‘Hustling Every Day’: These Friends Started a Side Hustle With $2,500 Each — It ‘Snowballed’ to Over $500,000 and Became a Multimillion-Dollar Brand

This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Paris Emily Nicholson, 26, and Saskia Teje Jenkins, 25. The business partners and friends began working on Australian fashion brand Amelie Teje as a side hustle in 2020 with just $2,500 each and have since grown it to seven figures. Responses have been edited for length and clarity.

Image Credit: Courtesy of Amelie Teje

What was your day job or primary occupation when you started your side hustle?
Nicholson: I was at the end of completing my business marketing and events degree at university while working part-time in retail and doing freelance digital marketing for a bunch of ecommerce brands.

Jenkins: I was a full-time fashion

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