Stay ConnectedThe Side Hustler’s Perspective Podcast is fuel for your mind and creative grind.
Each week, Coach Scotty Russell puts you in a position to get paid to play creating work that lights you up…
All while navigating a day job, family life, the inner critic, and more.
This is for those who want to master the art of healthy hustling while growing their creative business.
You can follow Scotty on Twitter @ScottytheCoach and IG @CoachScottyRussell for all things coaching and art.
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To view the full episode show notes, visit:
https://www.perspective-collective.com/side-hustlers-perspective/238
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Ready to bet big on yourself and boost your social presence?
Today’s guest—Steven Mellor—is a powerhouse social media growth coach and marketing wizard with sage-like business acumen.
He thrives in helping grinders and hustlers like we are grow our personal brands and social followings organically—aka NO cold paid ad traffic.
In this episode, we talk shop on seasonal niching and pivoting, planning your day job escape, growing your social following, and more.
The goal: To light a fire under your biscuits to bet big on yourself and not give two shits what anyone else thinks.
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We’re back with another BEST HITS special for you today as we dig into the archives to replay a listener fave you maybe haven’t heard yet!
Today, I’m resharing episode 122 featuring my design and illustration homie, Joshua Noom.
He has a killer story of taking his education into his own hands and exploding his creative career.
Taking his career by the horns led to him becoming a highly sought-after designer/illustrator working with a list of his dream clients.
This episode is going to give you permission to do things your own way and embrace your story and unique style.
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We’re picking back up where we left off with Part 2 of the Side Hustler’s Student Spotlight Special featuring my current Fall 2021 students.
(Go back and listen to Part 1 - Episode 236 first to follow the flow of the conversation!)
The Side Hustler’s Coaching Program is an intense 12-week boot camp where 8–10 creatives like yourself master the art:
The Fall 2021 students you’re going to love fall into 2 Groups…
Last week, part 1, featured Group 1:
This week, part 2, features Group 2:
This is a major commitment in terms of your time, energy, and yes, money...but the growth and mindset shift within your creative pursuits during the 12 weeks speaks for itself.
If you’re stuck in your own way and want to bet big on yourself, then you’re going to find a lot of gold in this 2-part series.
Wanna be a part of a future Fall or Spring program? Then join the A-List Waitlist at SideHustlersCoaching.com to get first dibs for an upcoming program.
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To view the full episode show notes, visit:
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We’re back for round 5 of a 2-Part Student Spotlight Special featuring my current Fall 2021 students.
The Side Hustler’s Coaching Program is an intense 12-week boot camp where 8–10 creatives like yourself master the art:
The Fall 2021 students you’re going to love fall into 2 Groups…
Today features Group 1:
Part 2, next week features Group 2:
This is a major commitment in terms of your time, energy, and yes, money...but the growth and mindset shift within your creative pursuits during 12 weeks speaks for itself.
If you’re stuck in your own way and want to bet big on yourself too, you’re going to find a lot of gold in this 2-part series.
Wanna be a part of a future Fall or Spring program? Then join the A-List Waitlist at SideHustlersCoaching.com to get first dibs for an upcoming program.
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Looking for your next big creative opportunity?
Betting on yourself, your creativity, and your future is scary AF.
You have to dive into the unknown without knowing the end outcome: that’s where opportunities and community live.
That’s the story of today’s guest—Justin Mezzell—a modern-day savant in the realms of illustration, digital art, UI/UX design, and copywriting.
He’s also one of the ring leaders and the artist behind the rapidly growing Grim Syndicate NFT community.
But it’s Justin’s story, perspective, empathy, humor, and drive that you’re going to love today. He’s carved out his own lane to success all outside of a full-time day job and being a family man to a wickedly supportive wife and 3 kiddos.
In this episode, we talk shop on opportunities for creators in the NFT space, community building, experimenting, crypto, and all-out focus for a season.
My goal with this episode is to show you how trusting the process and rooting your work in play will lead to your big break one day if you stick with it.
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To view the full episode show notes, visit: https://www.perspective-collective.com/side-hustlers-perspective/ade-hogue-tribute
My brother, Broderick Adé Hogue, sadly passed away this Halloween weekend.
(There is a GoFundMe to help his family here.)
The creative community has been robbed from witnessing an up-and-coming juggernaut that was making a powerful dent in this world…
We’ve not only been robbed by his one-of-a-kind, industry-leading talent…
But by his presence and kind-hearted spirit.
My goal with this episode/blog post is to:
Rest easy my dude—keep inspiring the masses in your next life.
Love ya brother. 😭
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To view the full episode show notes, visit: https://www.perspective-collective.com/side-hustlers-perspective/234
Support for this episode comes from Adobe Max. Register here for free for their virtual, global creativity conference taking October 26th– 28th.
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Is your creative work feeling like another mundane day job?
That’s how I’ve felt the past 2 years of being self-employed—my creative biz has become a grind.
Today, I want to share a bit of the shit storms I’ve been navigating this year, as I certainly don’t have it all figured out.
I’m hoping that being vulnerable and sharing what I’m learning about myself may reveal some of your own blind spots while you’re building your creative business.
Within this episode could be the missing link you’ve overlooked or abandoned to get you out of a funk.
The goal: Don’t forget how to play and work your life away…
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Support for this episode comes from Adobe Max. Register here for free for their virtual, global creativity conference taking October 26th– 28th.
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Looking for a proven strategy to land clients that feels like play?
This is the power of personal projects and the doors they can open.
That’s the story of today’s guest—Kiel (Keel) Mutschelknaus (Mut•chick•nouse)—a sorcerer of code, animation, motion graphics, and type.
He’s the wizard behind the Space Type Generator, a personal project that’s helped land him big-name clients like the New York Times, MIT Tech Review, Wall Street Journal, and Apple.
What fascinates me the most is that he has built this success all outside his teaching day job and being a family man to three little nuggets at home.
In this episode, we talk shop on niching down and hiring yourself for a season, focusing on play over making cheddar, showing the work you want, and more.
My goal with this episode is to show how building personal projects around your strange and weird interests are the key to attracting big opportunities.
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To view the full episode show notes, visit:
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Looking for new opportunities to get more reach with your art and design?
I’d like to introduce you to the new and exciting space of NFT’s (aka Non-Fungible Tokens).
Today’s guest—Artist/Illustrator Bert of Musketon—is one of those artists I’ve been watching, and I wanted to bring him in to share his experience so we can get ahead of what’s to come.
Through Bert’s insane attention to detail, his witty/comic relief approach to global/difficult topics, and usage of dynamic color palettes, texture, and depth…
All of this combined has helped him amass a large following with big reach on Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, and YouTube.
Creating consistently and building communities through these platforms has helped him explode onto the NFT art scene this year.
In this episode, we talk shop on rooting your work in play, building your brand, and keeping your radar on the new wave of NFT’s, and more.
My goal is to educate you and provide hope for new opportunities in a digital-collecting realm focused on creators. (That way you can jump on early and get a piece of the pie.)
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We’re back with another BEST HITS special for you today that’s all about making money!
As always, every 7th week, I take a mental health break to recharge the batteries—as well as dig into the archives to replay a listener fave you maybe haven’t heard yet!
Today, I’m resharing episode 184 where I dish out 30+ ways that you can make extra side hustle money!
I break down both quick and mid-to-long-term options that you can act on with or without your creativity.
The goal is to help you:
This episode is also formatted as a blog post that I’ve slowly added more ideas to over time.
👉 Read the full blog post episode shownotes here. 👈
Stack this episode with a more recent 3 Part Side Hustle to Main Hustle Series (Episodes 225, 226, and 227) for max motivation and action steps!
If you have an idea to add after listening, just hit me up in my IG DM’s!
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