Last May, Monisha Misra reluctantly accepted her first customer. Nine months later, she’d eclipsed $100k in total sales — all on the side from her day job.

BoardsByMo.com is a charcuterie board prep company, and the early success and attention in that arena has spun off other revenue streams including virtual live charcuterie board building classes.

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Monisha has covered a lot of ground in the last year.

She started out donating snack platters to essential workers during the beginning of the pandemic. Now she’s scaling up her B2B operations, running online classes several times a week, and holding several business workshops a month.

Tune in to hear:

• how Monisha has grown her Instagram following to over 20,000 people
• the actions she took to build a 6-figure operation on the side in less than a year
• how she’s been streamlining her business and adding additional income streams

Full Show Notes: $100k in Sales in 9 Months: Instagram, Salami, and Fun

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