Send us a text In this episode, we are joined by the side hustler and author of Gigworker , Brett Helling. He specializes in building, growing, and maintaining successful websites. He has worked in the rideshare space since 2014, when he left corporate America behind and started driving for Uber and Lyft in Omaha, Nebraska. Because he loves the freedom and flexibility that come with owning a business, he started Gigworker.com , the website that connects workers to in-depth information about the ...
Jul 04, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Send us a text Ryan Kolbe is a man of big dreams. After working in the ad agency world most of his career he packed things up, rented his home in Cincinnati and headed wet to pursue his acting dreams in Los Angeles. As many actors, Ryan worked many side hustles and even as a general manager at a bar. Ryan wore many hats such as money management, inventory and ordering, managing 6 employees, scheduling, POS installation and programming, vendor management, private event coordination, maintaining e...
Jun 27, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Send us a text This week we welcome Cassie Hirtle to talk about how you can make cooking a side hustle. We always want to bring our listeners new and actionable ideas and virtual kitchen brands is no exception. We all have that one go-to dinner recipe that is a crowd pleaser but easy to make. Imagine being able to turn that recipe into supplemental income, or a full blown business! For those who haven’t heard yet, a virtual kitchen is a meal service that can be run on your schedule! From your ph...
Jun 20, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Send us a text World Traveling Feminist meets Corporate Risk Analyst Craig and Carrie are a husband & wife duo, running companies, teaching mindset from their book ‘So You Want to Start A Side Hustle’ , having meaningful conversations on their podcast Tandem Talks, traveling the world doing keynotes & growing their non-profit Tandem Giving focusing on advocacy adoption for older children without families. They are a serious side hustle power couple and share their insight with you. They ...
Jun 13, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Send us a text Tim Osborn is the Founder of The Osborn Group, LLC – a management consulting firm serving national clients helping them unlock the WOW in business by utilizing strategies backed by data to make better decisions, harness greater results, and build extraordinary teams delivering exceptional experiences. Mr. Osborn is also the Co-Founder of Great Dining Brands, LLC and the recent new franchisee owner of Zoup! Eatery located in Eastgate. The Osborn Group, LLC was one of the first cert...
Jun 06, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Send us a text Harvey Sweetland Lewis (born April 1976) is an American ultrarunner, social studies and economics teacher, world traveler and public speaker. Noted for his spontaneity as much as his dedication, Lewis often seeks new challenges to improve his health, with positive effects on the community or the environment as a side benefit. For example, he commutes to work every day of his own volition, usually running or cycling, but occasionally skiing or walking. Even on days immediately foll...
May 30, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Send us a text Not every side hustle needs to be a traditional business. Colin Jeffries joins us this week to discuss how he holds down a 9-5 but finds time to also cohost a weekly podcast called take5: The Rethink Marketing Podcast . Colin and his cohost, Eric Reed believe that marketing and sales is not about striving for perfection but rather striving to be present and aware in the moment. It's about a willingness to be open and to understand that in order to make positive impacts in your pro...
May 23, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Send us a text Yes, you CAN make money from your hobby! This week we are pleased to be joined by Steve Mastroianni, author of Hobby Boss . He is based in Toronto, Canada, and has helped hundreds of people achieve their ideal outcome in a wide variety of fields, including music, multimedia, and business. A dedicated father, husband, author, coach, student, and philanthropist, Steve is an expert at simplifying complex topics so his students are inspired to take action and get the results they want...
May 16, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Send us a text What an amazing episode we have for you. We are blessed to be joined by a legend in the fashion industry. Often referred to as “The Man Behind the Brands”, Mr. Ullmann has been the trusted business acceleration expert by top fashion moguls and CEOs such as Daymond John, Eddie Lampert, and Tommy Hilfiger. Mr. Ullmann is arguably the world’s leading expert in celebrity brand development, brand management, licensing and distribution, and monetization having contributed to the success...
May 09, 2021•58 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Send us a text Charles Camisasca spent 6 years working as a Technology & Management Consultant for some of the largest and most recognizable brands in the US, like Procter & Gamble, JP Morgan, Nissan, Wells Fargo, and Lockheed Martin. However, entrepreneurship always seemed to be calling him. Since 2018, Charles has been starting and growing e-commerce businesses. His 4 brands have done hundreds of thousands in sales and allowed him to quit his full time consulting job. Most recently, Ch...
May 02, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Send us a text In this episode of Side Hustle City we get to chat with an online selling Millionaire Todd Snively . Todd is an eCommerce expert working with other entrepreneurs to leverage his expertise for their success. He is the co-founder of Expert University™ , training over 6,000 members to date to create online incomes using Amazon FBA and the wholesale method. Besides perfecting an automated multimillion-dollar business model, Todd travels the world, raises money for clean water in Afric...
Apr 25, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Send us a text Nate Barger joins us this week to discuss his success in real estate after a rough start at life. Nate fell into the traps of life and served time after selling drugs. Nate has rehabilitated and has become a very successful real estate investor. Some of his stats: Flipped +3500 Commercial units/houses Currently own +1500 units Looking to buy +100 hotels in 2021 Nate also has experience in construction management. He is capable of renovating projects at a lower costs AND higher qua...
Apr 18, 2021•2 hr•Season 2Ep. 16
Send us a text Brandon Ponchak is an experienced General Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the sports industry. He's skilled in nonprofit organizations, budgeting, soccer, and coaching and was able to combine all that into a prosperous soccer league. He's not motivated by money but by a passion for the game and it's growth in the United States. Brandon joins us this week to discuss how you can use your passion and turn that into your side hustle. Support the show Subscribe to Sid...
Apr 10, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Send us a text DeFi is hot, hot, hot and Luke Sestito from CPROP just had to come back and check in on his investments. He discusses some platforms are paying over 250% returns on some cryptocurrencies. How is this even possible? Well, we discuss the opportunities, risk and decentralized banking and lending. This is a revolution and it might be time for you to educate yourself on this transformation giving power back to the people. Decentralized finance and non-fungible tokens are probably the h...
Apr 03, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Send us a text Side Hustle City is proud to be joined by Luke Sestito in this week's episode. Luke is the Co-founder of CPROP (Crypto Properties) and has been in the digital asset space since 2017. He has done much of his work in commercial real estate with companies like JLL in the United States and the Middle East. He is a globally recognized thought leader on blockchain and crypto assets. Luke joins us today to discuss the NFT space that is so hot right now. Digitizing artwork and selling it ...
Mar 28, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Send us a text Buying a home can be a significant financial step — but what if you could get a house without paying for it? Although it may be difficult to believe, house hacking can turn your goal of living for free into reality. But how can you live for free in your own home? You’ll need to get creative with a house hacking strategy that fits into your dream of living for free. Andrew Kerr is the founder of FI by REI, a company dedicated to helping individuals in the non profit sector achieve ...
Mar 21, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Send us a text Nick Jabin and Adam Koehler met near downtown Cincinnati while getting signatures for both of their political campaigns. Nick was quick to show Adam the best locations for success and help in any way he could. The more they talked the more they realized they had many of the same passions for their city. Both were also struggling with the same challenge of getting 500 signatures during a pandemic, in a blizzard during the coldest time in Cincinnati. This led to a friendship and sin...
Mar 14, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Send us a text John Casmon launched Casmon Capital Group to help busy professionals invest in real estate without taking on a second job. We've helped families invest in close to $90M in multifamily apartments to create passive income and generational wealth. John hosts the Target Market Insights: Multifamily + Marketing podcast and is the co-founder of the Midwest Real Estate Networking Summit. As a former marketing executive, John oversaw marketing campaigns for General Motors, PepsiCo, and Mi...
Mar 07, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Send us a text Matt Tibbe started Real Waste Solutions in 2021 to become an innovative leader in Waste Management. He established the most cost effective and environmentally conscious ways in waste and recycling for his clients. Typical clients have several locations that he manages while being one point of contact. Matt joins us to discuss his journey from college to blazing his own trail. He tells us that college isn't for everyone and although he graduated from the University of Cincinnati in...
Feb 28, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Send us a text Mike Sipple, Jr. is known for his 20 years of experience at Centennial; a prominent national-boutique executive and talent search firm. He joins us this week to discuss executive recruiting and how leadership has changed in this always-connected world. We also talk about corporate responsibility and how they play a role in the startup ecosystem. Mike explains how smart leaders embrace the entrepreneurial bug in their most innovative employees and how he suggests they nurture and i...
Feb 20, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Send us a text Justin K. Hite is a visual/concept artist, who has worked in many facets of design ranging from traditional print adverts, mobile & digital, brand and corporate identities, and non-traditional, mixed media forms (music recording and performance, audio/video production, and makeup & special effects). In addition to Co-Founding Complx Creative, Justin also helped found emerging digital agency, Left Field Brands, where he primarily works in Project Management and all things, ...
Feb 14, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Send us a text This week on the Side Hustle City podcast we welcome an entertainer and multi-family real estate investor Barri Griffiths, formerly known as Mason Ryan of the WWE. He has been involved in many industries before discovering real estate investing. He started work as an apprentice carpenter and undertaker (yes undertaker!) for his fathers construction and funeral home business, a business that was started by his great grand father, who used to make wheels for Carts that horses would ...
Feb 07, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Send us a text Bethan Roberts joins us this week from a company that is woman-owned and in the beauty industry. Bethan explains how the flexible business model allows her, a wife and mother of three, to earn extra money and be her own boss. She loves how the company sources their ingredients responsibly and it makes her feel good that she can improve the confidence and health of her customers. An explanation of the company in their own words One by one, we are leading a movement to a future wher...
Feb 01, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Send us a text In this episode we welcome two entrepreneurs, Anthony Couch and Michael Schmidt. Anthony founded pink gun after discovering that women do not get the attention they deserve when shopping for a firearm. This is not only a bad way to do business but also an unsafe practice. Education and safety are the most important aspects of responsible ownership and when a user is not properly educated it could lead to accidents. Anthony wanted to approach women gun owners with the respect they ...
Jan 24, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Send us a text Join us for season 2, episode three of the Side Hustle City podcast. This week we chat with Michael Clos about his passion project Sterling Barrels . He describes it as an outlet for his creativity and a sort of therapeutic retreat from his corporate day job. It also happens that his side hustle has turned into a legit profitable business that will allow him to pay off his home mortgage early. He credits the success of his side hustle to his wife, who gives him space and time to p...
Jan 17, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Send us a text This week, Adam and Kyle are joined by Adam's wife Melissa Koehler and her sister Miranda Berens. They recently launched their new online candle business Nostalgwic . The sisters began the business after the loss of their grandmothers and wanting to build something to honor their memory. In this episode they explain how easy it was to overcome the mental barriers of getting a business online. They cover their use of tolls like Square to build a store and Pirate Ship to get afforda...
Jan 10, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Send us a text What did we learn from our guests in 2020? What do we have in store for the Side Hustle City podcast in 2021? Adam and Kyle discuss the importance of having a side hustle, especially after a rough year where a job was no guarantee. Support the show Subscribe to Side Hustle City and join our Community on Facebook...
Jan 03, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Send us a text This week we welcome Joe Stevie who has grown into one of the most successful real estate investors in the Northern Kentucky area. He started from scratch by getting his real estate license and eventually becoming a broker for his own brokerage. In his own words... Sparen Realty, serving the Greater Cincinnati area, is a bespoke concierge realty service to buying and selling properties through market driven data analytics and a deep understanding of clientele needs. We provide rea...
Dec 27, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Send us a text This week we welcome Nice Vissay who identifies himself as a fitness expert for the entrepreneurial community. Him and his team are online coaches helping busy people burn 8-10lbs of fat a month without sacrificing your schedule. Their programs provide the education to make sustainable changes that will last your lifetime. In his own words... I am a fitness, nutrition, lifestyle, and health coach in the Health and Wealth Blueprint so my role is to help my clients continually push ...
Dec 19, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Send us a text Corbin Brown joins us this week on the Side Hustle Cincinnati podcast to discuss starting a lawn care side hustle. He has a full time job but hedges that with a small business that he started cutting grass for neighbors. He explains how anyone can do this with just a small investment in equipment and some good old work ethic. It's also a great business to have during a recession or a slowdown in your career since people always need lawn care. Listen today and learn more. Support t...
Dec 13, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 14
