Ecommerce

What if a spare closet could turn into a farm, a warehouse, and 70 acres of land?

That’s roughly the path Kyle Beaver took. Kyle runs Ten Mile Mushrooms in rural Pennsylvania, along with Pro Grow Club, and he grows gourmet and medicinal mushrooms like oyster, lion’s mane, and reishi.

Before mushrooms, Kyle spent two years working state fairs in Pennsylvania, selling stuffed pretzels out of a food truck.

Watching people drive 3 hours for a pretzel taught him what he wanted in his own business: something niche, something nobody nearby was doing, and something he could run in a very small space.

A Google search for businesses you can run in a small space led him to a mushroom growing page from the UK. Almost 10 years later, that search has turned into a multi-six-figure operation.

Eli Mash had been putting turmeric in his coffee for 10 years before it ever occurred to him that it could be a business.

Now, Makor Coffee, the anti-inflammatory brand he co-founded, does over $100,000 in annual revenue and $11,000 in monthly recurring revenue, all while Eli works a full-time job and raises three kids.

In this episode, Eli breaks down exactly how he and his co-founder got it off the ground — from finding a local manufacturer to figuring out pricing, building social proof through influencers, and finally cracking the subscription model that made the numbers work.

“Nothing puts a smile on a consumer’s face quicker than a good peach.”

This week’s guest is Shannon Houchin of RoadsideRepublic.com, and she’s passionate about peaches, fresh produce, and delivering an awesome customer experience.

Shannon actually reached out to me and said, Nick, you’ve got episodes on flipping books and mattresses, clearance products, domain names, flea market finds, and a ton of other stuff – but have I got a side hustle for you: I flip peaches. 

Live selling is having a moment and you don’t need to be an influencer or have any e-commerce experience to get in on it.

Clinton Benninghoff is a part-time pastor and full-time golf enthusiast who took over Golf HQ, a brick-and-mortar golf shop in Midland, Texas. He spent years building it into a community staple and developing relationships with the top golf brands. Then in October 2024, he joined Whatnot — and everything changed.

In just over a year, Clinton’s live-selling channel hit $2 million in sales. He was the first seller in the golf category to crack $100,000 in a single live show. And he did it all while still running the physical store, which did a little over $3 million last year on its own.

What if you could make money this weekend helping people clear out their homes without buying a single thing yourself?

Estate sales have been around for decades, but a newer, fully online version of this business makes it faster, safer, and more efficient for everyone involved. And it’s wide open for someone willing to learn the ropes.

Sue Antinoro has spent the last 10-20 years in consignment, eBay, estate sales, and auction sales. Today she runs AuctionMastery.com, where she’s built a flexible side hustle turning other people’s belongings into cash — and helping families get through one of the most overwhelming transitions in life.

Her most recent auction? A two-part sale for a house packed floor to ceiling with items. The total gross: $17,000. Her cut: around $8,000 for a couple weekends’ worth of work.

By month five, Jayden Clark’s dropshipping side hustle was generating more profit than his corporate salary. Two years after that, he sold the business for $700,000. The twist: he never bought a single unit of inventory upfront.

Jayden was 27 when a post-vacation reality check made him realize he couldn’t spend the next 40 years living for one week off a year. After exploring Amazon FBA, he landed on high-ticket dropshipping — selling products over $1,000 through domestic UK and US suppliers.

He quit his job at month nine and sold the business two years later. Today he runs the 1% Ecom Club, a Skool community of about 150 high-ticket e-commerce business owners, and actively builds two more stores.

Flipping furniture for profit is an increasingly-popular side hustle.

You can make $150-250 per flip in your spare time, work with your hands, and potentially save items from the landfill with your upcycling efforts. Here’s how to get started.