163: From Side Hustler to CEO: Meet Sonia Lewis, Founder of The First African American & Woman-Owned Student Loan Repayment Company

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today in the guest chair we have Sonia Lewis, the CEO of the Student Loan Doctor, LLC. Her business has been recognized as the first African American and woman-owned student loan repayment company in the country. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">You might be surprised to hear that before starting the Student Loan Doctor, Sonia didn’t have personal budgeting discipline, she was living paycheck-to-paycheck, and grappling with her own student loan debt. Even with a background and passion for higher education, Sonia was frustrated with the process of how to get information about her student loans and knew she had to do something. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She worked on her personal finances and eventually started working with clients to help them manage their student loan debt. Through trials, testing, and gathering feedback, Sonia now runs a six-figure business and employs a team of full time and contractors.   </span> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen on</span> <a href= "http://sidehustlepro.co/Podcast"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Apple Podcasts</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href= "https://soundcloud.com/sidehustlepro"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Soundcloud</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href= "http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/side-hustle-pro"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Stitcher</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><strong>This episode is brought to you by:</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://www.freshbooks.com/pages/sidehustlepro"><strong>FreshBooks</strong></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Try FreshBooks FREE for 30 days.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Go to</span> <a href= "http://freshbooks.com/sidehustlepro"><strong>freshbooks.com/sidehustlepro</strong></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and enter</span> <strong>SIDE HUSTLE PRO</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">in the how did