The Koerner Office - Business Ideas, Advice & Deep Dives - TKOPOD.COM
Hey! I'm Chris Koerner. Do you have a clinical addiction to all things small business? Hey, me too! Let's be addicts together.
On this show I do deep dives on cool business ideas, growth hacks and opportunities. Sometimes that means going broad, and breaking down 4-6 ideas with a business parter or friend, and sometimes that means going super deep on one idea or topic.
I've built dozens of companies & own 7 right now, with revenues in the 10s of millions. I also buy 1-2 RV parks per month alongside partners and investors.
Episodes are released every Monday Wednesday and Friday. Email me at heychris@cofounders.com with any feedback. Enjoy!
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Latest Episodes
He Made $132K in 24 Days. WILD Story⏐Ep. #288
Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com ━ Mike Yoder started a drone deer recovery service in Ohio and made $50,000 in his first 10 weeks. Four years later he's doing over $32 million a year selling thermal and agricultural spray drones. In this episode he breaks down exactly how he got his first customers, the unit economics of spray drone businesses (70%+ profit margins), and why this might be the biggest untapped opportunity in blue collar entrepreneurship right now. If you know someone in the military, send them this episode. Find Mike: https://www.youtube.com/@dronedeerrecovery mike@hledrones.com Drone Deer Recovery — dronedeerrecovery.com @nuwayag on all platforms Enjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-yt Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjk Learn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cof Follow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-x Free weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nl Share this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-all Scrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os ---
He Found a Way to Make $1K/Hour From His Phone⏐Ep. #287
Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com ━ Kip Roland went from a suspended Amazon account and a newborn baby to building a $450K/year live selling business — starting with zero followers, zero experience, and a storage unit full of kitchen appliances. In this episode, Kip breaks down exactly how live selling works on Whatnot and TikTok, how he sources liquidation goods for 80–90% off retail, what his first stream looked like (150 items sold in under two hours), and how anyone can make their first $1,000 in profit live selling. He also covers hiring streamers, switching categories, selling food on live, and why he thinks live selling is the biggest untapped opportunity in e-commerce right now. Links mentioned: Kip on X/Twitter: @kip_roland Kip's free newsletter on live selling: https://liveselling-academy.kit.com Live Selling Academy (with Shannon Jean): https:www.liveselling.academy/TKO — Get 2 months for $20 B-Stock (liquidation sourcing): https://bstock.com Whatnot (live selling platform): https://whatnot.com Enjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-yt Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjk Learn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cof Follow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-x Free weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nl Share this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-all Scrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os ---
How a Non-Coder Made $2.5M in One Year Using AI⏐Ep. #286
Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com ━ Meet Jon Cheney. A year ago he woke up, had an idea, and built an entire business in a weekend with zero coding experience and $400. By Tuesday he had his first customer — who paid him $15,000. A year later he's at $2.5 million in revenue, over 50% profit, and on pace for $7 million this year with just a handful of employees. Jon breaks down exactly how he found his first customers, how he prices his services, and the simple 3-part framework he uses to close deals. No hype, no fluff. If you've ever thought about starting something but felt like you didn't have the right skills or money, this one's for you. Find Jon here: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joncheney Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheneypiano Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheneypiano TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cheneypiano Website: https://genaipi.org Enjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-yt Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjk Learn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cof Follow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-x Free weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nl Share this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-all Scrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os ---
They Banned My $35K/Month Page So I Started a Business⏐Ep. #285
Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com ━ Get Plans of Grandeur for $47 (video-only price) 👉 https://buy.stripe.com/4gM14o4xF7NS33Y9av3841u 10% of all revenue goes to the National Kidney Foundation 👉 https://www.kidney.org Facebook banned my $35K/month page overnight. So I turned my laptop on, hit record, and launched a brand new business from scratch while you watched. No plan. No LLC. No domain name. Nothing.Here's everything I mentioned in the video: - The video that got me banned 👉 https://youtu.be/IPnafDDgj6o - How to start a newsletter from scratch (beginner tutorials) 👉 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5doEXwy4gHUoqaZjwESVJYK6qtQ5dE-L Tools I used: - Beehiiv (newsletter platform) 👉 https://www.beehiiv.com/chris - Stripe 👉 https://www.stripe.com - Namecheap 👉 https://www.namecheap.com - Skool 👉 https://www.skool.com Enjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-yt Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjk Learn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cof Follow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-x Free weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nl Share this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-all Scrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os ---
He Gave an AI $200. It Built Him a $100K Business in 13 Days⏐Ep. #284
Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com ━ If you want to check out what Robby built go to https://tkopod.co/Aiagent and get $10 off. UPDATE! We also just put together 2 mega guides for you: Guide #1 shows you exactly how to make money with AI Agents like Robby did. Guide #2 shows you exactly how to install AI agents if you are NOT technical. You can snag BOTH of those guides together for only $19 if you use promo code CHRIS here: https://buy.stripe.com/6oU7sMc073xC1ZUeuP3842a —— Robby Houston gave an AI agent a budget and told it to make money. 13 days later he's at $8,4K MRR and he's not a coder. In this episode Robby breaks down exactly how his AI agent Ron identified a business opportunity, built the infrastructure, and grew a paying community from scratch while Robby was just "human in the loop." Enjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-yt Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjk Learn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cof Follow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-x Free weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nl Share this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-all Scrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os ---
The Simplest $7M Business You've Never Heard Of ⏐Ep. #283
beehiiv is the newsletter platform I’ve used for over a year and a half because their data shows you exactly what’s working. Get 30% off three months at beehiiv.com/chris ━ Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com ━ Snail Mail Episode with Hannah: https://youtu.be/KuQtxDCmyO4Michael Clark and his wife started sending stories through the mail. That's it. No complicated tech, no complicated business model. Just letters.Last year they did $7M in revenue!In this episode Michael breaks down exactly how they built it, how they find customers, and how you can start something similar.Check out The Flower Letters 👇https://linktr.ee/theflowerlettersEnjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-yt Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjk Learn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cof Follow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-x Free weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nl Share this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-all Scrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os ---
He Made $132K in 24 Days. WILD Story⏐Ep. #288
Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com ━ Mike Yoder started a drone deer recovery service in Ohio and made $50,000 in his first 10 weeks. Four years later he's doing over $32 million a year selling thermal and agricultural spray drones. In this episode he breaks down exactly how he got his first customers, the unit economics of spray drone businesses (70%+ profit margins), and why this might be the biggest untapped opportunity in blue collar entrepreneurship right now. If you know someone in the military, send them this episode. Find Mike: https://www.youtube.com/@dronedeerrecovery mike@hledrones.com Drone Deer Recovery — dronedeerrecovery.com @nuwayag on all platforms Enjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-yt Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjk Learn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cof Follow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-x Free weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nl Share this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-all Scrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os ---
He Found a Way to Make $1K/Hour From His Phone⏐Ep. #287
Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com ━ Kip Roland went from a suspended Amazon account and a newborn baby to building a $450K/year live selling business — starting with zero followers, zero experience, and a storage unit full of kitchen appliances. In this episode, Kip breaks down exactly how live selling works on Whatnot and TikTok, how he sources liquidation goods for 80–90% off retail, what his first stream looked like (150 items sold in under two hours), and how anyone can make their first $1,000 in profit live selling. He also covers hiring streamers, switching categories, selling food on live, and why he thinks live selling is the biggest untapped opportunity in e-commerce right now. Links mentioned: Kip on X/Twitter: @kip_roland Kip's free newsletter on live selling: https://liveselling-academy.kit.com Live Selling Academy (with Shannon Jean): https:www.liveselling.academy/TKO — Get 2 months for $20 B-Stock (liquidation sourcing): https://bstock.com Whatnot (live selling platform): https://whatnot.com Enjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-yt Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjk Learn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cof Follow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-x Free weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nl Share this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-all Scrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os ---
How a Non-Coder Made $2.5M in One Year Using AI⏐Ep. #286
Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com ━ Meet Jon Cheney. A year ago he woke up, had an idea, and built an entire business in a weekend with zero coding experience and $400. By Tuesday he had his first customer — who paid him $15,000. A year later he's at $2.5 million in revenue, over 50% profit, and on pace for $7 million this year with just a handful of employees. Jon breaks down exactly how he found his first customers, how he prices his services, and the simple 3-part framework he uses to close deals. No hype, no fluff. If you've ever thought about starting something but felt like you didn't have the right skills or money, this one's for you. Find Jon here: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joncheney Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheneypiano Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheneypiano TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cheneypiano Website: https://genaipi.org Enjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-yt Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjk Learn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cof Follow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-x Free weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nl Share this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-all Scrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os ---
They Banned My $35K/Month Page So I Started a Business⏐Ep. #285
Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com ━ Get Plans of Grandeur for $47 (video-only price) 👉 https://buy.stripe.com/4gM14o4xF7NS33Y9av3841u 10% of all revenue goes to the National Kidney Foundation 👉 https://www.kidney.org Facebook banned my $35K/month page overnight. So I turned my laptop on, hit record, and launched a brand new business from scratch while you watched. No plan. No LLC. No domain name. Nothing.Here's everything I mentioned in the video: - The video that got me banned 👉 https://youtu.be/IPnafDDgj6o - How to start a newsletter from scratch (beginner tutorials) 👉 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5doEXwy4gHUoqaZjwESVJYK6qtQ5dE-L Tools I used: - Beehiiv (newsletter platform) 👉 https://www.beehiiv.com/chris - Stripe 👉 https://www.stripe.com - Namecheap 👉 https://www.namecheap.com - Skool 👉 https://www.skool.com Enjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-yt Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjk Learn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cof Follow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-x Free weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nl Share this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-all Scrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os ---
He Gave an AI $200. It Built Him a $100K Business in 13 Days⏐Ep. #284
Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com ━ If you want to check out what Robby built go to https://tkopod.co/Aiagent and get $10 off. UPDATE! We also just put together 2 mega guides for you: Guide #1 shows you exactly how to make money with AI Agents like Robby did. Guide #2 shows you exactly how to install AI agents if you are NOT technical. You can snag BOTH of those guides together for only $19 if you use promo code CHRIS here: https://buy.stripe.com/6oU7sMc073xC1ZUeuP3842a —— Robby Houston gave an AI agent a budget and told it to make money. 13 days later he's at $8,4K MRR and he's not a coder. In this episode Robby breaks down exactly how his AI agent Ron identified a business opportunity, built the infrastructure, and grew a paying community from scratch while Robby was just "human in the loop." Enjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-yt Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjk Learn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cof Follow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-x Free weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nl Share this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-all Scrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os ---
The Simplest $7M Business You've Never Heard Of ⏐Ep. #283
beehiiv is the newsletter platform I’ve used for over a year and a half because their data shows you exactly what’s working. Get 30% off three months at beehiiv.com/chris ━ Check out my newsletter at https://TKOPOD.com and join my community at https://TKOwners.com ━ Snail Mail Episode with Hannah: https://youtu.be/KuQtxDCmyO4Michael Clark and his wife started sending stories through the mail. That's it. No complicated tech, no complicated business model. Just letters.Last year they did $7M in revenue!In this episode Michael breaks down exactly how they built it, how they find customers, and how you can start something similar.Check out The Flower Letters 👇https://linktr.ee/theflowerlettersEnjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-yt Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjk Learn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cof Follow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-x Free weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nl Share this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-all Scrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os ---
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