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A working mom and learning designer started doing voiceover work on the side, finding the gig flexible enough to fit around her kids. The…

A visual arts teacher created paint-by-numbers kits themed around Nashville that became Etsy bestsellers. The episode covers designing,…

Two BBQ enthusiasts quit their day jobs to start a smoked-BBQ catering business and quickly ran into near-disaster. The episode covers…

An account manager investigated what happens to partially used hotel soap, found that billions of bars are discarded annually, and built a…

Two friends formulated an all-natural energy gel for mountain bikers that competes with processed sports gels and turned it into a side…

An orthodontist set out to invent a modern alternative to pulling teeth, building a product around orthodontic extraction. The episode…

Sahil Lavingia left Pinterest as employee #2, raised VC for Gumroad aiming at unicorn status, then wound the company down into a small…

A college graduate who traveled the world now works with certified B Corporations to help them tell their stories, producing 'Stories that…

A new mother had a difficult postpartum shopping experience and started her own brand of postpartum recovery products sold through a…

A high school student discovered Japanese matcha and built an online tea store that earns thousands of dollars per month. The episode…

A professional organizer turns her love of thrift shopping into a secondhand clothing subscription box. The episode covers sourcing…

An environmentalist, shocked by plastic pollution on a Thailand beach, invents a compostable bendy straw and raises $1.8M on Kickstarter.…

An Irish athleisure clothing brand scales to six-figure revenue in its first twelve months. The episode covers launching a…

Former cook and recruiter Aline Lerner founded Interviewing.io, a tech-hiring platform that has grown to millions in revenue. She talks…

A 'Batman' side hustler earns $20,000 a year building and selling custom bat houses. The episode covers a niche wildlife/woodworking…

A UK college instructor builds a business selling 3D design video tutorials to a global audience. The episode covers packaging design…

Two friends in Los Angeles combine their cultural food heritages into pop-up dinner events built around a rectangular format. The episode…

A software engineer, frustrated with poor-quality public domain ebooks, builds a portfolio of his own improved editions of 'Anne of Green…

A married couple creates eco-friendly candles sold in reusable containers that can later be planted to grow something. The episode covers a…

A 'digital nomad wannabe' turns a travel blog into a business that peaks at roughly $50,000/month and eventually funds a home purchase. The…

A school counselor in New Jersey turns a personal blog into a leading regional lifestyle site earning six figures. The episode covers…

Two brothers develop a line of all-natural throat lozenges that incorporate a vinegar-based 'fire-breathing' kick. The episode covers…

Adam Wathan went from being a college dropout to a software engineer who has made ~$2.5MM solo by teaching what he knows via books, courses…

Inspired by her teenage daughter selling lemonade, a customer service expert launches her own packaged food product in the Philadelphia…