My name is Amy Schmidt and I consider myself a full-time side hustler. My side hustler journey began in college when I started my first cleaning company. This started my obsession for side hustles and business that I carried well throughout my corporate career. I even turned one of those side hustles into a 6-figure food photography business that I still manage today.
I believe entrepreneurs should create their business models as unique as they are. So often we follow those that have come before us. But what if there was more? I’m a firm believer in creating micro-business development to create multiple streams of income versus chasing a 40-hour work week we have worked so hard to escape.
In This Episode You’ll Hear About:
My views on side hustling did not start this way. In fact, I was chasing full-time success from the very beginning and I looked down on side hustles, thinking they weren’t as significant. In this episode I cover:
- Growing up with parents who influenced financial independence
- Creating my first business in college in effort to gain a more flexible schedule and season of life after my dad was diagnosed with cancer
- Entering the corporate world (twice) all to end up feeling an “entrepreneur-itch”
- White knuckling my wedding photography career all to have it crash when life moved me from the Chicago area, back home to South Carolina
- Creating my 6-figure side hustle, my food photography business
- Celebrating running two-part time businesses today and saying goodbye to full time businesses for forever
Follow along as I take you through learning how to make car payments at the age of 16 to being business obsessed and a full-time side hustler today.
A Special Note On Today’s Episode
Today’s episode and the release of Side Checks Podcast is dedicated to my dad, Tony Bone, who would have turned 65 today. Happy retirement dad! Thank you for teaching me about hard work and for playing such a significant role in the start of my career.
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