111: How To Leverage Side Hustles For Career Growth

Dr. Roger Smith holds two doctoral degrees, three master’s degrees, and is an authority on robotic surgery technologies, AI in healthcare, and military simulation and training.

So why would he possibly want a side hustle?

Because he’s wisely leveraged his side hustles to become recognized as the expert in his field, stand out from his peers, and get noticed by people in positions of power and leadership, which in turn has led to incredible top-level work opportunities.

And the best part of this episode?

It’s knowing that you can replicate the strategies Roger has used to get noticed and accelerate your own career growth.

Be sure to stick around for the end of episode Wrap-Up where I add in one more strategy to boost your profile in your chosen industry.

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What You’ll Hear:

03:48 Roger’s “day job”

04:24 describing robotic surgery

07:32 teaching doctors

09:42 first side hustle a matter of necessity

11:06 an entrepreneur is born

16:12 partnering with a training company

17:30 percentage split between Roger and the training company

18:20 earning $10,000 in less than a week for the course

20:25 you don’t need to know everything - instead, partner!

21:20 Roger’s name became known because of his training course

22:12 landing CTO for the US Army Simulation