David Moerman of Revive Services started with nothing but a used mini van, a pressure washer, and some basic window cleaning equipment. Today he’s a leader in the exterior cleaning industry, going from $0 to $80K in monthly revenue. David is here to share his insights on hiring the right people, maintaining growth during slow seasons, and the innovative approaches that set Revive Services apart. Resources: UpFlip Academy’s Pressure Washing Course: https://bit.ly/4iKH1pL Connect with David: https...
Dec 23, 2024•34 min
What started as a modest side hustle for Erica Krupin evolved into a thriving business in an often-overlooked industry: professional pet waste removal. By transforming a basic service into a polished business model, she proved that sometimes the most profitable ventures lie in life's less glamorous necessities. Ready to discover how she turned this essential service into a six-figure success story? We dig into the strategies that helped her clean up in this unexpectedly profitable pooper scooper...
Dec 16, 2024•29 min
Lee Stuart founded his company, Rogue Lab by turning a few hundred dollars into a thriving screen printing empire. He took his last $300 and turned it into a print shop doing $1 million per year. Stick with us as Lee breaks down how you can start a print shop with little cash, his top marketing secrets, and why staying original is the key to surviving in a crowded industry. Resources: Download Lee's checklist: https://bit.ly/3OQVhPS Start your business today: https://bit.ly/3ZHOUVt Lee’s Store: ...
Dec 09, 2024•33 min
Pete Martin is a serial entrepreneur with a new book “Scale Up Faster.” Pete’s book is the culmination of over 2.5 years of researching, analyzing, and interviewing the top 1% of the fastest-growing bootstrapped companies to find out how they were able to consistently outshine their competition while achieving unprecedented growth. He’s here today to share those insights with all of you. Resources : Join our community of likeminded entrepreneurs: https://bit.ly/4eQx8DH Lawn Squad franchise oppor...
Dec 02, 2024•30 min
Today I have the extreme pleasure of sitting down with Cameron Herold, former COO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? and the founder of an international coaching business — COO Alliance. Cameron is a bestselling author, a highly-awarded speaker, and he coaches hundreds of COOs all over the world. He’s referred to as the “CEO Whisperer” and started mastering business at just 20 years old. In this episode, he reveals hyper-growth strategies that will skyrocket your business. We dive into his best tips for buildin...
Nov 25, 2024•30 min
Joe Chura, founder of the non alcoholic beer powerhouse Go Brewing, is here to talk about creating million-dollar ecommerce businesses and how to compete online. Joe built three successful businesses that all saw tens of millions in revenue. With SEO, ecommerce, and market positioning, he’s been able to create companies that not only compete for clicks, but win over consumers for life. If you’ve ever thought it’s impossible to compete in a crowded online market — think again. Resources: 500 free...
Nov 18, 2024•26 min
Dr. Tom DuFore is the CEO of Big Sky Franchise Team, who has helped brands like Jamba Juice and Massage Envy expand through franchising. With his extensive experience, Tom will share key insights on how franchising can unlock massive growth for your business. Franchising is the ultimate way to scale fast, empower other entrepreneurs, and grow your business into a powerful success. But when’s the right time to franchise, and who should consider it? Today, we’ll explore how franchising can transfo...
Nov 11, 2024•36 min
Jason Parker, David Garfinkel, and Scott Zetlan are copywriting experts who have mastered AI to help their clients scale their businesses to new levels. In this episode they dive into the practical ways AI can streamline your business, from creating high-converting ad campaigns to crafting authentic brand copy that sounds just like you. Learn how AI agents can cut hours from your workload, boost conversions, and even build out your website with SEO-optimized content. You’ll hear why AI isn’t jus...
Nov 04, 2024•39 min
Brandon Downer is the co-founder behind Pink’s Window Cleaning. He went from laid-off desk worker to running a million-dollar blue collar business, and he’s here to tell you how they did it—and how you can do it, too. Window cleaning might seem like a humble business, but Brandon is here to show you how he turned $153 and a bucket of supplies into a seven-figure powerhouse. The secret? It’s not just about washing windows—it’s about genius marketing, building a loyal customer base, and scaling sm...
Oct 28, 2024•31 min
Ken McElroy pulls back the curtain on how he went from managing properties in college to becoming a top investor with a portfolio valuing $2 billion. He shares the secrets to overcoming fear, spotting the best deals, and building long-term wealth through real estate. Want to know how to create cash flow like a pro and navigate today’s tricky market? Ken’s got you covered with practical strategies and game-changing advice that will have you rethinking your approach. If you're ready to dive into r...
Oct 21, 2024•51 min
Mike Hoffmann is a vending machine entrepreneur generating over $75,000 a month in passive income. Mike breaks down how he transitioned from real estate to vending machines, shares key strategies for finding high-traffic locations, pricing products for profit, and scaling the business. He also covers why new machines are better than used, how to systemize for true passive income, and tips for streamlining operations by hiring staff. If you're interested in turning vending machines into a serious...
Oct 14, 2024•39 min
Sanad and Denny Karasovic began their company, Super Clean Bros, when they found out that dirty solar panels are responsible for reducing overall production by 50%. They now offer cleaning services to homeowners with solar panels to help save money, maximize energy, and protect their warranties. They join Ryan to discuss how their niche business idea quickly saw significant growth in such a short amount of time and are bringing in over $18K per month. Sanad and Denny explain how starting a busin...
Oct 07, 2024•26 min
Adam Callninan transitioned from wanting to be a doctor into a serial entrepreneur and is the founder behind company’s Pentane and BottleKeeper. He’s found success by crowdfunding and Facebook ads, and he’s made an appearance on Shark Tank. He now takes a seat to discuss his pathway to profitability in his businesses and how to reach your target audience with your business ideas. Adam talks about focusing on creating compelling content when marketing a crowdfunding campaign, managing fixed expen...
Sep 30, 2024•40 min
JC Chanowsky made the pivot from having a pressure washing business to starting a full-blown Christmas lights business. And it generated a whopping $1M in revenue in 2023. JC now sits down with Ryan to talk about how he made the switch and the important strategies he put in place to make his Christmas lights business, Patriot Illumination, a growing success. JC discusses the importance of not being afraid of failure, how providing a great customer experience builds trust for client retention, an...
Sep 23, 2024•38 min
Matt McWilliams launched his very first online affiliate marketing business at 22 years old and has since gone from $0 to six figures and managed major companies and people like Adidas, Shutterfly, Tony Robbins, and Shark Tank’s Kevin Harrington. He also runs his own podcast “The Affiliate Guy”, where he gives tips about the industry, and he’s a four-time recipient of the Affiliate Manager of Year award. Matt now discusses how to best shape the marketing strategies of small businesses and entrep...
Sep 16, 2024•31 min
John Casmon made the switch from a corporate marketing career to real estate investing in order to create passive income and have financial stability. And now he's invested over $120M worth of real estate and is the founder of Casmon Capital Group, a resource that helps busy professionals invest in real estate without the need for a second job. John sits down with Ryan to share insights about investing in the right real estate and achieving success in the market. John discusses the best investin...
Sep 09, 2024•51 min
Jeremy Lessaris has started and sold 8 companies during his career as an entrepreneur. In his latest business venture, he co-founded Verifee, an AI tool used to detect misinformation in text. Now between every company he’s founded, Jeremy is bringing in several million per month. He sits down with Ryan to discuss his journey in the world of entrepreneurship as well as how to navigate business failures. Jeremy talks about knowing when a new idea for a business is a good one, the benefits of boots...
Sep 02, 2024•33 min
JJ Peterson wanted to start his own business when he quickly realized how much money people waste on marketing that doesn’t work. Now with over 20 years of experience in marketing and communication roles and over 1MM books sold for his book Marketing Made Simple , he sits down with Ryan to inform companies how to avoid making the wrong marketing investments. JJ’s worked with top companies in the world on their strategies such as Microsoft, Tempur Sealy, Certified Angus Beef, and the US Olympic C...
Aug 26, 2024•32 min
Justin Williams proves that having a side hustle can bring in way more money than the average pocket change. And he demonstrates this by investing in real estate and making over $40K per month passive income. Justin shares what led him down the path to real estate investing and starting his very own company, Millionaire University. Justin discusses how he began with wholesaling short sales, and how he pivoted into rental investments. He also talks about the fact that success didn’t appear for hi...
Aug 19, 2024•34 min
Robert Palmer built his lawn care business with grit and integrity, and he went from 0 to 1,000 customers in just one year. By year four, he brought in $1M in revenue. And now he’s grown it to bring in well over $10M a year. Rob joins Ryan to discuss how a simple business concept can be scaled this high so quickly. Rob talks about his marketing efforts with Google and Meta ads, training with the best people in the industry, and starting a network of other lawn care companies across the country. ...
Aug 12, 2024•31 min
Ryan Atkinson is the host of the Uplift podcast, and he’s a successful entrepreneur himself. Having co-founded Spacebar Visuals, a video production company in 2022, Ryan quickly achieved over $100K in revenue and has collaborated with well-known brands like AWS and Vanta. Now it’s Ryan’s turn to play the role of the guest and discuss his success as a business owner. Ryan talks about the challenges and rewards of entrepreneurship, shares valuable lessons learned from interviewing other entreprene...
Aug 05, 2024•10 min
Lou Rice stumbled upon her business idea by accident when an Amazon Kindle was accidentally dropped on her baby’s head in the middle of the night. This one slip led Lou to develop the business idea, Strapsicle, a hand strap that prevents any chance of dropping a Kindle no matter where you are. What may seem like a simple concept has now generated over $1M in revenue in just one year. She sits down with Ryan to share her tips and tricks to running a side hustle on Amazon. Lou discusses the import...
Jul 29, 2024•29 min
Kirk McKinney jump-started his career in high school when he started the junk removal business, Junk Teens. Fast forward to now and he manages a team of 15 employees while generating nearly $1M in revenue each year. Plus, he did it all while keeping up with his education. In this episode, Kirk shares how he built a business and successful crew without the fear of getting their hands dirty. Kirk discusses the importance of starting small by utilizing what you have, the high influence of word-of-m...
Jul 22, 2024•27 min
Andy Levitt is an entrepreneur and founder of two sustainably focused companies, Health Talker and Purple Carrot, and now focused on the next venture, Brightly. The crazy part? While both companies are extremely successful, Andy also managed to scale Purple Carrot to $100M in annual revenue while maintaining an ethical supply chain. In this episode, he sits down with Ryan to spill the unconventional marketing strategies that have brought his businesses great success. Andy explains that finding y...
Jul 15, 2024•36 min
Gary Harpst is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, and entrepreneur. From the years 1980 to 2000, he led the tech company Solomon Software to major success before it was eventually acquired by Microsoft in 2001. The craziest part? During his time there Gary guided over 400 employees to generate more than $60 million in revenue and service 40,000 clients worldwide. In this episode, he joins Ryan to talk through effective leadership in the current economy Gary discusses the challenges faced by ...
Jul 12, 2024•33 min
Ryan Deiss is the founder of digitalmarketer.com and has officially cracked the code in scaling a company to the enormous sum of nine figures. In a conversation with Ryan Atkinson, he walks us through the process of successfully building scalable systems for your business. Ryan advises on creating a growth scorecard to track each step of the business, warns against hiring people to fix broken systems, and emphasizes the importance of visualizing the customer journey while strategizing. He also r...
Jul 08, 2024•45 min
Adam Chuntz has an extensive background in the e-commerce industry as well as over 20 years of experience in marketing and creative services. His latest venture includes founding Blanka, an e-commerce company with a focus on offering beauty, wellness and personal care products for white labeling. Adam now joins Ryan in a conversation to discuss key strategies for his company’s success and how Blanka is able to achieve over $1 million in revenue annually. Adam unveils the power of white labeling ...
Jul 05, 2024•28 min
Jason White is a government contracting expert who has over 15 years of experience in the field and has secured tens of millions of government contracts with a system he built from the ground up. In this episode, Jason talks to Ryan about his ability to make over $1 million per year in this job profession and shares insights on having these government contracts yourself. Jason explains how to achieve profitable pricing strategies, the importance of networking and paperwork, and the key method fo...
Jul 01, 2024•31 min
Josh Dominguez is the founder and CEO of Refresh LED, a company that provides LED lighting solutions across various applications. In January alone, his business brought in a whopping $1.2 million in revenue. Josh now meets with Ryan to explain how he managed to grow a business from a shoestring budget into a company that earns seven figures per month. Josh highlights the importance of tapping into personal networks, taking calculated risks, and providing value by producing educational content. A...
Jun 28, 2024•30 min
Michael Tecku is an entrepreneur and e-commerce expert who scaled a new online store to $1 million in just under a year. He return to the channel to sit down with Ryan and shares how to find the right niche for your online store and the ultimate formula for success in e-commerce. Michael discusses the significance of inbound marketing, creating a product worth advertising, and focusing on what you can control in your business. He also provides advice on how to simplify the processes of logistics...
Jun 24, 2024•35 min
