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Meet Casey Ferrand McGee, former reporter who spent five hours a week on a side hustle that nearly matched her $60,000 salary; how she built a business after 14 years in TV newsCasey Ferrand McGee is the founder of CFM Media. It is a media coaching, public relations and communications consultancy based in New Orlea...
She took calls while stocking bananas at Trader Joe’s. Then Jaime Holm and Matt Hannula's $800 side hustle grew to $20 millionJaime Holm started Tinker Tin with an $800 vintage camper while working at Trader Joe’s. What began as a trailer rental side hustle evolved...
A teacher’s maternity leave side hustle made $125,500. Now her old worksheets still earn thousandsA kindergarten teacher turned a maternity leave side hustle into a business that generated $125,500 in 2022. Her online store sells educati...
Los Angeles man who lost his job during Covid built a multimillion-dollar plant business from his home, selling 100,000 plants in 2026 aloneAfter losing his job during the Covid-19 pandemic, Los Angeles resident Brandon Hurst began selling plants from his apartment to make ends ...
How a couple turned their first-date chilli oil recipe into a side hustle targeting $15,000 monthlyA homemade chilli oil recipe from a first date grew into Fiera Flavors, a food business founded by Mariana Carrizosa and Sebastian Jaramill...
Meet Alex Ruber and Parth Chopra, who created a million-dollar app after more than 5 failed startup ideas; what made their product different?Alex Ruber and Parth Chopra met and at that time were working as full-time engineers. Simultaneously, they enjoyed building and working on ...
Meet Julie Zhu, who built her startup while working at Apple, it later reached nearly six figures in revenue; what was her strategy?Zhu built Odd One In. It is an artist collectible business. The startup was co-founded by her with a friend in December 2024. Till then, Zh...
Meet Steve Nadramia, the high school teacher who bought 3 used hot tubs for $6,500; how he turned them into a rental side hustleSteve Nadramia, despite being a high school teacher, started renting out portable hot tubs. This kind of unconventional rental business is ...
Meet Hannah Pollack, a former marine who spent $20 on an ice cream sandwich side hustle in 2016; 10 years later, her business was making $3 million a monthPollack and Xavier worked on the business. They started making ice cream sandwiches for just $20. Usually, this is not a very big investmen...
A NASA engineer wanted an extra $200 a month to treat her daughter. Now her voiceover side hustle has earned $227,000 in 2026 so farEryn Andrews wanted to earn an extra $200 a month but turned a small voiceover side hustle into a business that has generated more than $22...
Nvidia acquired synthetic-data startup Gretel in 2025 for more than its $320 million valuation; who were its founders?It was founded in 2019 by Alex Watson, John Myers and Ali Golshan. Gretel had raised more than $67 million in venture capital funding befor...
Mikhail Sergachev bought a $9 million Tampa waterfront home in 2023; 9 months later, it was listed for $10.9 million after his NHL tradeIn September 2023, Sergachev bought the property for around $9 million. He sold the home less than a year after buying it. It is located in...
WinnDevelopment began a $21.5 million overhaul of an 83-year-old vacant high school in 2019, it later reopened with 70 senior apartments, here's howThe former East Haven School had been vacant for about 20 years. The building had served as the town's high school since 1936. WinnDevelopm...
Meet Brock Giles, who started a hot-sauce side hustle while working in finance in the early 2020s; years later, his business was generating over $100,000 a monthBrock Giles is the founder of High Mesa Chile Co. It is a Salt Lake City-based business that makes small batches of hot sauces and spicy co...
39-year-old mom starts side hustle with just $500, now makes thousands: Her small party rental business became her reliable sourceVanessa Romano launched Little Party Co. with an initial investment of $500, renting outdoor games for events. Within a few months, she sec...
Texas woman had $1,00,000 in student and credit card loans at 25. Despite 2 car accidents and a job loss, how she paid off all debt at age 30Alaina Curry faced financial challenges after accumulating over $80,000 in student loans and credit card debt. After realizing the impact o...
Meet Jonathan Frankle, who taught programming to law students, then a 'lottery ticket' idea led to a $1.3 billion exit and Databricks' top AI jobFrankle became part of the founding team at MosaicML. It was an AI startup established in 2021. There, he served as its chief scientist. He...
Meet Ali Partovi, man who bet on young talent and backed Cursor and Kalshi; his $150 million Neo fund reached $1.2 billion in value by the end of 2025Partovi is an entrepreneur and angel investor. He founded Neo in 2017. He had earlier invested in technology companies, which included Face...
Meet Becky DeGrossa, who left IBM after 20 years to become a therapist, her side business hit $2 million in revenueDeGrossa is the founder of CounselingWise. It is a marketing agency that helps therapists grow their practices through websites, search eng...
Five hours a week of posting earned more than her 9-to-5: Meet Sundas Khalid of Seattle, she posted career wins on Instagram while at Amazon. In 2024 the side hustle earned $302,000Sundas Khalid spent years building her career in Big Tech, moving from a $77,000 starting salary at Amazon to earning $292,000 a year at Go...