{"id":87,"date":"2020-08-30T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisabruton.com.au\/?p=87"},"modified":"2021-03-25T02:07:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T02:07:12","slug":"building-a-business-while-working-full-time-alissa-mcdonald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisabruton.com.au\/?p=87","title":{"rendered":"What it&#8217;s really like building a side hustle while working full time with Alissa McDonald"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Alissa is a teacher, marketing strategist, toddler mom and lover of French fries! She\u2019s the host of The Teacher Hustle Podcast and business coach for teachers in the Teacher Hustle University membership. She\u2019s passionate about helping teachers diversify their income by launching, growing, and scaling their online business while maintaining their values and staying mission-driven. In this episode Alissa shares her experiences with building a side hustle, while working full time and thriving in motherhood.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/15660542\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/b65657\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Let\u2019s dig into the highlights!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">About Alissa and her business journey [0.59]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Alissa\u2019s journey to discovering where she fits into the online world [3.49]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">You don\u2019t know what your strengths are until you dive in deep and take risks [5.46]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">How Alissa manages being a mom, business owners and teacher [6.33]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">What a typical week looks like for Alissa [7.50]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">How Alissa structures the support in her membership [8.58]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">How to create genuine and effective connections online with your audience [12.45]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">People are more interested in our ordinary lives than we think they are [15.26]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">How to connect and learn more from Alissa [17.36]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Links Mentioned:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alissamcdonald.com\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/teacherbynaptime\" 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