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

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Nicaila Matthews Okome | Side Hustle Pro Media

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4.81.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

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

Finding a path in nursing

The goal of work-life balance

Cooking as an outlet

Intentional content creation

Building a content creation business while working full time

Diversifying revenue streams

The importance of discipline and showing up

The power of storytelling

Take control of your inner voice

Tips for entrepreneurs 


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C.

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Hereliss. You're listening to Side Hustle Pro, the podcast that teaches you to build and grow your

0:39.5

Side Hustle. From Passion Project to Profitable Business.

0:43.0

And I'm your host, Nakela Matthew Zakome.

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So let's get started. Hey friends. Hey, welcome. Welcome. Welcome back to the show. Today in the

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guest chair we have Helena,

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also known as that Nurse, can Cook.

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