Brandon Davis is a BSN and RN with a side gig as an email copywriter. We sit down to discuss his career journey, the art of managing a side gig, and what it all takes. Get full access to Cody A. Churchill at codyachurchill.substack.com/subscribe

John McDavitt is an illustrator and product designer who has been self-employed for nearly his entire career. We talk through his journey, discuss art and design, and reflect on what it means to be a successful solopreneur.0:00 - The beginning of John’s career journey9:49 - Short runways and starving artists16:00 - John’s career journey continued32:04 - Embracing the new36:09 - What John has learned about self-employment50:35 - The creative process53:01 - Rapid fire questions and outro Get full access to Cody A. Churchill at codyachurchill.substack.com/subscribe

Drew is the Marketing Director for Tonies USA. We sit down to discuss play, childhood development, branding, and marketing.0:00 - Drew’s career journey, branding and marketing8:30 - COVID and its impact on child development15:35 - Play is at the heart of every human being19:49 - Drew’s Podcast and what he has learned as a creator and leader30:36 - Rapid fire questions and outro Get full access to Cody A. Churchill at codyachurchill.substack.com/subscribe

Beth Green works as a school counselor and bivocational minister. We talk about leadership, bivocational ministry, and school counseling.0:00 -  Intro and Beth’s career journey6:15 - school counseling and why Beth chose it13:30 - The day to day life of careers, kids, and bivocational ministry18:52 - Beth’s why24:49 - Leadership37:13 - Rapid fire questions and outro Get full access to Cody A. Churchill at codyachurchill.substack.com/subscribe

Alec Williams is a front-end software developer, web developer, and web app developer. We talk about his career journey, music, coding, NFTs, and cryptocurrency.0:00 - Intro and Alec’s career journey8:23 - Music, coding, and discipline14:30 - Discipline and skill development20:12 - The different kinds of projects in computer science28:35 - NFTs and Cryptocurrency and how they became so popular42:28 - How crypto and AI are like old west gold rushes44:47 - rapid fire and outro Get full access to Cody A. Churchill at codyachurchill.substack.com/subscribe

Refael Botbol Weiss is the head of Customer Experience for Cycode, a company that works with cybersecurity and app security professionals at enterprise companies. We talk about his career journey, AppSec, and customer experience. 0:00 - Intro and Refael’s career journey 9:44 - Continuous testing, software development, and cybersecurity 16:01 - Customer experience and application security (AppSec) 24:42 - A day in the life running a CS team in cybersecurity 31:24 - Rapid fire questions and outro Get full access to Cody A. Churchill at codyachurchill.substack.com/subscribe

Chase Merrell is a pastor, podcaster, and soon-to-be author. We talk about what it’s like to run a large non-profit (church), what he’s learned in the podcasting space, and he talks about his experience in my Author School.0:00 - Intro and Chase’s career journey9:46 - Chase’s non-profit experience and why he started a podcast21:32 - Chase’s 52 Project and what he’s learning about podcasting30:36 - How chase has managed to be so consistent39:23 - Rapid fire questions and outro Get full access to Cody A. Churchill at codyachurchill.substack.com/subscribe

Scott Hall is an Enrolled Agent (EA) and former financial advisor who now helps people with bookkeeping, accounting, tax preparation, and tax planning. We talk about the ways one can structure a business, and a few surprising things not everyone knows about taxes. 0:00 - Scott's journey from financial advisor to tax preparer 9:51 - What life looks like for a tax pro 22:25 - The different ways to structure a business with pros and cons 33:48 - Things not everyone realizes about taxes that could save them money 39:43 - Rapid fire questions and outro Get full access to Cody A. Churchill at codyachurchill.substack.com/subscribe

Mackenzie DeGon is the CEO of DeGon Digital, a digital marketing agency. We discuss what it takes to go from side hustle to full time in the world of online business, and weirdly talk a lot about LinkedIn. Description for YT and Substack 0:00 - Intro, Mackenzie’s career journey, and us giving a bunch of free advertising to LinkedIn 13:19 - Say yes to opportunities with a positive attitude 18:07 - Making the transition to full-time from side hustle (and a free ad spot for Asana) 29:03 - Self-doubt and impostor syndrome 35:16 - Failure and growth mindset42:58 - Rapid fire and outro Get full access to Cody A. Churchill at codyachurchill.substack.com/subscribe

Kent Sanders is the owner at Inkwell Ghostwriting and host of the Daily Writer podcast. We sit down to talk about creativity, artistry, ghostwriting, and podcasting.0:00 - Intro and Kent’s Story 4:52 - A week in the life of a successful ghostwriter and podcaster 8:55 - Why be a professional ghostwriter? And tips for writers of all kinds 20:07 - The power of podcasting 30:57 - art vs. commerce, discipline vs. resistance 42:16 - Advice to those starting out 46:46 - Build skills now that will serve you later 51:06 - Rapid fire questions and outro Get full access to Cody A. Churchill at codyachurchill.substack.com/subscribe