His Teenage Side Hustle Made $200 on a Good Night — Now the Business Earns $20 Million a Year: 'Like Having X-Ray Vision'
Amanda Breen
created: July 25, 2025, 3 p.m. | updated: July 25, 2025, 6:10 p.m.
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Charles Eide, 40, the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based founder and CEO of corporate events company EideCom.
What was your day job or primary occupation when you started your side hustle?
When did you start your side hustle, and where did you find the inspiration for it?
I started EideCom in 2003.
What were some of the first steps you took to get your side hustle off the ground?
3 months, 1 week ago: Entrepreneur