Chad and Alex originally started their mobile car detailing business as a side hustle when they realized that the Corporate America route wasn’t going to bring fulfillment to their personal, professional, or financial goals. What they didn’t realize is that it would turn into a full-time gig that generates $96K per month in revenue.
Chad always had an entrepreneurial spirit, despite not having family own any of their own businesses. After years of working at Indeed.com, one of the biggest tech companies in the world, he felt comfortable enough to start up a side hustle and began running it full time in recent years.
Alex, on the other hand, always believed that financial freedom equals owning a business. In high school, he started his first business centered around teaching with his friend and it successfully. When he started working a job at Indeed.com too and met Chad, COVID hit, and they both had enough time to try and run their own detailing company.
And they both are car enthusiasts, so it made sense to dive into the world of auto detailing.
Originally though, their main focus was on car washing– which wasn’t really turning a profit in the first and second year. It wasn’t until they shifted into mobile detailing that their business really started bringing in monetary results.
In this episode, learn how to achieve good online reviews, the importance of advertising your business early on, and how they choose to hire and build relationships with their employees. They also provide strategies to prevent burnout as a business owner.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Start
00:53 - Overview of the business
01:55 - Choosing detailing services
02:36 - Project details
02:57 - Impact of pivoting
04:36 - Services offered and pricing details
05:36 - A unique location
06:22 - Balancing business and a 9-to-5 job
07:05 - Starting with the basics
07:55 - Advice on starting out
10:13 - Marketing
10:50 - Failed advertising
12:46 - Fan blitz
14:23 - Secrets to receiving perfect reviews
15:41 - Quality control
16:48 - Monthly overhead
18:13 - Reasons for starting paint restoration
18:55 - Importance of SOP implementation
20:39 - Advice on managing work and business
21:15 - Role of automation
22:52 - Revenue and margins
23:22 - Challenges in scaling
24:34 - Working with subcontractors
27:19 - Supplier relationships
28:20 - Navigating partnerships
28:58 - Biggest mistakes as a newbie
29:37 - Vision and long-term goals
30:29 - Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs
31:23 - B2B vs B2C
33:03 - Social media strategy
34:59 - Leadership
36:04 - Avoiding common pitfalls
37:17 - Cashflow management
38:08 - Evolution of the business
40:05 - Book recommendation
41:03 - Advice to younger self
42:18 - Outro
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