Scaling Side Hustles

Welcome to another ALT episode of Scaling Side Hustles! Today, we're excited to have John and Kimberley Stewart as our guests. This dynamic husband and wife duo took the leap from their 9-5s and built their own thriving businesses. Kimberley, a talented hair stylist, can be found on Instagram at @kimbe.beauty, while John, a skilled custom wood fabricator is on Instagram at @onahill.co or OnaHillandCo.com

In this episode, John and Kimberley share their inspiring stories and provide valuable insights on when to leave your 9-5 and how to navigate the first steps of starting your own business. We'll be covering:

1. John and Kimberley's journey from their 9-5 jobs to entrepreneurship
2. Key signs to look for when deciding to leave your 9-5
3. How to prepare for the transition into running your own business
4. Overcoming challenges and setbacks in the early stages of entrepreneurship
5. Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs looking to make the leap

Join us as we learn from John and Kimberley's experiences and uncover the secrets to successfully transitioning from a 9-5 job to running your own business. Don't miss this engaging and informative episode of Scaling Side Hustles!

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In today's episode, we hear from two entrepreneurs who came together to start a unique business, one that allows people to share their trauma, on stage, in a neo-sacred safe space. Nigel and Zach won a free consultation and ask Joshua to help them create an effective marketing strategy for social media and how to create profitable revenue streams without compromising the integrity of the mission.

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Guests: Nigel is the owner of Awesome Entertainment, an event services company that provides entertainment resources, event planning and host management. They curate experiences for corporate and private events, and service weekly events for bars and restaurants in North Carolina and South Carolina. Zach is a professional photographer, photo editor, graphic designer, grant writer, and story crafter.

This episode is a live, on-air consultation of their new joint venture, Once Upon a Trauma Storytelling which offers a platform to share our scars through the modern-day superpower of storytelling to laugh, cry, and communally transform isolating pain into connective power.

Register here for their next Charlotte event!

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• TikTok @scalingsidehustles
• Instagram @scalingsidehustles
• More resources on LinkTree

For those interested in supporting the podcast - we are accepting sponsorships! Go to https://scalingsidehustles.com/sponsors for more info!

How can you use entrepreneurship to create a business that makes a positive impact on society? On this ALT episode of Scaling Side Hustles, Joshua, Val, and Hill discuss how to build a business with social impact and solve some of today's most pressing issues. From the homelessness crisis to environmental disasters, they share personal experiences and practical tips for turning passion projects into successful businesses that make a difference. Discover how to identify the customer, solve the problem, and use AI tools like ChatGPT to speed up research and innovation. Tune in and learn how you can create a business that not only generates revenue but also solves a systemic issue in society.

Learn more about the Joshua Wave and follow them on TikTok!

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For those interested in supporting the podcast - we are accepting sponsorships! Go to https://scalingsidehustles.com/sponsors for more info!

You know that feeling when you're convinced everyone else is a successful entrepreneur, but you're just a fraud? Yep, that's imposter syndrome - and on this ALT episode of Scaling Side Hustles, we're here to help you kick it to the curb and find success based on your unique skill set.

Join Hill and Val as they pick Joshua’s brain on how to overcome this pesky insecurity (all in under 10 minutes!). And stick around until the end for a fun game where we'll put your business jargon knowledge to the test. Can you tell what's real and what's made up?

Don't let imposter syndrome hold you back from monetizing your passion project - tune in and conquer your doubts as an entrepreneur (or at least realize that you’re not the only one who’s felt like a fraud)!

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In this engaging and informative episode of Scaling Side Hustles, Hill and Val are joined by returning guest Joshua Aguirre, who shares his insights on how to pivot pain into purpose, especially in the current era of remote work. Aguirre discusses the benefits of ChatGPT, a powerful tool that has revolutionized the way people work, communicate and collaborate. He also talks about the importance of job security, organizational culture, and hiring and retention strategies that can help businesses thrive in a remote environment. The conversation covers a range of other topics, including open offices, bilateral feedback, and the tool that Aguirre has developed to help entrepreneurs and executives figure out how to get things done. Throughout the episode, the hosts and guest provide practical advice and actionable tips that will be of interest to anyone looking to succeed in today's fast-paced and ever-changing business landscape.

PEBON (adapted for ChatGPT) Tool

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Join us for some  unfiltered truth about being your own boss. With the great resignation and what seems like the majority of people leaving their 9-to-5s for the self-employed life, freelancing and entrepreneurship can get falsely advertised as a lifestyle of rainbows and butterflies. While our mission at Scaling Side Hustles is to encourage and equip our listeners to monetize their passions, we also want to be real about the challenges!

This is a special, off-the-rails, ALT episode with graphic designer Erin Swanson who gets real with us about the pitfalls of freelance work. We talk about the red flags to watch out for when taking on clients (scope creep!), battling loneliness, the need for mentors when you are your own boss, and energy drains that can lead to burnout. 

So, whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, you won't want to miss this insightful, at times silly, conversation among friends!

Connect with Erin on LinkedIn.

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Do you ever feel like you have so many things you like to do and it’s hard to focus on just one? Get ready to take notes on this ALT episode of Scaling Side Hustles! We've wrangled up one of the best creative geniuses around, James Bruehl, for a chat about his journey to monetize his creative talents. James dishes out his top tips and tricks for turning your side hustle into a money-making machine. So turn up the volume, it's about to get fun and informative up in here!

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Guests: James is a creative director, producer, digital marketer, designer, and podcaster. Connect with him at jamesbruehl.com

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For those interested in supporting the podcast - we are accepting sponsorships! Go to https://scalingsidehustles.com/sponsors for more info!

Each of us will experience trauma in our lives. So what happens when life doesn’t wait for us to heal? How do we navigate the work/life balance and find support in the culture around us? In this episode, we find out what happened in the most pivotal moment of Joshua’s life and how he allowed a traumatic situation to shape him into the business owner he is today.

Join serial entrepreneur Joshua with co-hosts Hill and Val as they take on the first pillar of the AAM Business Roadmap (CULTURE) and break it down into digestible actions: creating vision, time management, setting intentions (by making every morning Christmas morning!), the difference between time-consuming tasks and energy drains, and how to give your team permission and incentives to innovate.

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Guests:

• James is creative director, producer, digital marketer, designer, and podcaster. Connect with him at jamesbruehl.com
• Zach is an incredibly talented audiovisual storyteller. Check out his work at Swee Media
• Jerome is CEO of Pace Express delivery courier service. If you’re on the east coast or South Florida tri - county area, connect with him.

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And don’t forget to follow us on all the socials to never miss an update:

• TikTok @scalingsidehustles
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• More resources on LinkTree

For those interested in supporting the podcast - we are accepting sponsorships! Go to https://scalingsidehustles.com/sponsors for more info!

We are thrilled to welcome special guest Micah Brown to the podcast. Tech founder, award-winning AI engineer, neuroscience entrepreneur, TEDx speaker, the list goes on. Micah joins us in a juicy conversation about the future of work (will robots take our jobs?!), the physiological components of ambition, and how Artificial Intelligence actually levels the playing field for aspiring entrepreneurs (if we know how to use it to our advantage). Some of the other topics we cover:

• Nurturing ambition when you don't have outside opportunities/motivators
• Why everyone should learn how to code
• The importance of elevating "generational breakers" (someone in a family who changes generational patterns)
• How AI tools can help creatives get seen in a content-saturated market

Join us on our first of many alternative [ALT] episodes where we get a chance to answer your questions, discuss hot-button issues, and even sit down with experts and fellow entrepreneurs to pick their brains on all things business!

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Guest: Micah Brown is the award-winning AI engineer and creator of BrainRap. Want to hear more from Micah? Catch his Tedx talk here where he shares about “Rapping with Virtual Reality.”

Resources: Find out more about available grants and how to apply in this article.

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For those interested in supporting the podcast - we are accepting sponsorships! Go to https://scalingsidehustles.com/sponsors for more info!

Achieving success as a business doesn't happen by accident. Building a solid foundation for your side hustle is a process that takes time but worth the effort. It can seem daunting, but we’ve got you covered! On this episode of Scaling Side Hustles, we map out the four pillars of a successful business: culture, value, innovation, and operations.

Join serial entrepreneur Joshua with co-hosts Hill and Val as we tell personal stories of moving through trauma to newfound confidence, break down what it takes to lay a healthy foundation for growth, and show that there is more than one way to grow as a professional.  You choose your own path!

We also take a detour down some AI rabbit holes and discuss how keeping tabs on the latest digital tools and resources can help us stay adaptable and relevant as entrepreneurs.

For your toolkit: Download the AAM Roadmap for Free!

Guests: We loved getting to hear from Zach of Zach Swee Creative - an incredibly talented audiovisual storyteller. If you’re interested in connecting, check him out on LinkedIn!

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And don’t forget to follow us on all the socials to never miss an update:

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For those interested in supporting the podcast - we are accepting sponsorships! Go to https://scalingsidehustles.com/sponsors for more info!