Side Hustle School

By Chris Guillebeau / Onward Project / Panoply

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What's Side Hustle School about?

A daily show for everyone who works a regular job and wants to start an income-earning project on the side. In each episode, listeners will hear a different story of someone who's started a side hustle—along with what went well, how that person overcame challenges, and what happened as a result. The show is written and hosted by Chris Guillebeau, the New York Times bestselling author of The $100 Startup, The Happiness of Pursuit, and other books.

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#900 - Philadelphia Foodie ...

06.19.2019

Inspired by her teenage daughter’s success selling lemonade, a longtime customer service expert launches her own food product business.Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll learn how ...

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06.19.2019 #900 - Philadelphia Foodie Toasts Competition with Sweet Treat Inspired by her teenage daughter’s success selling lemonade, a longtime customer service expert launches her own food product business.Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll learn how ...
06.18.2019 #899: Natural Hair Enthusiasts Create Curl-Care Empire After winning $100,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, a couple embarks on a journey to sell subscription boxes featuring natural hair products.Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting ...
06.17.2019 #898 - Back Pain Sufferer Brings Profits Home To Roost When a product manager experiences back pain after hunching at his desk, he takes a stand and designs a product for raising laptops to eye level.Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle ...
06.16.2019 #897 - WEEKLY RECAP: Nervous About Starting Up? Schedule It! In our twenty-fourth recap of Season III, we'll highlight the lessons learned in this week. Also: an audio update from a previous case study! Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without ...
06.15.2019 #896 - Corporate Refugees Find Bliss In Healthy Food Bowls When a scientist and engineer become dissatisfied with their day jobs, they open a healthy, unbelieva-bowl food stall.Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll learn how they ...
06.14.2019 #895 - Fashion-Lover Finds the Right Freelancing Look A corporate publicist begins to do freelance work on the side—and after getting laid off, she grows her hustle into a full-time career.Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their ...
06.13.2019 #894 - Former White House Aide Teaches People to Make Friends He’d always been great at building relationships with the right people. But could he really make money from teaching this skill?Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll ...
06.12.2019 #893 - Millennial Invests Side Income For Passive Profits A man on a mission goes from unemployed to day job, then from side hustler to millionaire in five years. Putting 80% of his income into investments for an early retirement made total cents.Side Hustle School features a new story ...
06.11.2019 #892 - Delaware College Students Place Ads on 450,000 Cars Two enterprising students start a business that connects advertisers with car owners. They now pay thousands of drivers up to $500/month, and are on track to earn $5 million in revenue.Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of ...
06.10.2019 #891 - Disappearing Barrettes Lead to Bow-tiful Business A mom and “kidpreneur” daughter solve the age-old problem of disappearing hair bows by inventing a double-face, double-snap barrette.Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll learn how ...
06.09.2019 #890 - WEEKLY RECAP: If You Ever Feel Insecure, Don’t Miss This Episode In our twenty-third recap of Season III, we'll highlight the lessons learned in this week. Also: an audio update from a previous case study! Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without ...
06.08.2019 #889 - Serial Side Hustler Works from 180 Sq Ft Airstream An engineer charts a new career teaching personal finance, all while living on the road in an Airstream travel trailer. Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll ...
06.07.2019 #888 - Indoor Garden System Raises $226,542 on Kickstarter After spending six months designing an un-be-leaf-able indoor gardening unit, an energy scientist turns to crowdfunding to bring it to life. Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. ...
06.06.2019 #887 - Environmental Marketer Creates Eco-Friendly “Energy Bites” In search of an eco-friendly, no-added-sugar energy bar, this Colorado transplant and EPA employee invents his own “energy bites.” The product is now stocked in 175 stores spread across nine states. Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY ...
06.05.2019 #886 - Designer Performs Magic, Turns Dream Into Reality A graphic designer pursues his lifelong passion of magic and lands a gig as a resident magician at a local bar. Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. ...
06.04.2019 6/4 BIG NEWS: "100 SIDE HUSTLES" Is Now Out! Hey, everyone! My new book, 100 SIDE HUSTLES, is now available from your favorite bookstore or online retailer. Check it out and come say hi on my 14-city national tour.
06.04.2019 #885 - Juice Bar Owner Gets Weighed Down With Blankets When a Canadian juice bar owner wants to start a new business, he goes in search of a heavy-weight product. Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll ...
06.03.2019 #884 - Anchors Aweigh! Graphic Designer Leads Guided Sailing Tours A graphic designer packs his bags to see the world, then stumbles into a new line of work leading guided sailing tours. Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their ...
06.02.2019 #883 - WEEKLY RECAP: What Do Customers Want to Hear? In our twenty-second recap of Season III, we'll highlight the lessons learned in this week. Also: an audio update from a previous case study! Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without ...
06.01.2019 #882 - High School Teacher Spins His Way to Profits After he learns about an little-known manufacturing technique, the world of vinyl records becomes a full-time occupation for this high school teacher. Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their ...
05.31.2019 #881 - Beer Blogger Crafts Side Hustle from Craft Beer An Austin transplant begins writing about the city’s many craft breweries, and it quickly becomes more than a hobby. She now earns a third of her income from the project. Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of ...
05.30.2019 #880 - Second Grade Teacher Earns Second Income After getting married, this full-time teacher draws on her organizational skills to start her own wedding planning business.Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll learn how they ...
05.29.2019 #879 - Bargain Hunter Designs One-of-a-Kind Flea Market Obsessed with the “thrill of the hunt,” a weekend warrior finds more than she bargains for when she brings her love of flea markets to the shopping malls of Dallas.Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone ...
05.28.2019 #878 - Cow Fat Skincare Line Steers to Grade-A Paycheck A mechanical engineer invents her own “fatty skincare line” after not finding what she wanted on store shelves.Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll learn how they ...
05.27.2019 #877 - Bat House Hustle Takes Bite Out of Pesticides Two friends hated the pesticides people were spraying during the Zika scare, but they had a long way to go to make bats—the natural alternative—appealing to consumers. Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started ...
05.26.2019 #876 - WEEKLY RECAP: Maintaining a Routine in the Midst of Chaos In our twenty-first recap of Season III, we'll highlight the lessons learned in this week. Also: an audio update from a previous case study! Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without ...
05.25.2019 #875 - Physical Therapist Turns Memes Into $22,000 A passion for his profession turns a profit for one physical therapist. Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll learn how they got the idea, how they ...
05.24.2019 #874 - Teacher Hustles to Pay Off $100,000 in Student Loans A young teacher uses tutoring and babysitting to pay off more than $100,000 in student loan debt in just three years.Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll ...
05.23.2019 #873 - Party Lover Mixes Up Custom Confetti Business A marketer and party lover starts her own side business making custom confetti mixes. After growing it to $70,000 a year, she goes back to work … before taking another look at the business.Side Hustle School features a new story ...
05.22.2019 #872 - Professor Starts Marvel-ous YouTube Channel A university professor manages depression by sharing his gift for gaming and community building on YouTube. Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll learn how they got ...
05.21.2019 #871 - Fire Protection Engineer Finds a Hot Side Hustle A San Francisco fire protection engineer uses his unique expertise to teach continuing education workshops. This one is coming in hot!Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll ...
05.20.2019 #870 - Retail Worker Cleans Up With Litter-Picking Business Despite having little in the way of business skills, money, or education, this retail worker turns his father’s side hustle into a multiple six-figure business.Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without ...
05.19.2019 #869 - WEEKLY RECAP: Winning the Side Hustle Lottery In our twentieth recap of Season III, we'll highlight the lessons learned in this week. Also: an audio update from a previous case study! Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without ...
05.18.2019 #868 - Hair Braiding Workshops Help Trans-Racial Adoptive Families A Chicago woman starts a side hustle to support her life, then adapts it to help more than 1,000 children in adoptive families. Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting ...
05.17.2019 #867 - Enjoy an Ice Cold Beverage in a Mug Made from Ice A visit to the outdoor sauna in the midst of a Minnesota winter inspires a mug made from ice that has sold over 4,000 units.Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without ...
05.16.2019 #866 - Lawyer Moonlights as Needle-Felt Children’s Book Author A Canadian lawyer uses the art of needle-felting to create a profitable series of children’s books. Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll learn how they got ...
05.15.2019 #865 - Healthcare Advisor Transitions to Full-Time Advocacy Consultant A passion for social justice leads a healthcare adviser to begin helping nonprofits launch grassroots advocacy programs.Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll learn how they got ...
05.14.2019 #864 - Finance Guy Makes Bank With Swimsuit Line When the world of finance and banking proves less alluring than he hoped, this Aussie makes waves by creating his own swimsuit label.Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their ...
05.13.2019 #863 - Wedding Planner Earns Passive Income with DIY Flowers This corporate employee turned wedding planner hated seeing young couples struggle with her floral design fee for their weddings, so she creates an alternative option: affordable, DIY wedding bouquets. Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone ...
05.12.2019 #862 - WEEKLY RECAP: Why You Should “Return Every Handshake” In our nineteenth recap of Season III, we'll highlight the lessons learned in this week. Also: an audio update from a previous case study! Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without ...
05.11.2019 #861 - Artistic Cartographer Maps Out Successful Side Hustle A designer with an enthusiasm for both maps and art merges the two to create hand-printed mazes that zig-zag through the hearts of iconic cities. Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle ...
05.10.2019 #860 - Friends Build Water Filtration Systems for Outdoor Hydration Two friends create water purification systems that save drinkers from foul chemicals—and save the planet from disposable bottles. Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll learn how ...
05.09.2019 #859 - Working Military Mom Finds Success Working Virtually Leaving the corporate world behind, a mom and military wife now earns 6-figures helping people learn the world of virtual assistance.Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll ...
05.08.2019 #858 - Plant Lover’s Tiny Terrariums Take Root on Instagram When one man’s love for terrarium building blooms, he uses his marketing skills to make $10,000 and become a “plant influencer.” Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. ...
05.07.2019 #857 - Telecom Sales Manager Brings Mexican Coffee Across the Border A telecom sales manager perks up with an opportunity to import and sell coffee for a small coffee farm in Mexico. Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. ...
05.06.2019 #856 - That’s the Spot! Dog Lover’s Hustle Becomes Fur-ever Biz A customer service agent engineers a side hustle trans-fur-mation to full-time dog training business.Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll learn how they got the idea, how ...
05.05.2019 #855 - WEEKLY RECAP: It’s Better to “Almost Win” than to Barely Succeed In our eighteenth recap of Season III, we'll highlight the lessons learned in this week. Also: an audio update from a previous case study! Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without ...
05.04.2019 #854 - Artistic Couple Juggles Parenthood and Hustling After starting off with no real focus, this couple uses goal-setting and hard work to forge a vision and earn $30,000 in the arts. Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without ...
05.03.2019 #853 - Retiree Earns Extra Income with Upcycled Journals A nonprofit consultant makes journals from recycled materials, using her side hustle to transition into retirement. Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll learn how they got ...
05.02.2019 #852 - Landscape Architect Knots Together Macrame Workshops One woman’s passion for macrame turns into a money-making side hustle teaching others the craft. Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll learn how they got the ...

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