Hey, I'm Chris Koerner - serial entrepreneur, business ideas addict, and your new ADHD business ideas best friend. I've started 75 businesses, with 10 of them being worth 7-8+ figures. I love startup ideas!
Want to make money, grow a business, or just start a side hustle? You're in the right spot.
This show covers:
- Real-world growth hacking tips
- Deep dives into cool business ideas and AI tools.
- Simple business advice for small business & startups
- Ways to make money with side hustles and home services
- How to invest in RV parks or mobile home parks
Sometimes I'll chat with another entrepreneur buddy, sometimes I'll go solo.
I've built lots of companies, run multiple businesses, and made tons of mistakes (so you don't have to).
If you love entrepreneurship, marketing, business ideas or agency life, this show is for you.
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Chris Koerner of The Koerner Office
Hey, I'm Chris Koerner - serial entrepreneur, business ideas addict, and your new ADHD business ideas best friend. I've started 75 businesses, with 10 of them being worth 7-8+ figures. I love startup ideas!
Want to make money, grow a business, or just start a side hustle? You're in the right spot.
This show covers:
- Real-world growth hacking tips
- Deep dives into cool business ideas and AI tools.
- Simple business advice for small business & startups
- Ways to make money with side hustles and home services
- How to invest in RV parks or mobile home parks
Sometimes I'll chat with another entrepreneur buddy, sometimes I'll go solo.
I've built lots of companies, run multiple businesses, and made tons of mistakes (so you don't have to).
If you love entrepreneurship, marketing, business ideas or agency life, this show is for you.
Let's make you some money with cool business ideas! Find me at TKOPOD.COM
Chris Koerner of The Koerner Office
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I sat down with Quinn Miller to catch up on how his vending machine business has grown and where he’s taking it next. We talked about why vending is such a strong cash flow business, how he finds and evaluates locations, and what he’s learned from scaling machines across apartments, offices, and hotels. We also got into pricing, product selection, and why sales and momentum matter more than most people think when you’re getting started. If you’re curious about vending or machine-based businesses in general, this one is packed with real-world insight.
You can find Quinn on Twitter at @QuinnJMiller - https://x.com/quinnjmiller, and he also has a vending machine course for anyone who wants a deeper, more hands-on walkthrough of the business - https://linktr.ee/quinnjmiller
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It’s a wrap on 2025. This is my annual deep dive where I break down everything: the businesses I started, the ones that failed, and exactly where I’m making money. I’m sharing specific net profit numbers across 7+ income streams, not just revenue. I also talk about why I finally killed the Secret Pickleball Club idea , the "return on headache" that led me to move on from other ventures , and my investment strategy for the year, from "NEFL" stocks to angel investing. Plus, a look at why I impulsively signed up for an ultra marathon with zero training
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In this episode, I sat down with Korey McDavid, the founder of Juiced Fuel, to talk about how on demand gas delivery actually works as a real business. We get into why this plugs directly into everyday behavior, how repeat usage turns fuel into predictable revenue, and which customers really make the model work. Korey shares how he started this on the side, how the business compounds once people build the habit, and where it’s headed next. He’s now in his third year and on pace to do over $1 million this year, which makes this a great example of a straightforward business executed well.
You can check out Juiced Fuel at https://juicedfuel.com and follow them on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/juicedfuel.
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In this episode, I talk about the parts of entrepreneurship that people rarely tell you about and why so many founders feel blindsided once they’re in it. I share a simple GRIT framework I’ve developed after years of building and breaking businesses, and why understanding these challenges upfront matters more than chasing upside.
We get into the emotional swings, the hidden costs, and why progress often feels slower than expected. I also walk through practical mindset shifts that help you stay steady, focused, and moving forward when things get uncomfortable. This episode is about seeing the full picture before you decide if this path is really for you.
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In this episode, I walk through dozens of real, practical ways to turn unwanted land into cash flow. I talk about how land that looks ugly, rural, or overlooked can actually become a serious income engine if you think about it differently. From renting out raw land for camping, parking equipment, or RVs, to placing sheds, tiny homes, or storage containers, I break down how people are making money without overcomplicating things.
I also share ideas around subdividing land, master leases, portable self storage, tree farms, firewood, pallet businesses, sheds, sports courts, and even some weird but surprisingly profitable niches most people never consider. The big theme of this episode is optionality. Once you own land, especially land no one else wants, you suddenly unlock dozens of ways to monetize it.
The goal here is to show that you do not need perfect property, massive capital, or years of experience to get started. You just need ideas, creativity, and the willingness to look at unwanted land as an opportunity instead of a problem.
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I sat down with Mindi Reinke and we walked through one of the simplest, lowest risk reselling businesses I’ve seen in a long time. She shared how she bought pallets of school books for $1, which is what she usually pays, used eBay and ChatGPT to sort and list the inventory, and turned that into roughly $5,000 in revenue. We talked about why curriculum is the real money maker, how book arbitrage actually works, and why this is a business almost anyone can start with just a phone and very little upfront cost. You can find Mindi Reinke on X at https://x.com/hey_mindi
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I sat down with Will Cannon again and we talked about how he went from scraping and selling lead lists to building multiple million-dollar SaaS businesses. We covered his early background, losing everything in 2008, and how that pushed him into B2B data, cold email, and eventually software.
We broke down how he built a profitable lead-selling agency with almost no upfront costs, why recurring revenue changed everything, and how UpLead got its first customers. Will also shared how he thinks about copying existing businesses, acquiring customers before building, and why you do not need to be technical to make this work.
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If you are new here from the Diary of a CEO episode, welcome. I am really glad you are here. And for everyone who has been with me from the beginning, I appreciate you more than you know.
In this episode I took all 254 past episodes and pulled out the very best ideas, lessons, guests and takeaways so you do not have to go back and binge everything unless you want to. I walk through my top 23 episodes and rank them from 23 to 1. You will hear why these ideas work, what I love about them, where people get stuck, and how you can use them no matter how much money or experience you have.
If you are new to my world, this is the perfect starting point because it gives you the full overview of the most tactical and approachable business ideas we have ever covered. If you have been listening for a while, this is a great refresh and a fun look back at what has actually changed people’s lives.
Rank 23
Episode 55. How to Start a Six Figure Side Hustle Exclusively on Facebook Marketplace
Rank 22
Episode 229. Starting a Drone Business and Drone Roof Inspections
Rank 21
Episode 226. Domain Name Investing
Rank 20
Episode 239. Laundromats with Tyler Purcell
Rank 19
Episode 210. Etsy Print on Demand
Rank 18
Episode 73. Porch Pumpkins
Rank 18
Episode 186. Mailbox Repair
Rank 17
Episode 196. Forestry Mulching
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Episode 162. Lessons Learned from Starting 75 Plus Businesses
Rank 15
Episode 170. How to Get a Yes from Everyone
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Episode 175. Hummingbird Food E Commerce Brand
Rank 13
Episode 144. How to Get Everything You Want Out of Life
Rank 12
Episode 207. Which AI Should You Use to Make Money
Rank 11
Episode 233. Beginner Friendly Ways of Making 10 Grand
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Episode 228. Three Million a Year from Tiny AI Tools
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Episode 203. How to Make a Million Dollars in Six Months
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Episode 230. How to Copy Businesses and White Label Them with Go High Level
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Episode 205. The Most Overlooked Business Idea You Have Ever Heard Of
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Episode 248. Eight Ideas for You to Start This Weekend
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Episode 169. Twenty Five Tips Tools and Tricks to Use ChatGPT
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Episode 161. How to Start an Ad Agency with AI Video Generation
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Episode 156. Reselling Liquidation Items
Rank 2
Episode 164. Directories
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Episode 204. I Started an Online Business in 56 Minutes
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A year ago I interviewed Cinco about his line striping business. That episode is here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6xd6KRw895dstoagycodp5?si=SE8Zssb_SvGNToYYHWazUQ
Hunter heard it, got inspired, and nine weeks later he had nearly fifty thousand dollars in revenue with zero experience.
I sat down with Hunter Schenewark to break down how he made almost fifty thousand dollars in his first nine weeks with a simple striping and seal coating business. He had zero experience, started in a small town, did his first job for free in a local Facebook group, then used cold email to land big church projects. We walk through how he priced jobs, how he found customers, the equipment he bought, what it cost, and why seal coating became the real money maker.
Hunter on X
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I sat down with Will Cannon to break down how cold email really works today. Will has sent over one hundred million cold emails and grew one of his companies to a million dollars ARR almost entirely from it. We talk about how to write short emails that convert, how many follow ups you actually need, how to build a list, and what works right now for getting your first customer fast.
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Quick update before you dive in. We’re shifting our upload schedule from three times a week to two. Instead of Mo-Wed-Fri, we’ll now be posting every Tuesday and Friday. With all the new formats we’re producing, three a week became tough to keep at the level we want. This new cadence will help us keep the quality high.
I sat down with Connor Gross in New York and we went deep on one simple idea taking proven products and changing the form factor to unlock ridiculous upside. We talk about how Billy Mays, OxiClean, and late night infomercials turned into today’s DTC and TikTok style direct response, then riff on everything from “AG1 in a gummy” and brands like Grüns, Starface pimple stickers, and stain remover stickers for kids clothes, all the way to race day temporary tattoos that show your elevation profile and aid stations. From there we get into filtration for cyclists and runners, mouth tape for performance and pollution, third party testing apps like SuppCo and Seed Oil Scout, and the crazy opportunity in being the trusted auditor for supplements, snacks, and food labels. We wrap by talking about city based silent retreat concepts inspired by OtherShip, how to productize attention and stillness in a noisy world, and why there is so much money sitting in boring categories if you are willing to innovate on packaging, distribution, and trust.
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I sat down with Marcus Lemonis, someone I’ve admired for over fifteen years, and we talked about business, purpose, regret, and what it really takes to build something that lasts. Marcus opened up about his wins and losses, why he gave away millions with no expectation of return, and how he thinks about entrepreneurship in a world shaped by AI. We also got into The Profit, The Fixer, and why your gift comes with responsibility. I loved this conversation and I think you will too.
He also shared his newest big idea, which is building an “everything home” ecosystem through Bed Bath and Beyond, Bye Bye Baby, and blockchain tech. It’s one of the most ambitious concepts I’ve heard in a long time.
You can find Marcus here:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcuslemonis
Instagram: https://instagram.com/marcuslemonis
TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@marcuslemonis
And you can watch his new show The Fixer on Fox, Fox Business, and Hulu.
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Is it possible to build a full-time business exclusively on Facebook Marketplace? In this episode, we sit down with Alex Hansen, aka "The Shelf Dude," to find out how he turned a simple DIY garage project into a business netting $15,000 a month.
Alex breaks down exactly how he achieved 70-80% profit margins , why he quit his day job to build shelves full-time, and his strategy for creating infinite free leads. We also discuss his major pivot: how he is now monetizing his competitors by building a nationwide installer network and selling digital plans.
If you are looking for a low-cost side hustle or want to learn how to sell anything on Facebook Marketplace, this episode is a masterclass in execution.
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Want to make $10k/month on Facebook Marketplace?
In this episode, we sit down with the "Full Time Flipper," Tim MacLeod, who turned a side hustle into a six-figure business. He reveals the exact strategy he uses to flip couches for massive profit without doing any repairs.
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This was honestly one of my favorite HoldCo Bros sessions ever. We broke down the math on 8 different business ideas that are completely wide open right now.
I’m talking about everything from simple local service arbitrage to high-level psychological pricing hacks. We even break down how one guy in a tiny town is generating a quarter-million dollars a year with zero employees.
The opportunities are hiding in plain sight—you just have to know where to look.
In this episode, we breakdown:
The "Virginity Rocks" Case Study: How a simple brand does $70M/year.
The Influencer Partnership Play: How to monetize someone else's audience (using Tesla as an example).
The $240k Local Newsletter: How a guy in a small town makes a killing (and how you can copy him).
The "Gray Hat" Growth Hack: A slightly controversial way to get high-value clients quickly.
Botox Arbitrage: A genius way to partner with neighbors for a cash-flowing side hustle.
The Lifetime Warranty Hack: A psychological pricing strategy that sounds crazy but prints money.
The "Middleman" Agency: How to sell Local SEO to dentists without doing the work yourself.
Reverse-Engineering Etsy: How to find best-selling products just by looking at reviews.
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HoldCo Bros are back! In this episode, Nik and I dig into a super interesting business idea — Porta Courts, a portable pickleball court company started by Nik’s brother-in-law. We break down how he can turn it into a real business, from testing demand with PickFu surveys to running Facebook ads the right way.
We go deep into how to identify the right target audience — from hardcore pickleball players and luxury homeowners to schools, hotels, and local entrepreneurs who could rent these courts out like bounce houses. I share a step-by-step framework for setting up ad campaigns, building high-trust landing pages, and using data to figure out what messaging actually converts.
We also talk about how this could evolve into a local franchise-style model and why every new product launch should start with real validation before spending a dollar on marketing.
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I sat down with Brandon Doyle (https://x.com/_BrandonDoyle_) again, and this time we tried to build a money-making app in under an hour using Emergent, a new vibe coding tool. We let a random word generator decide our idea, landed on a lawn care quote generator, and then raced to see who could build the better version faster. I focused on the backend logic and real-time pricing, while Brandon went all in on clean design and live deployment. We ended up building two working web apps for about $10 each, both ready to launch instantly. We compared prompts, strategies, and credits used, and talked about how simple these AI tools make it to build real businesses fast.
You can try the apps we built here:
Brandon’s app: https://mowmaster-6.emergent.host
Chris’s app: https://mowbid.emergent.host
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In this episode I’m back with Shannon Jean to dive deep into the world of live selling and how creators are making serious money on apps like Whatnot, Poshmark Live, and eBay Live. Shannon breaks down how liquidation deals on sites like Hanes’ auction platform let you buy truckloads of brand-new apparel for pennies per item and resell them live without taking a single photo. We also talk about tools like Whatnot Spy that let you track and reverse engineer other sellers’ auctions, plus a wild vending-machine idea that turns Amazon returns into “mystery box” machines.
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I sat down with Sam Thompson (https://x.com/ImSamThompson) again, and this time we tried something completely different. We used a random word generator to come up with totally random words and then challenged ourselves to turn each one into a real business idea that could make $20K a month. What started as a fun experiment turned into one of the most creative brainstorming sessions I’ve ever done.
We came up with ideas like an Office-themed chess set, a blue-collar Stoicism community, and even a nightclub marketing agency called Full Lounge. We debated which ideas would actually work, which ones could scale, and how fast each could become profitable. Sam also shared why most people overcomplicate online businesses when simple local plays like garage cleanouts can hit $20K a month with just one person running them.
We wrapped up talking about how important it is to start small, stay consistent, and focus on momentum instead of waiting for permission or the “perfect” idea.
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I sat down with Shannon Jean again and we dove deep into how anyone can start reselling with zero dollars. Shannon showed me live auctions and walked me through a complete roadmap from flipping free Facebook couches to building a full reselling business that makes over $100K. We talked about how to find your unfair advantage, research what sells before buying, and spot the “boring” products that everyone else overlooks — like rugs, books, and parking meters. Shannon also shared stories of real people turning $1 into thousands, from a weatherman making $40K flipping couches to a seller doing $17K a month in pressure washers. Whether you want to make side income or build a full business, this episode shows exactly how to start.
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