An online course is an appealing way to earn passive income, or add an extra revenue stream to an existing business. You don’t need any special expertise to do it, either, and Jacques Hopkins is proof. He turned his hobby playing piano into a $40,000 a month business when he started Piano in 21 Days, and you’ll hear how in this interview. Jacques had a traditional career as an engineer but wanted a job that would give him more free time. He realized he used practicing piano to procrastinate, and...
Nov 21, 2022•37 min
Kerry Egeler started Shirt School in 2019 to help other t-shirt printing business owners start their store and grow revenue. In three years, the Shirt School has grown into a $50,000 a month business, and there’s no telling how much revenue it’s helped to generate for those who use the knowledge to start t-shirt printing online. Kerry’s marketing expertise is central to his success both with t-shirt printing and his online course. He’ll share his marketing insights today, along with his advice o...
Nov 14, 2022•41 min
A strong team is crucial for business success—but how do you hire the right people to build that team? Workology founder Jessica Miller-Merrell knows the answer, and in this episode she shares her hiring and human resources expertise to explain how to hire the best people for your business. Workology was founded in 2005 as an HR resource destination for small business owners. Since its founding, the site has twice been listed among Forbes Magazine’s top recruitment resources. They’ve helped nati...
Nov 07, 2022•49 min
How much money and experience do you need to start an epoxy floor coating business? Brandon Vaughn invested $45,000 to start Wise Coatings in 2021. Now, he has 8 locations bringing in a total revenue of $450,000 or more every month with 15-25% profit margins, and he’s talking to UpFlip to share how he did it. Brandon started Wise Coatings as an experiment. He wanted to see if someone could start a business without spending a single day working in the field. Instead, he focused on setting up smar...
Oct 31, 2022•44 min
Ryan Hogue made his first sale on Amazon in early 2017. Five years later, he has scaled it to an average revenue of $30,000 per month with 25% to 30% profit margins and added a print-on-demand aspect to his Amazon FBA business—impressive numbers for any business, and especially so because it’s passive income. On this episode, Ryan shares his advice on how to start an Amazon FBA business with 7-figure revenue potential. He’ll talk through the steps of setting up this kind of business, what system...
Oct 24, 2022•59 min
Michael Jackness started his eCommerce business journey in 2012 with the purchase of Treadmill.com. In the decade since, he’s bought, grown, and sold several other websites. As part of EcomCrew, Michael shares his insight on how to start an eCommerce business on their monthly blog and podcast, and now he’s in the UpFlip studio to give that advice directly to our listeners. With his IT background, Michael is particularly adept on the software side of running an eCommerce business. He talks about ...
Oct 17, 2022•52 min
Matt Hulett has been fixing and growing businesses for more than 30 years, including household names like Expedia and Rosetta Stone. In only ten months as CEO and President of PetMeds, he reversed their declining sales and rocketed them to an impressive $20+ million in monthly revenue. Now he’s sharing his insights with UpFlip on how to start an online business that lasts. PetMeds has found its footing largely thanks to its excellent customer experience, with more than 2 million loyal customers....
Oct 10, 2022•45 min
Versa Products revolutionized business office furniture when they released their electric height-adjustable standing desk, the Versa Desk Riser. How did Versa become the leading name in business furniture? That’s what you’ll find out in this episode. Chris Laudadio founded Versa Products Inc. in 2005. A serial entrepreneur since his teen years, he was drawn to the office furniture business because of his passion for fitness. Chris was eager to find a way that office workers could stay healthier ...
Oct 03, 2022•46 min
As the “Podcast Answer Man,” Cliff Ravenscraft helped more than 40,000 people launch their own podcast. In 2017 he expanded his consulting business and became the “Mindset Answer Man,” providing his clients with transformational life coaching and business mentorship. In this episode, he shares how to develop a business mindset based on both his entrepreneurial experience and the advice he gives clients today. Having the right business mindset has helped Cliff’s business grow phenomenally since h...
Sep 26, 2022•38 min
Joshua Douglass started A Painter’s Touch with about $6,000. Now, he’s grown his house painting business to a $25,000 per month revenue with 5 steady crews. He shares how he did it in this interview. Before he started his painting business, Josh worked as an offshore marine observer, a post that had him away from friends and family for weeks at a time. Starting his own business allowed him to spend more time with the people he loved–and making more money doing it. Today, Josh will share his advi...
Sep 19, 2022•43 min
A print on demand dropshipping business has a big revenue potential, and is a popular choice for those who want to start a business from their home without a huge startup investment. This popularity also makes it a competitive industry, though. So, how do you stand out so your print on demand business can reach its full potential? That’s what we’ll learn in this episode. Heather Johnson started selling print on demand apparel after her hours were cut during the pandemic. She needed an extra inco...
Sep 12, 2022•42 min
A vending machine business is a great choice for entrepreneurs who want full control over their work-life balance. In this episode we talk to Adam Hill, owner of Hill Vending, to hear his advice on how to start a vending machine business. Adam started his career in the corporate world but wanted a job that would give him both a solid income and long-term stability. He bought an existing vending machine route from an owner who was moving, and the $60,000 he spent to do so turned out to be a smart...
Sep 05, 2022•35 min
Marcus Harvey started Portland Gear in 2014 with just two t-shirt designs and around $1,000 worth of inventory. He’s grown that into an iconic 7-figure clothing line of more than 100 designs. In this episode, he shares how to start a clothing line and grow it to a $120K/Month revenue with 60-65% profit margins. UpFlip first talked to Marcus for our YouTube channel in early 2021. Now, we’re following up to find out how Portland Gear has continued to grow over the past year, along with getting som...
Aug 29, 2022•40 min
Affiliate marketing creates win-win relationships. Businesses sell more products while affiliate marketers earn mostly passive revenue–and a lot of it, if they do things right. SEO specialist Matt Diggity started his affiliate marketing business in 2009 and today his firms bring a combined revenue of $400K/Month. He explains how to start affiliate marketing with this kind of growth potential in this interview. What is affiliate marketing? Most people have heard of the concept but don’t understan...
Aug 22, 2022•33 min
Ryan Hogue was working two jobs when he started his print on demand business. He’s since become a multi-million dollar Amazon seller, bringing in a monthly revenue of $50,000+ and earning a passive income that’s let him step back from the rat race. In this episode, Ryan shares his advice for how to start and grow a print on demand business. He’ll talk about how much it costs to get started in this industry and the top tools and strategies to start and scale a print on demand dropshipping busines...
Aug 15, 2022•45 min
Do you want to grow your income without taking on extra work? Investing in real estate could be your answer. In this episode, Emma Powell, founder of the real estate firm Powell Ventures, shares the strategies she used to build a commercial real estate business from the ground up. Emma first started in real estate as a side hustle to supplement her family’s income. After she shifted gears into real estate investing, she realized she was making more money and putting in fewer hours, leaving her m...
Aug 01, 2022•45 min
Since 1997, Paul Akers has developed more than 800 products, growing FastCap into an 8-figure business. In this interview, we’ll dig into his product development process and find out how to create a product that sells from one of the masters of the industry. Most people know Paul Akers as the mind behind the Lean movement. He introduced this innovative concept to the world with his first book, 2 Second Lean . Lean thinking is a part of everything Paul does, and that includes product development....
Jul 25, 2022•46 min
Isaiah Barnhoum started Big’s Mobile Detailing with only $500. Now, he’s building toward an annual revenue goal of $750,000, and he’s sharing his strategies for scaling a mobile detailing business on this episode. We interviewed Isaiah before on our YouTube channel to find out how he started Big’s Mobile Detailing with a shoe-string startup budget. In this interview, we’ll follow up with his car detailing business to hear how he plans to reach his next revenue goal. Isaiah tried to scale his bus...
Jul 18, 2022•49 min
Do you want to know how to be a real estate agent–and one that doesn’t fail in their first 5 years, like 87% of new agents? Santino Filipelli is principal broker and owner of the $175K/Month firm Modern Realty, and he’s sharing his tips and insight in this episode. Santino’s journey to becoming a real estate agent started the way many do: he bought a property. After working for a well-known brokerage, he saw other firms don’t set agents up for success. He started Modern Realty in 2017 to do thin...
Jul 04, 2022•40 min
How much can you make with a trucking company? Mikael Sant averages $75K a month with his truck business, Sant Lines LLC, even more impressive when you realize he started it as a teenager. He’ll tell us how he did it in this episode. Mikael has had an entrepreneurial mindset since he was a kid. During high school, he started, grew, and sold a landscaping business. In May of 2021, he decided to get into trucking and transportation, and in the first 3 months his new trucking business brought in $1...
Jun 20, 2022•43 min
Most businesses today use some kind of software to run their business, and starting a software company lets entrepreneurs capitalize on this trend. That’s what Ed Warren did when he converted his mobile detailing shop into a software company for independent mobile business owners, and today they’re thriving as one of the top mobile business software providers in the country. Ed started Zippity to provide mobile mechanic, detailing, and tire services to people while they were at work. The pandemi...
May 30, 2022•41 min
After building a career managing 5-star restaurants, Ryan Gromfin wanted a lower-stress way to use this expertise and started a consulting business, The Restaurant Boss. Now he makes $35K/month helping other restaurant owners improve their operations, and he’s sharing his insights in this interview. Ryan knew he wanted to be in the food industry since he was a kid. After graduating from culinary school, he started working in luxury hotel restaurants, and his success operating 4 restaurants start...
May 23, 2022•41 min
Are you looking for a unique niche to start a business? A fingerprint business opportunity could be your answer, and our guest today, Dan Jurkowisch, is an expert in how to get started in the industry. Dan first gained experience with fingerprinting through law enforcement, with 8 years experience as a police officer and a current career as a detective. He started a side business doing marketing for fingerprinting companies, quickly expanding into selling fingerprint systems. His company, Finger...
May 16, 2022•33 min
Benjamin Smith and his partner started Friendship Vending Co. as a side hustle, hoping to earn extra money to pay their student loans. Today, they bring in $10K-$14K/month with 50% profit margins, and they’re sharing their advice on how to start a vending machine business. Benjamin started his vending machine business in 2018 as he was finishing up with graduate school. They wanted another revenue stream but didn’t have much cash to get started. After researching low-cost side hustles, he and hi...
May 09, 2022•30 min
Case Kenney started New Mindset with a purpose: selling guided mindfulness journals to help people achieve better mental health. He’s grown this idea into $5.3 million in total sales since he first launched his Shopify store in June of 2020, and he’s sharing how to start a business online with our listeners in this episode. Before starting an online business, Case had a corporate career, but his passion was mindfulness and mental health. He pursued that passion in January of 2020 by crowdfunding...
May 02, 2022•30 min
Mo Zaban started My Fence Company in February of 2020, bringing in more than $1 million in their first full year, during a time when many small businesses struggled and failed. How did this new fencing business thrive through the upheaval of the past two years? We’ll get the answer in this podcast. Mo has a background in construction, and starting a fence company was a natural extension of that experience. He realized there was a need for quality fencing in his area, especially among homeowners ...
Apr 18, 2022•31 min
Every year millions of fans pack into stadiums and party and home watching their favorite football team. Nehemiah Mitchell was one of those players and after leaving Vanderbilt he started WeBall Sports to create sporting goods that improve players' lives. Jeremiah started the sporting goods business with just $1,000 to release the Streamer Football Towel . Today he is more than $1.5 million and partnered with more than 250 collegiate and professional athletes to create affordable, quality sports...
Apr 11, 2022•37 min
Everyone needs a place to live which makes investing in commercial real estate like multi-family housing a recession -proof business. Emma Powell and her husband started HighRise Group Capital in 2018 and today manages over 300 multi-family units. She went from full-time real estate agent to part-time deal maker and increased her income to over $25K/month. She’s going to share with you how to get into commercial real estate, the strategies she uses, and how she chooses multi-family properties. W...
Apr 03, 2022•39 min
What does it take for a business to get on the Shark Tank show—and, more importantly, to get funded by the investors? Bunch Bikes was the first company in Shark Tank history to be approached by a shark post-show, as well as getting funded by judges during the episode. Owner Aaron Powell talks about starting Bunch Bikes and his Shark Tank experience on this podcast. Before starting Bunch Bikes, Aaron Powell was a bike commuter. He wanted to get a cargo bike to let him maintain that lifestyle afte...
Mar 28, 2022•34 min
As long as people need power, an electrician business will never go out of style. Joel Walsman started Jefferson Electric in 2009 and has since grown it to $500K/Month. Today, he’ll share his advice on how to start an electrical business. Joel started Jefferson Electric out of necessity, in the midst of the 2008 recession. He didn’t just want a job for himself. His vision was to create meaningful employment for other electricians, starting an electrical company based on values like integrity and...
Mar 21, 2022•39 min
