440: She Went From NICU Nurse To Full-Time Content Creator and Published Author

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440: She Went From NICU Nurse To Full-Time Content Creator and Published Author

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Helena Faustin is a Registered Nurse and content creator from New York City who has garnered an audience of millions by sharing her love and passion for cooking. As a mother of three, Helena inspires people with her massively popular food blog, That Nurse Can Cook, to get comfortable in the kitchen and cook delicious meals for their families.

 In this episode she shares:

  • The ways she stayed consistent in content creation, and why it paid off
  • How she differentiated her physical cookbook, The Soul of Scotchie, from others on the market
  • How she diversified her revenue streams to triple her income and surpass her nursing paycheck 

Highlights include: 

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 05:22 Finding a path in nursing
  • 10:51 The goal of work-life balance
  • 11:52 Cooking as an outlet
  • 15:25 Intentional content creation
  • 19:24 Unlearning the idea of creating perfect content 
  • 27:21 Diversifying revenue streams
  • 33:38 Hiring a team for content creation
  • 41:09 Revenue from YouTube & brand partnerships
  • 43:42 Publishing a unique cookbook
  • 49:59 Take control of your inner voice
  • 52:30 Tips for entrepreneurs 

Check out episode 440 of Side Hustle Pro podcast out now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube

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Nicaila Matthews-Okome

Hi! I’m Nicaila, the Creator and Host of the Side Hustle Pro Podcast. I started Side Hustle Pro when I was a side hustler myself. I was a digital marketer at NPR by day, side hustler by night. Through the powerful stories shared on this show and the courage to launch my own initiatives, I was able to quit my own job and go full time with Side Hustle Pro.

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