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Side Hustle School

#2061 - TV Producer Invents Sustainable Toothpaste Alternative

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau

Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship,, Careers, Small Business, Business, Side Hustle

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2022

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

After traveling non-stop for a busy job, a TV producer aims to reduce her plastic consumption.

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Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.


Show notes: SideHustleSchool.com

Email: team@sidehustleschool.com

Be on the show: SideHustleSchool.com/questions

Connect on Instagram: @193countries

Visit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.com

Read A Year of Mental Health: yearofmentalhealth.com


If you're enjoying the show, please pass it along! It's free and has been published every single day since January 1, 2017. We're also very grateful for your five-star ratings—it shows that people are listening and looking forward to new episodes. 😎 🙏🏼 


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0:00.0

And today's story, after traveling nonstop for her job, a TV producer aims to reduce

0:13.5

her plastic consumption.

0:15.3

Specifically, toothpaste tubes.

0:17.6

Will he bother her?

0:19.2

How many toothpaste tubes are thrown away?

0:21.1

So she uses a modest investment from her savings to eventually build a mega successful brand

0:26.2

that you may in fact have already heard of.

0:28.4

I'll be happy to introduce it to you today.

0:30.8

She also ended up on Shark Tank, where she made a surprising decision.

0:35.9

Really end up the story here of how somebody gets an idea, how they make it happen, what

0:39.4

are the nuts and bolts, how much does it cost along the way, what's the outcome, and so

0:43.3

on.

0:44.3

And we try to do all of that in a quick less than 10 minute episode here on Side of Soul

0:48.0

School, wherever you are in the world.

0:49.7

Thanks for tuning in today.

0:51.1

Story is called TV producer, Invent's Sustainable Toothpaste Alternative.

0:55.8

That story is coming right up.

0:57.8

The most wonderful time of the year is also the most hectic time of the year.

1:02.5

Everybody puts off shopping until the last minute.

1:04.3

That includes me.

1:05.3

And if you have an online store, you know the feeling of getting hit with a ton of orders

1:09.1

all at once.

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