Think starting a side hustle is hard? I just don’t buy that anymore. Not when I can get a 10-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl; my kids, to launch their own little businesses in a single weekend using tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude. In this episode, I’m breaking down exactly how we’re doing it and why I truly believe this might be the easiest side hustle to start in 2025 (with a little help from AI.)

My son’s working on a lemonade stand to raise money for our church. My daughter? She’s starting a jewelry business to earn some spending money. And we’re letting AI help us with everything, coming up with business names, designing logos, even getting a basic website layout. We’re not overthinking it. We’re just taking action, and AI is going to help us speed everything up.

I also talk a bit about my own journey; how I started selling painted rocks as a five-year-old (don’t ask me why anyone bought them), to building businesses like Gelatin Digital and Boxed Business Solutions. Some started as side hustles, and some fizzled out, but every one of them taught me something. Now with AI, what used to take me weeks takes a couple of hours.

So if you’re someone who’s been sitting on a business idea, wondering how or when to start—here’s your sign.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

00:00 - Introduction

00:38 - My kids wanted to start summer side hustles

01:17 - Childhood hustles and early business attempts

01:50 - Using AI to build the kids’ businesses

04:20 - How ChatGPT helped name Keith’s own companies

04:52 - The origin of Boxed Business Solutions

05:36 - Why starting a side hustle is easier than ever

07:03 - Free tools vs. hiring help

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