Vanessa Soto

Vanessa Soto is a marketing exec, life + business coach, single mom of a teenager and founder of The Side Passion Project. By weekday she develops digital advertising campaigns for a Fortune 500 company and by weekend she coaches, blogs for The Huffington Post and produces the Doing It On the Side podcast. Whether you already have a side project, or are looking to find yours, the Side Passion Project community is great place to start.

Thank You Job: How My Side Project Helped Me Appreciate My 9-to-5 Again

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A few years ago, I had a perfectly good, well-paying job that put my skills in digital marketing to use. I had a supportive boss and team, great friends at work, and I wasn’t working crazy hours or […]

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How I Opened My Heart to Change and What Showed Up When I Did

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“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” – Dalai Lama I arrived 15 minutes late for the Saturday morning conference call, right as Kate said she was about done with announcements and we

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