The Sweaty Startup

In this episode of the Sweaty Startup, I shared a personal story that hopes to encourage you to practice saying thank you to somebody today. It may seem useless and unnecessary but it is a huge support to someone that might hear it from you.  Find out more Why you should say thank you to somebody today in this episode! Check the show notes here! https://sweatystartup.com/the-sweaty-startup/ We hav...

In this episode of the Sweaty Startup, I'm going to recommend some business books that helped me grow and hope that it can help you too. People feel strongly that reading a bunch of business books will give you a ton of tips and tricks and an edge in business. And they indeed help a lot. But let me tell you one thing. I learned more during running my business for six months than I could have learn...

In this short episode of the Sweaty Startup, I want to ask question that would enable you to evaluate and get you back on track. Take some time and answer these question and be a better entrepreneur. Check the show notes here! https://sweatystartup.com/the-sweaty-startup/ We have a reddit community: https://www.reddit.com/r/sweatystartup/ Join our Real Estate community: https://sweatystartup.com/r...

This episode is from my keynote speech from Re-convene: In conversation with Moses Kagan. We discussed my journey from my early years how I started my Pick-up and Delivery service to now owning a Real Estate Private Equity company. I shared a lot of valuable insight in this episode so I hope you'll enjoy! Visit the website of Moses' event: re-convenela.com Check out and follow Moses on Twitter @mo...

What is your definition of success? For me, my definition of success is money in the bank. Because money, in my opinion, is a direct reflection of how much value you've added to the world. But as I've gotten older, I consider success a happy life. I consider success a balanced life where you're not just a good business person, but you're a good family member, husband, father and you are healthy, b...

If you are the owner of a company or the manager of a division, this episode is for you. As a guy who has hired over 500 people and fired probably seven people. I'm going to tell you something that's very important and you need to hear it. I'm talking about that employee that always seems to let you down, always seems to make these small little mistakes. Listen up, you need to let them go. Find ou...

If I think about any moment or anything that I've learned or a single kind of point in time that shifted my mindset and made the biggest difference for me as an entrepreneur, I can point to one time. It was the fall of 2018, and a good friend and mentor of mine brought me into his office. Find out more what mindset shift I made that changed my life in this episode!   Check the show notes here! htt...

In this episode I'm going to share two observations today. I want you to take away some things, and I want you to actually think about this because it applies to everybody a lot differently. I want you to understand that there are two types of employees that work for you, and, two types of people in this world. There are people who get stuff done and then there are thinkers and messengers. Find ou...

I'm going to talk to you about delegation, the hardest and most important part of getting wealthy. I'm going to share a fact that I made up. 99% of business owners suck at delegation, specifically, management tasks. Meaning, a task that's not simply obeying orders, for example, answering phone calls or delivering kinds of stuff. When I say management task, I meant, doing the work to make a decisio...

In this episode of The Sweaty Startup, I'm going to share what I feel to be the two hardest parts of building a successful startup. Not only do I consider these the most difficult, I feel they are essential for any Entrepreneur, especially for those in small business that are struggling with the management of their company. Now the sad truth is, these two qualities are one of the most commonly ove...

In this episode we're going to talk about money. I was raised to think about money differently than most people. My parents taught me the value of money, how hard you have to work for money, and how money is the means to an end. Money doesn't have to be the end goal, but it can be what allows you to reach your end goal. Find out more how important Money Making skill is in this episode! Check the s...

A little quick episode about what sucks in entrepreneurship culture. I've been trying to be positive and avoid being negative. So, let me rant for a bit. I notice lately how the media are romanticizing the idea of building a "start-up" business and gaining hype around starting a business with these "new" ideas. Frankly, I call BS. Find out more on why Entrepreneurship Culture Sucks in this episode...

In business and in life, small habits build success, and one of the most important habits is time management. Beyond being efficient in your work, the most successful people invest their time in activities that deliver value over time. The four quadrants of time management, a framework made popular by  The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey , can help you determine how to invest...

I want to talk about something that I think is pretty important. It is understanding the difference between value and money. And I think that is what separates the really good businessman, the really good entrepreneurs, the people who are really good at personal finance from the people who are not. It's understanding the difference between value and money.   Find out the importance knowing the dif...

In this episode of The Sweaty Startup, I was invited to sit down with the guys from Acquisitions Anonymous. It is run by Michael Girdley, Mills Snell, and Bill D'Alessandro. All are great entrepreneurs, and their podcast talks and breaks down business' deals anonymously that are for sale and evaluate if it's a good investment or not. We tackle two exciting deals today, a $900k Moving and Storage C...

I attended a conference last week called Capital Camp in Columbia, Missouri. This is by no means a promotional ad for that conference, but I walked away with a clear head and some amazing insights into my strategy, my mindset, and how I manage the emotions and ego every entrepreneur deals with, especially with the Sweaty Startup Podcast and The Nick Huber Show . Everything was organized by my frie...

Lately, I've been reflecting on what I'll be most proud of at the age of 85. That made me think about the lives of my grandparents, and realized that ultimately what I want is to provide a better life foundation for my children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and beyond just like my grandfather did.   Find out more what's the best business lesson my grandfather taught me.   Special thanks to...

I'm going to talk about hiring your replacement. Maybe you're growing. Maybe there's an opportunity to scale up, do more, go to the town next door, do more stuff, different stuff, whatever it might be. I've been there, and I'm going through it now with our real estate private equity company that we're building. And I just want to talk a little bit about some mistakes that I see people make all the...

In today's episode, Nick talks about three sales strategies that most people don't talk about. These are strategies that can really make your company stand out from others as desirable, credible, and sustainable. 

Way back in early 2015, I planned and developed my self-storage business with my partner Dan. It took a total of 2 years to prepare and set this thing up right. From finding property and looking for the right deals and LPs, in May 2017, we opened our doors for business with 5 outside investors. Fast forward to today, we have 4,930 self-storage units, 24 properties, 642,000 sq/ft all in properties...

When it comes to entrepreneurship, big or small business ownership, you hear the same advice all the time: Do what you say you are going to do, and you will succeed as a business owner. It sounds so easy, but the real problem is that most of us are terrible at managing expectations. It's bad business advice to just do what you said you'd do regardless of the evolving circumstances. Find out in thi...

The painful truth is that not everyone is cut out to be a business owner. Another hard pill to swallow is that people cling to ideas, and concepts they think will get them ahead. I've said it before and I'll say it again, but my fear through all of this is that people who are listening to the show 10 years from now, will wake up one day, having started a business, are underpaid, overworked, and ha...

Nick / Dan / Max discuss businesses they love.

Things are changing fast in my world! I have hired 8 folks from the Philippines using https://www.supportshepherd.com/ .   I launched a new podcast today called The Nick Huber Show.   Apple podcasts: https://apple.co/3r9O5BW   Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Ta5IoC   Show notes: https://sweatystartup.com/the-nick-huber-show/   Also a real estate community: https://sweatystartup.com/rec/

Nick / Dan / Max discuss business ideas and how they would launch them.