An electrical engineer designs and sells Swarovski-crystal bikinis priced around $800 for fitness competitions and specialty buyers. The…
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Max Lytvyn co-founded Grammarly by starting from a vision for an AI writing assistant and bootstrapping it into a business with hundreds of…
A call center supervisor turns his love of pickleball into a $40,000-per-year side hustle as a tournament manager. The episode covers how a…
Four Dutch friends launch a conversation-starter product and earn $400,000 in eight months. The episode covers how a simple idea for…
Hustle Con talk by Jess Lee, partner at Sequoia Capital, who previously co-founded Polyvore (acquired by Yahoo for $230M) and led product…
Tanya Holland (Executive Chef / Owner of Brown Sugar Kitchen) talks about pivoting from a dance career into the restaurant business, how…
Ami Mehta, Director of Product Design at Evernote, shares three turning points that shaped her identity, including her experience as an…
A school teacher places pink flamingos in neighbors' yards as a prank-gram service, earning about $1,000 a month. The episode covers how…
Valerie McGinty founded Fund Her after the 2016 election to get more women into political office. Episode covers her personal background,…
Anneka Gupta (LiveRamp) on going from engineer to Co-CEO, moving into product and marketing, running recruiting, growing pains, her top-8…
Cora Thomas discusses her jewelry and design business, including an earlier failed attempt at owning a company and moving on to a new…
Amber Hameed (VP Info Systems at Dollar Shave Club) credits the women who mentored and supported her through her career. Short talk.
Lee Anne Grant walks through embracing failure, embracing self-discovery, and her career journey from law school to Brandless. Short…
Nanea Reeves, co-founder and CEO of TRIPP, shares a personal story of overcoming difficult odds and learning how to succeed. The…
Anjelika Temple, Chief Creative Officer and founding partner at Brit + Co, tells stories around the principle of saying yes and starting…
Two California parents launch a cannabis-related wellness business after legalization, combining helping others with making money. The…
A Mississippi couple sells homemade cinnamon rolls on the side, earning about $15,000 a year. The episode covers how they turned a family…
A call center team lead funds two LGBTQ activism podcasts through Patreon, earning over $800 a month in contributions. The episode covers…
Stephanie Hurlburt co-founded Binomial, a 2-person startup selling software to game studios, after quitting her job and landing consulting…
A product manager who is also a crafter designs and sells dreadlock accessories online, generating $3,500 to $4,000 a month. It covers the…
A choir teacher on a tight budget discovers an underserved market for music workbooks and turns it into a side hustle. The episode covers…
Urs Camenish, a flight instructor with no prior smartphone experience, built an app to help grow his income, generating about $30,000. The…
A New York yoga enthusiast with a business background launches a fair-trade, socially-conscious clothing line for children under six.
A New York couple, unhappy with the photo booth at a friend's wedding, research the market and start their own photo booth rental business…









