By Nicaila Matthews Okome | Side Hustle Pro Media
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This week we have a special student spotlight featuring Hiwote Getaneh, an audio producer curious about human-centered, emotion-driven storytelling. We first met when she joined my Podcast Moguls accelerator program, and it’s been so awesome to follow her journey from working in social policy research, to growing her own podcast, to actually changing her career path to work in podcasting full time, to moving to Portugal to live and work full time, to now launching her Emerging Voices, a podcasting accelerator for aspiring creators who want to start a podcast that is unique to them and build their creative resilience along the way.
In this episode she shares:
Highlights include:
00:00 Intro
03:00 From analyst to podcaster
07:45 Mastering storytelling
13:30 Lessons from Podcast Moguls
18:00 Creating content with purpose
21:00 Becoming an expat in Portugal
28:00 Preparing for full time entrepreneurship
33:00 Building a platform to monetize
43:00 Defeating self-doubt
47:00 Living in Portugal
54:00 Tips for entrepreneurs
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This week in the guest chair we are back for an update episode with Arsha Jones, founder of Capital City- the DC-based company behind the wildly popular Mambo Sauce. Stemming from Arsha's desire to create a product that she could sell multiples of, Arsha describes her journey from starting as a web designer, shifting into e-commerce, and finally venturing into entrepreneurship.
In this episode Arsha shares:
Highlights Include:
07:07 Leaving The Service Industry
10:44 Launching Multiple Businesses At Once
17:14 Creating Multiple Revenue Streams
19:50 Being The Face Of Your Brand
29:33 Creating a Premium Product
30:48 Getting Into Retail
35:33 Creating Brand Partnerships
41:11 Selling On Amazon
45:23 Creating Your Own Path
Check out episode 390 of Side Hustle Pro podcast out now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube
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This week in the guest chair we have fellow podcaster Les Alfred, content creator and host of the Balanced Black Girl podcast. Les shares her journey from blogging to launching her podcast, driven by the realization that there were few Black women discussing wellness on her social feeds.
Les highlights the importance of relatability and audience connection in content creation, emphasizing that consumers today want to feel a personal connection to the creator behind a brand. By 2021, consistent monetizing and growth led her to partner with an agency, and later a podcast network, allowing her to scale ads and go full time as a podcaster.
In this episode she shares:
Highlights include:
00:00 Intro
04:30 Breaking into wellness
10:00 Starting a podcast
15:00 Emphasizing relatability to your audience
19:30 First year of full-time podcasting
23:30 The power of financial planning
38:00 Benefits of having a lean team
45:30 The power of an email list
50:15 Tips for entrepreneurs
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Jamila Souffrant is the author of the book Your Journey To Financial Freedom, and the host of the Journey To Launch podcast. As a go-to thought leader in the personal finance field, her podcast has amassed over 4+ million total downloads. Starting her journey by saving over $100K in two years, she is now financially free.
In this episode she shares:
Highlights include:
00:00 Intro
07:00 Mindset is the key to success
14:00 Revenue milestones
25:00 Financial freedom
30:15 Understanding life priorities
38:10 Creating wealth for side hustlers
42:30 Silent wealth
45:30 Tips for entrepreneurs
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This week we are getting a masterclass in content-based business with Bola Sokunbi. Bola is a finance expert, 4-time bestselling author, and founder of Clever Girl Finance, one of the largest personal finance media/education platforms for women in the U.S.
In this episode she shares:
Highlights include:
00:00 Intro
07:15 Becoming a financial expert
12:35 Initial business investments
20:30 Determining target audience
25:18 Building a team
32:40 Making the platform free and accessible
36:53 Benefits and challenges of brand partnerships
44:20 Being a content-first business
57:00 Tips for entrepreneurs
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This week we’re back for a very exciting update episode with Denise Woodard is the Founder and CEO of Partake Foods, the allergy-friendly packaged food company inspired by her daughter’s experience with food allergies. Created in 2016, Denise started the business by self-distributing cookies around NYC, eventually becoming a Certified B Corporation and raising millions of dollars in investment capital.
In this episode she shares:
Highlights include:
00:00 Intro
03:30 Partake’s rise to success
07:15 Raising capital with huge companies
14:50 Partnerships and rapid expansion
23:40 Managing personal finances in the start-up phase
29:06 Aligning with your true passions
38:21 Work-life balance
44:45 Tips for entrepreneurs
Check out episode 434 of Side Hustle Pro podcast out now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube
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This week I sat down for a very inspiring chat with Mignon François, the #1 national best-selling author of Made from Scratch: Finding Success Without a Recipe, and founder of a multi-million dollar cupcake empire, The Cupcake Collection.
In this episode she shares:
Highlights include:
00:00 Intro
04:30 Learning to bake from grandma
10:53 The struggle to make ends meet
15:09 Turning $5 into $600
20:27 Humble beginnings
32:50 Low margins, high profit from day one
37:30 Benefits of profit sharing with employees
42:00 Scaling to $10,000 days
48:20 Tips for entrepreneurs
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This week in the guest chair we’re taking it back to Donyale Walton, founder of Hoop Mobb, Home of the Hoop Earring. Coming from Flint, Michigan, Donyale made her way to New York to learn the business ropes and was inspired to pursue her own ventures.
In this episode she shares:
Highlights include:
00:00 Intro
05:30 Getting her start in fashion
15:30 Determining a niche
24:50 Acquiring vendors and manufacturers
30:53 Focusing on serving a community
38:20 Profitability and hiring strategically
49:09 Marketing and growth strategies
56:22 Tips for entrepreneurs
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You’ve done your research, gathered your materials and you’re ready to launch your side hustle. Now what? Keep GOING. This is the time to reevaluate, regroup, and dig deeper. A lot of side hustlers who get to this point will start to lose the spark they had when they first started. In episode 431, I’m giving you the tips to keep that same energy and build your side hustle into a sustainable business.
Tips shared include:
Highlights include:
00:00 Intro
04:00 Get down to business
05:30 Determine what your impactful tasks are
08:30 Get your schedule down
10:00 Affirm your journey
13:00 Time to get vulnerable
15:30 Find your calling
20:00 Limit outside opinions
I’m also hosting a live Side Hustle Bootcamp next week. Whether you’ve started your side hustle or are still trying to get it off the ground, this challenge is designed to help you get out of your head and into action. Go to sidehustlepro.co/bootcamp to sign up!
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This week in the guest chair we have Vanessa James, the dynamic founder of Vanessa James Media. Known as "the voice you hear everywhere," Vanessa is a seasoned Caribbean voice-over actress whose captivating voice has graced numerous iconic brands, including Netflix, Amazon, and the new promo voice for the nationally syndicated "Tamron Hall" daytime talk show.
In this episode she shares about:
Highlights include:
00:00 Intro
04:30 Corporate roles and burnout
13:30 Side hustling in V.O.
18:00 Understanding the voiceover industry
22:50 Overcoming a stutter
27:30 Stabilizing income as a side hustler
33:30 Scaling a media business
39:11 Food, Wine and Fete
43:21 How to break into voice acting
49:55 Tips for entrepreneurs
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