Are you active in your fight for whatever challenges you’re going through? God

sends blessings down to you, but you have to grab them.

Christy Felix joins us on this episode to share her entrepreneurship journey to

becoming CEO at 24! Christy is the Founder & CEO of UHustle, an online marketing

place for students with a side hustle, focusing on helping them create additional

sources of income using their skills & their talent.

In the session, Christy shares her entrepreneurship journey from high school selling

bath & body care products, braiding hair in her dorm to pay for expenses, and

becoming CEO of UHustle. She expounds on how the business idea came about,

funding her business through pitching competitions that have earned her $65,000

within one year, challenges while doing pitching & a snippet of her elevator pitch.

Ultimately, Christy delves into the challenges she’s experienced with UHustle, what

success means to her & why you should actively fight for your dreams!

Chapters

[00:15] Introducing today’s guest, “Christy Felix.”

[02:12] Rapid-fire questions

[08:46] Christy’s experience as a Third Culture Generation student

[10:21] Christy’s firm decision cultivated her mind into determination at an

early age

[12:25] Risky things for Christy starting a company at 24 years

[16:21] How UHustle came about

[20:50] What is an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) & how did Christy build her first

MVP

[24:07] Funding her business through pitch competitions

[27:02] Christy's challenges doing pitch competitions

[29:25] A snippet of Christy’s elevator pitch

[32:33] Challenges she’s experienced along the way with UHustle

[39:44] What success means to Christy

[43:46] Advice to anyone listening to the podcast

[46:59] How to connect with Christy Felix

Notable Quotes

● “Opportunities find you along the way. You don’t have everything all at once.”

(05:35-05:40)

● “For you to get money, you need to fail multiple times & that’s part of the

process.” (35:15-35:23)

● “You need to get 100 No’s to get one Yes” (35:32-35:36)

● “Success isn’t a destination. It’s a journey.” (41:50-41:53)

● “God will send blessings down to you, but you have to grab them.”

(45:06-45:09)

Let’s Connect

Connect with Christy Felix

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/universityhustle/

Website: https://www.uhustle.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christy-felix/

Connect with Phillip 'Phenom' Robinson

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phenomspeaks/

LinkedIn: Phillip ‘Phenom’ Robinson

Website: https://phenomspeaks.com/