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Side Hustle School

#362 - NYC Banker Launches All-Natural, Drinkable Pickle Brine

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau

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

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 December 2017

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

When a NYC banker sets out to create a drinkable pickle juice, it turns into a big dill. You’ll relish the lessons from this story!


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0:00.0

Hey there, what's up? Welcome to Side Us All School. My name is Chris Gillibot.

0:10.0

Got an interesting story for you today. It's about a banker in New York City who sells a food product,

0:15.0

and have an interesting, unconventional food product.

0:18.0

And whenever you do that, it usually presents numerous challenges.

0:21.0

But many of our featured case studies this year have figured it out.

0:24.0

Among others, we've had episode 241, the writer who turns leftover cherries

0:28.0

into a $5,000 a month income, episode 219.

0:32.0

Two friends start $25,000 a month paleo bar business.

0:36.0

And of course, episode 248, the protein shake lover who chomps crickets for six figure side hustle.

0:42.0

Once again, that was 241, 219, and 248.

0:46.0

In all three of these stories, each of these people had to learn how to make their products in bulk using a co-packer.

0:51.0

Now co-packer is a company that essentially will take your recipe and bulk produce your food item.

0:57.0

So today's story features a financial services professional, a banker basically,

1:01.0

who finds himself in a pickle that is a drinkable pickle brine side hustle.

1:06.0

It's kind of a big deal, and I'll tell you the whole story right after this.

1:22.0

Michael Bellacose is the vice president of consumer banking for JP Morgan Chase & Co.

1:26.0

He's got a lot of responsibility to his day job, but when he's off the clock,

1:30.0

he keeps out over something that most people don't give any thought to.

1:33.0

Pickle brine.

1:35.0

Though unknown to many, pickle brine is actually a drink beloved by an avid subculture.

1:39.0

Athletes love it for its post workout regeneration and hydration qualities.

1:43.0

Chefs love it for its complex flavor profile that pairs well with many types of food,

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