Sustainable Side Hustle
Sustainable Side Hustle is an interview podcast for people building a one-person business alongside a day job. Each episode centers on the moment a guest's side income became real money and the decision they made right afterward. Host Vinayak Ramesh shares his own experience of balancing work and a side hustle, aiming to help listeners think through similar decisions. The show emphasizes a life-first approach rather than pure hustle culture.
Episodes
EP13: When Your Side Hustle Starts Burning You Out with Janay Trevillion | Part 1
There's this exhaustion that comes from working all day, then spending your remaining hours trying to build a business.And sometimes, the actual work isn't even the exhausting part. It's the courses, the communities, the endless advice, and the feeling that everyone else is moving faster than you.Janay Trevillion knows that cycle well.With a full-time job and a side business she's building around
EP12: How Adam Ward Built a Product Review Side Income on Nights and Weekends
Adam M. Ward already had a career and his own consulting business when he started building another income stream through product reviews.The side hustle began in the margins of his week, on evenings and weekends, and eventually grew into something that earns through a mix of paid review work, Amazon/affiliate commissions, and YouTube revenue.In this episode, we talk about what your first few revie
EP11: How to Make Money Without Thousands of Followers with Jill Hart | Part 1
Connect with Jill Hart: Skool Community: https://www.skool.com/you-world-order/about?ref=5a57bd6d24d544bcb36c526daebf7efe(This is an affiliate link, which means I may earn a small commission if you join through it, at no extra cost to you.)Most creators think they need a much bigger audience before they can start making money. Jill Hart doesn’t!!In this episode, we talk about what should come befo
EP10: How Do You Run 3 Newsletters at Once? | Jessica
Connect with Jessica: https://substack.com/@jessthecreatorWelcome to the Sustainable Side Hustle Podcast with Vinayak Ramesh.Most people struggle to stay consistent with one newsletter. Jessica runs three, across completely different topics.In this episode, we talk about how she went from nursing to writing online, why she pushes through perfectionism instead of waiting until everything feels read
EP09: 55K Subscribers, 2,100 Paid: The Substack Masterclass with Philip Hofmacher
Connect with Philip Hofmacher & Write Build Scale: https://substack.com/@philiphofmacherWelcome to the Sustainable Side Hustle Podcast with Vinayak Ramesh.Today’s episode features Philip Hofmacher, co-founder of Write Build Scale, which has grown to more than 55,000 Substack subscribers and 2,100 paying members after becoming a bestseller in under 60 days.We go deep into how they grew the publ
EP08: The $6K–$8K/Month “Minimalist Side Hustle” with Jamie Northrup
Connect with Jamie Northrup: https://substack.com/@minimalisthustlerWelcome to the launch of the Sustainable Side Hustle Podcast with Vinayak Ramesh.Today’s episode features Jamie Northrup, the creator of Minimalist Hustler, who built a portfolio of digital assets generating around $6,000–$8,000 a month while working a full-time job.We talk about how he built it in roughly 10–12 hours a week, why
EP07: She Lost a 17-Year Digital Business Overnight and Rebuilt From Zero with Alli Gatlin
Connect with Alli Gatlin: https://bit.ly/writing-identity(This is an affiliate link. Full disclosure: if you sign up through it, I may be paid a small commission at no extra cost to you.)Welcome to the launch of the Sustainable Side Hustle Podcast with Vinayak Ramesh.Today’s episode features Alli Gatlin, a business and brand identity coach with more than 17 years of experience and the creator of t
EP06: The AI-Powered Side Hustle: Build More Without Burning Out with Janay
Connect with Janay Trevillion: https://substack.com/@curateyourbestlifeWelcome to the launch of the Sustainable Side Hustle Podcast with Vinayak Ramesh.Today’s episode features Janay Trevillion, who spent 10 years in the travel industry and is now combining that experience with AI to build multiple income streams around travel, education, books, and community.We talk about how she uses AI to autom
EP05: How Jessica Built 3 Substack Publications & Became a Bestseller
Connect with Jessica: https://substack.com/@jessthecreatorWelcome to the launch of the Sustainable Side Hustle Podcast with Vinayak Ramesh.Today’s episode features Jessica, a Substack bestseller who went from just 50 subscribers to building three separate publications.We talk about how she grew through consistent publishing and collaboration, why she believes in creating opportunities instead of w
EP04: The #1 Takeaway From 1.1 Million Podcast Downloads with Jill Hart
Connect with Jill Hart: https://bit.ly/client-acquisition-for-coaches(This is an affiliate link. Full disclosure: if you purchase anything through it, I may be paid a small commission at no extra cost to you.)Welcome to the launch of the Sustainable Side Hustle Podcast with Vinayak Ramesh.Today’s episode features Jill Hart, also known as the Coaches Alchemist, who has hosted more than 600 podcast
EP03: The 6-Figure Amazon KDP Publishing Playbook with Krista Brea
Connect with Krista Brea: https://bit.ly/kdp-publishing(This is an affiliate link. Full disclosure: if you sign up through it, I may be paid a small commission at no extra cost to you.)Welcome to the launch of the Sustainable Side Hustle Podcast with Vinayak Ramesh.Today’s episode features Krista Brea, who built a six-figure Amazon KDP publishing business while still working her day job.We talk ab
EP02: How Yana Built a $20K/Month Substack Business Alongside Her 9-to-5
Connect with Yana G.Y: https://substack.com/@yanagyWelcome to the launch of the Sustainable Side Hustle Podcast with Vinayak Ramesh.Today’s episode features Yana G.Y, who built a six-figure Substack business generating roughly $20,000 a month — entirely on the side of her 9-to-5 job.We talk about how she became a Substack bestseller in just three months, grew to over 1,000 paying subscribers, and
EP01: The “Portfolio Career” That Turned Veronica’s Expertise Into Multiple Income Streams
Connect with Veronica LLorca Smith: https://substack.com/@veronicallorcasmithWelcome to the launch of the Sustainable Side Hustle Podcast with Vinayak Ramesh.Today’s episode features Veronica LLorca Smith, who left more than 15 years in corporate leadership and built a portfolio career around writing, courses, coaching, public speaking, and her personal brand.We talk about how she went from sellin
Welcome to Sustainable Side Hustle
Sustainable Side Hustle launches September 1st, 2026. Every episode, I sit down with someone who built real income from a side hustle while working a day job, and we get into the exact moment it became real, and what they decided to do next. It's completely free. Tap Follow so you don't miss the first episode.
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