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Mr. Brad Jordan is back and is..., well all over the place. Listen as Face's mind plays tricks on us, and how he feels his latest album 'Deeply Rooted' is his greatest work ever. We also get a visit by Bril Ndiaye, DJ Mars and Tai Saint-Louis who talk about their "The Art Behind The Tape" book. 'Deeply Rooted' hits stores September 4th.

The Return of Scarface Episode

Fader President and Publisher Andy Cohn and EIC Naomi Zeicnher talks their monumental 100th issue featuring the Drake and Rihanna double cover, the SXSW Fader Fort, Cornerstone and their continued dominance in the publishing world. Talib Kweli and 9th Wonder talk their 'Indie 500' project, the stigma with "conscious rap", the recent Complex "rift" and why we should continue to appreciate all forms of rap music.

The Fader 100 and Talib Kweli & 9th Wonder Episode

Dustin swept.
Assante has a teachable moment.
Fran wants you to declutter your soul.
Welcome to The Friend Zone.


The Shut Down Mixtape

The Queen of All Media gave the Combat Jack Show a rare interview covering her rise and reign in radio, her success in television, her challenges with substance abuse, rape, the dangers of being the most feared shock jock on the dial, marriage and more. This is the full Wendy Williams experience. Internets, how you doin?

The Wendy Williams Episode

It's the holidays, so it's only right that The Friend Zone and The Read get together. Here's Part I of their mash up. 

Listen to Part II here: https://soundcloud.com/theread/the-friend-zone-and-the-read-mash-up-part-2

Starring Fran, Assante, Dustin, Crissle and Kid Fury. 

The Friend Zone & The Read Mash Up Part 1

Welcome to the very first episode of Side Hustle Pro. In this episode I’ll share the vision for this podcast and tell you more about me, your host Nicaila Matthews. You’ll hear why quitting my first job at 24, a rejection from Google and taking the path less traveled inspired me to create and grow my side hustle into a profitable brand. &nbsp;Plus, I’ll tell you what to expect each week on the show and give you a sneak peek at our first guest.

Ep 1: Introducing Side Hustle Pro

As a Corporate America retiree, Meiko Drew walked away from a 6-figure salary to start a lifestyle and food empire. But it hasn’t all been smooth sailing. As the Side Hustle Pro Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Meiko will share the real picture of entrepreneurship after quitting your job. On this episode we talk about:  The steps she took to prepare herself mentally and financially to quit her job Her early mistakes as an entrepreneur so far How she pays the bills as she works to build a profitable business  Tune in for an eye-opening episode.  Website: https://www.meikoandthedish.com/ Twitter: @MeikoandTheDish Instagram: @MeikoandTheDish

Ep 4: Get to Know Meiko Drew, Creator of Meiko and The Dish and Side Hustle Pro's Entrepreneur in Residence

A rejection from Google was the best thing that ever happened to me. Two years ago I was an MBA intern at Google. I didn’t get the offer. Dejected, I refused to talk about it, unsure of how to unpack the experience. On today’s episode I’m sharing why that experience, along with other “rejections” were really blessings that positively fueled my side hustle mission. Here are just a few nuggets from this episode:  Google’s ‘No’ led me to my ultimate purpose: inspiring people to live unboxed and without apologies Failure is an event, not a personality trait Failure taught me to stop waiting to be chosen and instead choose myself Everyone should start a side hustle, even if you don’t want to be a full-time entrepreneur   Links mentioned in this episode:   The Beginner's Guide To Being Awesome by Brandon Carter Side Hustle Pro Facebook Group  &nbsp; Show notes from this week's episode: SideHustlePro.co Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): http://sidehustlepro.libsyn.com/rss &nbsp; Important Announcements:If you listened to last week’s episodes, you know I’m gearing up to release the exact email templates I used to land even the most hard to reach guests. Be the first to get it when you subscribe to the Side Hustle Pro newsletter here: SideHustlePro.co/SideHustleCorner Connect with me on Instagram:Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro#SideHustlePro

Ep 19: How Rejection Led Me To Be A Side Hustle Pro

Side Hustle Pro Nicaila is back with&nbsp;a second check-in for 2017. Time is flying by. It seems like just the other day I was kicking off with the first episode of the year, and telling you guys about my mindset hacks for 2017. Now I'm here with some updates and progress reports.&nbsp; I break this episode up into three main topics: Number One: The Lessons I’ve learned since&nbsp;we last spoke Number Two: How my 12-week sprint is going. Number Three: What I’ve learned from launching my first online course, Master The Gram

Ep 36: Side Hustle Diaries: Check-In with Side Hustle Pro

Today on the show, I am introducing you to my best kept secret: the woman who has taught me to turn my knowledge into a valuable, premium course.
Her name is Danielle Leslie and she founded Culture Add™ Labs to help companies and individuals uncover their Culture Add™ and launch profitable products online. She is also the creator of #CourseFromScratch, an 8-week online intensive that helps people create & launch their profitable & poppin’ online courses.

She has been an online marketer in Silicon Valley for almost 10 years and helped personal brands & influencers, including Guy Kawasaki, earn collectively millions of dollars by launching their online courses.

One of the reasons I wanted to have Danielle on the show is because her framework for course launches addresses our common human tendency to get stuck on the preparation part and delay your launch.

She teaches people like myself to not fall into the trap of creating your course content all before you’re ready to launch and instead, focus on what she calls the 4Cs. She breaks this all down in her masterclass, which you can sign up for at SideHustlePro.co/CourseFromScratch if you are interested.

In my own case, I have wanted to launch a podcast training program for almost a year, and I have been dragging my feet because:

I was overwhelmed with the thought of breaking all of the content down
I knew it was really valuable information that could make people thousands of dollars and thus I knew I would need to charge a premium price point (and I was SCARED to set that premium price point)

I turned to Danielle and with her guidance, I launched my podcast accelerator as an invite only program in February and it’s been an AMAZING experience so far.

What I’ve learned from Danielle is:
Focusing on creating a course that truly meets your student’s needs, means creating it with their active feedback, not creating it in a vacuum without their input 
I’ve also learned that it’s not going to be perfect the first time you do it so you have to get down to business and start, so you can improve.

On today’s episode, Danielle gets into:
Her straight line to the cash formula that shatters the most popular course creation narrative
The tools she used to do a $20,000 course launch in 60 days with no email list
Her MVC method to not overthink your launch and to pre-sell your course
How her online course made $25,000 alone in one month on Instagram...and how it has exploded since then.
As this episode premieres, Danielle just crossed the $100,000 mark, her first six figure month. And in today’s episode, she breaks down how she’s quickly approaching $1M in revenue this year

If you want to learn how Danielle’s online course made $100,000 in one month alone from Instagram listen to this entire episode, and remember to sign up for her Course From Scratch class at SideHustlePro.co/CourseFromScratch.

Announcements
Side Hustle Pro is now over 5600 members strong. If you’re looking for a community of supportive side hustlers who are all working to take our businesses to the next level, join us here: http://sidehustlepro.co/facebook

Social Media Info
Danielle Leslie - @DanielleLeslie
Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro
#SideHustlePro

Ep 85: Danielle Leslie Is Growing Her Online Course into a Million Dollar Business

Hi Guys, I’m back with a check-in. Hear how my first quarter of entrepreneurship went. I share how I’m learning to master my self, master my time (now that there is so much more of it!), master my energy and so much more. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher and  Google Play Links mentioned on this episode  The Gifts of Imperfection Born A Crime More Active Lifestyle  Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): http://sidehustlepro.libsyn.com/rss Announcements Side Hustle Pro is now over 5950 members strong. If you’re looking for a community of supportive side hustlers who are all working to take our businesses to the next level, join us here: http://sidehustlepro.co/facebook Social Media Info Connect on Instagram Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro

Ep 91: Entrepreneur Diaries: I'm My Own Boss, Now What?

Up until this year, the last quarter of every year always felt like the most stressful for me. This year is the first year that that's not the case for me. This year, I got better at getting things done, even under pressure. In this episode I’m sharing some of the biggest mistakes I made when I first started out side hustling and what I've learned from them. It’s important that you understand where I and most successful side hustlers went wrong and what I did to turn it around. These mistakes could have easily been avoided if I had only known how to create a realistic goals setting system. Now, I've mastered the "less talk, more hustle" approach, and it’s what has gotten me results. I spend less time thinking and talking about what I'm going to do and more time actually doing it. I learned to cut out all the fluff that makes you FEEL like you're doing something (to-do lists, buying fancy planners, well organized trello boards) and get down to business. By making these mistakes, I also learned some key lessons as to why most side hustlers aren’t making the progress they anticipated. You’re probably not accomplishing your goal, because you bit off too much or not taking action because you want everything to be perfect and are afraid of making a mistake. If you want more guidance on how to actually get things done, consider learning​ ​my​ ​signature Goal Getter Action Plan​. I can show you how to run a side business in 7 hours per week. In this episode, I break down how you can quit stalling and make moves on your side hustle. Listen through to the end to get more info plus an early bird discount code to my signature Goal Getter Action Plan for just $27. Links mentioned on this episode Goal Getter Action Plan Announcements If you’re looking for a community of supportive side hustlers who are all working to take our businesses to the next level, join us here: http://sidehustlepro.co/facebook Social Media Info Connect on Instagram: Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro  #SideHustlePro

REWIND: How to Run Your Side Hustle in 1 Hour A Day

Today in the guest chair, we have a certified boss. If you don’t already know this woman, this is a name you need to jot down and follow. Her name is Ebony Pope and she is the Director of US Ventures at Village Capital. She oversees Village Capital’s work in finding and supporting US start-ups in the five sectors that receive investment from Vilcap Investments. Ebony graduated with her MBA from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business in 2015, focusing on strategy and entrepreneurship. While at Ross, she traveled to Tanzania, where she developed and taught a business curriculum for agriculture technology entrepreneurs as an Enterprise Consultant for Land O’Lakes. Additionally, she was Education Circle Director for the Ross’s Social Venture Fund. Prior to Ross, Ebony worked at New Urban Learning, a charter education management company focused on preparing Detroit students to successfully graduate from four-year colleges and universities. She is also a former Googler and holds a B.B.A in Finance from Howard University.  &nbsp; Listen on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher and  Google Play Links mentioned on this episode  Sponsors for Educational Opportunities Village Capital Achievement First Pipeline Angels Kiva loan VC Pathways  The Lean Startup Venture Deals  Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): http://sidehustlepro.libsyn.com/rss Announcements If you’re looking for a community of supportive side hustlers who are all working to take our businesses to the next level, join us here: http://sidehustlepro.co/facebook Social Media Info Connect on Instagram: Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro  #SideHustlePro Connect on LinkedIn: Ebony Pope &nbsp; Connect on Twitter: Ebony Pope - @PopeNotOlivia Side Hustle Pro - @sidehustlepro

Ep 98: How Venture Capitalist Ebony Pope Is Paving The Way For Startups To Get Funding

Today in the guest chair is Janice Bryant Howroyd. Entrepreneur, educator, ambassador, businesswoman, author, and mentor. She is the founder and  Chief Executive Officer of The ACT-1 Group,the largest privately held, woman owned workforce solutions company founded in the U.S.The Act-1 Group also holds a Minority ownership status, and is a multibillion-dollar (USD) award-winning international Talent and Talent Technology enterprise with multiple divisions operating in 19 countries with over 17,000 clients and 2,600 employees worldwide. Howroyd is most well known as being the first African American Woman to build and own a billion dollar company. On today’s episode, you will learn how Janice grew to be the first African American woman to operate a company that generates more than $1 billion in annual revenue.   Listen on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher and  Google Play Links mentioned on this episode  Act-1 Group  Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): http://sidehustlepro.libsyn.com/rss Announcements If you’re looking for a community of supportive side hustlers who are all working to take our businesses to the next level, join us here: http://sidehustlepro.co/facebook This episode is brought to you by ZipRecruiter. With ZipRecruiter, you can post your job to 100 plus job sites with just one click. Right now, My listeners can try ZipRecruiter for FREE, Just go to&nbsp;ZipRecruiter.com/hustle.   This episode is brought to you by Skillshare.&nbsp;&nbsp;Skillshare has a special offer just for my listeners: Get two months of Skillshare for just 99 cents. To sign up, go to&nbsp;Skillshare.com/hustlepro&nbsp;to start your two months now. Social Media Info Connect on Instagram: Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro  #SideHustlePro

Ep 104: Meet Janice Bryant Howroyd: The first African American woman to run a $1-billion business

Today in the guest chair we have Advanced sales funnel strategist and business success coach Kim McCarter. I’m very excited about this episode because it is more of a workshop coaching training style episode than my usual q&amp;as. Kim and I really go deep on funnels and I’m asking her all the questions that I genuinely have myself. I didn’t even know what a sales funnel was when I first set up my email list. But, as I grow as a business woman, I’m learning how to cultivate a relationship with my email list, and that’s something Kim knows all about. Described as "THE sales funnel strategist and gospel truth on business", Kim's advanced funnel strategies have helped clients clarify their message, build a relationship with their audience and earn multi six figures. She’s also the self described funnel trap queen and is living proof that it’s never too late to make your dreams a reality. She uses her experience to empower other women to live &amp; be their authentic selves. On today’s episode, we discuss:  Why every business that wants to make money needs to understand sales funnels and email marketing How to set up your first simple sales funnel How to get clear on who you want to work with How to figure out what you want to sell and so much more!  &nbsp; Listen on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher and  Google Play Links mentioned on this episode  Kim McCarter FunnelTrapQueen.com  Beyonce Funnel Hack Super Soul Sundays Creative Quest Book Cathy Hughes  Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): http://sidehustlepro.libsyn.com/rss Announcements If you’re looking for a community of supportive side hustlers who are all working to take our businesses to the next level, join us here: http://sidehustlepro.co/facebook Social Media Info Connect on Instagram: Kim McCarter - @mskimmccarter Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro  #SideHustlePro

Ep 110: Everything You Need to Know About Sales Funnels w/ Expert Kim McCarter

Today in the guest chair is Angelica Nwandu. Angelica is the founder of The Shade Room, a media company that covers celebrity news and celebrates black culture. With over 14 million followers on Instagram alone, The Shade Room has become the it-destination for breaking national stories. Angelica herself was named as one of the Forbes "30 under 30" in 2016 and has created an empire that inspired Refinery 29 to dub her "the Oprah of our generation.” Angelica, as you’ll hear on the episode, is someone who is so fascinating to me, because she didn’t have a blueprint. But her confidence is contagious. She may not have known for sure that what she would create would work, but something inside of her made her believe it would work. That’s the kind of confidence we all need to have. On today’s episode, we’ll get into:  How Angelica got her start How her foster care upbringing influenced her life’s path And how she revolutionized celebrity news starting with a laptop, wifi, and an Instagram account  Listen on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher and  Google Play Links mentioned on this episode  The Shade Room Masters of Scale Leaders Eat Last  Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): http://sidehustlepro.libsyn.com/rss Announcements If you’re looking for a community of supportive side hustlers who are all working to take our businesses to the next level, join us here: http://sidehustlepro.co/facebook Social Media Info Connect on Instagram: The Shade Room - @theshaderoom Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro  #SideHustlePro

Ep 111: How The Shade Room Founder Angelica Nwandu Launched A Media Company on Instagram

Today in the guest chair is Catherine Soliz-Rey. Catherine is a Self Transformation Strategist for Women and the founder of the Fiercer Woman brand, where she empowers and motivates women with ways to get past their blocks and become their fiercest selves in life and business. Fun fact, when I first started my blog back in 2015, Catherine was one of the first people I come across. I came across Catherine when I was starting out in side hustling. I was attracted to her authentic approach to sharing marketing and content creating tips. She is personally someone I have purchased content from and learned from, and I always like sharing some of my best kept secrets with the side hustle pro audience, so I had to have her in the guest chair. Today, I still look to Catherine for motivation to not let fear of what might go wrong hold me back and just do it. Catherine has used her marketing expertise to train hundreds of entrepreneurs how to build their brand and do the personal development work necessary to breakthrough. She has done this through online training programs, courses, and live speaking events. Helping women elevate so they can step into their true potential, and live to the fullest is her primary goal. On today’s episode we get into:  How to overcome the mental barriers that keep you stuck and stagnant How to create habits that move the needle How she overcame her rock bottom moment and is now able to inspire other women to step into their greatness   Now, let’s get into it  Listen on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher and  Google Play Links mentioned on this episode  FiercerWoman.com Fiverr.com Speed of Implementation Manifestation Babe podcast Brendon Burchard’s The Charged Life Shanel Cooper Sykes  Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): http://sidehustlepro.libsyn.com/rss Announcements If you’re looking for a community of supportive side hustlers who are all working to take our businesses to the next level, join us here: http://sidehustlepro.co/facebook Social Media Info Connect on Instagram: Catherine Soliz Rey - @fiercecatherine Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro  #SideHustlePro

Ep 114: How to Kick Imposter Syndrome to the Curb and Become a Fiercer Woman w/ Catherine Soliz Rey

Today’s guest is Jereshia Hawk. Jereshia is an Income Strategist and recent Corporate Dropout who helps content creators, coaches, and consultants 4X their revenue through online positioning and sales strategy. Before starting her own business, Jereshia was a Civil Engineer on the leadership track to become the next generation of leadership at her company. She was the lead engineer on a $400M pipeline project. She had no plans to leave her corporate job to become an entrepreneur. But as she learned to package her corporate training into lessons that could help other entrepreneurs sell their service based business, she shifted her career plans. Today, she teaches others her PROVEN process to build a 5-Figure business selling your services online. On today’s episode we get into:  How to develop your signature serviceHow to determine how to price your services Why she continued to side hustle after booking her first $60,000 in sales And so much more!  Listen on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher and  Google Play This episode is brought to you by: WIDOWS, the movie.WIDOWS is a modern-day thriller set against the backdrop of crime, passion and corruption from Academy Award-winning director Steve McQueen and co-writer and bestselling author of Gone Girl, GILLian Flynn. The film stars Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthia Erivo, Colin Farrell, Brian Tyree Henry, Daniel Kaluuya, Robert Duvall and Liam Neeson. And it arrives in theaters everywhere on November 16! Check out the trailer here. This episode is also brought to you by Skillshare. Skillshare is offering Side Hustle Pro listeners a limited time offer of 2 months of Skillshare for just 99 cents. To sign up, go to  Skillshare.com/hustlepro Links mentioned on this episode  Acuity scheduling Draw the Circle book JereshiaHawk.com/Masterclass  Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): http://sidehustlepro.libsyn.com/rss Announcements If you’re looking for a community of supportive side hustlers who are all working to take our businesses to the next level, join us here: http://sidehustlepro.co/facebook Social Media Info Connect on Instagram: Jereshia Hawk - @jereshiahawk Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro  #SideHustlePro

Ep 115: How This Corporate Dropout Went From Engineering to Launching A 6-Figure Coaching Business w/Jereshia Hawk

Hi, I'm Nicaila, a Social Media Marketer turned Side Hustle Pro. I'm also the host of the Side Hustle Pro podcast, the first and only podcast to highlight Black women entrepreneurs who scaled from side hustle to profitable business.