Subscribe Now For A Free Five Step Tutorial
Get a free five-part email course that shows you how to find, validate, and launch your side hustle idea — no experience required.
What It's About
A returned Peace Corps volunteer helps military recruits with their exams.
Words of Wisdom
Mickey says that when it comes to tutoring, “Persistence is key, and you ALWAYS get more than you give. If you give as much as you can, you'll likely get more than you need.”
Fun Fact
The National Guard is known as the “civilian soldiers.” They are meant to have full-time jobs, and help when needed. More than 50,000 National Guard Members helped during the clean-up of Hurricane Katrina, and thousands of them have aided with the COVID-19 response.
[SOURCE]
Notes from Chris
Episode 1634
Mickey Gamonal [gamma-knoll] got a degree in secondary education specifically so he could join the Peace Corps right after graduating from college. He loved his two years of serving in Morocco so much that when it was done, he joined Teach For America. It’s a nonprofit organization focused on ensuring every child in the United States receives a quality education. Unfortunately, this second service commitment didn’t last long. The teacher burnout hit hard, and Mickey needed a change. But first, a friend asked for help studying for a test called the ASVAB. This is an important test: it evaluates soldier's skills, and determines what jobs they’re eligible for. He began to talk to army recruiters in Las Vegas, his hometown. They were impressed with his work ethic, and the conversations led to him tutoring some of their newly enlisted soldiers skills in English and math. Mickey knew he could help. The test focused on 7th grade English and math knowledge, and as a veteran middle school teacher, this was exactly up his alley. This started in the summer of 2020, and by November, he quit his full-time job as a security officer. Mickey knew November was a good month to quit, since he got three paychecks that month instead of two. He couldn’t stop thinking about his business, now called Gamonal Tutors, and he wanted to go all-in. It helped that he’d recently started breaking even, meaning that he was making the same $1800/month from tutoring that he used to make from security. More importantly, the ability to grow his income over time is totally worth it to Mickey. As a security officer, there wasn’t much room for salary growth, but by running his own business, the possibilities were much more expansive. Mickey hopes to make Captain before his National Guard six year contract is over. Meanwhile, he’s delving into online learning, eventually hoping to hire more tutors to learn the ropes.MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Learn more about Mickey and his tutoring service at his website, GamonalTutors.com.
- Rocket Scientist Launches Out-Of-This-World Tutoring Business: A NASA rocket scientist engineers her students toward top-flight grades.
- Perfect SAT Score Leads to $20 Million Tutoring Biz: After painstakingly learning to earn a perfect score on the SAT, this teenager shares his wisdom with other students. It goes on to become an eight-figure side hustle while he’s still in college!
- Turkish Student Turns Teacher, Starts $14,000 Tutoring Gig: A student with a flair for teaching gives extra classes to fellow students, optimizing the process along the way and working fewer hours each time.
Quote of the Day
"Persistence is key, and you ALWAYS get more than you give. If you give as much as you can, you'll likely get more than you need."
—Mickey Gamonal #SideHustleSchool
