His Teenage Side Hustle Made $200 on a Good Night — Now the Business Earns $20 Million a Year: ‘Like Having X-Ray Vision’

By Amanda Breen | Edited by Jessica Thomas | Jul 25, 2025 |  Entrepreneur

Charles Eide got his start in the wedding industry before following his entrepreneurial drive into a lucrative business.

This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Charles Eide, 40, the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based founder and CEO of corporate events company EideCom. As a teenager, Eide side-hustled as a DJ, then began to produce major events at the University of St. Thomas. Read more about his journey here. Responses have been edited for length and clarity.