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I get hit up a lot with questions of, “How do I get started with my creative side hustle?”

There’s no one-size-fits-all instruction manual— it requires a lot of patience, experimentation, failure, and figuring it out along the way.

Hence the inspiration behind this 2 Part Series of How to Start & Scale Your Creative Side Hustle.

Many of these tips are interchangeable and overlap within different seasons of your creative hustle—it’s not necessarily a linear progression of each 12 steps in a row.

This is simply a framework to guide someone on a path that:

• Reduces the guesswork and boosts clarity and confidence.
• Provides balance and structure to leverage in the long-term.
• Creates work they love while establishing boundaries for self-care and relationships.

Overall, take what applies to you as everyone’s path is unique.

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RESOURCES & REFERENCES

• Side Hustler’s Boot Camp Enroll
• Side Hustler’s Coaching Waitlist
• Free Side Hustler Freedom Toolkit
• Side Hustler’s Handboohttps://coachscottyrussell.com/shop/p/sidehustlershandbookk Course
• Ep. 161  -  Find Your Secret Sauce

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• Executive Assistant  -  Paige Garland
• Photo & Video Specialist  -  Jared Cunningham
• Social Media Coordinator  -  Hannah Schick
• Animation Specialist  -  Greg D'Amico

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The majority of people listening to the podcast aim to become their own boss one day.

To do so takes years of failing, experimenting, developing systems, and finding what works.

It’s not supposed to be easy—but the struggle is hella rewarding when things begin to click.

Today’s guest—Jimmy Bryant of Atomic Child Design—is a nature-inspired artist/brand slanging millions in merch across the land.

To say Jimmy’s story of “Washing dishes for $10/hour to becoming his own boss and making a killing off selling his work” is inspiring doesn’t do it justice.

I think you’ll find it fascinating as well.

In today’s episode we talk shop on:

• Not chasing profits right away.
• Operating with a chip on your shoulder.
• Creating what you love and finding your niche.
• Becoming your own boss
• Selling merch, slow scaling, and more.

The Goal: To empower you with motivation and actionable steps for becoming your own boss one day.

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RESOURCES & REFERENCES

• Side Hustler’s Boot Camp Enroll
• Side Hustler’s Coaching Waitlist

CONNECT WITH JIMMY

• Website
• Instagram
• Twitter
• Dribbble

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• Podcast Editor  -  Aine Brennan
• Executive Assistant  -  Paige Garland
• Photo & Video Specialist  -  Jared Cunningham
• Social Media Coordinator  -  Hannah Schick
• Animation Specialist  -  Greg D'Amico

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Struggling to get started or taking the next steps in your professional freelance pursuits?

These tend to be the 4 biggest challenges holding back your sick gains:

1. Systems
2. Processes
3. Routines
4. Boundaries

In my opinion, these challenges are the behind-the-scenes work necessary to unlock your big breakthroughs and long-term success as a creative.

Today’s guest—James Martin of @Made.By.James—is a brand-by-hand-building juggernaut reigning in the UK.

He’s a wizard at showcasing his process within his content, which has helped him build client demand while educating his hungry, massive community (currently 220k+ on Instagram as of recording).

He’s also the author of his upcoming book: Your Honest Guide to Creativity and Logo Design.

In today’s episode we talk shop on:

• The business side of this game.
• How to avoid being stagnant and always learning.
• His 5-step system for working with clients.
• Streamlining processes and setting boundaries.
• Promoting your work, logos, and more.

The Goal: To provide you with the next steps of flipping the switch from hobbyist to professional and taking control of your business.

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RESOURCES & REFERENCES

• Order James’ Book
• Side Hustler’s Coaching Waitlist

CONNECT WITH JAMES

• Website
• Instagram
• Newsletter
• YouTube

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• Executive Assistant  -  Paige Garland
• Photo & Video Specialist  -  Jared Cunningham
• Social Media Coordinator  -  Hannah Schick
• Animation Specialist  -  Greg D'Amico

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Fear, self-doubt, anxiety, creative ruts, and frustration are all a part of pursuing your creativity on your own terms.

It’s an undisclosed waiver you sign when you pour your time and energy into building toward the unknown.

Just know you’re not alone with your struggles, and trusting the process is worth it!

Today’s guest—Peggy Dean of The Pigeon Letters—is a self-taught artist, author, and educator impacting the masses with her crafty talents and brilliant business brain.

She’s been featured by and worked with some of the biggest brands in the game: NBC, Martha Stewart, Skillshare, Google, Vogue, and more.

What I respect the most is her focus on serving and empowering the creative community.

In today’s episode we talk shop on:

• Facing and embracing your fears.
• Going against the grain.
• The waiver you sign to pursue a side hustle.
• The balance of structure with impulsiveness.
• Productivity, corn mazes, and more.

The Goal: To let you know you’re not alone with your fears and struggles as you build your creative biz brick by brick.

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RESOURCES & REFERENCES

• The Flock Community
• Peggy’s Resources
• Side Hustler’s Boot Camp Enroll
• Side Hustler’s Coaching Waitlist

CONNECT WITH PEGGY

• Website
• Instagram
• Dribbble

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• Podcast Editor  -  Aine Brennan
• Executive Assistant  -  Paige Garland
• Photo & Video Specialist  -  Jared Cunningham
• Social Media Coordinator  -  Hannah Schick
• Animation Specialist  -  Greg D'Amico

To view the full episode show notes, visit:

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Whatever it is you want to pursue, a side hustle is a testing ground to make it happen.

You never know when all your weird quirks, interests, passions, and strengths will overlap into something far bigger than you imagined.

That seems to be the pattern with today’s guest—Peter Deltondo, Product Designer, Design Director, plus Partner with Unfold—a digital design agency crushing work for progressive industry-leading brands.

Peter also happens to be a crypto nerd and NFT collector like I am too.

It’s funny how these interests overlap with his work at Unfold and community-building through the Creative South Conference…

To create a one-of-a-kind, super hyped, but zero-shill, upcoming NFT project called Dronies.

In today’s episode we talk shop on:

• The secret to doing your best work.
• Leveraging side hustles to get to where you want to be.
• Breaking down how NFTs are changing the game.
• What is Web 3 and why you should care.
• The upcoming Dronies launch, crypto, and more.

The Goal: To show you how to take control of your future by combining passions and interests through the power of side hustles.

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RESOURCES & REFERENCES

• Dronies NFT Website
• Dronies Twitter
• Unfold Website
• Unfold Twitter
• Unfold Dribbble
• Crypto 101 Masterclass
• Side Hustler’s Boot Camp Enroll
• Side Hustler’s Coaching Waitlist

CONNECT WITH PETER

• Website
• Twitter
• Dribbble

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• Podcast Editor  -  Aine Brennan
• Executive Assistant  -  Paige Garland
• Photo & Video Specialist  -  Jared Cunningham
• Social Media Coordinator  -  Hannah Schick
• Animation Specialist  -  Greg D'Amico

To view the full episode show notes, visit:

https://www.perspective-collective.com/side-hustlers-perspective/243

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NFTs seem to be the rage these days…

I’m more experienced as a collector, and I’m obsessively learning and studying how others navigate their launches and collections to plan my NFT attack.

This is why I bring talented creators on the show who have found success in this space and are more qualified to speak on this topic.

Hence bringing back–for the third time–my brother, Eric “Efdot” Friedensohn, a wickedly talented illustrator, muralist, NFT artist, and educator in our creative community.

He’s worked with—as well has been featured by—Apple, Hypebeast, Topps, Coca-Cola, and Adobe.

He’s also found success as an NFT artist with his collections on the marketplaces Foundation, OpenSea, and Nifty Gateway.

In today’s episode we talk shop on:

• The new wave of digital collecting and ownership.
• How to get people to connect with your work.
• Tips for minting and listing your first NFT collection.
• Continually experimenting in lanes that make you uncomfortable.
• Finding community, PFP projects, crypto, and more.

The Goal: To spotlight the massive new opportunities for creatives now and on the horizon with actionable steps to get you started!

RESOURCES & REFERENCES

• Ep 26 ft. Efdot
• Ep 205 ft. Efdot
• Crypto 101 Masterclass
• Side Hustler’s Boot Camp Waitlist
• Side Hustler’s Coaching Waitlist

CONNECT WITH ERIC

• Website
• Instagram 
• Twitter 

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• Animation Specialist  -  Greg D'Amico

Looking to take the full-time creative leap one day?

It’s easier said than done, as most people only share the highlights of self-employment.

Yes, this is a recap, but it’s so much more than that.

If you want to pursue the side hustle to self-employed route…

Then this lesson-loaded Year 2 review will be both extremely beneficial and insightful.

Essentially, I’m sharing the ugly via an audio journal to document the lows behind the highs as a self-employed creative.

The Goal: To use my moments of stumbles to help position yourself as a professional who’s prepared to take the leap when your time comes.

So here are 9 Tips for Surviving and Thriving as a Self-Employed Creative (Year 2 | 2021 Recap)

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RESOURCES & REFERENCES

• Ep. 222  -  Aaron Straker on Getting Creatively & Physically Fit
• Ep. 234  -  Don’t Forget to Play
• Ep. 241 - Creating is the Key
• Free Side Hustler Freedom Toolkit
• Side Hustler’s Boot Camp Waitlist
• Side Hustler’s Coaching Waitlist 

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6 FREE resources to help you grow an audience and build a profitable creative side hustle outside your day job. Download here.

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JOIN THE PRIVATE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY FOR CREATORS
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• Executive Assistant  -  Paige Garland
• Photo & Video Specialist  -  Colton Bachar
• Social Media Coordinator  -  Hannah Schick
• Animation Specialist  -  Greg D'Amico

If you were created to create, but you’re not creating…

Then, essentially, you must be passively existing and dying, right?

I want to chat about how creating is one major key I’ve found that unlocks:

• Fulfillment within yourself, your work, and your life.
• A productive escape from the daily hard shit.
• A deeper connection with yourself and others.
• New skills, big ideas, clarity, and confidence.
• The next level of your overall potential.

It’s more than just creating art…

Here are the 5 Branches of Creating (I’m sure there’s more) to get the most juice from the squeeze out of your finite existence.

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RESOURCES & REFERENCES

• Ep. 234  -  Don’t Forget to Play 
• Ep. 225  -  Rewire Your Mind to Win
• Free Side Hustler Freedom Toolkit
• Side Hustler’s Coaching Waitlist

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• Podcast Editor  -  Aine Brennan
• Executive Assistant  -  Paige Garland
• Photo & Video Specialist  -  Colton Bachar
• Social Media Coordinator  -  Hannah Schick
• Animation Specialist  -  Greg D'Amico

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To view the full episode show notes, visit:

https://www.perspective-collective.com/side-hustlers-perspective/240

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If your creative work isn’t fun, it just becomes another mundane, soul-sucking day job.

There’s gotta be a source of enthusiasm, energy, and borderline obsession for your craft to build a creative career around doing what you love long-term.

Today’s guest is a great example of how curiosity, experimentation, and play are compounding catalysts for big opportunities.

Tad Carpenter co-runs Carpenter Collective—a powerhouse design and branding studio—with his wickedly talented wife, Jessica.

They slay brand strategy, identities, illustrations, etc. for behemoths like MTV, Ray-Ban, Target, Macy’s, and more.

Tad’s also illustrated a gaggle of children’s books that have become staple reading material for my kiddos each night.

Not only do we nerd out over the power of personal projects, like his latest Sunday Suns book release... (Listen to the outro as I’m giving away 2 copies of his book!)

But we also talk shop on:

• The importance of play and creating for yourself.
• Leveraging your day job and learning your industry.
• Diversifying your creative outlets and skillsets.
• The power of planting seeds with your work and relationships.
• Non-gross cold outreach, constraints, parenting, and more.

The Goal: To convince you to carve out time to create for yourself—you never know what big breaks it could lead to.

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RESOURCES & REFERENCES

• Tad’s Book: Sunday Suns
• Carpenter Collective
• Free Side Hustler Freedom Toolkit
• Side Hustler’s Coaching Waitlist

CONNECT WITH TAD

• Website
• Instagram
• Twitter

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• Executive Assistant  -  Paige Garland
• Photo & Video Specialist  -  Colton Bachar
• Social Media Coordinator  -  Hannah Schick
• Animation Specialist  -  Greg D'Amico

Why is pricing so damn difficult to wrap your mind around?

If you’re a beginner or even have been in the freelance game for a minute…

This pricing conversation is what I wish I learned when I first started freelancing.

Today’s guest—former rockstar student, Jasmine Holmes—is a 6-figure creative entrepreneur who crushes designs for clients…

Who also serves up powerful pricing mindset tips and resources for us hungry creatives.

In this episode, she so generously hooks up podcast listeners with a killer free tool—you’ll get that link during our convo, during the outro, and in the shownotes.

In this episode, we talk shop on value-based pricing formulas, how to charge your worth, setting privately hourly rates, and more.

The goal: To simplify the macro and micro game of pricing, so you can charge what you’re worth.

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RESOURCES & REFERENCES

• Easy as Pie Pricing Freebie
• Easy as Pie Pricing Course
• Free Pricing Calculator
• Side Hustler’s Coaching Waitlist

CONNECT WITH JASMINE

• Website
• Instagram

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• Podcast Editor  -  Aine Brennan
• Executive Assistant  -  Paige Garland
• Photo & Video Specialist  -  Colton Bachar
• Social Media Coordinator  -  Hannah Schick
• Animation Specialist  -  Greg D'Amico