In this episode, host Vusi Ravele gives a much needed breakdown of some of the lessons learnt from episodes 1-9. He highlights why side hustles matter to the economy of South Africa and clarifies the mission of the Sneaky Side Hustle. 

Fourways based Lesli Gaugain is a Teaching Assistant by day and resells products on Takealot in her off time. Although she does not make these products herself, she is mastering the art of arbitrage trading. That is, buying low and selling high. Lesli enjoys being a trader in this cut-throat environment where pricing is everything. Her entrepreneurial enthusiasm makes her well suited to this as she is resilient and a problem solver at heart. Let's hear more from the lady herself...

Pretoria based Zintle Jitane is a Fiduciary Administrator in corporate by day and her side hustle is being a fashion designer and maker of clothes for plus sized women in her off time. Zintle keeps things simple. Her brand, Zonke Ezintle Apparel (everything beautiful) is quirky and appropriate as she only makes beautiful clothing to meet her customer's exact need. She is methodical and has created a side hustle that solves her own problem as well as her customer's problem all in one. Let's hear more from the lady herself...

Empangeni based Sindi Thusi is a teacher of Agricultural Science by day and in her off time farms right in her backyard. Sindi is passionate about agriculture and has 2 degrees to back this up. She is an inspiration to her learners and her community as she believes that everyone should farm in order to survive and to thrive. Her hard working nature is unparalleled as under her brand, Grace Agric farming, she is involved in crop farming, fish, chicken, and nursery farming. Listen now to find out more from the lady herself...

Boksburg based Lerato Masha is a Supply Chain Director at Unilever by day and in his off time he is a passionate art dealer. Lerato is master networker and has managed to connect the dots between artists in SA and first time art buyers as his side hustle. His focus is on educating people on the economics of art by creating in-person experiences through his brand, Jeleni and phindi. This strategy has already led to a number of early stage successful art purchases. Listen now to find out more from the man himself...

Linden based Karen Kelly is a full-time mom who works in an I.T. corporate job by day and sells dollhouses in her off time. Her expertise are in marketing products online as she also owns and runs a blog about everything pretty. Her most current brand, The Tiny Dollhouse SA, is about all things home decor except it's on a teeny tiny miniature scale. Listen now to learn more about how she's done it all. 

Soweto based Godfrey Tshabalala is a humble packaging sales person by day and a stokvel ninja in his off time. He is involved in several stokvels that have generated enough income to help build his first home. After losing his father at a young age, Godfrey observed the power of rotational savings schemes from his mom and has used this discipline to overcome the curse of poverty. Today he contributes circa R7000pm to his stokvels and has accumulated a wealth of information on this topic. Listen to learn more about how he's done it all.

Sipho Kings is a former Mail & Guardian Acting Editor In Chief who co-founded a digital newspaper for Whatsapp. The idea for The Continent newspaper was born out of fear and uncertainty about his job security during the first Covid-19 lockdown in SA. Sipho and his co-founder then went about compiling and sharing the digital newspaper while working their full time jobs. Today they have over 17,000 weekly subscribers and cover stories from Africa for Africa. 

Sipho is a laid back intellectual with a unique perspective on the way things work. His career and awards are a reflection of his enthusiasm for good journalism and an appetite to genuinely do good while serving others through his talent of story telling through writing. Listen in as he shares his pearls of wisdom.