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The Koerner Office - Business Ideas and Small Business Deep Dives with Entrepreneurs

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

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00:26:24

I Started an Online Business in 56 Minutes (Beginner...

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2025/08/04

Check out my newsletter at ⁠⁠TKOPOD.com⁠⁠ and join my new community at ⁠⁠TKOwners.com⁠⁠.Get 30 days free on HighLevel only with my link: https://tkopod.co/30daysOfFreeHLHow to scrape leads: https://tkopod.co/Os How to mass text: straighttext.com - promo code KOERNER for 50% off!━I launched a brand new AI automation agency from scratch in just 56 minutes. No audience tricks, no prep, no fluff. I recorded the clock, sent 50 texts, built a real AI voice agent using HighLevel, and got an actual home

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00:31:14

$1M in 6 Months? These Are the Business Ideas We’d...

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2025/08/01

Check out my newsletter at ⁠⁠TKOPOD.com⁠⁠ and join my new community at ⁠⁠TKOwners.com⁠⁠.HoldCo Bros are back! In this episode, Nik and I take on a simple but powerful challenge: how would you build a business worth $1 million in just six months? We each pitch our favorite ideas, from RV rentals and AI wrapper agencies to offshore staffing, buying up newsletters, and starting an AI automation agency with real clients and real money. Nik lays out his hero workflow strategy, and I break down how I spun

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00:35:10

You Don’t Need a Big Idea. AI Can Clone These Giants...

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2025/07/30

Check out my newsletter at ⁠TKOPOD.com⁠ and join my new community at ⁠TKOwners.com⁠.I sat down with Sam Thompson again and we talked about why it’s never been easier to clone massive SaaS companies and sell the same functionality for 90% less. We broke down how AI is turning platforms like Salesforce, AppFolio, and RentManager into overpriced dinosaurs, and how you can use tools like BuiltWith, G2, and Manus to reverse-engineer their features and customers. Sam even shared how he ran paid traffic to

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00:28:06

Finding Great Reselling Deals Is Easy (If You Know...

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2025/07/28

Check out my newsletter at ⁠TKOPOD.com⁠ and join my new community at ⁠TKOwners.com⁠.I sat down with Shannon Jean again and we walked through a whole new batch of insane liquidation deals you could flip for serious money. We talked about truckloads of auto parts from the Advanced Auto Parts and Pep Boys merger, flipping Costco returns like Blackstone griddles, and why now is the perfect time to buy Christmas trees for resale. Shannon also broke down strategies for flipping Lego sets, Google Glass,

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00:29:26

This Simple Playbook Built a $120M AI Business (in 3...

The Koerner Office - Business Ideas and Small... ·

2025/07/25

Check out my newsletter at TKOPOD.com and join my new community at TKOwners.com.If you've ever gotten a newsletter from me, it was powered by Beehiiv. Built by the team behind Morning Brew, it's the only platform I’ve found that actually moves the needle. Go to beehiiv.com/chris and use code chris30 to get 30% off your first three monthsI sat down with Sam Thompson again and we talked about how anyone could shamelessly copy the strategy behind Cluely, the $120 million AI company that blew up in just

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34:12

This Is the Beginner Hustle You’ve Been Waiting For...

The Koerner Office - Business Ideas and Small... ·

2025/07/23

Check out my newsletter at TKOPOD.com and join my new community at TKOwners.com. If you've ever gotten a newsletter from me, it was powered by Beehiiv. Built by the team behind Morning Brew, it's the only platform I’ve found that actually moves the needle. Go to beehiiv.com/chris and use code chris30 to get 30% off your first three months I sat down with Shannon Jean and we talked about how to spot overlooked opportunities and turn them into real money. We got into strategies for flippi...

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38:39

6 Ways to Make Money With the New GPT Agent (It Blew...

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2025/07/21

Check out my newsletter at TKOPOD.com and join my new community at TKOwners.com I just tested the new ChatGPT agent from OpenAI and this thing blew my mind. For $20/month I had six agents running at once, doing cold outreach, writing pitch decks, researching competitors, even prepping my meetings by digging through private info on my calendar. I tested it on everything from finding local SEO leads to building a launch plan for a mobile car wash business. It cross-referenced Google Trends, scr...

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32:53

You Don’t Need an Online Business to Get Rich ⏐Holdco...

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2025/07/18

Check out my newsletter at TKOPOD.com and join my new community at TKOwners.com HoldCo Bros are back! In this episode, Nik and I dive into the power of zigging while everyone else zags. We break down the business behind The Flower Letters, a low churn $300K+ per month subscription built around physical mail and why this old school model is winning big. Then we riff on spin off ideas like analog pen pal chess games, choose your own adventure letters for kids, and using AI to co-write and print...

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49:47

The Most Profitable Local Business Everyone Overlooks...

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2025/07/16

Check out my newsletter at TKOPOD.com and join my new community at TKOwners.com I sat down with Alex to talk about how a personal landscaping problem led him to uncover a wildly underserved niche forestry mulching. We broke down how he used YouTube content, keyword research, and Meta ads to dominate the market, all while running lean with just a few machines. He shares the full playbook for how he turned a $5K investment into a $500K+ service business in just over a year. We also riffed on a ...

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63:44

The Smart Way to Start Small and Still Win Big ⏐ Ep....

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2025/07/14

Check out my newsletter at TKOPOD.com and join my new community at TKOwners.com I sat down with Daniel Cronauer again and we talked all things service & local business. We got into how he’s opening his third gym right next to competitors and stealing their customers with simple tactics that actually work. We also talked about finding marketing shortcuts that cost almost nothing but drive real leads, how to use Facebook groups the smart way, and why most home service businesses never scale...

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23:56

These Local Businesses Are Hidden Goldmines ⏐Holdco...

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2025/07/11

Check out my newsletter at TKOPOD.com and join my new community at TKOwners.com HoldCo Bros are back! In this one, Nik and I talk through some crazy profitable ideas for local service businesses that almost anyone could start. It all kicked off when a real-life hot tub crew showed up at my Airbnb just as I was scripting a video about them. We dug into why hot tub maintenance and moving services are such great opportunities. We also talked about launching a lake house concierge business, touch...

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23:52

Everyone’s Chasing AI. Start This Simple $250K/Year...

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2025/07/09

Check out my newsletter at TKOPOD.com and join my new community at TKOwners.com I sat down and explored five underrated business models hiding in the hot tub industry. It's a surprisingly big and growing $5B market with way more recurring revenue potential than most people realize. I broke down real-world case studies, startup costs, and the exact go-to-market strategy I'd use to launch each idea. If you're looking for a low-capital, high-margin opportunity with real product-market fit,...

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50:14

Learn AI Automations Before You’re Replaced by Them ⏐...

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2025/07/07

Check out my newsletter at TKOPOD.com and join my new community at TKOwners.com I sat down with Michael Shimeles to talk about the most approachable path into building with AI. We got into why you don’t need to be technical to start building powerful AI automations, how to sharpen your edge as a non-developer, and why “just building stuff” is the most important thing you can do right now. We covered tools like Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Make, n8n, and Gumloop, and even talked about wrapping the...

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53:46

Start a Business With Just a Prompt (w/ Bolt CEO)⏐...

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2025/07/04

Check out my newsletter at TKOPOD.com and join my new community at TKOwners.com I sat down with Eric Simons, the CEO of Bolt, to talk about how non-technical entrepreneurs are using AI to build real software businesses from scratch. We broke down how Bolt went from zero to 20 million ARR in just 2 months, and how people are using it to launch full SaaS platforms, create AI-powered CRMs, build client dashboards, and even run entire web app agencies. Eric explained how Bolt helps you go f...

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22:03

Google’s Veo3 Changed Video Forever. Here’s What It...

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2025/07/02

Check out my newsletter at TKOPOD.com and join my new community at TKOwners.com I sat down with Sam Thompson again to dive deep into how he’s actually using Veo3 to create viral style AI videos and turn them into real business opportunities. We got tactical on everything from building niche media accounts to running ads for local businesses using short form, hyper specific clips. Sam shared his full prompting framework, how he uses ChatGPT to help write scripts, and even the tricks he’s learn...

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28:59

Don’t Quit Your Job… Yet. Listen to This First ⏐ Ep....

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2025/06/30

Check out my newsletter at TKOPOD.com and join my new community at TKOwners.com Today I talk about the most controversial question in entrepreneurship: should you quit your job to start a business? It’s something I’ve wrestled with for years, and in this episode I share the frameworks, personal stories, and mindset shifts that have helped me figure out when to go all in and when to hold back. Then I bring on my friend Steven Hale, who actually did it. He walked away from a high-paying job at ...

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34:43

You Don’t Need to Invent New AI Tool. Just Package...

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2025/06/27

Check out my newsletter at TKOPOD.com and join my new community at TKOwners.com HoldCo Bros are back! In this episode, Nik and I talk about a bunch of AI wrapper ideas you could build today without needing to invent anything new. We talk about using ChatGPT to create personalized trivia games for parents and kids, then turn that into a full-blown business idea, just package it as a niche mobile app. We also brainstorm an AI handyman mentor, where ChatGPT walks you through fixing stuff around ...

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42:07

You’re Doing Everything Except the One Thing That...

The Koerner Office - Business Ideas and Small... ·

2025/06/25

Check out my newsletter at TKOPOD.com and join my new community at TKOwners.com I sat down with Sam Thompson again and we talked about how starting a business really isn't that complicated. We broke down why perfect logos, pricing models, or websites don’t matter early on, and how getting on sales calls with nothing to sell is often the best place to begin. We shared an example of a guy who launched a Google Maps optimization service from scratch (no prior experience) and closed clients in un...

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25:25

A Business Anyone Can Start Today With Just $100 ⏐...

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2025/06/23

Check out my newsletter at TKOPOD.com and join my new community at TKOwners.com I sat down to break down one of the most overlooked service business ideas out there: mailbox installation and repair. This is the kind of high-margin local business that’s hiding in plain sight, with real entrepreneurs pulling in over $9K a week just by fixing what’s already broken. We talked about how to start with almost no money, how to land HOA contracts, and why this is a goldmine for offline lead generation...

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35:08

Starting a Business Has Never Been Easier. Here’s How...

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2025/06/20

Check out my newsletter at TKOPOD.com and join my new community at TKOwners.com HoldCo Bros are back! In this episode, Nik and I talk about why starting a business has never been easier—and how to actually take advantage of that. We go deep on AI-powered outreach and automation, including a guy closing $7K/month deals with in-person pitches and guarantees, and a 24-year-old automating CPA services with 140 clients at $50/month. We also got into selling custom GPTs, why friction kills momentum...

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