Side Hustle Hero

It's hard to be online these days and not see ads from people on sailboats or standing next to their luxury cars claiming to make hundreds of thousands of dollars a month in e-commerce...they make it sound so easy, right?

Today's guest is the perfect person to speak to the reality of what it takes to start and run a successful side hustle in e-commerce. But spoiler alert, her answer is sage advice for whatever is your industry of choice.

By day, twenty-something Melissa Ng is a certified professional accountant working in Mergers & Acquisitions for a multinational company. Her side hustle is helping entrepreneurs get to where they want to be in their e-commerce businesses, through her company Launchers Academy. Not only can she speak to this from a numbers standpoint, she herself has successfully built a number of e-commerce stores, and has been able to remove herself from their day-to-day operations.

Be sure to catch the wrap-up at the end of the show, where I hone in on 2 gems that Melissa shares. One is an attribute you've just got to embrace if you want to obtain the success you seek and the other is about why you really want to take stock of who you're spending your time with!

What You'll Hear:

02:50 Having a steady income is a great time to start a side hustle

04:45 Active vs passive when choosing a side hustle

06:58 A potential life-changing gift you can give

08:13 Milestones achieved at Launchers Academy

10:58 The truth about e-commerce success

12:02 Shiny object syndrome

12:48 The secret sauce of e-commerce success

14:45 The value of community

16:40 Another benefit of starting your own business

17:24 What stops most people from starting their side hustle?

19:00 When I first started, "I had absolutely no idea what I was doing."

19:58 Be open to how you'll get to where you want to go

21:25 The reason you'll want to suspend judgment

2 Key Takeaways:

22:14 Be willing to put in the work & what's your motivation?

23:00 The value of a mastermind

23:20 Remember you are at choice

23:56 Thriving in uncertain times

24:35 Who are you surrounded by?

How To Find Melissa Ng:

Instagram

TikTok

Let's Connect

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Joan's Main Site
• Email

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While working full-time as a relocation specialist, today's guest Janis Doherty started making and selling little concrete gnomes as a side hustle. Within 6 months, she was able to quit her job. Now as she celebrates with us, the 1 year anniversary of her business Gnome & Garden, we look back at her steep learning curve, lessons learned, and how she scored an interview from a national broadcaster that caused her sales really to take off as she and her gnomes garnered some pretty sweet TV exposure.

Be sure to catch the wrap-up at the end of the show, where I drill down on two very key gems that Janis shared. They'll help you become a better decision-maker and problem solver. These are two vital skills to have in your back pocket for both your business and personal life. I hope you'll enjoy and benefit from my conversation with Janis Doherty, this side hustle hero known as "Mama Gnome."

What you'll hear:

02:26 Why Janis's past jobs now make sense

04:02 No regrets!

05:10 Why don't you make gnomes?

05:56 If an idea lands on your lap, seize it or it'll move along to someone else

07:13 The business has changed her

09:15 The gnome making process

09:35 Mis-gnomers…the mistakes

10:36 The steep learning curve

12.13 Dealing with problems

14:09 Harvest the good

14:55 The concrete "stepping stone" everyone should create

15:20 How to view problems…there's always a solution

16:44 A single order for 700 gnomes? Sure!

17:50 Not everyone supportive of her side hustle

19:20 Let go of negative people

20:35 6 months of gnomes part-time before making the leap

21:00 The moment of decision

21:20 Time to turn concrete into money

22:37 How she landed a TV news segment on a national broadcaster

27.40 Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try

29:50 There's something that makes you special

2 Key Takeaways

30:36 A very powerful decision-making technique

32:32 What to do when searching for a solution to a problem

How to find Janis Doherty:

Gnome & Garden website

Instagram

Facebook

Let's Connect

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Joan's Main Site
• Email

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Welcome to the inaugural episode. YES!!! To launch the show, I'm joined by one of Fiverr's all-time top earners, clocking in earnings of $2.7million since he's been with the freelance services platform. Not bad for someone who as a young pastor wanted to grow his family and his ministry, but found himself $50,000 in debt, and reaching for whatever side hustles he could find to help him generate cash flow. I caught up with Joel Young just before he was leaving for a 1- month vacation (nice!), to talk about how he turned things around, and to uncover valuable lessons we can instantly apply.

It'll leave you inspired to take the next big step in your side hustle journey.

Be sure to catch the wrap-up at the end of the show, where I crystalize and recap 3 key takeaways from my conversation with Joel. Thanks for listening!

What you'll hear:

1:33 The growing debt and need for side hustles

4:03 The mindset of trading vs losing, giving up something

7:19 The birth of a life-changing side hustle

9:14 You don't need to be perfect to start

12:00 We don't always see our own strengths and talents

14:15 One way to discover your marketable skills

15:35 The growth of Joel's side hustle

17:45 You don't need to have the entire plan laid out before you act

18:12 Decision time: Scale back or expand up?

23:30 Joel's freelancing and video marketing community

25:19 #1 tip for success - be willing to fail in front of people

27:13 Stepping out can lead to surprising opportunities

3 Key Takeaways

28:30 1. An empowering way to view "failure"

29:25 2. Is it sacrifice or a positive choice?

30:45 3. You've got to start where you're at

How to find Joel Young:

• Jump Start Video
• Joel's main site
• YouTube - Joel Talks

Let's Connect:

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Joan's Main Site
• Email

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• Be Our Guest

Launching JUNE 21, 2022!