$1.2M/Year Without Leaving His Job?!

Visit https://NetSuite.com/UPFLIP to sign up for their one-of-a-kind flexible financing offer! Chad and Alex originally started their mobile car detailing business as a side hustle when they realized that the Corporate America route wasn’t going to bring fulfillment to their personal, professional, or financial goals. What they didn’t realize is that it would turn into a full-time gig that generates $96K per month in revenue. Chad always had an entrepreneurial spirit, despite not having family own any of their own businesses. After years of working at Indeed.com, one of the biggest tech companies in the world, he felt comfortable enough to start up a side hustle and began running it full time in recent years. Alex, on the other hand, always believed that financial freedom equals owning a business. In high school, he started his first business centered around teaching with his friend and it successfully. When he started working a job at Indeed.com too and met Chad, COVID hit, and they both had enough time to try and run their own detailing company. And they both are car enthusiasts, so it made sense to dive into the world of auto detailing. Originally though, their main focus was on car washing– which wasn’t really turning a profit in the first and second year. It wasn’t until they shifted into mobile detailing that their business really started bringing in monetary results. In this episode, learn how to achieve good online reviews, the importance of advertising your business early on, ,and how they choose to hire and build relationships with their employees. They also provide strategies to prevent burnout as a business owner. Resources: https://bit.ly/3XCzNf7 - Gain Free Access to the UpFlip Academy Today! https://bit.ly/3ThZyP6 - Get Your Hands on the Detailing Startup Checklist! https://www.shwash.co/ Check Out SHWASH Timestamps: 00:00 - Start 00:53 - Overview of the business 01:55 - Choosing detailing services 02:36 - Project details 02:57 - Impact of pivoting 04:36 - Services offered and pricing details 05:36 - A unique location 06:22 - Balancing business and a 9-to-5 job 07:05 - Starting with the basics 07:55 - Advice on starting out 10:13 - Marketing 10:50 - Failed advertising 12:46 - Fan blitz 14:23 - Secrets to receiving perfect reviews 15:41 - Quality control 16:48 - Monthly overhead 18:13 - Reasons for starting paint restoration 18:55 - Importance of SOP implementation 20:39 - Advice on managing work and business 21:15 - Role of automation 22:52 - Revenue and margins 23:22 - Challenges in scaling 24:34 - Working with subcontractors 27:19 - Supplier relationships 28:20 - Navigating partnerships 28:58 - Biggest mistakes as a newbie 29:37 - Vision and long-term goals 30:29 - Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs 31:23 - B2B vs B2C 33:03 - Social media strategy 34:59 - Leadership 36:04 - Avoiding common pitfalls 37:17 - Cashflow management 38:08 - Evolution of the business 40:05 - Book recommendation 41:03 - Advice to younger self 42:18 - Outro #cardetailing #detailing #autodetailing