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5 min readThree Unconventional Businesses That Hit $10M, $20M, and $30M
The hosts of My First Million brought in three entrepreneurs from the Hampton network to showcase businesses that most people don't even know exist. The throughline: opportunity is far more abundant than most people assume, and the path to a multi-million dollar business often runs through industries that seem unglamorous or niche. Each guest described a business that started small, grew methodically, and now generates serious revenue in a category most people overlook.
The Magazine Publisher: $10M in Revenue
Ben runs Haven Lifestyles, a company that publishes 40 real estate advertising magazines across the US and Canada, generating $10 million in revenue with about $2.5 million in profit. The magazines function as look books of homes for sale in specific neighborhoods, mailed to residents based on property value and income data. Real estate agents pay to have their listings featured, and the magazines go out unsolicited—essentially junk mail, but highly targeted.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **Intro & Setup** - Sam and Sean banter about old podcast setups and New York bodega culture before introducing the episode's format.
- 2 (03:30) **Guest 1: Ben – $10M Revenue from 40 Real Estate Magazines** - Ben runs Haven Lifestyles, a network of 40 real estate advertising magazines generating $10M in revenue.
- 3 (09:50) **Advice for Ben: From $10M to $100M** - Sean and Sam offer strategic and psychological advice for scaling the magazine business.
- 4 (20:20) **Guest 2: Josh – $20M Revenue from Acquiring Campgrounds** - Josh runs Team Outsider, which acquires and operates family-owned campgrounds, generating $20M in revenue.
- 5 (34:10) **Advice for Josh: Scaling Culture in a Hospitality Business** - Sean and Sam offer advice on maintaining hospitality culture across a distributed, hourly workforce.
- 6 (38:30) **Guest 3: Brian – $30M Revenue from Copy-Trading Platform Autopilot** - Brian runs Autopilot, a platform where users can automatically copy the trades of top investors, managing $1B in assets and generating $30M in revenue.
- 7 (52:45) **Advice for Brian: Hiring High-Motivation People** - Brian asks how to find and hire highly motivated people, especially senior roles.
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Show Notes
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Episode 837: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) bring in 3 founders with weird businesses making $10M, $20M, and $30M.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(3:32) Alex Daniels, $10M real estate magazine
(20:31) Josh Weissenstein, $20M camp ground business
(38:36) The $1.8B App Copying Politicians & Hedge Funds
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Links:
• Haven Lifestyles - https://www.havenlifestyles.com/
• Team Outsider - https://www.teamoutsider.com/
• Autopilot - https://www.joinautopilot.com/
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