Episode 20: How To Build a Side Business Without Quitting Your 9 to 5 with Tilman Resch

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Michael Lim (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-lim-1bb1ba112/) from The Solopreneur welcomes Tilman Resch (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tilman-resch/), Senior Account Manager and Team Lead at AWS, Founder of Bright Minds.

From engineer to tech leader to coach, Tilman shares how personal growth, pain, and purpose helped him build a thriving business while succeeding in his corporate role.

In this episode, Tilman shares:

• His journey from small-town Germany to global tech leadership
• How childhood pain fueled his passion for coaching
• The habits and mindset shifts that helped him manage both a demanding 9-5 and a thriving side business
• The inner work that led to emotional healing, clarity, and purpose
• What most people get wrong about starting a business on the side

Whether you're feeling stuck in your corporate job, or unsure how to turn your passion into income, this conversation will inspire, challenge, and empower you to take action.

“You don’t have to choose between your job and your passion. You can do both if you build the right habits and mindset.” - Tilman Resch

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Shownotes: 

00:00 - Intro

01:00 - Dual roles: AWS account leader & Bright Minds founder

02:00 - Balancing 9–5 with solopreneur life

03:30 - Early career: engineering, MBA, Siemens, AWS

04:30 - Turning point: negative feedback to personal growth journey

05:30 -  Coaching roots 

07:00 - Launching Bright Minds & trusting intuition

10:00 - Lessons from selling the company & freedom to pivot

12:00 - Building a unique coaching framework & methodology

14:00 - Client results from coaching

20:00 -  Finding synergy between corporate and solopreneur work

24:00 - Handling fear, self-doubt & emotional mastery

26:45 - Lifestyle changes & personal growth

28:30 - Top mistakes solopreneurs make

30:45 - Tech trends: AI’s role in coaching & software creation

33:00 - Future of work: rise of side businesses

Michael Lim: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-lim-1bb1ba112/

Tilman Resch:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tilman-resch/

Bright Minds:

https://www.bright-minds.io/

Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/solopreneur-launch-your-digital-nomad-mba/id1779389863

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/@michaellim.co3

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