How to Make $1 Million in Business with No Employees, with Elaine Pofeldt

Published: Sept. 29, 2021, 9:07 p.m.

#340: Imagine this:\nYou start a side hustle. Maybe you sell planners or lead workouts in the park.\nYou make a few thousand dollars during your first year. It\u2019s fun beer money, but not enough to quit your day job.\nBut you keep growing. You run this as a one-person operation, though you bring on freelancers or independent contractors.\nYour revenue grows into the five figures. Then six figures. After a few years, you\u2019re running a one-person, million dollar company.\nThis sounds like a pipe dream, right?\nBut it\u2019s the true story of Laszlo Nadler, who created a line of planners and calendars. It\u2019s the true story of Stacy Berman, who started leading 5:30 AM fitness bootcamp classes in the park.\nAnd it\u2019s the true story of hundreds of other solopreneurs interviewed by business journalist Elaine Pofeldt, who took a deep-dive look at the lives and businesses of entrepreneurs who run companies that gross more than $1 million, but have no employees.\nIn today\u2019s episode, we take an inside look at the secrets behind one-person, million-dollar businesses.\nIf you\u2019ve ever considered starting a side hustle or business of your own, don\u2019t miss this.\nThis episode originally aired in March 2019.\n\nFor more information, visit the show notes at https://affordanything.com/episode340\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices