The Koerner Office

Guest Daniel Cronauer returns to discuss opening his third gym next to competitors and winning their customers, marketing shortcuts that…

Chris and Nik brainstorm offline businesses: hot tub servicing for Airbnbs, concierge prep for vacation homes, float rentals with absurd…

Solo episode exploring five business models in the $5B hot tub industry: inspection services, hot tub covers, moving and relocation, hot…

Guest Michael Shimeles discusses the most approachable path into building with AI: why non-technical people can build powerful automations,…

Eric Simons, CEO of Bolt, discusses non-technical founders building software businesses with AI, Bolt's growth from zero to $20M ARR in two…

Chris lays out the directory website playbook: find high-search-volume, low-competition keywords using Ahrefs, Reddit, and Facebook groups,…

Solo episode on whether to quit your job to start a business. Chris shares how a failed deal forced him into the company that made his…

Solo episode on white-labeling a $300/month software platform and reselling it to niche markets — Chris says he found 67 profitable…

Chris and Sam Thompson on just selling instead of overplanning: validate with simple Facebook ads and sales calls, let real conversations…

Chris breaks down mailbox installation and repair, with case studies of operators pulling $9K/week from HOA contracts, grassroots…

Two-part HoldCo Bros episode with Nikonomics on AI-powered business ideas: cold outreach via AI, low-ticket SaaS, high-ticket B2B, selling…

HoldCo Bros round-up: Chris generated 70+ high-intent leads for a backyard pickleball club from $200 of Facebook ads, they discuss the…

Guest Flo Crivello, founder of Lindy, demos AI agents that act like employees: customer support, sales outreach, meeting booking, phone…

A five-part solo crash course on Facebook ads covering campaign setup in Meta Ads Manager, high-converting copy, creative, testing on small…

HoldCo Bros episode on practical AI use cases: selling AI-generated pitch decks for $3.5K built in minutes with Manus, spinning up…

Chris and Michael Girdley pitch business ideas back and forth: a browser plugin detecting AI-generated content, old-timey photo booths in…

Shannon Jean talks mindset: overcoming fear, building confidence, bias for action, handling failure, ADHD and productivity, and testing…

Martina and Aidan of Castles of Dallas grew a bounce house rental business from two used inflatables bought on Facebook Marketplace to over…

Sam Thompson breaks down how a Twitter reply became a hummingbird nectar business doing over $5K in its first 21 days: branding literal…

A riff session on weird businesses that make money: Excel esports, horse-hair competitions, and a $7M business turning YouTube tutorials…

Solo tutorial on making money with Google Veo 3: people are landing $10K video gigs, pitching Veo content to agencies, and replacing…

Speaking to a student group, Chris shares his early-business story, why selling early beats perfecting a plan, and how to spot overlooked…

Return guest Sam Thompson on AI voice cloning (HeyGen, ElevenLabs), building an AI ad pipeline that converts, the wave of viral…

HoldCo Bros brainstorm scrappy growth tactics for small service businesses: creative lead generation (QR-code rocks, gift-card incentives,…