Side Hustle Success | Alan Lazaros on Strategy and Finding the Time to Build

Most side hustle entrepreneurs are trying to do the impossible on the wrong schedule. Alan Lazaros breaks down the hybrid model that lets you keep your day job, build your dream, and avoid the burnout that kills most early-stage businesses. 

Sean O'Hara sits down with Alan Lazaros, founder and CEO of Next Level University and host of a top 100 podcast, for a brutally practical conversation about what actually works when you are building something big with limited time. Alan shares the “two trains” framework, the Venn diagram he checks every two weeks, and the mindset shift that saved his business when rapid growth nearly broke it. You’ll discover:

How to balance the short-term profitable train with the long-term profitable trainWhy going all in too early can be a costly mistakeThe 3-circle Venn diagram every entrepreneur should revisit constantlyHow Alan and his team recovered after expanding to 24 departments and overextendingWhy 90-minute jam sessions can outperform a whole week of scattered effort

Alan also opens up about the car accident that changed his life, the family trauma that shaped his drive, and why he now builds everything around legacy, not just revenue. He explains how consistency compounds, why volatility destroys momentum, and why most people drastically overestimate what they can do in a day while underestimating what they can do in 90 focused minutes.If you are an early-stage entrepreneur, a side hustler, or someone trying to make progress without sacrificing your health, this episode gives you a clear operating system for time, focus, and sustainable growth. Essential listening if you want to build something that lasts past year five.Alan Lazaros is the founder and CEO of Next Level University, host of a top 100 podcast, and a seven-figure coach helping people improve their health, wealth, and love. His work is built on personal development, systems, and the kind of hard-earned clarity that comes from nearly losing everything and rebuilding with purpose.