I’m coming to you live with another solo episode, and the topic of discussion: transitioning into motherhood and getting back into the entrepreneurship life. 

I’m giving you a behind-the-scenes look into how I’m flowing in this new uncharted territory for my life and my career. I went from being an entrepreneur with no kids to a momtrepreneur with new expectations, some of which I've had to shift my gears about with regard to my new lifestyle. Because my old life was all I knew, I was subconsciously basing my post-maternity leave expectations on my old life, which didn’t leave room for the ebbs and flows of my new normal with baby and business.

And in the midst of it all, there were a few things I didn’t anticipate. Take a listen to this episode to find out how I had to re-frame my personal expectations for myself, re-learn how to set deadlines, and guard my priorities; adopt a new life and work style, and what I’m learning from the lives of other momtrepreneurs.

Check out this episode and others on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, and Stitcher.  

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Links mentioned in this episode

• Goal Getter Action Plan
• Podcast Moguls

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Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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Guys, I’m back! And if you’re asking yourself, ‘Back? Where did she go?’ then this is the episode for you to listen to. 

I’m fresh off maternity leave. 

My husband and I had our first child, a beautiful baby boy back in April, and despite all that’s going on, I couldn’t be happier and more grateful for how things turned out.

When we found out we were pregnant, we could have never imagined that we would be having a baby during a pandemic. The only Corona I knew about was the beer. But we did it and we made it through with God’s grace.

I was fortunate to be able to select and be seen by all Black women doctors for my prenatal care. My baby was even delivered by a Black woman (Nigerian!) doctor, so it was just #BlackGirlMagic throughout my entire experience. 

In today’s episode, I’m sharing my:

✔︎ What it felt like having a baby shower one week and going into quarantine lockdown the next week

✔︎ My experiences, cravings, and symptoms during every trimester

✔︎ The ways Coronavirus impacted my pregnancy and postpartum experience

✔︎ How I prepared to take maternity leave as an entrepreneur

So what was it like having a baby during the COVID-19 pandemic? Take a listen. And share with all of your corona moms so they know they’ll be OK! Check out this episode and others on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, and Stitcher.  

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Links mentioned in this episode

• Podcast Moguls Accelerator Program

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Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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Melissa Mitchell is changing the way we view art. She’s an “accidental” artist with a love for vibrant colors, unique shapes, and bold dark lines. In 2014 when the infamous snow storm hit Atlanta, Melissa took to old arts and crafts and began to create. From there, she went on social media to showcase what she was doing, and to her surprise, people expressed their interest in her pieces of art. That birthed Abeille Creations.

From then, Melissa has created over 500 original art pieces, and has made her art come to life in the form of  headwraps, home decor, textiles and more! She describes her experience as a “classic case of following God’s voice and never looking back,” which is so inspiring as she’s a self-taught artist. Her head wraps have graced Lupita Nyong'o in Vogue Magazine, and her work was also showcased in ESSENCE Magazine’s ‘My City, My Way.’ Melissa’s story is one that teaches us to not chase after money, but after influence. 

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, and Stitcher. 

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Links mentioned in this episode

• How I Built This podcast
• Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Dr. Joseph Murphy
• The Game of Life and How to Play it by Florence Scovel Shinn
• YouAreCreators

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Guest Social Media Info

Abeille Creations (Instagram) – @abeillecreations

Abeille Creations (Facebook) – @abeillecreations

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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An entrepreneur knows what it is to have a heart of a servant. Holli Draines had a desire to protect the vulnerable, which led to her career in law enforcement with 13 years as a secret service agent. For her, entrepreneurship came as a “blessing in disguise,” one she didn’t know she needed.

In 2014, Holli lost her mother and sister, which led to a shift, not only in her personal life, but her professional life as well. This unfortunate event led her to step down from her role as an agent and become a full-time guardian to her beloved sister’s son, which she felt was her calling. 

Although she had left her position, people were still reaching out to her for advice and wisdom. With an impressive resume and reputable relationships, Holli was able to organically launch her own security consulting firm: Elite Strategy Global. Her services include personal security, data privacy, cybersecurity, investigation vetting, and more.

Get to know more about Holli and how she fell into entrepreneurship in this episode! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, and Stitcher. 

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Links mentioned in this episode

• Faith, Focus, Flow by TC Cooper

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“There’s so much more to being a boss than what’s on Instagram,” and Mielle Organics CEO Monique Rodriguez knows that all too well. Monique founded the company in 2014 after her healthy, hair care regimen for her tailbone-length hair became somewhat of a craze among her social media followers. 

From living out her mother’s dream of being a nurse to pushing her own aspirations to the side, Monique decided that there had to be more than living paycheck-to-paycheck. 

After making it to the top of her payscale in nursing with no room for growth, she knew that the entrepreneurial spirit that began in her at the age of seven had to make its debut. Combining her love for hair, science, health, and taking time to sit still and ask God for direction, Monique received a vision to create a hair product. 

Little by little, she began to see what’s set in motion, now, come into play. The boss lady was already talking about hair care, hair health and her own mane journey on social media, which led to creating hair mixtures, to receiving a confirmation through DM that would propel her life purpose. Listen to this amazing story, and see how her popular natural hair care line came to be, just six short years ago.

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, and Stitcher. 

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Guest Social Media Info

Mielle Organics // Michelle Rodriguez (Instagram) – @mielleorganics // @exquisitemo

Mielle Organics (Facebook) – @mielleorganicsllc

Mielle Organics (Twitter) – @mielleorganics

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

#SideHustlePro

Jessica O. Matthews has covered every part of the side hustle sphere. She is the Founder & CEO of Uncharted Power, an award-winning, full-service power and data infrastructure company. At the age of 19, Jessica invented the SOCCKET ball, an energy generating soccer ball that provides off-grid power for the developing world. At the age of 22, she founded Uncharted Power (previously Uncharted Play), a global full-service power technology company that builds, owns, and operates renewable power infrastructure.

Growing up, Jessica loved the idea of tinkering, science and invention. That, paired with seeing her family in Nigeria affected by not having access to reliable, cost-effective power inspired her to do something about it and make an impact, even if it wasn’t linear. After side hustling for five years before running her business full time, Jessica shows that you don’t have to have the roadmap before you start. 

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, and Stitcher. 

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Links mentioned in this episode

• “The Hard Thing About Hard Things” by Ben Horowitz

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Guest Social Media Info

Jessica O. Matthews (Instagram) – @jessomatt

Uncharted Power (Facebook) – @unchartedpower

Jessica O. Matthews // Uncharted Power (Twitter) – @jessomatt // @upowerco

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

#SideHustlePro

Questions, questions, questions! I know you’re probably wondering, ‘Should I start a podcast? Should I turn my blog into a podcast? Should I start a podcast to support my business or personal brand?’ Well, I’m here to answer all those questions and more, today!

I’ll dig into how to actually make money from your podcast and how to make an informed decision about the idea you might have. Trust me, I launched Side Hustle Pro in June 2016, and made zero dollars in the first few months. I had no idea my podcast itself would turn into my business, a six-figure business! I had no blueprint and had to learn by trial and error. That’s why I’m sharing everything I’ve learned to help you start making money podcasting as well.

Grab your free recap and sponsorship calculator for this episode, here: sidehustlepro.co/183

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Links mentioned in this episode

• FREEBIE: RECAP For This Episode
• Podcast Moguls 
• Should You Start A Podcast Episode
• Opening My LLC and Business Bank Account Side Hustle Pro Episode

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#SideHustlePro

Some of you might not know that I was an MBA intern for a summer at Google when I was working towards my business degree at the University of Michigan. And usually, the summer before your second year in business school is when most people receive job offers from their temporary employer to come back after graduation and work full-time. But, plot twist, I didn’t receive an offer.

That rejection, eventually, led me on the path to side hustling. I side hustled for over a year and a half until I was able to quit my full-time job, and pursue Side Hustle Pro full time. In this episode, I get honest about how I went from rejection to running my own six-figure business. Let’s rewind the tape!

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#SideHustlePro

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my entrepreneurship journey, it’s that “no one is going to ride harder for you than you will for yourself.” That’s a fact. In this episode, I’m giving you the real on Side Hustle Pro becoming an LLC after months of side hustling and landing my first podcast sponsor. We’ll also take an inside look into my business process for goal setting and accomplishing tasks, step-by-step.

Get your pen and paper ready because you’re going to want to take notes!

Click here to grab your 12-Week Goal Getter Worksheet (as I mentioned in this episode). Listen to this episode and others on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, and Stitcher.  

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Links mentioned in this episode

• Courtney Sanders Side Hustle Pro episode
• Goal Getter Action Plan
• MASTER THE GRAM 
• Maya Elious 
• Side Hustle Pro Episode 42 

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Guest Social Media Info

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

#SideHustlePro

It’s May! And that means it’s time for a rewind. Every week this month, I’m resharing an episode that gives you a behind-the-scenes look at how I turned my side hustle into my main hustle. In this first episode, I talk about how when I started my side hustle, I didn’t read business plan books or follow a business plan template. I just started. Shocking, I know!

I share the six steps you can take, now, to start building your business as a side hustle. Let’s jump in!

Click here to grab your recap (as I mentioned in this episode). Listen to this episode and others on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, and Stitcher.  

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Links mentioned in this episode

• SideHustlePro.co
• PodcastMoguls.com
• Maya Elious's Side Hustle Pro episode 
• Emmelie de la Cruz’s Side Hustle Pro episode
• Catherine Soliz Reys Side Hustle Pro episode 
• Courtney Sanders’s Side Hustle Pro episode 
• USTPO.gov (United States Patent and Trademark Office)
• Canva   
• 99 Designs 
• Upwork  
• Fiverr
• Wordpress  
• SquareSpace 
• Skillshare
• BuiltWith 
• WordPress Theme Detector  
• Amy Poterfield 
• ConvertKit
• Art Steele’s Side Hustle Pro podcast  
• InkSecure Podcast     

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Social Media Info

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

#SideHustlePro

Imagine being neighbors with the same person in multiple cities for the majority of your life. Well, that’s the story of the women behind Neighborly Paper—Robin Beck and Carmelle Kendall. Neighborly Paper is a paper goods brand dedicated to, in the founders’ own words, serving all the realness for all the occasions.

Carmelle is an art director, illustrator, and filmmaker. She now resides in Atlanta where she’s working as an art director and growing the Neighborly business. And Robin is the writer behind Neighborly Paper cards. In the daytime, she creates content for Salesforce and at night, it’s all about Neighborly. These ladies took their experience in the workplace and used it to create a business together that is successful and thriving. Take a listen to how these lifelong friends became business partners, and are taking over the greeting card business in such a #BlackGirlMagic way!

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, and Stitcher. 

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Social Media Info

Neighborly Paper (Instagram) – @neighborlypaper

Neighborly Paper (Facebook) – @neighborlypaper

Neighborly Paper (Twitter) – @neighborlypaper

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

#SideHustlePro

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Today in the Side Hustle Pro guest chair, we welcome Monique Greenwood, owner and CEO (Chief Enjoyment Officer) of Akwaaba Bed & Breakfast Inns, a collection of upscale B&Bs in Brooklyn, NY; Washington, DC; Cape May, NJ; Philadelphia, PA and a boutique resort in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains. 

After graduating from Howard University, Greenwood became a fashion journalist, eventually becoming an intrapreneur while working for Women’s Wear Daily by launching her own magazine about children’s fashion. And after a six-year stretch at Essence, leading her to Editor-in-Chief, Monique took on her side hustle, Akwaaba Bed & Breakfast Inns, and made it her main source of income. After 25 years, she’s expanded, now, with five locations, and hasn’t looked back since. In addition to talking about her journey to being a successful entrepreneur, we also talk about her journey from experiencing early professional success in magazine publishing and overcoming difficult moments like opening a Bed & Breakfast property in New Orleans right before Hurricane Katrina hit, how she’s tackling the COVID-19 crisis of 2020, and more.

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, and Stitcher. 

This episode is brought to you by:

CAUSEBOX

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Links Mentioned In This Episode

• Shop Akwaaba
• Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program
• “The E Myth”

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Social Media Info

Akwaaba Bed & Breakfast Inns (Instagram) – @akwaabainns

Akwaaba Bed & Breakfast Inns (Facebook) – @akwaabainns

Monique Greenwood (Twitter) – @moniqueakwaaba

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

#SideHustlePro

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Today in the Side Hustle Pro guest chair is Dionna M. Dorsey, a gifted designer and brand development strategist and the creator of apparel line DISTRICT of CLOTHING. 

After graduating from Villanova University in 2002, Dionna moved to Italy to study fashion design and pursue a job in the fashion industry. 

She ended up relocating to New York City and designed outerwear for Oscar de la Renta and men's apparel for several other licenses. After rocky times hit the retail industry, she was eventually laid off from her job. She applied for job after job, but no one would hire her, so she made a decision to hire herself. 

She went on to open Dionna Dorsey Design, a design boutique that specializes in being creative – from graphic design to art direction, brand strategy, and website development. Then, she launched DISTRICT of CLOTHING, a signature apparel line developed with the conventional and avant-garde dreamers and doers in mind. The rest is HERstory.

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This episode is brought to you by:

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• DionnaDorsey.com
• DISTRICTofCLOTHING.com
• Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE

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Social Media Info

Dionna Dorsey (Instagram) - @dionnadorsey 

Dionna Dorsey (Twitter) - @dionnadorsey

DISTRICT of CLOTHING (Instagram) - @districtofclothing

DISTRICT of CLOTHING (Facebook) - @districtofclothingco

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

#SideHustlePro

Today in the Side Hustle Pro guest chair we welcome Lorraine West, the Founder of Lorraine West Jewelry.

Lorraine developed an affinity for creating and donning unique jewelry at a young age and says she’s been an artist since the was in the 1st grade. Her mother's love for ornate pieces was the inspiration for her to delve into jewelry design while studying Illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology. 

After teaching herself how to manipulate various metals into beautiful original jewelry pieces, and with the increasing demand from family and friends to create custom designs, Lorraine West Jewelry was conceived.  Understanding that she needed a steady income to support herself as she grew her business, she worked for 10 years as a full-time employee prior to becoming a full-time entrepreneur in 2010.

As a full-time entrepreneur, she started bringing in consistent income by selling her jewelry at the Brooklyn Flea, but it was an organic connection with Erykah Badu, who attended the same poetry event as her, that really grew her business. Her work spoke for itself and she was commissioned to make pieces for Erykah, Andre 3000, Common, and many other artists. 

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Causebox 

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• Lorraine West Jewelry
• Multiply Your Profits - Flourish & Thrive Academy
• Everything is Figureoutable: How One Simple Belief Can Help Us Overcome Any Obstacle and Create Unstoppable Success

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Social Media Info

Lorraine West Jewelry (Instagram) - @lorrainewestjewelry 

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

#SideHustlePro

Today in the Side Hustle Pro guest chair, we welcome Petrushka Bazin Larsen, the Co-Founder of Sugar Hill Creamery in Harlem, NY. Sugar Hill Creamery is Harlem's only family-owned neighborhood ice cream shop. 

Petrushka’s Co-Founder is her husband, Nicholas, and prior to opening the shop, she worked as Vice President for Programs & Education at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum and Program Director at the Laundromat Project. Even with her successful career, she had dreams of being an entrepreneur that started when she was in the 3rd grade and those dreams remained with her as she got older. 

The opportunity for entrepreneurship eventually presented itself when her husband unexpectedly lost his job in the culinary industry. They began thinking about how to develop a business based on foods they love, and it was an experience at a pop-up ice cream shop while on a trip in Washington, DC, that sparked the idea to open an ice shop in Harlem. Petrushka and her husband went all in and found a location, secured a loan, got permits, and opened Sugar Hill Creamery in only 10 months! 

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• Sugar Hill Creamery 
• Gusto 
• Your Money or Your Life 

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Social Media Info

Sugar Hill Creamery (Instagram) - @sugarhillicecream 

Sugar Hill Creamery (Facebook) - @sugarhillicecream

Sugar Hill Creamery (Twitter) - @sugarhillcream

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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Today in the guest chair we welcome Kesha Watkins, a true side hustler! Although she has a successful 13-year career in the Human Resource profession, she is also passionate about entrepreneurship and being her own boss.

Her latest venture, BPolished Beauty Supply offers an array of hair care needs and provides an unparalleled level of beauty experience to customers in Arlington, TX and online. Kesha’s hope in opening BPolished Beauty Supply is to provide representation as an African American Owner in the beauty supply industry and promote entrepreneurship to other women. 

Prior to opening, Kesha didn’t have any experience in beauty retail, so she decided to work at Sally’s Beauty Supply to learn the ins and out of running a store. She knew she was heading in the right direction because she loved the in-store experience, especially interacting with customers. Only a few months later, she was able to leverage her learnings and open a store that her community loves. 

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• BPolished Beauty Supply
• Black Business Owners Network
• Profit First: A Simple System To Transform Any Business From A Cash-Eating Monster To A Money-Making Machine

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Social Media Info

BPolished Beauty Supply (Instagram) - @bpolishedbeautysupply 

BPolished Beauty Supply (Facebook) - @BPolishedBeautySupply

Kesha Watkins (Instagram) - @bpolished_ceo

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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Today in the guest chair we welcome Kyara Uqdah, the Co-Founder of Charm City Buyers. Her Co-Founder is also her husband, Khalil Uqdah and they started investing in real estate only one year after graduating college.  

They had an idea that they wanted to build their own empire, so they developed a plan to do it! They’ve gone from that first investment in a property in a depressed neighborhood in  Connecticut to investing in over 20 properties in Baltimore. They are literally buying the block.

Almost eight years later they have been able to officially retire from their jobs and focus all of their efforts on maintaining their empire and helping others to build their own, in addition to being loving parents to their beautiful daughter. 

They aren’t just keeping the knowledge to themselves, they lead a coaching program that teaches fellow Millennials and Gen Xers how to build a tremendous amount of wealth in a very short period of time as well.

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• Charm City Buyers
• Slack 
• Think and Grow Rich 

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Social Media Info

Charm City Buyers (Instagram) - @charmcitybuyers 

Charm City Buyers (Facebook) - @charmcitybuyers

Charm City Buyers (Twitter) - @CharmCityBuyers

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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Today in the guest chair we welcome Brittani Allen, a Professional Home Organizer, and CEO and Founder of Pinch of Help-Home Organization based in Atlanta, Georgia. 

I came across Brittani’s business on Instagram and was instantly hooked! She is passionate about creating environments her clients love living in, with her expert ability to match functional organization with aesthetically pleasing solutions.  

The entrepreneur bug hit her while she was studying biomedical science in graduate school and substituting teaching. It was an overheard conversation between high school students that sparked the idea for her first business, Strategic Academic Planning. She eventually pivoted to blogging but was still feeling stuck until she read the book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing.

Would you believe that Brittani used to struggle with keeping her house clean and organized? She used the processes and tips from the book to declutter her home, and friends started to take notice. As she continued to help friends and family, she realized she could turn her side hustle into a profitable full-time business.

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• Pinchofhelp.com
• The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
• Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business
• How I Built This Podcast 
• Audible 
• The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure

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Social Media Info

Pinch of Help (Instagram) - @pinchofhelp 

Pinch of Help (Facebook) - @Pinchofhelp

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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Today in the guest chair we welcome Mattie James, a full-time content creator and the influencer behind MattieJames.com. 

After being crowned Miss Liberia USA in 2009, Mattie started her blog as a hobby, but it was consistency and a great first hire that helped her grow her blog into the business it is today. She now creates lifestyle content for her blog, podcast and YouTube channel while working with brands like Samsung, TJ MAXX and J. Crew. 

In addition to blogging, she has taught over 1,000 bloggers and entrepreneurs the business of blogging with her online courses and masterclasses. 

In this episode, Mattie shares a ton of information about how to approach brand partnerships, the difference between a content creator and influencer, and how to share your story.

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• MattieJames.com
• Mattie James YouTube 
• Pitch Please Course 
• InstaStyle: Curate Your Life, Create Stunning Photos, and Elevate Your Instagram Influence  
• Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones 
• Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine

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Social Media Info

Mattie James (Instagram) - @ themattiejames 

Mattie James (Twitter) - @themattiejames

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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Today in the guest chair we welcome Tammeca Rochester, the owner and founder of Harlem Cycle, Harlem's 1st and only indoor cycling studio. 

Tammeca's journey to opening an indoor cycling studio in Harlem started when she was looking to find a workout that would both get her back in shape while putting her in a positive frame of mind. After exploring the various workout options, she found herself drawn to indoor cycling.

Her entrepreneurial spirit and her passion for all things Harlem inspired her to start researching how to open a cycling studio. Her entrepreneurial spirit and her passion for all things Harlem inspired her to open the doors to Harlem Cycle in 2016. 

In episode 189 of Side Hustle Pro, Tammeca talks about: 

• How her academic background and career helped her secure the space for Harlem Cycle 
• What it took for Harlem Cycle to become profitable 
• How she brings in new clients and strengthens brand loyalty  

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• Harlem Cycle
• The Renaissance Group International 
• Canva 
• The Alchemist 

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Social Media Info

Tammeca Rochester (Instagram) - @tammeca_rochester 

Harlem Cycle (Instagram) - @harlemcycle

Harlem Cycle (Twitter) -  @harlemcycle

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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As a busy working mom and wife, Chantel Powell found herself shuttling her son Kameron between summer basketball camp and football practice. She quickly noticed that he was starting to smell like a grown man because he was sweating buckets under his armpits, and that’s when her innovative mindset kicked in.

Chantel decided to develop an all-natural deodorant for her son. And so Play Pits the brand was born. 

Play Pits is a 100% all-natural deodorant for active kids. It’s free of aluminum, parabens, synthetic fragrances and other harsh chemicals. While it can be used on the most gentle skin types, it also packs a strong punch against odors. 

• In today’s episode, Chantel breaks down:
• • How she tested out Play Pits on family to get feedback
  • How customer demand led her to evolve from children’s deodorant to an adult deodorant component as well
  • How she did it all while side hustling

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• Play Pits
• Fiverr
• Big Magic

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Social Media Info

Play Pits (Instagram) - @playpits

Creator (Instagram) - @chantellovestyling

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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Today in the guest chair we welcome Imani Ellis, Imani Ellis, the Founder of CultureCon and& The Creative Collective NYC (TheCCnyc), a community and creative agency dedicated to facilitating brave spaces for multicultural creatives. 

Born in Imani’s one-bedroom apartment as a means to foster meaningful connections, TheCCnyc has since become the fastest growing community devoted to creatives of color in NYC who are looking to cultivate relationships that go beyond the business card.   

TheCCnyc’s marquee event is CultureCon, an incredible conference that celebrates the influence creatives of color make on society and the culture that fuels it. Previous speakers have included Tracee Ellis Ross, Will Smith, Regina King, Spike Lee, and John Legend!

Through all of this, would you believe that Imani is still a side hustler? Yes, she still has a full-time job as a publicist! Let’s get right into the episode to find out how she’s juggling an impressive career and a game-changing side hustle.

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• The CCNYC
• CultureCON
• Fivver 
• Dear Founder: Letters of Advice for Anyone Who Leads, Manages, or Wants to Start a Business 

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Social Media Info

TheCCnyc (Instagram) - @theccnyc 

TheCCnyc (Twitter) - @thecc_nyc

Imani Ellis (Instagram) -  @imaniimani

Imani Ellis (Twitter) - @imaninaomi

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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Today in the guest chair we have Tracey Pickett, Founder of Hairbrellal. Hairbrella is an innovative rain hat combining fashion and function to protect women's hair from the rain. Hairbrella was launched on Kickstarter and was successfully funded in December 2016.

Since then, this passionate entrepreneur, attorney, inventor, and speaker has invested her money, time, blood sweat and tears into bringing Hairbella from an idea and prototype to fully developed product on the market.

In today’s episode, you will hear how Tracey began her legal career at a Fortune 5 technology company working in the areas of corporate and intellectual property law. She was an attorney by day and spent nights and weekends developing her passion for entrepreneurship.

In 2014, Tracey launched her first entrepreneurial venture, Eboticon – a media design company with a mission to create dynamic and culturally relevant emojis for niche social groups. 

In November 2016, Tracey left her job to lead Eboticon full time and to launch her second entrepreneurial venture, Hairbrella. 

In today’s episode, Tracey breaks down:

• The financial investments she made to patent and prototype Hairbrella
• How she used early user feedback to continue to develop and improve her product
• How she pushed past the earliest challenges in her business to make a product that is stylish and WORKS

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• TraceyPickett.com
• Eboticon
• Hairbrella
• Jewel Burk Side Hustle Pro episode 
•  The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure

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Social Media Info

Tracey Pickett (Instagram) - @ttraceypickettesq 

Tracey Pickett (Twitter) - @traceypickett__

Hairbrella (Instagram) -  @hairbrella

Hairbrealla (Twitter) - @hairbrella 

Eboticons (Instagram) - @eboticons

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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Today in the guest chair we have Chris-Tia Donaldson, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Thank God It’s Natural (tgin), a manufacturer of natural hair and skin care products. 

Prior to starting tgin, Chris-Tia, a two-time Harvard graduate, worked at a top law firm in Chicago.  It was there she realized that she wasn’t receiving the support she needed to advance in her career. She wasn’t willing to play the game anymore, so she decided to get out and create her own game. 

Like many of us, Chris-Tia struggled with her hair while navigating the corporate world. There weren’t a lot of products for kinky, curly, and wavy hair, so she set out to create a product that made her feel confident about her curls. 

Tgin is currently sold at Walmart, Target, Whole Foods, Sally’s Beauty, Walgreens, and now Ulta. 

Chris-Tia is so transparent in this episode, especially when it comes to the money required to scale and maintain a business. I’m excited for you to hear!  

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• Thank God It’s Natural
• Hire My Mom
• Guru
• UpWork 
• This Is Only a Test: What Breast Cancer Taught Me about Faith, Love, Hair, and Business
• Thank God I'm Natural--The Ultimate Guide to Caring for and Maintaining Natural Hair
• Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less 

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Social Media Info

Chris-Tia (Instagram) - @tginceo 

Chris-Tia  (Twitter) - @tginceo

tgin (Instagram) -  @tginatural

tgin (Facebook) - @tginatural 

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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Today in the Side Hustle Pro guest chair we have Tanya Sam. Tanya is a tech-savvy investor who has made it her mission to empower the next generation of minority entrepreneurs. You also know her from TV. She appears on one of my favorite guilty-pleasure shows, The Real Housewives of Atlanta! 

She is currently Director of Partnerships at TechSquare Labs, Co-leads the Ascend 2020 Atlanta program that supports minority and female founders, and Co-founded BuiltxWomen, a business accelerator for female entrepreneurs. 

It may come as a surprise that Tanya didn’t always have the desire to pursue entrepreneurship in technology. She actually studied to be a nurse and had a 10-year career in the industry. 

She started helping her fiancé with his business on her days off and eventually decided to start her own business. With her background as a side hustler and as an entrepreneur, she has mentored over 60 companies with women and minority founders and helped invest in over 50 companies that have generated a total of over $100 million in revenue. 

Making the shift from healthcare to tech wasn’t easy. In this episode, Tanya dives deep into how she conquered imposter syndrome during this huge pivot in her career. 

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• TanyaSam.com

• The Ambition Fund

• TechSquare Labs

• Ascend 2020 Atlanta

• Slack 

• Mailchimp 

• The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

• What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture

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Social Media Info 

Tanya Sam (Instagram) - @itstanyatime

Tanya Sam (Twitter) - @itstanyasam

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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I’m back with a solo episode to share how to make money podcasting. Consider this your definitive guide to having a profitable podcast.

I’ll be breaking down:

• How you actually make money from podcasting
• How and when I started earning revenue from the Side Hustle Pro podcast

I am providing a recap, including a sponsorship calculator for this episode. If you would like it, simply visit: sidehustlepro.co/183

And if you would like to attend an even more detailed training where I’m teaching you LIVE and you’ll be able to ask me questions LIVE, sign up for my “How to Build Your Brand Through Podcasting” MASTERCLASS at podcastmoguls.com.

Register here: podcastmoguls.com

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• FREEBIE: RECAP For This Episode

• Podcast Moguls 

• Should You Start A Podcast Episode

• Opening My LLC and Business Bank Account Episode

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I’m back with an Entrepreneur Diaries episode to share some updates and kick-off 2020.

This episode is divided into three parts: 2019 lessons, 2019 wins, and how I’m preparing for this mompreneur life.

2019 was an excellent year (The TODAY Show, Side Hustle Pro Live, and O, The Oprah Magazine!) because I saw a lot of my hard work pay off. But as you may have noticed, I experienced some burnout after my live show in October. I share some of the most important lessons I learned that will be so helpful to seeing Side Hustle Pro continue to grow. 

And as you can see from the episode title, I’m going to be a mompreneur soon! Muoyo and I are very excited to experience parenthood. There are a lot of exciting changes coming in 2020 and I’m really looking forward to learning and growing.

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• Podcast Moguls 
• Master the Gram 
• TODAY show Side Hustle Pro episode
• Side Hustle Pro Live Show episode 
• My Side Hustle Progress (episode 9 of Side Hustle Pro) 

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Today’s episode is a REWIND with Sakita Holley, Founder, and CEO of House of Success PR.

Sakita started her own PR company when she was 23, but faced a number of financial struggles as she figured out her business model. She has since grown, scaled, and gone on to be featured Essence Magazine, Black Enterprise, Women’s Biz Journals, xoNecole, and was named as one of PRWeek’s 40 Under 40 honorees.  

Sakita breaks it down and gets real about how to start charging for your expertise and stop doing things for free. After listening to this episode, I want you to have the confidence to start making money from your side hustle and get rid of the intimidation and fear that can come with setting rates and charging people. 

Let’s get into it!  

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• House of Success PR 
• Hashtags and Stilettos Podcast 

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Social Media Info

Sakita Holley (Instagram) - @MissSuccess 

Sakita Holley (Twitter) - @misssuccess

Hashtags and Stilettos (Instagram) -  @HashtagsandStilettos

House of Success PR (Twitter) - @HOS_PR   

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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Today’s episode is a REWIND with Danielle Leslie, the Creator of  Course From Scratch, an 8-week online intensive that helps people create and launch their profitable online courses.

She has been an online marketer in Silicon Valley for almost 10 years and helped personal brands and influencers, including Guy Kawasaki, earn collectively millions of dollars by launching their online courses. 

She teaches people like myself to not fall into the trap of creating your course content all before you’re ready to launch and instead, focus on what she calls the 4Cs. Danielle helped me launch my signature podcast accelerator program, Podcast Moguls. 

I’m excited for you to hear Danielle’s story and get some inspiration to launch your online course. 

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• Podcast Moguls 
• Course From Scratch
• StartUp Weekend 
• Udemy
• 21 Ninety
• EmpowerHER/Summit 21
• Landmark
• Launch by Jeff Walker
• Ask by Ryan Levesque
• Essentialism by Greg McKeown
• The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
• The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss
• Never Eat Lunch Alone by Keith Ferrazzi

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Social Media Info

Danielle Leslie (Instagram) - @DanielleLeslie 

Danielle Leslie (Facebook) - @DanielleLeslie

Danielle Leslie (Twitter) -  @DanielleLeslie   

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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Today’s episode is a REWIND episode with Melissa Butler, Founder, and CEO of The Lip Bar.  

Melissa is a former Wall Street analyst turned Founder and CEO. She describes her move from stocks and bonds to beauty as a natural one, not because she loved makeup, but because she was frustrated with the beauty industry and ready to create a solution.

You might not know that Melissa first launched this vegan and cruelty-free product line from her very own kitchen. Now her products are available in Target stores and have been seen on Taraji P. Henson and Ashley Blaine Featherson. 

On today’s show, Melissa shares why she was passionate about disrupting the narrative on beauty and creating a line of cosmetics that are safe and affordable.

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• The Lip Bar
• Flora app
• The One Thing

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Social Media Info

Melissa Butler (Instagram) -  @MelissaButler  

The Lip Bar (Instagram) - @TheLipBar  

The Lip Bar (Facebook) - @TheLipBar

The Lip Bar (Twitter) - @TheLipBar

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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Today’s episode is a REWIND episode with Angel Anderson, Founder and Owner of The SpiceSuite, an interactive spice bar in Washington, DC.

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• The SpiceSuite 
• Leverage Leadership: A Practical Guide to Building Exceptional Schools 

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Social Media Info

The SpiceSuite (Instagram) - @TheSpiceSuite 

Spice Suite (Facebook) -  @TheSpiceSuite   

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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Today’s episode is a REWIND episode with Lisa Price, the Founder of multi-million dollar hair and beauty company Carol’s Daughter.

Why do I love this episode? Lisa came from a space of side hustling because she loved her full-time job. She was filled with creative and positive energy after work, so she used that to fuel her love for developing her own products.  

If you don’t know, Lisa Price and Carol’s Daughter has been in business for over two decades. In 1992, Lisa dedicated herself full time to creating beauty products. With $100 in cash, her own kitchen, and the simple notion that people should follow their hearts, Lisa started building the collection that would become a beauty revolution. 

In August of 1994, Price officially established Carol’s Daughter (the company lovingly named after her mother), and the rest is history! 

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• Carol’s Daughter
• Success Never Smelled So Sweet: How I Followed My Nose and Found My Passion
• Girl Boss

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Social Media Info

Carol’s Daughter (Twitter) - @CarolsDaugther 

Carol’s Daughter (Instagram) -  @CarolsDaugther   

Lisa Price (Twitter) - @IamLisaPrice 

Lisa Price (Instagram) - @IamLisaPrice

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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Today’s episode is a REWIND episode with Kim Lewis, the Founder of CurlMix.

Kim and her husband Tim are two entrepreneurs I really admire. They are teammates in life, love, and business and their hard work has really paid off. 

Since this episode originally aired, they’ve grown exponentially, appeared on Shark Tank, turned down a $400,000 offer from the Sharks, and have turned CurlMix into a company with a $12 million dollar valuation.

In this episode, you’ll hear them in the early days, before they zeroed in on MAKING products and were still selling do it yourself kits. 

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• Side Hustle Pro Newsletter

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Social Media Info

KimandTimLewis - @KimandTimLewis

CurlMix - @curlmix

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

Today’s episode is a REWIND episode with Janice Bryant Howroyd, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The ACT-1 Group, the largest privately held, woman-owned workforce solutions company founded in the U.S.

I love this episode because Janice exudes confidence, energy, and just makes you want to walk into a room and take up space. 

As Auntie Janice (as I now refer to her in my head) likes to say, “knowledge married to experience breeds confidence.” When you have the experience and knowledge you must own that confidence. I listened to this episode twice as I was riding to the Today Show for my appearance in August 2018, and it really did give me confidence. 

I often re-listen to this episode whenever I’m nervous about rising to a new level in my business. 

I’m excited for you to hear Janice share how she became the first African American woman to operate a company that generates more than $1 billion in annual revenue.

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• Side Hustle Pro Newsletter
• Act-1 Group
• Project Upward Bound 
• Women Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)
• Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) 
• WEConnect International 
• National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)
• National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC)
• The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale 
• As A Man Thinketh by James Allen 

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Social Media Info

Janice Byrant Howard (Twitter) - @JBryantHowroyd

Janice Bryrant Howard (Instagram) -  @jbryanthowroyd  

Janice Bryrant Howard (Facebook) -@JaniceBryantHowroyd  

I’m in the guest chair this week answering your questions! 

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 Links mentioned in this episode 

• Podcast Moguls  
• How To Write a Killer Cold Email 
• Arsha Jones’s Side Hustle Pro episode 
• Therapy for Black Girls: Why Do We Procrastinate? 

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I’m in the guest chair this week talking about how podcasting helped me figure out what I want to be when I grow up.  

Growing up, people often told me I was a good writer and I was fascinated by how people got jobs on TV, so when I learned about the profession of broadcast journalism, I thought the combo of writing and TV was the perfect fit. I pursued a Communications degree in undergrad and had a number of internships for major companies, but I graduated not knowing what I wanted to do with my life. 

The quest to determine how best to combine my interests and skills would continue for most of my life. 

In the summer of 2015 when I first learned about podcasts things started to take shape. I started contemplating launching my own, and in June 2016 I did just that! I could have never imagined I would be here with Side Hustle Pro a little over three years later. In this episode, I explain how podcasting has allowed me to see how I can use my voice and my experiences to impact others for the better.

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 Links mentioned in this episode 

• Podcast Moguls  
• Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) 

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Today in the guest chair, we have our Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Lisa Pegram. She is a Data Scientist who launched a cutting-edge home laser for melanated skin. Listen to Episode 155 to hear when she was first introduced to Side Hustle Pro listeners.  

She has built a career in analytics and is currently in pursuit of her PhD at Columbia where she studies meta-cognition and data sciences. At the time of our last conversation, she was getting ready to launch her business Belle 51; a company dedicated to the specific woes of black and brown skin.  

Belle 51’s first product is Solèy, the first home laser therapy device that can achieve rapid clearing results at home for all skin types, particularly black and brown tones for whom existing laser technology has until now been ineffective or unsafe.  

Let’s check in with Lisa to see where she is in her entrepreneur journey. 

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• Belle 51
• Tidio chat app  
• Side Hustle Pro Newsletter

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Belle 51 - @belle51co

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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Today in the guest chair, we have Lisa Brown Alexander, Founder, and CEO of Nonprofit HR, and owner of the Wellspring Manor & Spa. I’ve interviewed a lot of side hustlers, but it’s not often that I interview a side hustler who is not an employee at their full-time job, but the CEO!

Lisa was driven to serve the often-overlooked human resources needs for the social impact sector, and that is what first led her to found Nonprofit HR, now a 50-plus employee organization and the leading talent management firm in the country that works exclusively with the nonprofit sector. 

It took her about 15 years to build a solid team at Nonprofit HR, that would allow her to take a step back and focus on other initiatives. One initiative was opening the Wellspring Manor & Spa with her husband. It is an oasis of peace, quiet, and renewal created for guests seeking a relaxing, wellness-infused experience. Neither she nor her husband had a background in hospitality, but they purchased a property and launched within a year.  

In today’s episode, you will find out what led her to create the Wellspring Manor and Spa, even though she already had a booming career AND how she juggles being the boss at Nonprofit HR and at Wellspring Manor and Spa.

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This episode is brought to you by:

Heat Free Hair 

Heat Free Hair is offering Side Hustle Pro listeners 15% off your first purchase when you use our code “SideHustlePro” at checkout. To take advantage of this offer, head over to heatfreehair.com, and use code “SideHustlePro.”  

 Links mentioned in this episode

• Side Hustle Pro Newsletter
• Nonprofit HR 
• Wellspring Manor & Spa 
• Kendra Barnes’s Side Hustle Pro episode 
• Positioning for Professionals: How Professional Knowledge Firms Can Differentiate Their Way to Success

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Lisa Brown Alexander - @nonprofithrceo

Wellspring Manor (Instagram) - @wellspringmanorandspa

Wellspring Manor (Facebook) - @wellspringmanor

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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Today in the guest chair we are exploring a topic that is near and dear to my heart: legacy wealth building in the African-American community. And there is no better person to break down this topic than today’s guest, Dr. Pamela Jolly.

Dr. Jolly is a graduate of Hampton University (B.S.), The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania (MBA), Boston University School of Theology ((Th.M.), and the Graduate Theological Foundation (Ed.D). 

She started her career in banking and eventually saw a need to leverage her corporate experiences to assist minority business enterprises to grow.  So, in 2004, she launched Torch Enterprises Inc., a firm committed to developing minority enterprises capable of arriving at legacy wealth both individually and corporately for their communities.

For over a decade, she has been committed to developing data-driven strategies that lead to wealth as a legacy in the African American Community.  Dr. Jolly uses her extensive background in financial services, strategy, community development, and theology, to help entrepreneurs and organizations succeed. 

In today’s episode, we get into: 

• Why if you don’t have a good relationship with money, you don’t have a good relationship with TIME
• Why wealth is more than money
• How we can begin to build and chart our path to wealth 

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• Side Hustle Pro Newsletter
• NarrowRoad™ : A Guide to Legacy Wealth 
• Podcast Moguls  
• Dangerous Dreamers: The Financial Innovators from Charles Merrill to Michael Milken

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Pamela Jolly - @Pamela Jolly 

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Today in the guest chair, we have Karleen Roy, a woman who is as extraordinary as the events she creates. She is the Founder of The Vanity Group, a boutique creative agency specializing in bespoke events and luxury services. 

After graduating from Howard University, she moved to New York to take an unpaid internship at Island Def Jam. Her hard work spoke for itself and she was eventually hired as a senior executive assistant at Bad Boy Entertainment. Her boss, Sean “Diddy” Combs trusted her to coordinate the efforts of his multi-million dollar business entities, external partnerships and talent relationships, and so much more. The confidence, expertise and international connections Karleen developed over the course of her career inspired her to strike out on her own and launch The Vanity Group.

Karleen now specializes in producing magical moments and it shows. The Vanity Group quickly became the firm of choice for a variety of corporate clients and A-list celebrities, from Justin Bieber and Kobe Bryant to Cardi B and DJ Khaled. Karleen and her staff of luxury lifestyle curators understand the needs of high-profile individuals, and the “no-excuses” work ethic they expect.

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• Side Hustle Pro Newsletter
• The Vanity Group 
• Clockwork: Design Your Business to Run Itself 

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Social Media Info

Karleen Roy - @karleenroy 

The Vanity Group - @thevanitygroup

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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On Wednesday, October 9, Personal Branding Strategist Maya Elious and I had a live onstage conversation about how to play big and get these coins. Maya went from running a design agency for 6 years to helping women master their message and make an impact in their industry and monetize their gifts. She’s personally helped me to level up in my business and for my very first live podcast, I couldn’t think of a more fitting guest!

On today’s episode we dish on:

• How she evolved from creating MySpace pages to coaching women to monetize their gifts
• How she went from thinking small to playing big and expecting more
• How to really use content marketing to serve your community and keep those customers coming back
• How to get and keep these coins!

OUR LIVE PODCAST CONVERSATION WAS POWERED BY VERIZON

Check out how Verizon is supporting small and medium-sized businesses at sidehustlepro.co/verizon 

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Heat Free Hair 

Heat Free Hair is offering Side Hustle Pro listeners 15% off your first purchase when you use our code “SideHustlePro” at checkout. To take advantage of this offer, head over to heatfreehair.com, and use code “SideHustlePro.”  

 Links mentioned in this episode

• Side Hustle Pro Newsletter

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Maya Elious - @mayaelious

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Today in the guest chair, we have Rochelle Porter, also known as the “Print Queen.” She is a designer who has never met a blank surface she didn’t want to draw on. But, she nearly abandoned the idea of being a designer when she learned of the unethical labors practice in the fast fashion industry. After learning this, she pursued a career in a variety of industries including investment banking and communications. 

At her lowest moment, she found an eviction notice on the door. It was at that moment she knew something had to change, so she made the move back to Atlanta. 

Slowly but surely, clues that she should look into fashion again started coming into her life and she took them as a sign to get moving. 

She did her research and launched her lifestyle brand that specializes in responsibly made fashion and home decor all while holding down steady consulting gigs.

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• Side Hustle Pro Live Show
• Side Hustle Pro Newsletter
• Rochelle Porter 
• Profit First by Mike Michalowicz 

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Side Hustle Pro Live is coming to DC on October 9! Featuring a live onstage conversation with special guest Maya Elious, a pre-show shopping experience with Black women small business owners, and a live audience Q&A - the show will be an exciting night of the Side Hustle Pro podcast come to life! Get tickets here: sidehustlepro.co/live

Send questions to “Ask Nicaila”

You can now send questions for the new “Ask Nicaila” segment that’s coming to Side Hustle Pro. Once I get a critical mass of questions, I can start rolling out this segment. Just email hi@sidehustlepro.co and put hashtag #AskNicaila in the subject. 

Social Media Info

Rochelle Porter Design: @roporterdesign 

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This week we have a bonus episode with Charis Jones, owner of Sassy Jones Boutique in the guest chair!

Sassy Jones is an award-winning accessory brand that specializes in exquisite pieces for the ‘sassy sophisticated girl on the go. Sassy Jones has both a brick-and-mortar store located in Richmond, Virginia and an online store and thousands of customers all over the world tune in weekly every Wednesday night to shop during their “Sparkle Parties.”

I’ve been fascinated by how Charis grew her boutique into a 7-figure business, so I had to have her in the guest chair. If you have an e-commerce business and are experiencing stagnant growth, this is the episode for you!

On today’s episode, we talk about:

• How Charis was first called to side hustling and entrepreneurship after she kept getting laid off
• How she uses her background as a top-ranking sales professional in major corporations to inform her sales and customer service strategy
• How being a Mom of 4-year old twin boys kicked her hustle into overdrive
• Her approach to paid marketing that helped her business grow from $365K in revenue to $2.6M the next year
• Her fun differentiation techniques including weekly virtual Sparkle parties online which bring in huge sales days and happy customers

I learned a TON from Charis in this episode, including the mental shift I need to personally make to take my business to the next level. I can’t wait for you to hear so visit sidehustlepro.co/sassyjones to listen!

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher 

This episode is brought to you by:

Heat Free Hair 

Heat Free Hair is offering Side Hustle Pro listeners 15% off your first purchase when you use our code “SideHustlePro” at checkout. To take advantage of this offer, head over to heatfreehair.com, and use code “SideHustlePro.”  

 Links mentioned in this episode

• Side Hustle Pro Live Show
• Side Hustle Pro Newsletter
• Sassy Jones  
• Traffic Sales & Profit 
• Dare To Lead by Brené Brown 

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Attend Side Hustle Pro Live!

Side Hustle Pro Live is coming to DC on October 9! Featuring a live onstage conversation with special guest Maya Elious, a pre-show shopping experience with Black women small business owners, and a live audience Q&A - the show will be an exciting night of the Side Hustle Pro podcast come to life! Get tickets here: sidehustlepro.co/live

Send questions to “Ask Nicaila”

You can now send questions for the new “Ask Nicaila” segment that’s coming to Side Hustle Pro. Once I get a critical mass of questions, I can start rolling out this segment. Just email hi@sidehustlepro.co and put hashtag #AskNicaila in the subject. 

Social Media Info

Sassy Jones - @shopsassyjones 

Charis N Jones - @charisnjones  

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro
#SideHustlePro

This week, I chatted with Dr. Tykeia Robinson (also known as Keia). You may know her as co-host of the Gettin’ Grown Podcast, but she is also a PhD in Higher Education and multi-passionate side hustler with over 10 years of experience in higher education. She is also Head Coach of #TeamTypingFast, an online community of practice for anybody with work to do.

I started getting to know Keia last year after attending the Gettin’ Grown live podcast show. Fun fact: she and co-host Jade are one of the BIGGEST inspirations for me doing my own live show. 

One of the things I admire most about Keia is her commitment to supporting, encouraging, and uplifting Black women. 

In addition to Gettin’ Grown and #TeamTypingFast, Keia’s full-time job involves doing research that informs curriculum, policy, and practice, and she develops training for school faculty leaders. In today’s episode, she shares how she juggles everything, and what she’s learning along the way. 

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher 

 Links mentioned in this episode

• Side Hustle Pro Live Show
• Side Hustle Pro Newsletter
• Gettin' Grown Podcast
• Team Typing Fast 
• Canva 
• Your Next Level: 7 Rules of Power, Confidence, and Opportunity for Black Women in America by Karen Arrington 

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Attend Side Hustle Pro Live!

Side Hustle Pro Live is coming to DC on October 9! Featuring a live onstage conversation with special guest Maya Elious, a pre-show shopping experience with Black women small business owners, and a live audience Q&A - the show will be an exciting night of the Side Hustle Pro podcast come to life! Get tickets here: sidehustlepro.co/live

Send questions to “Ask Nicaila”

You can now send questions for the new “Ask Nicaila” segment that’s coming to Side Hustle Pro. Once I get a critical mass of questions, I can start rolling out this segment. Just email hi@sidehustlepro.co and put hashtag #AskNicaila in the subject. 

Social Media Info

Dr. Tykeia Robinson - @tykeianicole 

Gettin’ Grown Podcast: @gettinggrownpod 

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro
#SideHustlePro

Today in the guest chair we have Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon (also known as Dr. Key), Founder, and CEO of The Village Market. I was blessed to cross paths with Dr. Hallmon at Summit 21; shout out to past Side Hustle Pro guest Jewel Burks Solomon for introducing us! 

Dr. Key started her career in education, but she wanted more freedom and flexibility. She wanted to be able to take her students outside. Soon got the idea for what was then called The Village Cafe, an economical vehicle that empowers the Black community through cooperative economics. From that seed, The Village Market has grown into an economic vehicle for #blackownedbusiness like no other.

Prior to launching The Village Market, Dr. Hallmon had no experience at all planning events. She had never even booked a venue for an event, much less create her own event with hundreds of vendors, but she had a vision and she wasn’t scared to make it come to life. 

The Village Market is now not only a market, but also offers summits, trainings, and workshops for small Black-owned businesses. 

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher 

 Links mentioned in this episode

• Side Hustle Pro Live Show
• The Village Market 
• Who Moved My Cheese 
• Evently 
• Calendly 
• Side Hustle Pro Newsletter

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Join our Facebook Community

If you’re looking for a community of supportive side hustlers who are all working to take our businesses to the next level, join us here: http://sidehustlepro.co/facebook

Attend Side Hustle Pro Live!

Side Hustle Pro Live is coming to DC on October 9! Featuring a live onstage conversation with special guest Maya Elious, a pre-show shopping experience with Black women small business owners, and a live audience Q&A - the show will be an exciting night of the Side Hustle Pro podcast come to life! Get tickets here: sidehustlepro.co/live

Send questions to “Ask Nicaila”

You can now send questions for the new “Ask Nicaila” segment that’s coming to Side Hustle Pro. Once I get a critical mass of questions, I can start rolling out this segment. Just email hi@sidehustlepro.co and put hashtag #AskNicaila in the subject. 

Social Media Info

The Village Market - @thevillagemarketatl

Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon - @drkeyhallmon

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

#SideHustlePro

Today in the guest chair we have Sonia Lewis, the CEO of the Student Loan Doctor, LLC. Her business has been recognized as the first African American and woman-owned student loan repayment company in the country. 

You might be surprised to hear that before starting the Student Loan Doctor, Sonia didn’t have personal budgeting discipline, she was living paycheck-to-paycheck, and grappling with her own student loan debt. Even with a background and passion for higher education, Sonia was frustrated with the process of how to get information about her student loans and knew she had to do something. 

She worked on her personal finances and eventually started working with clients to help them manage their student loan debt. Through trials, testing, and gathering feedback, Sonia now runs a six-figure business and employs a team of full time and contractors.   

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 Links mentioned in this episode

• 17hats 
• Acuity Scheduling 
• EntreLeadership by Dave Ramsey 
• Side Hustle Pro Newsletter

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Side Hustle Pro Live! Join Side Hustle Pro podcast host Nicaila Matthews Okome as she celebrates 3 years of the Side Hustle Pro Podcast!

Featuring a live onstage conversation, pre-show shopping experience with Black women small business owners, and a live audience Q&A - the show will be an exciting night of the Side Hustle Pro podcast come to life!

Special Guest: Maya Elious

Doors Open: 7PM

Show Starts: 8PM

You can now send questions for the new “Ask Nicaila” segment that’s coming to Side Hustle Pro. Once I get a critical mass of questions, I can start rolling out this segment. Just email hi@sidehustlepro.co and put hashtag #AskNicaila in the subject. 

Social Media Info

Sonia aka The Student Loan Dr - @thestudentloandoctor

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

#SideHustlePro 

Get Tickets: SideHustlePro.co/Live

Side Hustle Pro Live!

October 9, 2019

THEARC Theatre in Washington, DC

Doors open: 7:00

Show Starts: 8:00 PM

Featuring Special Guest Maya Elious

**Meet & Greet ticket grants access to exclusive meet & greet at 6:30PM w/ Nicaila**

Featuring a live onstage conversation, pre-show shopping experience with Black women small business owners, and a live audience Q&A—the show will be an exciting night of the Side Hustle Pro podcast come to life!

In the latest episode of the Side Hustle Series, I’m breaking down How to Balance Your Side Hustle With Your J-O-B

I break this episode down into two parts: 

Part 1: How to side hustle and not get fired

Part 2: How to balance the side hustle with your full-time job

I’m breaking it down this way because I want to make sure you secure your income BEFORE you worry about balancing your side hustle. 

You have to make sure you still have that job because let’s face it, your full-time income is going to provide the capital to fund your side hustle!

Grab the Goal Getter Action Plan mentioned in today’s episode here

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher 

 Links mentioned in this episode 

• SideHustlePro.co
• Goal Getter Action Plan 

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If you’re looking for a community of supportive side hustlers who are all working to take our businesses to the next level, join us here: http://sidehustlepro.co/facebook

You can now send questions for the new “Ask Nicaila” segment that’s coming to Side Hustle Pro. Once I get a critical mass of questions, I can start rolling out this segment. Just email hi@sidehustlepro.co and put hashtag #AskNicaila in the subject. 

Social Media Info

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

#SideHustlePro

I am interrupting the pre-scheduled program for August, which was the Side Hustle Series, to bring you a quick entrepreneur diaries update to share my experience on the TODAY Show!! I was a guest for the “Passion to Paycheck” series during the week of August 19th. 

It was a surreal moment for me to see my three years of hard work on Side Hustle Pro lead me to this incredible opportunity. While I watched the beautiful opening montage the TODAY team put together for my introduction, I was reminded of the journey that has led up to this. 

In this episode, I share how this opportunity came to be, the behind-the-scenes of what it’s like to be on the Today Show, and the lessons I learned from all of it.

Thank you for listening and sharing. There would be no Side Hustle Pro if no one listened, so huge THANK YOU for listening!

Watch the full interview here 

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher 

 Links mentioned in this episode

• SideHustlePro.co
• Today Show Clip
• Podcast Moguls
• Do Your Work Video from CeeDotCee
• Janice Bryant Howroyd episode

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If you’re looking for a community of supportive side hustlers who are all working to take our businesses to the next level, join us here: http://sidehustlepro.co/facebook

You can now send questions for the new “Ask Nicaila” segment that’s coming to Side Hustle Pro. Once I get a critical mass of questions, I can start rolling out this segment. Just email hi@sidehustlepro.co and put hashtag #AskNicaila in the subject. 

Social Media Info

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

#SideHustlePro

In this episode, I'm sharing how to lay the foundation for your business when it’s still a side hustle. When I started my side hustle, I didn’t read business plan books or follow a business plan template. I just started. Now, I’m sharing the six steps you can take to start building your business as a side hustle.

Click here to grab your free recap! 

And stay tuned for the next episode in the series. New episodes drop every single Wednesday in August! 

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher 

 Links mentioned in this episode

• SideHustlePro.co
• PodcastMoguls.com
• Maya Elious's Side Hustle Pro episode 
• Emmelie de la Cruz’s Side Hustle Pro episode
• Catherine Soliz Reys Side Hustle Pro episode 
• Courtney Sanders’s Side Hustle Pro episode 
• USTPO.gov (United States Patent and Trademark Office)
• Canva   
• 99 Designs 
• Upwork  
• Fivver
• Wordpress  
• SquareSpace 
• Skillshare
• BuiltWith 
• WordPress Theme Detector  
• Amy Poterfield 
• ConvertKit
• Art Steele’s Side Hustle Pro podcast  
• InkSecure Podcast     

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Announcements

If you’re looking for a community of supportive side hustlers who are all working to take our businesses to the next level, join us here: http://sidehustlepro.co/facebook

You can now send questions for the new “Ask Nicaila” segment that’s coming to Side Hustle Pro. Once I get a critical mass of questions, I can start rolling out this segment. Just email hi@sidehustlepro.co and put hashtag #AskNicaila in the subject. 

Social Media Info

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

#SideHustlePro

This episode kicks off The Side Hustle Summer Series! This August, I’m doing a series all about side hustling and breaking down:

• How to not let fear cripple you when you’re starting your side hustle 
• How to build the foundation of your business even when it’s still a side hustle 
• Everything I learned about balancing my side hustle with my 9 to 5How to market your side hustle for FREE when you’re just getting started
• How to finance your side hustle before it’s making Money (AND how to start monetizing)

In this kickoff episode, I get open and vulnerable about my journey from side hustle to profitable business and talk about the disparaging thoughts I used to tell myself. I was so afraid of people thinking I was a failure because I didn’t secure a job offer after earning my Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Michigan. I eventually learned that fear was holding me back, instead of helping me grow. I hope that sharing my thoughts and how I reframed them helps you change your thinking and kickstart your side hustle.    

Click here to grab your free recap! 

I’m excited about this series! New episodes drop every single Wednesday! 

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher 

This episode is brought to you by:

Skillshare

Skillshare is offering Side Hustle Pro listeners 2 months of unlimited Skillshare classes for FREE. To sign up, go to Skillshare.com/sidehustlepro

 Links mentioned in this episode

• SideHustlePro.co
• Management Leaders For Tomorrow (MLT) 

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Announcements

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Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

#SideHustlePro

Today in the guest chair, we have me. That’s right, I’m back with a solo, entrepreneur diaries episode to share what I’ve been up to and what I’m learning.

This is an even more special episode because it’s the Side Hustle Pro three-year anniversary episode! Thank you so much for three whole years of Side Hustle Pro. Thank you for rocking with me and tuning in each and every week. But not only that, thank you for sharing this show with your friends, for supporting me when I speak live, and for shouting me out on social media. 

It’s important to remember that this didn’t happen overnight. So for this episode, I took a moment to reflect on the start of Side Hustle Pro, and the lessons I’ve learned while growing it from my Side Hustle to my Main Hustle in the last three years. 

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher 

This episode is brought to you by:

Podcast Moguls

Are you looking to start a podcast? Or have you started your podcast and are not getting the downloads you expected? Register for my next free class to learn how to market and monetize your podcast: PodcastMoguls.com

 Links mentioned in this episode

• Color Noir app
• Podcast Moguls Masterclass
• Goal Getter Action Plan
• Master the Gram
• MLT: Management Leaders for Tomorrow 
• Journey to Launch Podcast 
• Corporate Living Podcast
• More Than Enough Book by Elaine Welteroth  

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Announcements

1. The new and improved SideHustlePro.co is now LIVE! 
2. A three-year anniversary LIVE show is coming! I’m still finalizing the date and location but it’s coming.
3. You can now send questions for the new “Ask Nicaila” segment that’s coming to Side Hustle Pro. Once I get a critical mass of questions, I can start rolling out this segment. Just email hi@sidehustlepro.co and put hashtag #AskNicaila in the subject. 
4. I would love it if you leave me an Anniversary Review on Apple Podcasts in honor of the Three Year Anniversary of Side Hustle Pro. Go to Apple Podcasts, click on the name of this show in purple, scroll down to the Ratings & Review section and select Tap to Rate, then Click on Write a Review to leave me your actual words. Can’t wait to read them.
5. The Side Hustle Summer Series is coming to the podcast in August 2019! Episodes drop every single Wednesday! 

If you’re looking for a community of supportive side hustlers who are all working to take our businesses to the next level, join us here: http://sidehustlepro.co/facebook

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Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

#SideHustlePro

Today in the guest chair we have Elsa Isaac. Elsa is an NYC-based fashion and image stylist who believes style is really all about self-expression.

A seasoned pro with over 17 years in the fashion industry, the east African-born stylist has built quite a noteworthy portfolio, having bestowed her stylish magic on everyone from Marie Forleo to Lenny Kravitz; and Katie Couric to Kris Carr. Nowadays, she helps successful career women and entrepreneurs revamp their wardrobes and create show-stopping ensembles that flatter their unique body shape and lifestyles.

A self-dubbed anti-fashion stylist, Elsa doesn’t believe there’s one standard of beauty and strives to empower all her clients to celebrate their own individuality.

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher 

This episode is brought to you by:

Skillshare

Skillshare is offering Side Hustle Pro listeners 2 months of unlimited Skillshare classes for FREE. To sign up, go to Skillshare.com/sidehustlepro

 Links mentioned in this episode

• Elsa Isaac: Your Body
• The Alchemist 
• Side Hustle Pro Newsletter

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Elsa - @elsaisaac

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro
#SideHustlePro

Aliyah Jenkins is the Owner and Founder of Body Treats, LLC. Body Treats is an all-natural, organic, chemical and toxin-free skincare line that specializes in pastry inspired (scented) products. Body Treats uses only raw, organic butter, organic oils, and certified therapeutic essential oils.

Working in the healthcare field for eight years as a Nurse Practitioner and Registered Nurse, Aliyah noticed a “Revolving Door” cycle with most of her patients.  They continued to come back to the hospital with the same health problems that they initially left with. Aliyah decided that it was time for a different approach and adopted a Holistic lifestyle herself which includes a plant-based diet, physical and mental exercise and the use of herbs as medicine.

While adopting this Holistic Lifestyle, Aliyah was in search of all-natural skincare products that particularly smelled like baked goods and was unsuccessful in finding it, so she decided to make it for herself, right in her kitchen. Through the advice of her sister, she decided to make her personal skincare products into a business.

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This episode is brought to you by:

Gusto

Gusto offers modern, easy payroll, benefits, and HR to small businesses across the country. Sign up and give it a try at Gusto.com/shp.

 Links mentioned in this episode

• Luv Body Treats 
• Skillshare
• Rich Dad Poor Dad 
• Side Hustle Pro Newsletter

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Social Media Info

Luv Body Treats - @luv_body_treats

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro
#SideHustlePro

Meet our new Entrepreneur-In-Residence! Those of you who are longtime listeners may remember that at the beginning of Side Hustle Pro, we had an Entrepreneur-In-Residence by the name of Meiko Drew and we followed her journey for an entire year.

Well, today we are bringing back the Entrepreneur-in-Residence feature. That’s right, starting with this episode, we are going to chronicle the life of an emerging entrepreneur as she launches and scales her business.

This woman happens to be a dear friend of mine, in fact, my best friend since high school, and her name is Lisa Pegram. Now, if it were up to me, I would have had her in the chair a long time ago, but she prefers to grind behind the scenes. But I think she is so dope, and such a hustler, I finally convinced her to do it. 

Listen to hear:

• How she used her education and jobs to develop ideas for several different side hustles 
• The research process she used to launch her cutting edge beauty product
• Why she uses analytics to drive business decisions

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher 

This episode is brought to you by:

Gusto

Gusto offers modern, easy payroll, benefits, and HR to small businesses across the country. Sign up and give it a try at Gusto.com/shp.

 Links mentioned in this episode

• Belle51
• Goal Getter Action Plan 
• Foundr’s Start & Scale 
• Playing Big 
• Side Hustle Pro Newsletter

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Social Media Info

Belle 51 - @belle51co

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro
#SideHustlePro

Today in the guest chair we have Andrea Pitter Campbell, Founder and Head Designer of Pantora Bridal, Pantora Mini and the Andrea Campbell Collection. Andrea’s desire to merge typically incompatible components has created an unprecedented perspective on bridal wear. 

Andrea took her first step towards fashion at 12 years old, creating the name “Pantora” in preparation for admission to the High School of Fashion Industries. She later graduated and attended the famed Fashion Institute of Technology. 

Andrea went the corporate route at first, holding several corporate designer positions as she ran her design business on the side.

In 2013, armed with sharp negotiation skills and sheer determination, she convinced landlords to take a chance on her and was able to open the Pantora Bridal showroom. The road since wasn’t always easy, but Andrea never wavered.

Andrea’s mission to represent the underrepresented in mainstream bridal led the Pantora brand to develop a cult following and be carried by several retailers nationally. 

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This episode is brought to you by:

Skillshare

Skillshare is offering Side Hustle Pro listeners 2 months of unlimited Skillshare classes for FREE. To sign up, go to Skillshare.com/sidehustlepro

 Links mentioned in this episode

• Pantora Bridal
• Goal Getter Action Plan 
• Side Hustle Pro Newsletter

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Social Media Info

Pantora Bridal - @pantora

Andrea  - @andrea_pittercampbell

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

#SideHustlePro

Today we are back with another Side Hustle Spotlight, featuring a woman who is still very much in the side hustle grind or recently left their job to go full time.

Today’s spotlight is Tomara Watkins, the Founder of Loza Tam, an eCommerce brand of satin-lined headwraps that are handcrafted in Ghana by women entrepreneurs. 

Tomara (AKA “Tam”) is an eCommerce entrepreneur who has over 10 years of digital marketing experience growth hacking CPG and beauty brands like Bevel, FORM, and Heat Free Hair. 

She’s traveled to 10 countries on the continent of Africa so far and as you’ll hear in this episode, it was when Tomara went to Howard University that she fell in love with all things Africa. After traveling to Ghana, the bold prints and colors spoke to her, and she came up with the idea of African print, satin-lined headbands, and head wrap turbans. 

Determined to build a business with women, like the women in her family, she ensures that all of Loza Tam’s products are crafted by women entrepreneurs, so they can support their families and continue to plant the same seeds that were planted in her as a young adult. 

Tomara has grown Loza Tam to be a six-figure eCommerce brand and she is passionate about supporting and teaching other women how to generate revenue online.

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This episode is brought to you by:

Color Noir

You have never seen a coloring book app like this—it celebrates black girl magic in all of its glory. To get it, open up your iOS app store app, search for “Color Noir” and enjoy! And make sure you hit SUBSCRIBE in the app so you can get all the amazing images and bonuses.

Skillshare

Skillshare is offering Side Hustle Pro listeners 2 months of unlimited Skillshare classes for FREE. To sign up, go to Skillshare.com/sidehustlepro

 Links mentioned in this episode

• Shop Loza Tam: https://lozatam.com/sidehustlepro 
• Side Hustle Pro Newsletter

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Social Media Info

Loza Tam - @lozatam

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

#SideHustlePro

Today in the guest chair we have Majora Carter. Majora is a real estate developer, urban revitalization strategy consultant, MacArthur Fellow, and Peabody Award-winning broadcaster. She is also the Co-Owner of the Boogie Down Grind Cafe in the South Bronx.

Majora has made it her life’s mission to find sustainable solutions for America’s most storied low-status communities.

She is responsible for the creation and successful implementation of numerous economic development, green-infrastructure projects, policies, and job training & placement systems. She combines her corporate consulting practice focused on reducing Brain Drain in American low-status communities, and her firsthand experience pioneering sustainable economic development in the South Bronx.  

She has served on the boards of the US Green Building Council and the Andrew Goodman Foundation, and she is quoted in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Museum of African-American History and Culture in DC: "Nobody should have to move out of their neighborhood to live in a better one.”

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Today in the guest chair we have Kyndra Outlaw. Kyndra is the Founder of Atmospheric Home Staging located in Dallas, Texas. Atmospheric Home Staging specializes in vacant home staging creating lifestyle environments with a competitive advantage.

Originally from Starkville, MS, Kyndra graduated from The University of Memphis and then went on to graduate with a Master’s of Science in Merchandising degree from the University of North Texas.

She began her career at a home furnishings company in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area as a visual merchandiser and product developer. She quit her job on a whim in July 2016 and has been an entrepreneur since. When not running Atmospheric Home Staging, Kyndra is a freelance visual merchandiser and an Adjunct Professor in the College of Merchandising, Hospitality & Tourism at The University of North Texas.

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• Atmospheric Home Staging
• RESA
• RESA Conference
• Score.org
• Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
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Today in the guest chair we have Zakia Blain, the Founder of FCKbeingFAT (FBF Fitness). With no background in fitness, but plenty of background in every fad diet and weight loss trick around, Zakia simply wanted to inspire others, while helping them lose weight the right way.

Through the creation of her international FBF Weight loss Challenge and FBF Fitness apparel, she has managed to do just that.

While on the journey to expand FBF Fitness, Zakia discovered that her audience was interested in shapewear. So rather than promote another company’s brand, she decided to create her own and, with that, FBF Fitness evolved into FBF Body. The highly sought after shapewear has taken on a cult following of its own, largely in part due to Zakia’s open and honest method of sharing herself actually wearing it and looking amazing while doing so.

In today’s episode, we will learn how she got started, how she works through having a brain disorder to grow her business, and the hard lessons she’s learned along the way about hiring and more. Let’s get right into it.

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Color Noir

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• FBF Fitness
• The Go-Giver book
• Six Bullet Saturday Newsletter

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You guys let me know that once-a-quarter Entrepreneur Diaries weren’t enough, so I’m going to try and do them once a month.

Here are just a few of the updates I share: Side Hustle Pro podcast crossed 2 Million downloads. Thank you so much!

Muoyo and I launched an app called Color Noir and I’m taking you behind-the-scenes.

The three year anniversary of Side Hustle Pro is around the corner, so I’m thinking about ways on how to keep the podcast fresh. Let me know what you think about the ideas I share in this episode.

You guys, I had an AMAZING time at the My Taught You Retreat (#MTYRetreat). I share why I loved it so much and why I left feeling so refreshed, motivated, and inspired.

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• Myleik Teele
• Devi Brown
• Morgan DeBaun
• Karleen Roy
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Today in the guest chair, we have Mrs. Taffi Ayodele the co-founder of Thando’s, a Lagos and NY based fashion company. Thando’s shoes are foldable ballerina flats, giving women a compact and comfortable shoe option that they can easily take with them on the go.

Thando's is the brainchild of Taffi and her husband J.G. They met while pursuing their MBAs at the NYU Stern School of Business. Their love for each other, love for Africa and love for art, inspired the couple to create an innovative footwear line that facilitates a modern woman’s busy lifestyle while supporting African artists.

Thando’s provides a platform for creative talent on the African continent by crowd-sourcing designs from African men and women who would otherwise have limited opportunities to design for a global audience. How amazing is that? That said, it was a lot of work to bring the brand to life.

As Taffi shares in this episode, it wasn’t easy picking up and moving to a continent that she’d never lived on, plus learn to navigate the business in a completely different culture and navigate the highs and lows of that. But Taffi and JG were determined and they have created a remarkable product and are making their footprint across the globe (pun intended).

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Links mentioned on this episode

• Thandos
• Trademark Engine
• Get Backed by Evan Baehr

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Today’s spotlight is Dr. Danita Nikki Brooks, the Founder of Zen in a Jar, a zen-focused home and body care line.

Dr. Nikki is an entrepreneur from Washington, DC. As you’ll hear in this episode, while working full time in government, and pursuing her Doctor of Science in Information Systems & Communication, she startled hustling. Side hustling that is. She started Zen in a Jar on the side, and it actually supplemented her income and helped pay her tuition.

Upon completing her doctorate, Dr. Nikki realized her passion is self-care. Through Zen in a Jar, she creates ways for women to access luxury experiences for the mind, body, and space with an emphasis on the power of aromatherapy.

“Respect your magic” is the mantra she lives by and her goal is to pour into other women and create experiences for them to tap into their very best lives. On today’s episode, we hear how she does it.

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• Zen in a Jar
• The Mauve Agency
• The Four Agreements

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Today in the guest chair: Sevetri Wilson. Sevetri is the Founder and CEO of New Orleans based technology startup Resilia (formerly ExemptMeNow) that she founded in 2015 to revolutionize how nonprofits are created and maintained, and how enterprises (who deploy billions annually) scale impact.

Whether you’re looking to start a nonprofit, manage an existing one, or deploy capital, the Resilia platform guides customers seamlessly through the entire process.

She’s raised over $2M for her startup to date, making her the first Black woman in New Orleans to raise over $1M in venture capital, and one of only 11 black women to raise over $3M.

She is also the founder of Solid Ground Innovations, LLC (SGI), a strategic communications and management firm that she founded in 2009.

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Today in the guest chair is Courtney Caldwell. Courtney is the Cofounder & COO of beauty-tech startup, ShearShare, the first on-demand salon and barbershop space rental app. With ShearShare, licensed stylists can rent workspace by the day in cities all over the world, while salon and barbershop owners make money on unused space. 

Prior to co-founding ShearShare, Courtney managed an award-winning salon with her husband and co-founder, which was the genesis behind ShearShare. Before that, Courtney spent two decades building winning teams in tech marketing and ran a boutique consulting firm where she fast-tracked international sales and marketing success for brands such as Zendesk, Zenefits, and Qualtrics.

ShearShare is a 2018 Google Demo Day winner, 2016 Tech.Co’s Startup of the Year, and a YC Fellowship and 500 Startups alum.

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• ShearShare
• Founder Forward Coaching by Robyn Ward
• From the Ground Up by Howard Schultz

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Today in the guest chair, we have Katonya Breaux, the founder and President of Unsun Cosmetics, Inc., a Los Angeles-based skin care company specializing in natural sun protection and beauty products for all skin shades and tones.

Katonya herself has worn sunscreen diligently since her twenties. In this episode, she shares why she initially became so diligent with her sunscreen, and how as she matured, she became more health conscious. She realized that even someone with her complexion could get skin cancer. As a result, the idea of sunscreen was no longer just about vanity for her. Protecting her skin meant protecting her life.

On today’s episode, she talks about the tedious process of creating a product that met her own personal high standards and is a natural SPF 30 sunscreen that doesn’t leave the white “residue” that us women with lots of melanin often experience with other SPF brands. As Katonya says, “Everyone should be able to look their best while protecting themselves from the harmful effects of the sun.”

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• Unsun Cosmetics

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Today in the guest chair we have Anika Hobbs, the Founder of Nubian Hueman, a Washington DC boutique featuring a curated selection of African-inspired apparel, accessories, art, and unique goods. Not simply a boutique, Nubian Hueman is a social enterprise that specializes in sourcing unique goods, fashion, and art by designers representing the global Diaspora.

It has become a catalyst for culture, community, and the development of the creative economy by connecting the consumer to independent artists from across the world and serving as a means to promote collective interaction, community development, and global responsibility through a fresh and artistic brick-and-mortar platform.

Nubian Hueman has worked with over 400 artists, in 30 countries, and across 6 different continents and has received recognition from former President Barack Obama, the Washington Post, NPR, and Forbes.

On today’s episode, Anika shares how her unlikely career path in retail served as a catalyst for Nubian Hueman.

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Links mentioned in this episode

• Nubian Hueman
• Retail Math

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Today in the guest chair, we have Jamila Souffrant. Jamila is a Certified Financial Education Instructor (CFEI), podcaster, writer, and the founder of JourneytoLaunch.com where she shares her journey to reach Financial Independence while helping others do the same.

Jamila and her husband saved $169,000 in two years and are debt free besides their mortgage. She is also a mother of three small children and lives in NYC!

Her quitting her job to work for herself was made possible, not by monetizing her side hustle, but by SAVING.

On today’s episode, Jamila shares:

• How she and her husband were able to save $169,000 in two years
• Her approach to the financial independence (FI) movement
• How she developed and stuck to a budget (without being super frugal)
• How optimizing her finances helped her to take her leap into entrepreneurship
• And more!

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Links mentioned in this episode

• Podcast Moguls
• Journey To Launch
• Acuity
• The Life Coach School podcast
• JourneyToLaunch.com/LaunchClub

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On today’s episode, I’m jumping into the guest chair with an update on what I’ve been working on behind the scenes of the podcast.

Find out what went well for me in Q1 2019, what didn’t go so well, and what I’m focused on for Q2.

As evidenced by the title, this quote attributed to the late Nipsey Hussle has affected me deeply, and I'm determined to do my part. Rest in Power Nipsey.

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Links mentioned in this episode

• Podcast Moguls (NEXT MASTERCLASS is APRIL 18—DON’T MISS IT!! REGISTER HERE)
• Goal Getter Action Plan

Some of my Podcast Moguls students:

My 2019 Speaking Engagements

• Caribbean Startup Summit (May 24-25, Barbados)
• Summit 21 Conference (June 7-8, ATLANTA)
• Woman Evolve Conference (July 12-13, Denver, CO)

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On today’s episode, I’m jumping into the guest chair along with my husband Muoyo Okome and we are talking about The Okome Family Hustle!

Hear how we both went from being side hustlers to full-time entrepreneurs (him as an app developer and me as a full-time podcaster). Plus, hear how we met, about our experiences getting our MBA (him at Wharton and me at Michigan) and working in corporate, how we juggled love and life, and how we supported each other through the ups and downs on the path to entrepreneurship.

Then find out what we talk about the most and what we at preparing for next! If you want to hear more from Muoyo, subscribe to the Game of Grow Podcast (“the most dangerous business podcast in the world”).

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Links mentioned in this episode

• Game of Grow
• Podcast Moguls
• Management Leadership for Tomorrow
• Consortium for Graduate Study in Management (CGSM)
• Goal Getter Action Plan

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Today in the guest chair we have Kendra Barnes. At the time of this recording, Kendra was an Economist by day and Real Estate Investor by night.

Kendra is now a full-time Real Estate Investor and Founder of The Key Resource. Her real estate investments afforded her the ability to retire from the 9-5 life at the age of 32! She created The Key Resource to inspire, empower and educate people about the power of home ownership and Real Estate investment. She currently owns and manages 4 properties (8 rental units total).

Her key message to anyone looking to buy a home or a rental property is: “You don’t have hit the lottery or be left an inheritance to buy property. You can start with what you have right now. You are worthy of wealth.”

On today’s episode, we get into:

• What inspired her to get into real estate
• The mistakes she and her husband made when purchasing their first property
• The risky move they took to make their down payment
• The “house hacking” technique that allows you to save a huge amount on your down payment
• And so much more!

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Links mentioned in this episode

• The Key Resource
• Zapier
• Think and Grow Rich book

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Today in the guest chair we have Denise Woodard, the Founder of Partake Foods. Partake Foods provides meals and snacks that are delicious, safe and nutritious for conscious eaters. They are free of gluten, the top 8 allergens, and artificial ingredients. Made with real foods like sprouted grains, fruits, and vegetables, Partake products give peace-of-mind to those with dietary restrictions and simple enjoyment to those without.

In June 2017, Partake debuted three flavors of mini cookies to independent, natural food stores in the Northeast. Distribution has now grown to include Whole Foods, Wegmans, and over 150 other retailers, as well as Amazon and the Partake Foods website.

Partake Foods has even been featured by People, Reader’s Digest, and Babble.

Denise was a member of the 2017 Cohort of Project Entrepreneur and Fall 2018 class of the Chobani Incubator, as well as the winner of the 2018 SheKnows Media BlogHer pitch competition and the 2017 Google “Black Founders” program.

Prior to launching Partake Foods, Denise spent the past 12 years in consumer packaged goods at various Fortune 100 companies. Most recently, she held the title of Director, National Sales in Coca-Cola’s Venturing & Emerging Brands division.

On today’s episode, we get into:

• Why Denise is so passionate about gluten and allergen-free food
• How she, a non-baker, was able to start a cookie and snack brand
• The pivotal point when she made the decision to leave Coke to pursue Partake full time, and so much more

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Links mentioned in this episode

• Partake Foods
• Unfinished Biz podcast

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Today we have another Side Hustle Spotlight episode and in the guest chair, we have Danielle Mull, a soon to be graduate of Emory University School of Law and the Founder of Marked By Mull. Marked by Mull provides beautiful, high-quality jewelry that is as versatile as the women who wear it.

Danielle founded Marked by Mull in June 2018 (yes, while in law school!), to give the everyday woman access to jewelry at affordable prices.

To her, Marked By Mull is for women who are doing the inner work and still showing up with confidence and style.

In today’s edition of Side Hustle Diaries, we will find out:

• How the heck Danielle is juggling law school with starting a business
• How she manages marketing, shipping, and customer service while being a student and a small business owner
• And how she plans to juggle her side hustle once she graduates law school

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Links mentioned in this episode

• Marked by Mull
• Canva
• Great Women of Business Podcast

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Today in the guest chair we have Khadijah "Kay" Polly, the owner and POPrietor of Kay’s Kettle Corn, a gourmet popcorn company based out of Houston, TX.

In 2012, Khadijah started Kay’s Kettle Corn while working as a full-time corporate recruiter. She set the plan in motion to leave her job and take Kay’s Kettle corn to the next level. In October of 2014 she quit her job and it’s been POPPIN ever since.

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Links mentioned on this episode

• Kay’s Kettle Corn
• Rich Dad Poor Dad
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Today in the guest chair we have Crystal Etienne, the CEO & Founder of PantyProp.

After years of testing hundreds of prototypes, tweaking designs and being her own guinea pig, Crystal has perfected the exact equation of design, fit and most importantly, security behind each PantyProp underwear and swimsuit.

Today, we’ll get into how she came up with the concept, how she produces PantyProp, and the lessons she’s learned as an entrepreneur thus far.

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Links mentioned on this episode

• PantyProp

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Panty Prop - @PantyProp

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Today in the guest chair we have a new edition of Side Hustle Pro—Side Hustle Spotlights!

We are talking to a certified side hustler who is still a side hustler and we are going to find out how and why she got started, how she’s making it work, and squeeze all types of advice out of her.

Her name is Timika Downes, she is a Nurse, who is pursuing financial independence by saving over 50% of her income with a family in tow, and she started a 6 figure side hustle when she opened her Lice Treatment Clinic in Boston.  She treats all races, all textures of hair, in this clinic. She also fun fact, has a blog and Podcast about the FIRE movement (which we will talk about in this episode) and she is one of my Podcast Moguls students. So excited to have you Timika in the guest chair.

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Links mentioned on this episode

• The Reluctant Frugalist
• Pomodoro method
• Five Stars by Carmine Gallo
• Podcast Moguls Masterclass

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Reluctant Frugalist - @thereluctantfrugalist

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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Today in the guest chair we have Adesola Olutola, better known as Addie, the Founder of D’IYANU, a ready-to-wear, African print clothing brand that is taking fashion by storm.

Fun fact: If you have seen any of my recent appearances, you have probably seen me in an outfit from D’IYANU. Whether it’s the skirts or dresses, I love the stretch of the fabric and the vibrancy of the prints.

On today’s episode, we will hear how Addie got started, how she differentiates her brand in a sea of competitors online, and how she is scaling her company.

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Links mentioned on this episode

• D’IYANU
• Master the Gram
• The E-Myth Revisited book
• Courtney Adeleye, The Mane Choice

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D’IYANU - @diyanu

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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Today in the guest chair we have Rochelle Graham-Campbell. Coined a “beauty pioneer” by Essence Magazine, Rochelle is the CEO & Co- Founder of Alikay Naturals.

From struggling college student to YouTube sensation with over 16 million views, Rochelle is a Millennial Beauty Boss who made “getting to the root of you” her mission when she took an $100 initial investment that she earned waiting tables to convert her kitchen into her first laboratory.

Composed of the richest natural & organic ingredients, Alikay Naturals is one of the fastest growing beauty brands. The award-winning products are currently available at select Target, Rite Aid, Walmart, JC Penney and CVS stores.

On today’s episode we get into:

• Her early entrepreneurial endeavors
• How waiting tables at Olive Garden and throwing newspapers funded the early stages of her business
• How she grew Alikay Naturals into one of the fastest growing beauty brands

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HoneyBook. Head over to HoneyBook.com use promo code HUSTLEPRO for 50% off your first year.

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Links mentioned on this episode

• Alikay Naturals
• Asana
• Eat that Frog

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Social Media Info

AlikayNaturals - @alikaynaturals

Rochelle (blackonyx77) - @blackonyx77

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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Jessica Jones and Wendy Lopez are Registered Dietitian Nutritionists, Certified Diabetes Educators and co-founders of Food Heaven Made Easy (@foodheavenshow), a one-stop shop for delicious and nutritious living with over 145,000 followers from around the globe.

What started as a healthy cooking web series has expanded into a full-fledged business. On today’s episode, hear how they create a living from their passion for nutrition. Find out how they structure their nutrition career to support their burgeoning business, all while building the brand on opposite coasts. Plus, how they continue to make healthy living principles accessible and culturally relevant.

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Try FreshBooks FREE for 30 days. Go to FreshBooks.com/sidehustlepro and enter SIDE HUSTLE PRO in the how did you hear about us section to get started.

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Links mentioned on this episode

• Habitnest Sidekick journal
• Food Heaven Made Easy
• Thrive by Ariana Huffington
• Krystle Rowry
• Food Heaven podcast

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Food Heaven - @foodheavenshow

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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Today in the guest chair we have Yene Damtew, an independent hair stylist based in Washington, DC. She is a boss woman entrepreneur who owns her own salon

Yene, an Ethiopian-American, California native launched her career following cosmetology school and within six months she packed her bags and moved to Washington, DC to become one of two personal hair stylists to the Obama Family.  Even while working with high profile clientele, In 2015, Yene actually went back to school and earned her Bachelor’s of Business Administration from Marymount University.

Today, she combines that business knowledge with her stylist skill to own and manage her own salon, Aesthetics salon in Arlington, VA.

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FreshBooks. Try FreshBooks FREE for 30 days. Go to freshbooks.com/sidehustlepro and enter SIDE HUSTLE PRO in the how did you hear about us section to get started.

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Links mentioned on this episode

• Your First 1000 Downloads Masterclass: SideHustlePro.co/LiveClass
• Aesthetics Salon
• Yene Damtew
• Blitzscaling

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Social Media Info

Yene Damtew - @yenedamtew

Aesthetics salon - @aesthetics.salon

Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

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On today’s episode, I am answering: Should you start a podcast?

If you or a friend are considering starting a podcast or wondering if it will be a helpful strategy for your business, or if you want more insight into how I launched Side Hustle Pro, this is the episode for you.

For full notes, visit: SideHustlePro.co/Podcast

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they were even named best online payroll by PCMag. And as a listener, you’ll get three months
free when you run your first payroll. Sign up and give it a try at Gusto.com/shp.

ZipRecruiter. Side Hustle Pro listeners can try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at ZipRecruiter.com/hustle.

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ZOLA.com/sidehustle

Links mentioned on this episode

• SideHustlePro.co/Podcast for all podcast resources and links that are mentioned in this episode
• Podcast Moguls Masterclass

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