Secrets to Building a Successful Side Hustle
Eric Christianson joins Tim Church to talk about his business Med Ed 101. Eric discusses his why behind beginning his side hustle, how it allowed him to drop down to part-time from his traditional pharmacist role and how it helped him accelerate his financial goals.
About Today’s Guest
Eric Christianson is a clinical pharmacist passionate about patient safety, geriatrics, MTM, long term care, and helping pharmacists pass their board certification exam. He is the owner of the blog at www.meded101.com, a valuable resource for practicing healthcare professionals and students alike who are interested in learning more about the practical application of clinical pharmacy. He has also created Real Life Pharmacology, a podcast designed to teach pharmacology and provide some insight into the practice of clinical pharmacy. He has 2 wonderful children and the best wife in the world.
Summary
When Eric worked as a pharmacist consultant he recognized problems in long term care and soon discovered a passion for promoting pharmacy education. He started blogging and sharing content on social media fueled by his passion for getting this information out there. Eric quickly grew an audience and officially created an LLC, Med Ed 101. After building trust with his followers by sharing free content for so long, he decided to try to monetize the content he was creating.
Eric failed with his first attempt at monetizing his work and dug deep into what his audience was looking for. He realized that they wanted clinical content, case studies and board certification practice exams. He created a practice BCPS exam and also wrote Pharmacotherapy: Improving Medical Education Through Clinical Pharmacy Pearls, Case Studies and Common Sense. Eric has since expanded content both on his website and on Amazon.
When Eric began his side hustle, he had $145,000 in student loan debt. He was able to use the income from Med Ed 101 to get out of debt. Eric also experienced two professional instances where he was concerned about his full-time pharmacy job and was relieved to have extra money come in from his side hustle.
Med Ed 101 eventually brought in enough income to allow Eric to step down from his full-time pharmacy position and take on a part-time pharmacy job instead. Although he was losing benefits and insurance, focusing completely on Med Ed 101 has provided him with a lot of freedom. He has more time with his children and wife and more control of what he wants to do.
Mentioned on the Show
- YFP Planning
- MedEd 101
- BCPS Study Material
- Pharmacotherapy: Improving Medical Education Through Clinical Pharmacy Pearls, Case Studies and Common Sense by Eric Christianson
- Tony Guerra
- Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes Into Stepping Stones for Success by John Maxwell
- Entrepreneurs On Fire
- Contact Eric on LinkedIn
Episode Transcript
Tim Church: Eric, thank you so much for coming on the show and for being part of this side hustle edition.
Eric Christianson: Hey, I appreciate the opportunity. It’s always fun to share experiences. And hopefully it’ll help give somebody out there a little entrepreneurial bug. We need it in the profession of pharmacy.
Tim Church: Definitely. Totally agree with you. Now before we kind of jump in, I know you’re a baseball fan because you mentioned you had to make sure that we recorded on a day that wasn’t a day when the Twins would be potentially playing. So question for you —
Eric Christianson: Yeah, that was a little bit of brutal optimism there. Deep down in my heart, I knew their pitching staff was not — they’re pitching staff isn’t where it needs to be. So if they could spend a little money and get a pitcher or two in, a starting pitcher, I think their prospects look a little better next year.
Tim Church: So question for you around that, Eric: If you were a major league relief pitcher, let’s say maybe for the Twins, what would your entrance theme song be?
Eric Christianson: Oh, gees. You know, I saw a really hilarious video. And I’ve got a couple little kids. If you get time, check it out on YouTube. But one batter had “Daddy Shark” going as his entry song. And the whole crowd just erupted and they were singing the whole song. I don’t know if that would be it, but gosh, that sure was funny to watch.
Tim Church: That’s good. I like that. Now, are you from Minnesota?
Eric Christianson: Yeah. Yep, grew up here. I was actually in North Dakota but moved when I was about 5, so yeah. Pretty much been here and grew up most of my life in Minnesota.
Tim Church: OK, great. Well, one of the reasons I was so excited to get you on the show is that you’ve been able to do something that I think many pharmacists out there are aspiring to achieve. And that is generating enough revenue from your business or side hustle so that you no longer have to work full-time in a traditional pharmacist role or just rely on that one sole income source. So in other words, you’ve been able to take your side hustle to the next level. And before we get into how you did that, I want you to talk a little bit about the business and how you’re serving others.
Eric Christianson: Yeah, so I mean, just I guess starting a little bit from the beginning, I mean, I really had no intention I guess of making it a business. And I really just wanted to help educate long-term care nurses, things of that nature. And I think honestly that helped a lot that that was my mindset, that I was really just going to be here as a pharmacist online, providing education to people. And I think that initial mindset really helped me gain a lot of trust with people. And I don’t know, maybe I’m just dumber than everybody else, but I did the blog essentially for free — or paying to have a website, that type of thing — I did the blog for probably a year or year and a half before I really even pursued income and that type of thing. So I think — I don’t know if that was an error or a stroke of genius or what, but I think that that level of trust between me and the readers of the blog was really developed over that time period. And I think that really helped when it came to obviously trying to promote something and sell something. That was kind of a unique development in the initial stages.
Tim Church: So Eric, what’s the name of your business?
Eric Christianson: Med Ed 101.
Tim Church: And how would you describe kind of the basic function of the blog, the website? And how does Med Ed 101 make money?
Eric Christianson: Yeah, the basic function I guess of the website was to promote pharmacy education. And you know, I mentioned that initial development. I recognized a lot of problems in long-term care. And I would see these problems as a consultant pharmacist in long-term care facilities, I’d see these common recurring problems over and over again. And you know, I just kind of thought to myself, wouldn’t it be nice if I could share this on a big, open platform and everybody that I consult or facilities that I consult to could actually see it and learn from it so I don’t have to write all these recommendations and patients’ lives can be improved and better and patient safety and all that good stuff? So that’s really kind of how it initiated and developed. From that point, I really recognized through also social media channels, a Facebook page and Twitter feed, I recognized how many pharmacy folks were really coming for these case studies and things of that nature because the clinical thought process, especially if you’re in a busy community store, that type of thing, I mean, you’re not seeing lab work, you’re not seeing some of the other things that go into developing the clinical thought process. So definitely a lot of young pharmacists, pharmacy students, contacted me and said, “Hey, we just really appreciate these real-life scenarios, we appreciate kind of seeing what might happen, what can happen, common drug interactions,” and all those sorts of things. So I really developed an audience pretty quickly just by sharing some of those case studies on social media and obviously on the Internet through my website.
Tim Church: Obviously, there’s a need for great clinical content. And you saw that through the various channels that were there. How did you start to monetize that? And then what are the specific revenue sources that you have?
Eric Christianson: Yeah, so this is a story for basically any entrepreneur and you know, I was probably a little embarrassed by it the first time. But basically created this PDF, “30 Medication Mistakes.” And it was a five- or 10-page PDF, that type of thing. And I thought it would be kind of interesting for people to read and recognize and some patient safety factors and important things there. And from that PDF, I was just like, “Ah, I could probably sell this, make a little bit of money.” So I think I put it up for sale for $5 or $10, you know, just a digital download type thing. I probably had 1,000 email subscribers, something like that. And I sold absolutely 0 in about three months. And so that really kind of brought me back to the drawing board. And it really allowed me to kind of ask the question, OK, what do people actually want? Why are people coming to my website? And I looked back through some of the emails I had gotten from people and things they were struggling with, things of that nature. A lot of it was the clinical content, you know, case problem solving, that type of information. And also, I had posted a couple of times about my experience and the challenge of obtaining board certification. And between those two things, my first two basically products, one was a practice exam for the BCPS exam, and the next thing I believe I released was basically a compilation of a lot of my most common case studies that you might actually see in clinical practice. And so one was a book on Amazon. And one was basically a digital download on my own website, a PDF file. And so those were really how me looking into generating revenue first initiated was through those two sources. Since that time, I’ve obviously expanded on the amount of content I have on my website. And I’ve expanded the amount of content I have on Amazon as well. And now, with the help of Tony Guerra, who I think you know, he took some of my early clinical books and turned them into audiobooks. And it’s a really cool medium, you know, that tons of people are using, obviously people probably that are listening to this podcast right now. And that’s — in my mind, that’s probably going to be another source of revenue and income in the future that I’m definitely going to focus on a little bit.
Tim Church: That’s really cool, Eric! And I like how you kind of started with what some people could look to as a failure or learning process when you kind of got crickets on your first product. And I want you to just talk about that a little bit. How did that feel coming out with something and first asking for money for something that you had created and then to really get no response? I mean, what did that feel like and how did that change your mindset going forward?
Eric Christianson: Yeah, it was definitely a tough thing. And I think when I look back on it, I think I probably put that up, and I think I probably waited two or three months. And obviously, like I said, didn’t make a sale. Honestly, I think it prevented me from taking the next step for a little while, just thinking like, oh, you know, maybe I don’t have what it takes or maybe I don’t know what I’m doing or what people want, that sort of thing. And yeah, it’s one of those things where you look back at it and it’s like, what if I did quit at that point? And not to be able to have some of this bigger income certainly I have now from the website and Amazon and book sales. You definitely think about that. So if you’re starting something, expect that you’re going to run into failures. I mean, it’s just inevitable when you’re doing something new. And that’s a really hard thing for pharmacists. I know it was a really hard thing specifically for me. You know, I did relatively well in school, I passed without issues. You know, when you’re a pharmacist and you talk to me, generally they’re like, “Oh, you must be really smart.” So it’s a common thing to feel that way. And when you talk to others and then you look at the business side of things and yeah, you have this totally epic failure, at least what it felt like at the time, but yeah. You just have to continue to keep pushing forward and try to learn from it as best you can.
Tim Church: One of my favorite books is John Maxwell, called “Failing Forward.” And kind of one of the essential quotes of the book is that the difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure. And I think that’s such a key thing because like you mentioned, that it’s easy to sort of give up and to take that and to look at it as wow, I don’t know what I’m doing, how am I going to start this business, how do I start from nothing even though I have some of these subscribers? And really look at that and take that and say, “OK. This was an experience. I was OK to go out and fail. And actually, that failure may have been beneficial moving forward in what you had developed down the course.” And I know that that’s really been helpful for me is to kind of look at that. But I think you really hit that there is that pharmacists in general do not look at failure always as a good friend or as John Maxwell says, looking at failure as your friend.
Eric Christianson: Yep. And that’s one thing I’ve done a couple talks recently at colleges of pharmacy. And one of the big things that I tell them and that I try to teach them is we’re so ingrained as pharmacists when we think about failure, instantly what comes to our mind is somebody gets hurt, somebody dies, or you get sued. I mean, those are the things that come to your mind when you think about making a mistake as a pharmacist. And I mean, that is absolutely I think ingrained into you throughout school and throughout your work life. And that is not an entrepreneurial mindset for sure.
Tim Church: No. No, definitely not. Now, could you break down the different products and resources you have right now? And kind of break down those percentages in terms of what’s bringing in revenue.
Eric Christianson: Yeah, so it definitely is a little bit variable, I will say, because I’ve got some NAPLEX content, so obviously this time of year, there isn’t a ton of people taking NAPLEX. So that kind of drops off. And then you’ve got spring and fall testing periods for board certification materials. So you know, prior to the exam, 2-3 months prior to the exam up until the exam, that can kind of come and go a little bit as well. Amazon, I would say is probably in the ballpark of 40-50% of revenue. Website’s probably in that ballpark. And then Audible as well. And you know, I would say I work probably 2-3 days a week as a pharmacist still, doing some consulting and things of that nature, which I love to do and I always anticipate doing that. So that’s definitely a piece of the income equation. But just that side income to be able to step away from your full-time job and to be able to — this summer, I spent a lot of time with my kids going golfing and doing different activities that they like to do. And I mean, that’s really what I’m after as far as income and that type of thing. Initially I will say, I was — which is why I listen to you guys once in awhile and I love your stuff — I was $145,000 in debt I think, I think is what it started at. And yeah, I used any side income basically from the business to pay off, pay down on that extra debt, so that helped me get out of debt much, much sooner than I ever would just working kind of my standard, full-time pharmacy job. So always got to have something on the side. I do want to also mention I had two professional instances in my career where I did absolutely feel like my job was a little bit in question. And those were two big stimuli for me to continue to do the blog and to continue, keep going, creating different content and selling different content. So I don’t think I would be here talking to you today if it wasn’t for those two instances either. So that’s another important point I think to make to students, to young pharmacists, and especially in this job market too, especially when we’re talking about community and retail pharmacy. There is not a job that is secure. And creating that Plan B, starting that Plan B, there’s no reason not to do that today. And so I think that’s a really, really important thing to remember.
Tim Church: I definitely agree, Eric. And I think that no matter how secure a position that you think it is, there’s always a potential for change, whether that be political changes, just job market changes in general, so having an additional side income or just some other way that you’re bringing in revenue, is a really smart thing to do. Now in your particular case, I think you brought up some awesome points. And I think many people would agree that that side revenue has helped you pay off your student loans but also, it’s given you something that I think is probably the most important thing when we talk about side hustles and what this extra income. And for you, it sounds like what it’s boughten you is time. It’s really given you the time and the freedom to do some of the things that you want to do, such as spending more time with your family, with your kids. Talk a little bit about how you made that transition. Because as I mentioned in the beginning, you were able to go from a full-time, traditional pharmacist role now to only doing a couple days a week.
Eric Christianson: Yeah, that — honestly, that was probably one of the hardest professional conversations I’ve — and decisions that I’ve ever made. You know, I worked seven years long-term care consulting, assisted living consulting, a little bit of MTM kind of an independent consulting group, and then I joined on with a health system and worked as a clinic pharmacist, basically, right embedded in the primary care office. So really unique experience, great experience. And I mean, for a lot of pharmacists, that is absolutely the holy grail of jobs. And I did enjoy that job, but it was consuming a huge chunk of time. When I factored in the time that I needed to put into the website and blog, it just got to a point where financially it made sense to try to make that leap. One other factor that went into that was my wife, who stayed at home with our kids, she was going to go back to work as well. So there’s kind of a conglomerate of things going on that made it a little bit more tenable to make that jump. But that was a very, very difficult decision for sure. And you know, I maybe waited on it longer than I should have, you know, looking back. But I think, again, that’s kind of that pharmacist mindset being a little bit more conservative about things and trying to cover all your bases. But very, very difficult decision for sure. But definitely at this point do not regret that decision.
Tim Church: So what did your wife say when you first brought that to her attention?
Eric Christianson: She was pretty calm about it, actually. You know, she’s very, very trusting in my judgment and my decisions. She’s pretty level-headed when it comes to that type of stuff. I will say one interesting story. It’s a story I’ll never forget because it’s actually the first time I actually made $1 off the website. So I did this BCPS practice exam. And you know, I think I charged like $10 for it or something, you know, just ridiculously cheap because I wanted to make sure I sold some. And I remember seeing those first couple sales come through, and I was just absolutely jacked up. You know? And if I think about all the hours I spent and if I paid myself an hourly pharmacist wage for those hours, it’s like yeah, this doesn’t make any sense at all. But just the idea that I could go out for supper and potentially make $10, that was the coolest thing in the world to me, at least at that time. And so I made this, I’m so excited. And I’d been doing this, again, for a year and half, hadn’t made $1, and I’m doing it mornings, evenings, weekends, whatever. And I go to my wife, and I said, “I told you. I told you I wasn’t crazy.” And just instantly, as calm and cool, as collected, she says, “Well, you’re kind of a little bit crazy.” And I’m just like, like looking back at that, that is so true. I mean, you have to be a little bit crazy — and some people might call it crazy. I mean, looking back, it’s like, I mean, it was passion and it was energy for pharmacy and what we do. But that was just kind of a fun little story that I’ll never forget with my wife and the process of actually trying to generate some income off of the side business.
Tim Church: So at that point, when you had approached her and then actually finally made that switch and dropped the hours you were doing at your consulting job, how many months had you been consistently generating revenue from the site and from the books and resources?
Eric Christianson: Yeah, it was — I started making test prep material and books, I think it was early 2015, maybe in February-March 2015. And I, you know, definitely had seen that grown year-to-year. And so there was definitely a little bit of a track record. And I cut back out of my job 2018, just last year here. So I mean, I had at least a two-year track record, probably closer to three of showing that yes, you know, I’m seeing more people come to the website, I’m seeing more sales over time as you gain credibility and reputation and customer referrals and all that sort of stuff. So you know, they always talk about the overnight success, and that’s just not the way it works for the majority of people. And certainly my story is no different from that. It’s been a slow growth over time. So my wife was able to see that and say, “Hey, what could I do if I actually had more time to work on some of these other things, other projects, that I’ve wanted to pursue?”
Tim Church: So when you made that move, one of the practical questions that is popping up into my mind right now is did you lose your health coverage and other benefits that you had access to?
Eric Christianson: Yeah. Absolutely. That was by far the hardest decision with a family of four and definitely one that it’s like, oh my gosh, we’ve got to make sure that that expense is covered now. I think that probably prevents a lot of small, a lot of people from quitting their full-time job is health insurance coverage. I mean, it was $1,200-1,500 a month hit that we now have to come up with that money that we’re not getting through our employer.
Tim Church: So that wasn’t offered through your wife’s employer, then.
Eric Christianson: No. Nope, nope. Exactly. So yeah, that was a big hit that we basically had to make sure that we could cover. One other thing that I did — because I had paid off my student loans I think in 2017. So as a family, I definitely saw that there might be some point in time like that I want to cut back, so we definitely saved up some cash as well, you know, just worst-case scenario where I couldn’t figure out part-time work as a pharmacist for a little while or the business isn’t going as good or whatever the case might be. We definitely did stockpile some cash too, just to be on the safe side.
Tim Church: So Eric, you talked about the side income has helped you pay off your student loans and then eventually has allowed you to drop down to just a couple days a week. What are you doing now with the income each month that you’re receiving from the business besides just kind of taking care of monthly expenses, health insurance, that kind of thing.
Eric Christianson: Yeah, definitely life expenses for sure, making sure that’s taken care of. I am investing a little bit more in retirement than I used to be investing. So that’s definitely another thing there. You know, one thing as an entrepreneur you’ve got to pay attention to is taxes too, doing quarterly estimates and that type of thing. It’s like, you’ve got to pay attention and keep track of that. I think it was a year or two ago, I don’t know if I didn’t anticipate or didn’t do something the way I should have in my job change, but yeah, we ended up in $10,000 or $15,000. And it’s like yeah, if you’re not prepared for that or anticipating for that or planning for that, that’s definitely a good chunk of money to come up with for sure. So you know, the planning, strategizing, figuring out what to do. I have spent a little bit of money getting people to help on certain projects, that type of thing, as far as the business goes. I do market and advertise some on Facebook, specifically. I have been tempted to try other platforms as far as advertising goes, but I feel like I’ve probably got the best sense for doing Facebook ads, so I’ve done some of that with some of the extra revenue. We’ve paid down a little extra on our house as well. So I think that’s a goal for us maybe longer term, later in life. Minnesota and the north is very, very cold. I don’t know if you knew that or not.
Tim Church: I’m from Ohio, so I know a little bit about that, yeah.
Eric Christianson: Yeah, yeah, exactly. So yeah. I mean, plans certainly change, but our in-laws live down in Arizona, and it’s definitely nice visiting them in the middle of winter, I will assure you of that. So that’s definitely crossed our mind too to kind of plan and prepare for that when the kids are growing up.
Tim Church: So how are you investing your money? Is it through a brokerage account? Or did you open up a SEP?
Eric Christianson: Yeah, so I’ve got through my part-time employer, I’m actually investing into their plan. They allow me to do that with some of the income that I make through their organization. So that income doesn’t run through my business. I’m basically their employee. So I do a lot of my investing through that income just because it’s pretty simple and pretty easy. So that’s just through their retirement account. That’s the primary mode. Also, HSA, Health Savings Account, making sure that I’m putting some money into there as well. Those are the two biggies.
Tim Church: Yeah, and the HSA I think is a great — what has been termed a “Stealth IRA” or retirement account because there’s a lot of tax advantages to that but also just a great way to cut down your Adjusted Gross Income while you’re putting it into aggressive funds without even considering it to be used for health expenses in the near future. So you’ve got kind of a couple options with it. So definitely I have one through my employer as well, and I think it’s a great option.
Eric Christianson: Yeah, definitely.
Tim Church: So who do you have that supports the business, whether they’re contractors, employees? Can you break down, tell me a little bit about that?
Eric Christianson: Yeah, so I’ve got a gal that really helped me get the main MedEd101.com website up and going as far as some of the sale of digital products. Initially when I first started, I think that was part of the joy with it was figuring out things. It was maddening at some times, and sometimes you waste a little bit of money not knowing what you’re doing. But I think, you know, as pharmacists, we’re kind of learners. And we like to appreciate and learn some of those things. As I generated a little bit of income, definitely a website person to help out with stuff, I’ve had various odds and ends as far as book covers and design people and things like that. And then my wife has been a fantastic resource. She’s an administrative assistant by background. And you know, just formatting, editing, stuff like that, she’s been an amazing resource and helped the business a fair amount for sure. I wouldn’t be here without her either.
Tim Church: And then do you work closely with an accountant, an attorney?
Eric Christianson: Yeah. Yep. I’ve got a personal accountant here in our smaller town. And then attorney work, yeah, setting up the initial LLC and the other business documents, that type of thing, I worked with an attorney a couple times as well.
Tim Church: So Eric, as a fellow business owner, especially one that is involved with website and publishing content, I feel like there’s a million things that you could be doing at any given time. And just there’s always something that you could be doing. How do you spend most of your personal time in the business at this point?
Eric Christianson: Yeah, I’m typically creating content, whether that’s a blog post, a podcast, a video recording, a book. That’s really what I’ve grown accustomed to doing. It’s actually what I like doing, for the most part, at least a little bit every day. I can’t create content eight hours a day. That’s just insane to be able to — at least for me — to be able to try to do that. But it’s pretty amazing what you can accomplish with 2-3 hours of good, solid, focused work in creating content and getting stuff done and how much you can accumulate by doing that day after day after day over a period of years. So definitely I’m the Chief, I guess, Content Creation person. And you know, that’s my biggest asset and I guess what I do in the business primarily to keep it running.
Tim Church: And then do you pass that on once you’ve created that to somebody to help put it on the website, maintain that, and then promote it on social media? Or is that also you doing that?
Eric Christianson: Yeah, so with social media, I do use a tool called Meet Edgar. It’s an automation system. So that is part of my expenses. I think it’s $50-100 a month, somewhere in there. So that’s definitely a significant cost, a little bit of a cost. So that automates a lot of my posts and puts stuff out periodically. That’s the primary tool. I used to do that rather than sending it to a person or whatever. Yeah, I’m a little bit more on the automation side and trying to harness those technologies as much as I can.
Tim Church: Anything else you’ve done in the business to help automate processes and take time — reduce the time that you’re involved with it?
Eric Christianson: Yeah, so I recently — it wasn’t anything I did. It’s the hosting platform for my podcast. They actually provide transcriptions of my podcast — and maybe you guys certainly get all that done or get it done for free or pay somebody or whatever too — so that is definitely something I’m going to look at and maybe try to use going forward, just to help with utilizing some of the content that I’ve created, maybe organizing it a little bit better, making it look a little bit nicer and that type of thing.
Tim Church: Well Eric, you’ve certainly shared a lot of great information. And I think it’s just awesome advice for people wanting to get started with a side hustle or a business. And I think the bottom line is you just have to start and you have to not be afraid of failing. But I wanted to ask you, you sent me a photo of you giving a presentation. And the title of that presentation was, “Secrets to a Successful Side Hustle.” And I wanted to ask you, what is the summary of that? And what advice would you give to other pharmacists or even students out there who have an interest in entrepreneurship or starting a business?
Eric Christianson: Oh, that’s a tough one. You’re asking me to sum up an hour-long presentation in about 30 seconds here. Probably one of the main points I remember telling folks about at that presentation that I think resonates a little bit is to really find something you enjoy because then it doesn’t really feel like work. And that’s really what I did with the blog initially. I mean, it was just for fun and just because I enjoyed doing it. And once you get into a public space, public forum, people start coming to you with all sorts of different ideas and things you should do. But it really takes — like I think you had mentioned earlier — it takes that initial action of actually doing something to figure out hey, do I actually enjoy this or not? So keep trying new things, think about if you’re at work, what do you really like to do at work? When do you notice that the time just flies in the day when you’re doing such and such? Think about those times where you’re happiest and you’re enjoying being able to be productive and getting things done at work. And try to recognize that and then utilize that as an area where you can be an expert, where you can share information if it’s something that you’re excited about and passionate about.
Tim Church: Any books or resources you would recommend for those interested or wanting to get started?
Eric Christianson: Yeah. I would say the podcast that really got me going — I think I listen to it probably every day — was “Entrepreneur on Fire.” I don’t listen to it much anymore, just because you hear the same recurring themes over and over and over again amongst successful businesspeople/entrepreneurs. And it’s really that sticktoitiveness, keep going, keep learning, keep applying, keep changing direction, continuing to evolve and adapt. But really that action piece is the No. 1 piece of advice. And that’s probably the main message I got from that podcast.
Tim Church: Well Eric, thank you so much for coming on the show and sharing your story, tips for building a successful side hustle. I know that our audience is going to be better off hearing your story and sharing that. So we really appreciate that. What’s the best way for someone to reach out to you to learn more about you or what you do?
Eric Christianson: Yeah, you can hit the “Contact” button at MedEd101.com. That’ll allow you to send me an email directly. I’m pretty active personally on LinkedIn, so Eric Christianson, PharmD pharmacist. You can find me on LinkedIn and connect with me there. Those are probably the two main places where you’re probably going to catch me the easiest.
Tim Church: Thanks again, Eric.
Eric Christianson: No problem. It was an honor to be on the podcast.
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