Learn how bootstrapping, lean systems, and remote operations can help a small team build and scale a resilient company. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE Eddie Rich takes us on his journey of founding LoDo Massage during the recession with just $30 and scaling it to operate in 45 U.S. states and land clients that include some of the top Fortune 500 companies. After losing almost everything in the recession of 2008, approaching 50 years old, and unable to find investors for his business idea, he explains how he creatively bootstrapped it and cultivated competitive advantages based on his expertise in SEO marketing and building efficient systems and processes, which allowed him to scale the company to over $4 Million with only 5 corporate staff. Eddie gives tips for SEO marketing and building businesses with minimal startup capital. He also talks about his leadership style, his productivity habits, and morning routine, and how he runs his company from different time zones and coordinates with his team. He then talks about the advantages of going fully remote, and how he tripled his company revenue once he made all of his staff location independent and started traveling the world. Eddie also shares his experience doing the Remote Year program at age 56, the Nomad Train at age 57, and why he is so passionate about travel and chooses to continue the nomad lifestyle. He shares his favorite book, productivity app, travel hack, and gear recommendation, as well as his top 3 favorite travel destinations of all time and what is currently at the top of his bucket list. → Full show notes with direct links to everything discussed are available here. ============================ FIND YOUR NEXT EPISODE Explore The Maverick Show Starter Packs — some of my favorite conversations curated by theme so you can easily find the episodes that match your interests. ============================ FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU See my Top 10 Travel Apps See my Top 10 Books that Shaped the Way I Travel See my 7 Keys For Building A Remote Business (Even in a space that’s not traditionally virtual) Watch my Video Training on Stylish Minimalist Packing so you can join #TeamCarryOn See the Travel Gear I Use and Recommend See How I Produce The Maverick Show Podcast (The equipment, services & vendors I use) ============================ ENJOYING THE SHOW? Follow The Maverick Show on Instagram and DM Matt to continue the conversation Please leave a rating and review — it really helps the show and I read each one personally Support the show by buying me a coffee — espressos help me produce significantly better podcast episodes!

Bootstrapping a $4 Million Chair-Massage Businesses and Tripling Revenue by Going Fully Remote with Eddie Rich (Ep 51)

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Learn how bootstrapping, lean systems, and remote operations can help a small team build and scale a resilient company.  ============================  Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds.  ============================  ON THIS EPISODE  Eddie Rich takes us on his journey of founding LoDo Massage during the recession with just $30 and scaling it to operate in 45 U.S. states and land clients that include some of the top Fortune 500 companies.  After losing almost everything in the recession of 2008, approaching 50 years old, and unable to find investors for his business idea, he explains how he creatively bootstrapped it and cultivated competitive advantages based on his expertise in SEO marketing and building efficient systems and processes, which allowed him to scale the company to over $4 Million with only 5 corporate staff. Eddie gives tips for SEO marketing and building businesses with minimal startup capital.  He also talks about his leadership style, his productivity habits, and morning routine, and how he runs his company from different time zones and coordinates with his team. He then talks about the advantages of going fully remote, and how he tripled his company revenue once he made all of his staff location independent and started traveling the world. Eddie also shares his experience doing the Remote Year program at age 56, the Nomad Train at age 57, and why he is so passionate about travel and chooses to continue the nomad lifestyle.  He shares his favorite book, productivity app, travel hack, and gear recommendation, as well as his top 3 favorite travel destinations of all time and what is currently at the top of his bucket list.  → Full show notes with direct links to everything discussed are available here.  ============================  FIND YOUR NEXT EPISODE  Explore The Maverick Show Starter Packs — some of my favorite conversations curated by theme so you can easily find the episodes that match your interests.  ============================  FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU  See my Top 10 Travel Apps  See my Top 10 Books that Shaped the Way I Travel  See my 7 Keys For Building A Remote Business (Even in a space that’s not traditionally virtual)  Watch my Video Training on Stylish Minimalist Packing so you can join #TeamCarryOn  See the Travel Gear I Use and Recommend  See How I Produce The Maverick Show Podcast (The equipment, services & vendors I use)  ============================  ENJOYING THE SHOW?  Follow The Maverick Show on Instagram and DM Matt to continue the conversation  Please leave a rating and review — it really helps the show and I read each one personally  Support the show by buying me a coffee — espressos help me produce significantly better podcast episodes!

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