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Side Hustle School

#924 - College Ministry Leader Starts Digital Agency

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau

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

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2019

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Drawing on a Nigerian heritage work ethic, a ministry leader turned entrepreneur uses social media to build a digital agency.

Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll learn how they got the idea, how they overcame challenges along the way, and what the results are.  

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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.


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0:00.0

And today's story.

0:10.5

A digital native and young Nigerian American starts social media consulting.

0:15.5

People in his church who realize he has a special skill at communicating.

0:19.8

He resists his new calling for six months before deciding, hey, you know what, maybe I should

0:24.0

just give people what they're asking for.

0:26.5

He then starts a digital agency and in less than a year, revenues are more than $15,000

0:31.2

a month.

0:32.2

This could be a good reminder that the thing that you're good at, the thing that you

0:35.1

end up shining at may not be what you train for.

0:38.0

There are all kinds of things you could be good at, but what's the special thing?

0:41.2

Like where do you really shine?

0:43.0

And also when people start asking you for something, pay attention, especially if they ask

0:47.3

you more than once, and especially if it can be monetized.

0:51.3

So glad you're here.

0:52.3

My name is Chris Killapot.

0:53.3

Every day on this program, I have the privilege and honor of bringing you a different story

0:56.5

of somebody just like you'll hear about today who finds a way to make money without quitting

1:01.2

their job.

1:02.2

And sometimes they end up going all in just like the guy in this story did.

1:05.7

Other times they just keep doing their job and they've got this extra source of income

1:08.8

on the side.

1:10.4

Both are perfectly acceptable and desirable options.

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