Side Show Hustle Matt Schmidt

Imagine you're grinding out your day job, start a restaurant with your partner while working said day job, and turning it into a multi million dollar food empire, score your own TV show, climb everest, launch an alcohol label and winning an award from your government as an outstanding citizen.
 
In 2009 Gerardo Lopez decided to change his life. What an adventure!
 
Gerardo, I apologise for not saying your name correctly - I should have got it right a decade ago...! my sincerest apologies!
 
https://latortilleria.com.au/about-us/gerardo-lopez/
 
https://metoro.com.au/about/
 
https://www.tacoguy.com.au/
 
https://www.thisismexicotv.com/

One way to find side hustle ideas is to look at where there are big changes (marketplaces, platforms, societal, financial etc).
Our hustler in today's episode can see what short term stays are doing to the industry, and from hands-on experience a gap has been found.
This episode follows Jon Ellis who founded one of the largest platforms in the world - selling property off the plan in a unique B2B model - but still has the focus and the energy to bust out a side hustle.
 
hostextension.com
 
Host Extension is in Beta mode - if you'd like to talk to Jon to discuss the possibility of using host extension then you can find him at hostextension.com/contact-us
 

Ever wondered how someone built a 6 figure income working from home with a desk and a computer?
Have some experience and some skills? Keen to try the contracting (gig) market to make some spare change or create your empire?
This episode we track Xandra Haynes a graphic artist making an extra 6 figure side hustle - even how show scored a gig animated for some of the biggest animation studios in the world after being rejected more than once!
We find out the pro's and con's of selling your time and skills on online marketplaces.

Imagine disclosing all of your financial information on social media and youtube - all of it!?
 
Our next episode focuses on a school teacher with kids, helping with her husbands business and manages to run a successful youtube channel, insta account and etsy online shop.
 
All of it stemmed from her inquisitiveness to understand and gain financial literacy, and secure her families financial future.
 
The one catch - we don't know her real name!
 
Let's find out what's involved in this side hustle!
 
https://www.youtube.com/c/FamilyFinance
 
https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/FamilyFinance
 
 

Ever felt like you had a book in you?
This is not your classic hustle - with no pressure to monetise the imagination is set free.
This next hustler caught the writing bug later in life you'll hear what events transpired to kick her into action along with a transformational experience that fundamentally change how she works, where she works and the messages she puts into the universe.
Arwen Jayne over the course of the last decade has published many books - finding a community that continues to inspire her to write. She's even figured out how to make some cash on the side.
 

Adam is your classic Aussie tradie - hardworking, started with a ute and a toolbox, and he's an Englishman! Classic.
 
One of the big things Adam did was recognise although he was an expert mechanic he wasn't necessarily the world's best business person - so he signed up for some training - and in the first few weeks he realised how to change his business focus on the things that mattered and he starting minting cash.
 
Adam's side hustle cleaning diesel particulate filters made him lots of cash, diverted many filters from landfill and saved truck drivers a lot of money on new filters - even the dealers were using him!
 
Adam took his business and coaching training with: https://www.protradeunited.com.au/
 
The businesses are now sold, so we won't include any links.