Coffee Bruise up Baltimore. Hey friends, hey listeners, welcome to Sidessel School.

My name's Chris Gillibow, episode 2,809 here with you.

And this episode comes in the form of a first $1,000 segment.

We do it every Monday, in fact.

We get to hear how somebody made their first $1,000.

Sometimes they go on to earn $10,000 or $100,000

or some other large number, but we like to understand what the origin

story is because I know so many of our listeners out there are getting started maybe they

haven't had a side hustle before maybe they've had a small side hustle and they want to

scale up they want to do something a little bit bigger, create financial freedom perhaps.

And so it's really helpful to understand how do we go from idea, from the inception of an idea to actually having money in the bank and it's just so fun to work on this series because I get to hear from so many people with different stories and ideas and backgrounds and such.

So in this one, an aspiring entrepreneur in Baltimore starts a seasonal pop-up

coffee cart, learned some lessons along the way, but for the most part it works. So let's hear the details

from him. I'll have a few words of wrap-up at end, but we'd like to keep the focus on our storytellers. So I'm going toram and I'm based in Baltimore. A few months ago I combine my love for coffee and my entrepreneurial spirit to start a pop-up coffee cart.

Here's how I brewed up my first $1,000.

The idea hit me one day while enjoying a cup at my favorite local cafe.

I realized how many people, like me, craved high quality coffee,

but didn't always have the time to sit in a cafe, especially during their busy mornings.

So I thought, why not bring the coffee to them?

I started by diving into the logistics. I needed an espresso machine, portable power sources, and a selection of beans from local

roasters. After some research and investment, I got my cart equipped and ready to roll. It was compact but had everything

I needed to brew the perfect cup on the go. Finding the right spots to set up was crucial.

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