In Episode 19, Matt Ham from Ham House Sports sits down to share his journey from selling a small junk-wax lot to building a six-figure hobby business rooted in faith, family, and smart entrepreneurship. Matt breaks down the “business as a machine” framework, how he and his son built a thriving operation, their Bowman prospect strategy, and the principles that guide their decision-making. This conversation dives deep into liquidity, risk tolerance, verticals inside the hobby, and how living with purpose shapes how he collects, flips, and mentors others.

00:01 Matt Ham introduction and shared values

00:48 Business as a machine and scaling decisions

06:36 How Little Matt became the engine behind Ham House Sports

09:03 Managing inventory, liquidity, and quick flips

14:14 Early hobby mistakes and learning curves

18:27 Prospect tiers and the Ham House strategy framework

19:54 Flipping to fund long-term PC goals

21:44 Smart tax planning and turning hobby into a real business

26:29 Future milestones and the $50k Mantle goal

28:23 The RICH framework and applying it to the hobby

• Treat your hobby like a machine that scales with trust and process

• Liquidity and speed matter more than holding long-term on most cards

• Build a strategy around tiers of prospects and diversify risk

• Flipping can fund a high-end PC without touching personal money

• Relationships lubricate the business machine

• Confidence grows when you move up price tiers with discipline

• Teach your kids business early and make them part of the journey

• Gratitude, humility, and generosity will always return value

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