An ad executive and new dad built a small woodworking business making handcrafted ladders during his infant's nap times. The episode covers…
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A paralegal launched a baby-products business with a friend during maternity leave, bought out her co-founder and grew it to $10,000/month.…
A former High Times cartoonist became a woodworker selling handcrafted cannabis smoking wands to hundreds of wholesale shops, earning up to…
A yoga teacher and longtime side hustler launched a home-organizing service that declutters clients' spaces while donating usable items to…
A Presbyterian minister monetized his lifelong hobby of role-playing games into a sustainable $2,800/month second income. The episode…
A self-described picky eater built a $500/month consulting practice coaching other adult picky eaters to try new foods. The episode covers…
A Montreal engineer runs a digital camera review blog that earns ongoing passive affiliate commissions. The episode covers niche selection,…
A startup that once did $2M in revenue with zero profit was reshaped into a lean side hustle generating $35,000 of nearly all-profit…
A neuroscientist-turned-marketing-manager moonlights as a papercut artist, selling original designs on Etsy with minimal marketing and…
An elementary school ESL teacher built a for-profit travel service that books surprise vacation destinations for clients. The episode…
A software engineer who got locked out of his apartment invented a small pocket tool, sold 500,000 units, and built a 17-person company…
A Berkeley museum marketing professional spends her off-hours building giant puppets and producing paid puppet performances around the Bay…
A Houston scientist and her partner launch a cats-only pet-sitting service for owners going on vacation, carving out a niche away from…
A Texas couple take on a bucket-list challenge to make and sell gourmet ice pops, and the project grows into a full-time business…
An Atlanta couple, a criminal defense attorney and a digital operations manager, spend a year researching before launching a line of…
Two friends in their twenties create a "nonsense" party card game inspired by Cards Against Humanity, grow it over a decade, and eventually…
A part-time, month-long project writing personalized letters from Santa Claus earns $6,000. The hustle is a seasonal creative service that…
An Oregon mom enters the licensed marijuana edibles market and achieves high returns making cannabis cookies as a side business. The…
A web developer who works at Airbus sets a goal to launch five side hustles that each earn $2,000 per month, and the episode evaluates his…
An electrical appliance designer who wants to break into the Crossfit world skips the obvious gym or training routes and instead launches a…
A woman who had bariatric weight loss surgery builds a subscription box that delivers monthly supplements and resources to other…
A Florida high school science teacher earns an extra $3,000 per month running a service that removes invasive poisonous toads from…
A Hawaiian baseball enthusiast who first taught himself Adobe Photoshop to fake his report card builds a baseball-themed apparel line that…
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