09-05-2025
She Quit Corporate Life to Run an 8-Figure Side Hustle
Jess Stern and her sister Becca Stern live far apart — but their business keeps them close.
It's the era of the side hustle, and if you've ever considered starting one to earn some extra cash outside of your 9-5, you're in good company. These days, more than one-third of U.S. adults have side hustles, and their supplemental gigs make an average of $891 a month, according to recent research from Bankrate. Of course, the most successful side hustlers see much higher earnings, especially when they start a business that brings in nearly as much as — or significantly more than — their full-time sources of income.
Jess Stern, 33, of London, England, is one of them. Read more about how she and her sister started and grew their business, here. Responses have been edited for length and clarity.
