in tourism consulting. They break down the specific services he offers—itinerary planning for international visitors, sustainable tourism audits for small tour operators, and grant-writing help for rural visitor centers. The...

Episode 94 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast. Lucas and Luna explore how a dental hygienist named Maria turned her chairside experience into a $7,000 per month consulting business for independent dental practices. They walk through the specific services she offers — from OSHA compliance audits to front-desk workflow optimization — and break down how she acquired her first five clients without cold...

Episode 93 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna break down how a bartender in Austin turned her craft cocktail knowledge into a $7,500-a-month consulting business for local bars and restaurants. They walk through her three-step method: menu audits, staff training, and cost optimization. They also discuss the surprising demand for cocktail program consulting post-pandemic,...

Episode 92 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast: Lucas and Luna explore how a physical therapist turned her expertise into an $8,000 monthly side hustle in ergonomic consulting. They break down the specific steps she took—from landing her first corporate client to building a scalable assessment framework—and discuss why this niche is booming as remote work persists. If you've ever wondered how to mon...

In this episode of The Side Hustle Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a mid-level product manager turned her side gig in UX auditing into a $10,000 monthly revenue stream. They break down the specific skills that translated from her day job, how she landed her first three clients on Upwork without a portfolio, and why she charges by the project rather than the hour. The hosts also discuss...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a licensed massage therapist leveraged her clinical skills to create a high-paying side hustle in corporate wellness consulting. They break down the specific steps she took: pitching HR directors, designing seated chair massage programs, and packaging her services as a stress-reduction benefit for tech companies. Along the way, they discuss the economics...

In this episode of The Side Hustle Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna dive into the story of a professional baker who turned a passion for sourdough into a $7,500 monthly side hustle by consulting for boutique bakeries and home bakers. They explore how she leveraged her expertise in fermentation science to offer starter troubleshooting, recipe scaling, and workshop facilitation—all while working a ful...

Episode 88 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast. Lucas and Luna break down how a public high school counselor in Ohio turned her expertise in college admissions into a $14,000 per month independent advising business — without leaving her day job. They walk through the specific playbook: how she identified a niche with international students applying to US universities, structured her evenings and wee...

Lucas and Luna explore how a customer support representative at a SaaS company turned her daily email writing into a $5,000 per month side hustle in email copywriting. They walk through her journey from drafting internal support replies to landing B2B clients for drip campaigns and launch sequences. This episode covers how she identified the skill overlap, priced her first retainers, and managed c...

Episode 86 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna unpack how a former food truck owner turned her menu layout skills into a $10,000 monthly consulting business. They walk through the specific numbers: how she charged $2,500 per restaurant for a full menu audit, why she targeted independent pizzerias first, and the three-page framework she uses to reposition dishes by profit...

Episode 85 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast: Lucas and Luna break down how a medical coder at a mid-sized hospital turned her ICD-10 expertise into a $12,000 monthly consulting business helping small clinics optimize revenue cycles. They walk through the specific steps: how she identified the gap, priced her services at $150 per hour, and landed her first three clients via LinkedIn and local medi...

Episode 84 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast dives into how a corporate paralegal named Jenna turned her eye for detail into a $10,000-per-month side hustle in legal document review for small law firms. Lucas and Luna break down the exact workflow: how Jenna identified a gap in e-discovery for solo practitioners, built a referral network with three boutique litigation firms, and scaled without qui...

Episode 83 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast: Lucas and Luna break down how a public librarian in Portland built a $6,000/month side hustle doing freelance research consulting for startups, authors, and nonprofits. They walk through the specific steps: how she identified her niche (competitive intelligence for small tech companies), set her pricing ($75/hour, then $150/hour for rush jobs), and lan...