376: Student Spotlight: She Quit Her Job To Move To Spain And Launch A Ghost Writing Business And Podcast REWIND

11/01/23 • 65 min

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In this week's rewind episode we have a very special episode featuring a real-life Podcast Moguls student of mine, Lori Tharps. She is the founder of the platform and podcast Read, Write & Create, which offers bite-sized, creative pep talks for BIPOC writers. She is also the author of critically-acclaimed books like Hair Story and Kinky Gazpacho.

In this episode she shares:

How she knew it was the right time to leave her tenured teaching job at Temple to pursue writing full time
Why moving to Spain allowed her to have clarity in her financial and personal goals
How she diversified her offered writing services through coaching, ghost writing and podcasting, and the clients that brought in

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Links mentioned in this episode

Podcast Moguls: https://sidehustlepro.lpages.co/your-first-1000-downloads/
Read, Write, Create Website: https://www.readwriteandcreate.com/
Lori’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loriltharps/
Lori’s Books: https://www.readwriteandcreate.com/books-lori-tharps

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In this episode she shares:

How she knew it was the right time to leave her tenured teaching job at Temple to pursue writing full time
Why moving to Spain allowed her to have clarity in her financial and personal goals
How she diversified her offered writing services through coaching, ghost writing and podcasting, and the clients that brought in

Check out episode 376 of Side Hustle Pro Podcast and others on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube

This episode is brought to you by:

This is Small Business Podcast

Learn more about how to start and grow your small business, check out This Is Small Business, an original podcast from Amazon on your favorite podcast app.

Links mentioned in this episode

Podcast Moguls: https://sidehustlepro.lpages.co/your-first-1000-downloads/
Read, Write, Create Website: https://www.readwriteandcreate.com/
Lori’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loriltharps/
Lori’s Books: https://www.readwriteandcreate.com/books-lori-tharps

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Lori’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loriltharps/

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Previous Episode

375: How Brown Toy Box Founder Went From Side Hustle To Every Target Store REWIND

In this rewind episode, I sat down with Terri-Nichelle Bradley, the founder of Brown Toy Box, an educational toy company producing STEAM toys, media, and experiences for centering and celebrating Black children. While working full time, Terri-Nichelle took Brown Toy Box from being a side hustle to a full-scale business.

In this episode she shares:

How she expanded to being sold in every Target nationwide
Why she pivoted from being a subscription box to direct to consumer
How she used her network and won investors to fund toy production

Check out episode 375 of Side Hustle Pro Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube

Links mentioned in this episode

Terri-Nichelle Bradley’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrinichelle
Brown Toy Box Instagram: https://instagram.com/browntoybox?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Brown Toy Box Website: https://browntoybox.com/
New Voices Fund: https://newvoicesfoundation.org/
Google Startups: https://startup.google.com/
SheEO: https://coralus.world/
1863 Ventures: https://www.1863ventures.net/mentor-team
ACE Loans, CDFI: https://aceloans.org/organization-overview/
Podcast Moguls: https://www.sidehustlepro.co/podcast-moguls/

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Next Episode

377: How CultureCon CEO Imani Ellis Went From Side Hustling VP to Full-Time Entrepreneur REWIND

In this week's rewind episode, in the guest chair we have former Side Hustle Pro guest Imani Ellis, CEO and Founder of CultureCon and The Creative Collective NYC. While working as Vice President of Communications at NBC Universal, Imani founded The CCNYC and began her journey to becoming the full-time CEO of her company and CultureCon.

In this episode she shares:

How CultureCon and The CCNYC has hugely expanded since we last spoke
The steps she took to firmly make the decision of becoming a full-time entrepreneur
How she effectively built and manages a team of 25 people
And so much more, you don’t want to miss this episode!

Check out episode 377 of Side Hustle Pro podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube

This episode is brought to you by:

This Is Small Business- Learn more about how to start and grow your small business, check out This Is Small Business, an original podcast from Amazon on your favorite podcast app.

Links mentioned in this episode

2021 Imani Ellis SHP Episode: https://youtu.be/A_JQyPajFK0
The CCNYC Website: https://www.imaniellis.com/
Imani’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imaniimani/
Imani’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heyimanigirl
Score Mentor Finder: https://www.score.org/find-mentor
The CCNYC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theccnyc/
CultureCon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/culturecon/
Podcast Moguls: https://www.sidehustlepro.co/podcast-moguls/

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imaniimani/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heyimanigirl

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