Ecommerce

What if you could turn a hobby into a six-figure business, grow it while raising three kids and living overseas, and then sell it for $120,000?

Samantha Hamilton did exactly that with her former Disney-inspired running skirt business, Dottie for Running.

What started as a mom-made tutu she wore to races turned into a thriving e-commerce brand serving a passionate niche community.

In this episode, Samantha shares how she identified the opportunity, navigated the challenges of production and growth, and ultimately prepared the business for a successful sale through Flippa.

What if you could turn a teenage sports annoyance into a $100k business while juggling school, sports, and everything else that comes with being 15?

Harrison Nott has done exactly that. Starting at just 13 years old, Harrison built CoolTowel into a business projected to hit £100,000 (about $130,000) in revenue this summer alone.

What if you could build a systematic reselling business that averages $200+ per item, gets inventory for free, and has the potential to become a full-time income?

Meet Matt and Hannah Lee, who’ve been doing exactly that for the last eight years through ShareTown, a platform that connects return item pickup reps with direct-to-consumer brands.

Unlike the treasure hunt of liquidation pallets, this is a more systematic approach with lower transaction volume but higher profit per item. But these items are big, bulky furniture, mattresses, and exercise equipment that require proper transportation and storage.

For the last three years, Matt and Hannah have turned this into a full-time income, flipping 40-60 items per month and averaging $200-250 profit per item.

What if you could turn someone else’s proven product into a six-figure side hustle by simply adding your own story and marketing magic?

Chris Gray from BaldBuck.com is doing exactly that with his barbecue seasoning business, generating around $300,000 annually selling a product he didn’t create — he just white-labeled it with his own branding and marketing approach.

Chris didn’t spend months in a lab perfecting his own spice blend. Instead, he found a seasoning that was already working, slapped his own label on it, and built a compelling story around it. Now he has a thriving e-commerce business that proves you don’t need to reinvent the wheel to build something profitable.

Most people look at a golf glove and see, well, just a golf club… white, plain, forgettable.

But Randall Pulfer and his co-founder Tyler, with zero experience in manufacturing, no background in design, and a full-time day job, sold $100k worth of golf gloves as a side hustle.

ChippGolfCo.com is now a brand that’s making waves in the golf scene.

Randall breaks down how he pulled it off from coming up with the idea, finding the right manufacturing partner, and making those first crucial sales.

(Want to try one for yourself? Head over to ChippGolfCo.com and use promo code HUSTLE for 15% off your order.)

Mike Ettenberg spent 10 years as a firefighter, but was constantly losing or breaking his sunglasses on calls.

Frustrated, he decided to take matters into his own hands.

Frontline Optics makes durable sunglasses for first responders with a no-questions-asked replacement policy.

Despite having “no business experience,” the Side Hustle Show listener took Frontline from side hustle to full-time venture, selling over $1M worth of sunglasses along the way.