Your Financial Pharmacist: YFP 231: From Pharmacist to Calligraphy Artist Working with A-List Celebrities

YFP 231: From Pharmacist to Calligraphy Artist Working with A-List Celebrities

Nov 25, 2021

Rosie Chhun talks about how her side hustle turned main hustle afforded her the ability to pay off $180k in student loans.

Key Points From This Episode

Hear about Rosie's roots as a pharmacy technician and her journey in pharmacy school.
Having to re-evaluate how she was moving forward and paying off her $180,000 debt.
How paying the minimum hardly touched the interest accruing every month.
How Rosie's love of calligraphy intersected with starting a business to pay off her debt.
What galvanized her to take action and become financially literate.
Reinvesting back into her business every time things were going well!
Arriving at her successful business model with virtually no overhead costs.
Just getting started, and continuing to learn and evolve as things go on.
The two different pillars that make up Rosie’s business: live events and coaching!
The gradual transition from an expensive hobby to a flourishing business.
How the stress and burnout of the pandemic was the final motivator to leave pharmacy and commit to full-time entrepreneurship.
Developing resiliency and not being afraid to take calculated risks.
Intentionally growing as the demand increases and getting a supportive team.

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