You're already in your career. You're good at what you do. You're just tired of leaving money on the table — the resume reviews, the mentor calls, the "quick favors" that take three hours. This is me walking you through every side hustle I've used (and watched 900+ public health professionals use) to build a second stream of income — without quitting your day job.
$135,000 earned on the side of my full-time job — in one year.
Then I built five more side hustles after that.
I'm teaching all of them in 90 minutes.
A clear picture of which side hustles match where you are — early, mid, or senior.
Real revenue paths beyond the 9-to-5 — specific roles, real rates, real opportunities.
A 30-day plan to actually start the one you pick.
Your friends in tech are buying houses. Your friends in law are clearing student debt. You're saving the world — and watching your salary creep up at a pace that does not match what's happening to rent, childcare, or grad school payments. And here's the part nobody talks about: you're already doing the work. You just aren't getting paid for it yet.
Resume reviews. Mentor calls. Guest lectures. Editing your friend's proposal. That's hours every week — and zero invoices.
You bought the domain. You drafted the services page. You picked up one client. Then your full-time job swallowed it whole.
Coaching? Consulting? A course? Subcontracting? Speaking? Adjunct? Everyone has an opinion. Nobody has shown you a map that's actually built for public health.
Because they have one paid side gig and you have five free ones.
You're not behind. You're not late. You just haven't seen the map yet.
You will not find generic side hustle content here. No "drive Uber on weekends." No drop-shipping. No "make passive income while you sleep." This is a 90-minute deep dive into the side income paths that actually exist for public health professionals — sorted by where you are in your career, with real rates and real first steps.
90 minutes, live on Zoom. Plus the part nobody teaches: how to actually start the one you pick.
Whichever stage you're in — you'll leave knowing your lane.
Before I had a doctorate, I was selling mixtapes. And study guides. And DirecTV inside Sam's Club. I was a Coke Zero cheerleader on my college campus (yes, really). I mentored high schoolers, taught myself video editing, managed a rental property, did career coaching, and taught as an adjunct professor.
Some of those were public health. Most of them weren't. None of them were glamorous. All of them taught me something I now use to run a business.
Then in 2022 — while still working my full-time public health job — I started a consulting firm. Within 30 days, I landed a $40,000 contract. Within a year, I had earned $135,000 on the side. The next year, I built more side hustles. The Dr. Des Show. Speaking engagements. Online courses. The Business of Public Health Summit. Then I built The Public Health Club, where 900+ public health professionals are now figuring out their own paths.
Today I lead two full companies and a team of six. Every single one of those businesses started as a side hustle.
I'm teaching this workshop because the version of me Googling "public health side hustle" at 11 p.m. did not find anything useful. Generic side hustle advice didn't translate to our field. "Quit your job and start a consulting firm" advice assumed I was already ready to quit. Neither of those was the bridge I actually needed.
This is the bridge. And in 90 minutes, I'm walking you across it.
Which side hustles match where you are — early, mid, or senior. No more wondering if you're "ready."
Specific roles. Real rates. Real opportunities. Not theory, not vibes.
Pick your lane. Build the basics. Tell 10 people. Land the conversation. One week at a time.
Including the lists, sites, and communities I use myself.
Not for you if you're looking for a "get rich quick" hack or generic side hustle advice. This is built for our field, by someone running it.
Live only. No replay. The map and the 30-day plan only go to the people who show up live.
The Public Health Club is where 900+ public health professionals find vetted RFPs, subcontract to each other, build careers, and start businesses. It's the part that took me years to build solo — and it's the part nobody else has built for our field.
If you're ready to actually start one of these paths — instead of just thinking about it for another year — that's where it happens.
90 minutes. Live on Zoom. Free. Wednesday, May 20 at 12 PM ET. Live only.