Side Hustle School

A Canadian geologist quits full-time work to start a mobile bicycle repair service, taking his shop to customers via a van. The episode…

An experienced IT developer builds a successful niche-focused tech blog and grows it into a sought-after agency by going deep on one…

After hitting a career ceiling, a woman launches her own lifestyle clothing brand, taking control of design, production and sales. The…

Three friends pool their experience to launch an online financial advising service, packaging their strategies as a digital offering to…

A former Texas banker runs pop-up art classes focused on painting pet portraits, turning a hobby into a teachable, event-based income…

Two friends, including an attorney, started a business importing and selling cork sunglasses pitched to wine lovers and eco-conscious…

A California-based guitar builder uses leftover wood and materials from his main business to make and sell retro-style clocks and guitar…

A fashion designer builds an upcycled denim brand from a $20 sewing machine and donated jeans, blending ethics with style. The episode…

A Maine sports videographer started a web series about eating and drinking around the state and grew it into a full media production…

A home-security installer built a side hustle mounting TVs and hiding wires, adding roughly $1,000 a month used to fund a family trip. The…

An event planner opened a custom calligraphy Etsy shop on her friends' encouragement and later quit her job and published a book on the…

A Belgian travel blogger is paid by tourism boards to visit destinations and write about them for her audience. The episode covers the…

Three former college roommates designed and sold an ergonomic desk accessory to relieve elbow pain from desk work. The episode covers…

Weekly recap episode highlighting lessons from that week's case studies and sharing an audio update from a previous guest. It is a…

A writer/editor built a six-figure income editing other people's manuscripts, eventually growing into his own editing agency. The episode…

After a health scare, a graphic designer quit her job and built an adventure-themed brand selling totes, mugs and related goods. The…

A dissatisfied tech worker started a Frida Kahlo-themed Instagram account that grew into an online store tied to a social mission. The…

A Spokane brewmaker crafts flavoured simple syrups for cocktails, baking and coffee, and stocks them on local store shelves. The episode…

A Los Angeles animator paid down his mortgage faster by designing and selling digital toolkits (graphic kits, templates, brushes) aimed at…

A former Walmart manager stumbled into aquarium cleaning as a side hustle and built it to roughly $70,000 a year working only about 15…

A teen animal lover scaled a dog-walking hustle into a multi-city pet care company. The episode traces the path from solo dog walker to…

A former corporate banker pivoted into boudoir photography after her own post-divorce photo session, and now runs a multi-six-figure…

Two brothers who struggled to make progress paying down student loans built an app that rounds up spare change from purchases and routes…

A startup employee paid for his parents' medical bills by tutoring students, then scaled those student consultations into a consulting…