I Tried Every Hustle At University. Here's What I Found Out.

Ever wondered whether you should start a business at university? I spent four years finding out the hard way. In this episode of Master of Engineering I take you through every hustle I ran during my time at the University of Birmingham — the barber business I started with one trim and no business starting, the events company that made thousands before it fell apart, the clothing brands that never got finished, and the part time work I was doing at night just to keep the floor underneath everything else. This is not a highlight reel. This is the real version — the quiet period nobody talks about, the paranoia after every bad haircut, the moment I nearly quit and the reason I didn't. Four years later trimsbyteee has cut Afrobeats artists, footballers, hosted a masterclass for young Black men, and grown into Behind the Fade — a YouTube series of its own. None of that was planned. All of it was earned. If you are at university right now and you have tried things that haven't worked — this episode is for you. University is the best place in the world to try things. The stakes are lower than they will ever be again. But the real gift isn't the freedom to fail. It's that failing enough times in this window tells you something about yourself that you cannot learn any other way. Try everything. Stay with what you can't walk away from. Master of Engineering is a documentary series following my full journey from fresher to graduation at the University of Birmingham — the degree, the journey, and the person it made. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 01:03 Barbering 05:58 Working Part Time 07:50 Club Events And Parties 08:45 Watch EP.02 — How Joining A University Society Changed My Life 12:31 Clothing Brands 15:43 The Message / My Advice 18:45 Watch Behind The Fade 19:21 Closing Message and Outro 📺 THE SERIES EP.01 — I Had No Idea What I Was Walking Into EP.02 — How Joining A University Society Changed My Life EP.03 — I Tried Every Hustle At University. Here's What I Found Out. 📲 Follow the journey: Instagram — @tdott17 TikTok — @tdott17 YouTube — @tdott1700 The degree. The journey. The person it made.