The Koerner Office - Business Ideas and Deep Dives with Chris Koerner

Last month I got a DM that said "Bro. Look into lawn leveling. These guys are PRINTING CASH. I knew I had to learn more, so I had Brandon McClellan on the pod today.  Brandon is a former oil rig worker turned entrepreneur who founded Central Texas Lawn Leveling. Today we chat about how Brandon discovered the lawn leveling business, turned it into a profitable venture, and explored the untappe...

You remember Shannon from 1 week ago, right? From episode 38? He's back! You can find Shannon here: https://tkopod.co/shannon Enjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-yt Ask me a question on or off the show here: tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: tkopod.co/p-cjk Learn about my company: tkopod.co/p-cof Follow me on Twitter here: tkopod.co/p-x Free weekly business ideas new...

What else is there to say? You're here for biz ideas right!? We saved the best for last. Enjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-yt Ask me a question on or off the show here: tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: tkopod.co/p-cjk Learn about my company: tkopod.co/p-cof Follow me on Twitter here: tkopod.co/p-x Free weekly business ideas newsletter: tkopod.co/p-nl Share this po...

Q&A day! How can you start a profitable pet cremation biz without $100k for an incinerator? Today we covered that and 3 other questions: 1. What if you started a WeWork but only for quiet, private places to study or work. Is that viable? 2. How much to pay for a yacht charter booking business? How to structure the deal? 3. Is this new RV park concept viable? Enjoy! --- Watch this on YouTube in...

Part 1/2: I had my friend Shannon Jean on the pod today. Shannon is a stupidly successful multipreneur. If there's a unique business out there, he's probably tackled it. You can find Shannon here: https://tkopod.co/shannon Today we chat about how you can find money-making opportunities by focusing on specific opportunities in your local area. --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopo...

Is B2B stump grinding the next big move? HoldCo bros break down all the numbers. With Nikonomics host, Nik Hulewsky --- Watch this on YouTube instead here: https://www.youtube.com/@thekoerneroffice?sub_confirmation=1 Ask me a question on or off the show here: https://tkopod.co/p-ask Learn more about me: http://chrisjkoerner.com Learn about my company: http://cofounders.com Follow me on Twitter her...

Fresh Q&A! And hey, as luck would have it, I am validating a biz idea on YT live this Tuesday at 12pm CST. Watch it here! https://www.youtube.com/live/n0T6M39qanQ?si=Mj9OTC6-f7QrH2GX&utm_source=newsletter.chrisjkoerner.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=newsletter-00042 You're gonna love today's episode. Summaries and timestamps below. --- Watch this on YouTube instea...

I sat down with the vending god himself, Quinn Miller (x.com/quinnjmiller) to get tactical about the vending machine business. He has build a cash cow California juggernaut of vending machines and ATMs. There are some great takeaways here. Enjoy! --- Referenced in this video: www.useoutscraper.com Watch this on YouTube instead here: https://www.youtube.com/@thekoerneroffice?sub_confirmation=1 Ask...

What if you spent your life savings on buying a company that was a complete scam? That and two business idea questions from callers. Enjoy! --- Referenced in this video: www.useoutscraper.com Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://form.typeform.com/to/Eb8KaY0pLearn more about me: http://chrisjkoerner.com Learn about my company: http://cofounders.com Follow me on Twitter here: https://tw...

Remember my alpine slide guest from 2 weeks back? Well he's back! You're gonna love this one. --- Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://form.typeform.com/to/Eb8KaY0p Learn more about me: http://chrisjkoerner.com Learn about my company: http://cofounders.com Follow me on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/mhp_guy Free weekly business ideas newsletter: https://newsletter.chrisjk...

I graded and evaluated 7 pre-submitted business ideas and 2 from live callers. Enjoy! Timestamps further down. Enjoy! --- Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://form.typeform.com/to/Eb8KaY0p Learn more about me: http://chrisjkoerner.com Learn about my company: http://cofounders.com Follow me on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/mhp_guy Free weekly business ideas newsletter: https://news...

Ever wondered what it's like to start a theme park where kids can operate real construction machinery? Today,  I sit down  with Jacob, the founder of Dig World, a place where kids, and adults too, do exactly that. We cover everything from the park's development, startup costs, and insurance challenges to the innovative ways he has brought Dig World to life. Timestamps further down. Enjoy...

Another Q&A episode, albeit 1 day late this time! Timestamps further down. Enjoy! --- Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://form.typeform.com/to/Eb8KaY0p Learn more about me: http://chrisjkoerner.com Learn about my company: http://cofounders.com Follow me on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/mhp_guy Free weekly business ideas newsletter: https://newsletter.chrisjkoerner.com/ --- 01...

My best episode yet! --- Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://form.typeform.com/to/Eb8KaY0p Learn more about me: http://chrisjkoerner.com Learn about my company: http://cofounders.com Follow me on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/mhp_guy Free weekly business ideas newsletter: https://newsletter.chrisjkoerner.com/ --- 00:37 Best Episode Ever: intro 00:48 Matthew's Unique Business...

More Q&A! I chat with Brett from Junkless, a company shaking up the junk removal and moving industry in Bend, Oregon. Brett is closing in on 7 figures, but he has his eyes on a bigger future.  Could opening a second location in the bigger city of Portland turn his $2,500 investment into the 8 figure business he's dreamed of?  We get into this and tortillas, digital products and a flowride...

HoldCo Bros Chris (x.com/mhp_guy) and Nik (x.com/cofoundersnik) discuss ideas for building a big business FAST by partnering with the unlikeliest of influencers... Timestamps below. Enjoy! Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://form.typeform.com/to/Eb8KaY0p Learn more about me: http://chrisjkoerner.com Learn about my company: http://cofounders.com Follow me on Twitter here: https://twit...

4 awesome callers today: - A pool cleaning biz owner trying to hire a key employee - An assumable loan business owner trying to better educate his market - A real estate investor that got screwed on a deal - A popular author trying to raise 6 figure checks for his nonprofit. Timestamps below. Enjoy! Submit a question for the show:   http://form.typeform.com/to/Eb8KaY0p Watch the video version of t...

Holdco Bros are back! With even more business ideas and banter. Timestamps below. Enjoy! --- Watch on YouTube instead:   https://www.youtube.com/@thekoerneroffice?sub_confirmation=1 Ask me a question on or off the show here: http://form.typeform.com/to/Eb8KaY0p Learn more about me: http://chrisjkoerner.com Learn about my company: http://cofounders.com Follow me on Twitter here: https://twitter.com...

Back to the Q&A format! Today I spoke with 3 callers: - A guy wanting to sell $1,000 grills with digital ads - A guy anting to help his friend grow her dog training business - A guy netting $250k/year on a print shop that feels trapped. Timestamps below. Enjoy! Submit a question for the show:   http://form.typeform.com/to/Eb8KaY0p Watch the video version of this on YouTube instead: https://www...

In 2005 Lance Byrd bought a 320 acre horse ranch outside of Ft. Worth. His dream? Start a horse training facility. How did he go from that to being the rural Disney for traveling baseball families? You'll have to listen find out! In a couple weeks I'll be visiting the ranch to make a video of the facility. Be sure to check back for that. In today's podcast we talk about: - How he st...

Holdco bros, Chris and Nik, unite for a 2nd time. Check out Nik's podcast here: https://tinyurl.com/nikonomicsYT Today we chat all things: - A kid making bank from an obscure FB Group leadgen tactic - Unbundling the unbundlers - AI generated, automated podcasts - Negative CAC ASMR YouTube channels Timestamps below! Submit a question for the show:   http://form.typeform.com/to/Eb8KaY0p Watch t...

This is part 2 of me talking about every business I've ever started.  Part 1 was released on April 25, so scroll on back to find that bad boy. Part 3 will be out next month! Hopefully this helps you generate some ideas of your own. Or shoot, copy these yourself! Almost all of them would still work today. Enjoy! I'd love your follow and review, if I've earned it. Submit a question fo...

Aaron Harper is a STUD! He's the CEO and founder of Rolling Suds ( https://www.rollingsudsfranchise.com/contact-us ), a franchise system with hundreds of territories sold in the last 18 months. We talked all about the unit economics of both an individual pressure washing franchise, and the franchise business as a whole. Enjoy! Timestamps below. Submit a question for the show:   http://form.ty...

Submit a question for the show:   http://form.typeform.com/to/Eb8KaY0p Watch the video version of this on YouTube instead: https://www.youtube.com/@thekoerneroffice?sub_confirmation=1 Free weekly business ideas newsletter: https://newsletter.chrisjkoerner.com/ Learn more about me: http://chrisjkoerner.com Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mhp_guy 01:58 - Helped the owner of a licensed priv...

This was the keynote speech I gave at SMBash last month entitled "You Only Need One White Whale." If you'd like to see the accompanying slides, check it out on YouTube instead. It took me 13 hours to prepare and it received great reviews! Please enjoy and share with your friends. Submit a question for the show:   http://form.typeform.com/to/Eb8KaY0p Watch the video version of this o...