Business Models · 130 episodes
Coaching & Consulting Side Hustles
128 episodes feature people who turned expertise into coaching or consulting income. From executive coaches to personal trainers to niche business consultants, these stories span every industry. Coaching is one of the highest-margin side hustles — the only startup cost is positioning what you already know.
- First $1,000: "I had literally zero intention of running a business…"
Lindsay Gordon left Google with zero intention of running a business — and became a career coach on track for multiple six figures. Side Hustle School Ep. 3488.
- Q&A: “How do I choose a revenue model for my coaching business?”
Most successful coaches have more than one source of income—but if you’re starting out and need to pick only one, which should you… Side Hustle School Ep. 3444.
- TBT: Personal Trainer Pumps Up Protein Pancakes
Personal trainer Ashley Drummonds built ABS Pancakes protein mix in Tampa. Featured on Shark Tank with a Daymond John deal. Side Hustle School Ep. 3414.
- Q&A: “Should I pay a publicist to book me as a podcast guest?”
- Rehearsal App for Actors Earns $500,000
- Q&A: “I’m offering executive coaching at a high price…”
- Q&A: “Should I raise my coaching rates or add more clients?”
- Q&A: “When is business coaching worth the cost?”
- Q&A: “Which passive-income model fits a consultant best?”
- Personal Trainer Pumps Up Breakfast
- TBT: Failed App Becomes Successful Consulting Business
- Couple Goes From Crashed Drone To Soaring Side Hustle
- Q&A: “How can I scale my coaching business without losing the personal touch?”
- TBT: Crossing Borders, Boosting Orders
- Q&A: “How can I stand out in the coaching industry?”
- Q&A: “Can you profit on OnlyFans with non-adult content?”
- First $1,000: Nurse Earns Income Prepping for Disaster
- Failure Friday: The Virtual Workout Fitness Flop
- Q&A: “How can I turn organizational skills into a business?”
- TBT: Boosting Biotech Startups with Creative Ad Strategies
- Failure Friday: How a $20,000 Mastermind Led Me Astray
- Failure Friday: Executive Function Coach Experiences Burnout
- Failure Friday: Lost Contract Leads to 50% Revenue Drop
- Failure Friday: ADHD Diagnosis Helps Frazzled Consultant
- TBT: Athlete Turned Mindfulness Coach Shares Winning Strategies
- First $1k: Urban Farmer Grows Aquaponics Consulting Business
- Failure Friday: The SEO Consultant’s Outsourcing Oversight
- Q&A: “Can I go from yoga teacher to mindfulness coach?”
- Q&A: “How do I specialize as a marketing consultant?”
- TBT: Student Loan Advisor Creates Group Programs
- Failure Friday: Useless Business Coach Fails to Help Side Hustler
- TBT: Licensed Therapist Offers Non-Licensed, Out-of-State Coaching
- First $1,000: The College Greek Life Alumni Mentorship Network
- Q&A: “Should I hire a speaking coach?”
- First $1,000: Career Coaching for Veterans
- Failure Friday: “I got banned on LinkedIn!”
- Failure Friday: The Fitness App Fumble
- TBT: Organizational Advisor Moves from B2C to B2B
- Q&A: “How can I transition from corporate to career coaching?”
- TBT: Electronic Music Producer Offers Lessons & Mentorship
- TBT: Sustainability Consultant Finds Side Hustle at Day Job
- First $1,000: “Virtual Study Buddy” Offers Motivational Tutoring
- First $1,000: Sorority “Personal Brand Advisor” for Rush Week
- TBT: Part-Time WordPress Setup Earns Full-Time Income
- TBT: Life Coaching Didn’t Work; This Was Better
- Q&A: “I HATE making sales calls…”
- Failure Friday: Couples’ Intimacy Coach Fails to Spark Passion
- Q&A: “Career coaching, live from Tokyo…”
- Q&A: “Should I become a financial advisor for healthcare workers?”
- Q&A: “Need help attracting first clients…”
- Q&A: “Separating business and personal expenses…”
- Q&A: “There’s no money in personal training…”
- TBT: Social Media Manager Earns $4,000/Month Part-Time
- Q&A: “Voiceover artist offers voiceover coaching…”
- TBT: Tiny Home Consultant Designs Bespoke Blueprints
- TBT: “I transformed from work-from-home coach to corporate consultant…”
- Q&A: “How can I become a sustainability consultant?”
- Failure Friday: The “American Ninja Warrior” Personal Trainer
- TBT: Career Advisor Sells Resume Templates
- Q&A: “I have a hard time asking for money…”
- TBT: “I’m now charging $100/hour for personal training…”
- Failure Friday: “No one wanted my idea, even for free…”
- TBT: “I’ve matched my previous salary with 15 hours a week…”
- Failure Friday: “My Facebook page with 40,000 fans was hacked…”
- Q&A: “Which pages are most important on a website?”
- First $1,000: “I left personal training to become a life coach…”
- Q&A: “Too many coaches! I know I need to ‘choose a niche,’ but how?”
- Q&A: “They asked for a refund after three hours of coaching…”
- First $1,000: “We began with a single sports team…”
- Q&A: “I don’t know where my customers are coming from…”
- Q&A: “I’m offering executive coaching at a high price…”
- First $1,000: “I’ll never forget the moment I got paid…”
- Q&A: “I’m giving lots of consultations, but making few sales…”
- First $1,000: Running Coach Strides to Finish Line
- Q&A: “How do I choose a revenue model for my coaching business?”
- Las Vegas Wedding Officiant Bets on Red
- First $1,000: “I had literally zero intention of running a business…”
- Online Resume Templates Scale Recruiter’s Expertise
- First $1,000: “I knew I had to do SOMETHING…”
- Q&A: Can I become a paid Pokémon consultant??
- Q&A: “I’d like to be a financial advisor for Gen Z…”
- Q&A: “I’d like to be a medical claims adjustor, but for weddings”
- Q&A: “I’d like to become a professional ‘complaint coach’”
- Q&A: How to automate an online dating profile consulting biz?
- Q&A: How can I create a cloud service consulting business?
- Q&A: Can I profit from injury recovery videos on TikTok?
- TBT: Personal Trainer Pumps Up Protein Pancakes
- Q&A: Should I pay a publicist to book me as a podcast guest?
- “Decision Coach” Makes Money By Making Decisions
- Q&A: How can I use my degree with my side hustle?
- Former High School Athlete Creates Coaching Subscription
- Q&A: How to price services to help parents of autistic children?
- Google Employee Becomes Career Coach for “Analytically-Minded People”
- Q&A: Should I hire a graphic designer?
- Twelve Months of Experiments Leads Coach to Clarity
- Librarian Turns In Card for Booking Speaking Gigs
- Medical Emergency Inspires $90,000/Month Consulting Business
- Foreign Correspondent Launches Career App
- WEEKLY RECAP: Health Coaches May Need to Be Certified
- Tech Broker Moonlights as Luxury Lifestyle Artist
- Healthcare Advisor Transitions to Full-Time Advocacy Consultant
- Retiree Earns Extra Income with Upcycled Journals
- Management Consultant Creates Astute Traveling Videos
- Distracted Coach Creates Accountability Software
- The Mystical Solution to Modern Love (and Money)
- Carpe Libri! Budding Book Club Baron Brings in $6,400/Month
- Parody Rapper Publishes Educational Music Videos
- Charismatic Coaching Duo Earns $50,000/Month
- Rehearsal App for Actors Earns $500,000
- Canadian Powerlifter Creates Elegant Bow Tie Biz
- Personal Trainer Pumps Up Breakfast with $25,000/Month Pancake Hustle
- Children’s Book Author Turns Page to New Income
- Wanderlust Inspires $3,000/Month Side Hustle
- Policy Researcher Offers Private Tours of Nation’s Capital
- Married Couple Goes From Crashed Drone To Soaring Side Hustle
- 23-Year-Old College Student Uses “Sweatcoin” App to Earn $2,000/Month
- Government Employee Becomes Flash Mob Marriage Proposal Consultant
- Dog Sled Trainer Becomes Women’s Fitness Coach
- ER Nurse Masters CrossFit and Becomes Nutrition Coach
- PR Consultant Launches California Restaurant Week
- Consultant Spends $200 on Advertising; Creates Million Dollar Leather Business
- New Mother Gives Life To Self-Care Coaching Business
- Physician Assistant Earns $12,000 In 10 Months Coaching Aspiring PAs
- Psychologist Earns $74,000 Helping Students Make the Cut
- Entrepreneur Reads Tea Leaves to Launch Subscription Hustle
- Academic Advisor Creates Profitable Karaoke League
- Marketing Consultant Creates Private Retreats
- Gallup Coach Creates StrengthsFinder Mugs
- American Expat Coaches Families Who Move Overseas
- Real Estate Consultant Fills Apartment Buildings with Original Artwork
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