Greetings, hello and welcome! Or should I say good morning, good afternoon, or good evening?

Depending on where you are and when you're listening, wherever it is, welcome to

Sideosal School, I'm Chris Killabau. Today I've got a story for you about someone who

learns to sell candles. It has a social good component in which she's making money and

also doing good with it. Longtime listeners may know that I believe you can do both of

those things. And on the Sideosal book tour, I've been telling a story that's very popular.

It's the story of Mark Gaskins in South Carolina. Mark has created this candle brand called

Meeting in Market, which I believe is based on a famous intersection there in his hometown.

And we've done a whole episode on him before, but the short version is that one day he's

on vacation. I think it's in Austin, Texas, walks into an expensive minstore and sees a candle

for sale for $80. And of course he thinks that's ridiculous, $80 for a candle. And he also

thinks like any good side hustler would, how can I sell those? I want to sell expensive candles,

too. So Mark goes home and watches some videos on YouTube, learns to make candles by watching

videos on the internet and creates this little brand. Like I said, that's been a popular story on

tour. I've been mentioning it in several of my talks from city to city. Well, today we have a

different story of someone selling candles. It seems that candles are a great physical product,

at least for some people. And in this episode, we'll look at how this person ties it into supporting

various charities and fundraisers. Because this is Side Usal School, it's not only a charity project,

she makes money, too. So it's just kind of a good thing all around. That story's coming up in

just a moment after this quick shout out to our sponsor. Today's story comes from Nicole Nichols

in Moore, Oklahoma. By day, she's a project manager at an oil and gas brokerage, but in her spare

time, she's burning the midnight oil, running her social good handcrafted candle company, Lex

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