11 Jul July 11, 2025 – Side Hustle Nation Nick Loper and Mindfulness Expert Pankaj Singh
Nick Loper – Chief Side Hustler at Side Hustle Nation
Everybody wants the side hustle that replaces the day job… but what are
some smaller wins you could celebrate along the way? Could I make my
cell phone free this month? Can I cover my car insurance? Can I cover
the gym membership?
Nick Loper
Nick Loper is the founder and Chief Side Hustler at Side Hustle Nation™, a leading platform dedicated to helping people build income streams outside of their day jobs. A lifelong entrepreneur, Nick’s journey began with humble ventures like selling candy at Boy Scout camp and painting houses during college at the University of Washington. After graduating, he followed the traditional path by landing a corporate job, but continued to grow his business during nights and weekends — a strategy he now champions for aspiring entrepreneurs. Nick launched Side Hustle Nation to promote the power of focused effort — or hustle — as a way to take control of one’s life, without falling into the trap of burnout. Inspired by the mantra of one of his old baseball coaches — “Hustle never slumps” — he believes hustle is the one part of your game you can always control. Through his site, Nick shares practical insights, personal wins and failures, and actionable lessons from hundreds of fellow side hustlers. Whether you’re aiming to make extra money, pay off debt, learn new skills, or escape the 9-to-5 grind, Nick is passionate about helping others achieve their goals through entrepreneurship.
Pankaj “Sing” Singh – Mindful Leadership Guide and Strategist | Keynote Speaker | #1 International Bestselling Author | NRI Awards Winner 2023
It is not typically the surface level emotion. It is the layers down that
you have to start thinking about. And that’s why I created the GPT.
You just write anger in there, and it will start asking those questions
that, hey, anger by itself, is a very broad term. What is that anger
related to?
Pankaj “Sing” Singh
Pankaj Singh—”Sing”— is a visionary leader who’s spent over 20 years revolutionizing businesses and building high-performance teams. As a former C-suite executive, he’s driven double-digit growth, streamlined operations, and transformed organizations worldwide. But his real power comes from something unexpected: Mindfulness. Raised in an affluent family in India, Sing mastered classical music by age 13 but was restless. At 14, he was sent to train under a lama, where he first discovered the profound impact of mindfulness. Fast forward to 2020, His passion for mindful leadership was ignited during a high-pressure ransomware crisis early in his career. Faced with the overwhelming stress of guiding his team through uncharted territory, he turned to mindfulness to anchor himself. That pivotal experience revealed the transformative power of presence, empathy, and emotional intelligence in leadership—and it inspired his life’s mission to share these tools with others. Today, Sing is an advocate for redefining leadership in a fast-paced world. His signature framework, The Ascendancy Action™ System and Mindful Leadership Mastery Compass equip leaders to transcend stress, foster resilience, and cultivate authenticity. Whether inspiring audiences through keynote speeches, mentoring teams, or crafting leadership roadmaps, Sing’s vision is clear: to empower leaders to transform challenges into opportunities and lead with clarity, compassion, and purpose.