The beauty industry is big and growing quickly—a $511 billion industry in 2021, and expected to surpass $700 billion by 2025. Starting a hair and skincare line is a great way to get in on this action. In this episode, we’re talking to Charmaine Nicole, founder and owner of Black Hair and Skincare and Sydney Nicole Hair, to find out how to start a skincare business or hair product line. Charmaine Nicole’s personal experience with hair loss was the impetus for starting her business. After being di...
Mar 14, 2022•32 min
What is strategic planning, why does a small business need it—and just how do you write a strategic plan in the first place? We’ll get the answers to those questions and more from our expert guest, Erica Olsen, whose role as CEO of OnStrategy has seen her working with organizations around the globe to improve their business strategies. In her more than 15 years as the CEO of OnStrategy, Erica has worked with leadership teams of all styles of organizations, from governments and school districts t...
Mar 07, 2022•46 min
Seth Williams has turned flipping land into something anyone can do. He started with just $300 dollars and turned it into a land-flipping career. Today he’s making more than $70k/month and has diversified revenue streams all focused on helping other people achieve their real estate goals. He offers templates to help people get started, lots of YouTube tutorials, and still flips land when he finds opportunities he likes. He’s going to share with us how he got into buying and selling land, how to ...
Feb 28, 2022•43 min
What differs iconic brands from all the other businesses? Leadership skills. In this episode, we’ll learn how to level up leadership skills, branding, and planning from the person who created the Dr. Phil Brand, Libby Gill. She has an impressive resume working with some of the most iconic businesses in the world. Libby was the Head of Communications for Sony, Universal, and Turner Broadcasting. Her consulting business has helped executives from Disney, Intel, Marriott, and Capital One master the...
Feb 16, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Do you want to grow your business? For pretty much any business owner, the answer’s an obvious “Yes, please”! On today’s episode, we’re talking to Kaihan Krippendorff, a strategy and business growth expert who helps companies reach their full potential. Kaihan is the founder of Outthinker, an innovation consulting firm that’s helped generate more than $2.5 billion in revenue for global companies like Boeing, Verizon, and Microsoft. In this interview, we’ll get his insights into how to scale a bu...
Jan 31, 2022•51 min
Do Google Ads work and what's the best way to use Google Ads for small business owners? In this episode, we'll get the answers to those questions from Kristina Cutura, an expert Google Account manager who helped build the original Google Ads, optimization team. Kristina has developed Google Ads strategies for some of Google's top clients and spent 4 years training Google's customer representatives. Now she's sharing her insights with our listeners. She'll explain how Google Ads work, why small b...
Jan 24, 2022•46 min
Jonathan Portukalian didn’t set out to own a home remodeling business. He and his brother took over their father’s business, Port Building Systems, after he unexpectedly passed away—at first just to provide for their family. Two years later, they’ve added a second division installing inground pools and are making $160K/month in revenue. In this episode, we talk to Jonathan about starting a remodeling business. We’ll find out what changes he and his brother made to Port Building Systems after bec...
Jan 17, 2022•43 min
Can you really make a living starting an Etsy shop? The answer is yes—and Vlad Kuksenko is the proof. His shop, TagPup, is the number one pet product store on the site, growing into the top 1% of Etsy stores within its first year. In this episode, we’ll get his advice for how to open an Etsy shop, what types of products are the most popular, and how his conversion-based design has fueled his success. He’ll also share his general tips for the platform, like how to design a product page that draws...
Jan 12, 2022•50 min
Paul Akers, the author of 2 Second Lean and business expert on lean manufacturing, discusses how to start a business in today's world. Paul has taken his business from $0 to $10MM per year. One of the biggest pieces of advice he gives is excellence over growth. This should be the main goal of a CEO to keep his/her business more profitable. Today, we’ll gain insights for navigating the very difficult path to starting a business. You can learn more about Paul and how to start a business on his web...
Dec 12, 2021•47 min
Paul Akers, author of 2 Second Lean, opens up about how he went from manufacturing his first product in his garage at night, to running a business bringing in $10MM/yr. Paul’s biggest advice to business owners (large and small) is to remember that a business’s most valuable resource is not the money, but the people. Today, we’ll learn how to efficiently run a business, including ways to nurture and grow your employees, which in turn increases profit. You can learn more about Paul and Lean Manufa...
Dec 06, 2021•48 min
Mike Andes, the Millennial Millionaire shares how to open a franchise and set up systems to create an unstoppable business model. 2 years ago Mike made the decision to franchise his very successful lawn care business, August Lawn Care. Since then, he has over 60 locations in North America, with each location averaging over $33,000 per month in revenue. Today we’ll learn how to franchise a business, including what you need to start and the best way to make money from your franchisees. You can lea...
Nov 29, 2021•41 min
A cleaning business is a great option for a first-time entrepreneur because start-up costs are low and you don’t need special training to get started. Just ask Cristobal Mondragon. He and his wife started Queen Bee Cleaning Service in 2015 with just $5,000. Five years later, they’ve grown to a staff of 25 and earned a revenue of $1.5 million in 2021, with more than $3.2 million in cumulative sales. Today, we’ll learn how Queen Bee set themselves up for success and built a solid team that will ke...
Nov 22, 2021•59 min
Starting a successful lawn care business is not an easy task. Especially if you’re a 19 year old kid in high school. But our guest, Russell from Legends Lawn Care Services, has not only done it, he’s far surpassed the 6-figure mark and is currently making $17k/month, over $200k per year. At only 20 years old and his second year in business, that is an amazing accomplishment. Today Russell is going to share his trade secrets to growing and scaling a lawn care business. This includes his process f...
Nov 15, 2021•26 min
There’s lots of advice out there for how to start a business—but once you have one, how do you keep it growing? That’s what we’ll learn today from Mike Andes, the owner of Augusta Lawn Care. Mike built his company to 7-figures by the time he turned 24, and over the past two years has grown further through franchising, opening 60 locations across the U.S. and Canada. And today we’ll talk about how you can grow and scale a business. We’ll find out how he scaled his company so quickly, and how fran...
Nov 08, 2021•38 min
Punardeep Sandhu (or PD, to his friends) is a serial entrepreneur who’s found success in a range of industries. In our last interview with PD, UpFlip focused on his bakery, Wild Wheat , which brings in $1M in annual revenue. This is just one business in his empire, which includes a grocery store, a restaurant, a gas station, and two liquor stores. Today, we’ll talk to him about how he bought all these businesses and the advantages of buying functional businesses rather than building them from sc...
Nov 08, 2021•32 min
In this episode, we’re talking to Stephen Rogers, owner of NW Softwash, about how he started and grew his pressure washing business. He was only 19 when he started the business in 2019, and within the first year had enough employees he could get “off the truck” and focus on strategic growth. Today NW Softwash brings in a revenue of $120K/month. Today, we’ll find out what processes he established early to support this quick and sustained growth, including his advice for marketing a power washing ...
Nov 08, 2021•33 min
The mission at UpFlip has always been to provide no-fluff, actionable content today’s business owners can use to solve common problems and reach their growth goals. Our weekly podcast is a chance to go into more depth with the entrepreneurs interviewed on our blog and YouTube channel , focusing on the topics that are the biggest pain points for business leaders like hiring, team building, leadership, marketing, and much more. In this episode, you’ll meet host Alex Freeman and hear more about our...
Nov 07, 2021•3 min
