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In this episode of 5to9, we talked to Caitlin Thompson, the Director of Content at acast and creator of side project, Racquet. Racquet is an independent magazine that celebrates the art, ideas, style and culture that surround tennis.

This side project has generated a cult following since launch in 2016 and has been commended as “extremely dope”, “a rare tennis magazine with taste”, and “deliciously smart” in tons of publications such as the New York Times, the Harvard Neiman Lab, and The Monocle.

We talked about her fascinating upbringing in Montreal, what it was like realizing that although being quite successful in tennis during her teen years, she didn’t want to pursue the sport professionally, her obsession with multi-faceted people, why she decided to do a side project after having a child, and how she learned to ruthlessly prioritize.

More on Racquet Magazine:
https://racquetmag.com
https://nyti.ms/2ERcu6D

More on Caitlin:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitlinthomps/
https://www.acast.com/

In this episode of 5to9, we talked with Patrick Mcginnis, the author of The 10% Entrepreneur. After attending Harvard Business School and working on Wall Street, Patrick had a rude awakening when the market crashed and it made him rethink the way he viewed his career.

The 10% Entrepreneur is a way of life that allows you to have the stability of a day job with the excitement of a startup. Through his experiences as a 10% Entrepreneur, Patrick has found fulfillment and builded a diverse portfolio of investments in new ventures all over the world.

We talked about his journey from wall street to author, what he calls "Entrepreneurship Inc.", the importance of taking ownership of your entrepreneurial endeavors, how he thinks the best workforce should be and will be made out of 10% entrepreneurs, whether entrepreneurs are born or made, and the four main resources to consider when you’re thinking about how to use your 5to9 time.

More about Patrick: http://http://patrickmcginnis.com/
Get the 10% Entrepreneur on Amazon: http://amzn.to/1Ub7w4H

In this episode of 5 to 9, we talked to Michelle Poler, the creator of 100DaysWithoutFear.

Last year, she challenged herself to face 100 of her biggest fears and recorded the process through daily Youtube videos. After getting over 5M views on her YouTube channel, HelloFears, and overcoming her biggest fear, giving a TED talk, she now travels all over the world to speak about her changed perception of fear and inspire others to take action.

We discussed how she’s used to being a planner and always needed control, balancing work, grad school AND a 100 day project, how she found out that the opposite of fear is not fearlessness, how this project tapped into her inner qualities that she didnt know was there, and finding a higher meaning to your side projects.

More about Michelle: http://www.michellepoler.com/
http://100dayswithoutfear.com/

In this episode of 5to9, we interviewed Mara Lecocq, the creator of Secret Code, a personalized children’s book that stars your girl as a tech hero. It won the Girl Boss grant last year.

We talked about her upbringing in France and the Philippines and how “not being normal was her normality”, her interest in technology and art, her 12 years as a creative director in advertising (where she’s been recognized by many industry organizations including the Cannes Lions, the One Club, and Mashable), how she wants to break stereotypes by offering diverse role models, and the hardest thing about working on a side project.

More about Mara: http://www.maralecocq.com/
More about Secret Code: https://www.yoursecretcode.com/

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In this episode of 5to9, we talked to Ariel Viera, the creator of Urbanist, a publication dedicated to exploring different cities’ history, food, and culture through Facebook Live. Ariel grew his facebook page from 0 - 10k followers in three months without paying a dime!

We learned about how Ariel became an “online people walker" on Urbanist, why live streaming is so popular, why he is so fascinated by cities,
how he started approaching projects like sand mandalas, something that you build and can wash away, then even got a little deeper in his connection with spirituality and mindfulness.

Check out Urbanist on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UrbanistLive/