The Koerner Office - Business Ideas and Deep Dives with Chris Koerner
Chris Koerner
Hey, I'm Chris Koerner - serial entrepreneur, business ideas addict, and your new ADHD business ideas best friend. I've started 75 businesses, with 10 of them being worth 7-8+ figures. I love startup ideas!Want to make money, grow a business, or just start a side hustle? You're in the right spot.This show covers:- Real-world growth hacking tips- Deep dives into cool business ideas and AI tools.- Simple business advice for small business & startups- Ways to make money with side hustles and home services- How to invest in RV parks or mobile home parksSometimes I'll chat with another entrepreneur buddy, sometimes I'll go solo.I've built lots of companies, run multiple businesses, and made tons of mistakes (so you don't have to).If you love entrepreneurship, marketing, business ideas or agency life, this show is for you.Let's make you some money with cool business ideas! Find me at TKOPOD.COMChris Koerner of The Koerner Office
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Nov 3, 2026 • 40min
$100K in the First 2 Months From a Business Anyone Can Start - Ep. #349
Nico Moreno, a digital marketer and online-business educator, reveals how a free community reached nearly $100,000 in two months with no ads or sales calls. He breaks down TikTok growth, buyer-identifying polls, welcome DMs, and closing $15,000 deals through messaging. They also explore high-ticket offers, AI-powered launches, pricing confidence, and efficient mentorship delivery.
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Oct 30, 2026 • 43min
Anyone Can Start This $18K/Month Business With a Phone - Ep. #348
James left nonprofit work with no clients and built an $18,000-a-month local marketing business serving nearly 60 companies. He explains how he finds prospects in Facebook groups, researches them in 30 seconds, and turns roughly five calls a day into recurring clients. Along the way, he reveals his service package, pricing, growth curve, and approach to personal outreach.
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Oct 27, 2026 • 47min
He’s 60, Not a Tech Guy, and Makes $30K/Month With AI - Ep. #347
At 60, Bob built an AI concierge business generating $25,000 to $30,000 monthly by helping small businesses capture leads. He details his chatbot and voice-agent setup, free-trial strategy, value-based pricing, and personalized demos. Explore promising niches, cold outreach tactics, and how nontechnical beginners can sell measurable lead growth while working another job.
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Oct 23, 2026 • 48min
The Most Hands-Off $150K Side Hustle Nobody Talks About - Ep. #346
Frey Chu, an entrepreneur known for building niche SEO directories, reveals how simple listing sites can become surprisingly hands-off businesses. He shares the story of a thrifting directory reaching 90,000 monthly visitors, a $50 backlink tied to $150,000 in revenue, and monetization through ads, leads, subscriptions, and data products. They also explore AI-built sites, niche research, backlink outreach, and directory exit potential.
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Oct 20, 2026 • 35min
11 Proven Businesses My Listeners Started + How to Copy Them - Ep. #345
From broken mailbox repairs to an $800K masonry business, listeners turn simple ideas into serious income. Explore pickleball courts, Christmas lights, plant bingo, freeze-dried candy, vending, slope mowing, and subscription services. Along the way, discover scrappy customer-acquisition tactics, low-cost validation methods, recurring-revenue models, and one memorable pumpkin porch flop.
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Oct 16, 2026 • 29min
3 College Kids Help Companies Use AI for $15K/Month - Ep. #344
James Larson, Brenden Parker, and Carter Wirig are young founders of Certified AI Partners, an outsourced AI consulting firm. They discuss landing a $15,000 monthly construction client, winning business through advice-based outreach, and turning free AI assessments into retainers. They also explore automating proposals, pricing high-ticket services, and the tools behind their practical AI solutions.
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Oct 13, 2026 • 46min
6 Ways to Make Money With AI Agents Starting From Zero - Ep. #343
Explore six ways to build businesses with AI agents from scratch. Topics include automated contractor quote brokerage, Facebook Marketplace consignment, agent-powered dropshipping, low-cost local lead websites, automated client outreach, and simple consumer products. Also covered: choosing the right tools, coordinating multiple agents, and creating reusable AI workflows.
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Oct 9, 2026 • 1h 2min
The $16K/Month Business He Runs Without Quitting His Job - Ep. #342
Justin Hall, co-owner of The Hall ATL, built a thriving event venue with his wife while keeping his full-time job. He shares how a former church became a profitable space, why parking and lease terms matter, and how $100 in targeted ads generated $10,000 in bookings. They explore party packages, church rentals, referral loops, automation, and ways to test the concept before signing a lease.
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Oct 6, 2026 • 37min
The $1M/Year AI Business Anyone Can Start - Ep. #341
Aaron Edwards, founder of DocsBot, builds AI agents for business customer support. He shares how eight failed experiments led to a bootstrapped, million-dollar software company with a three-person team. They explore agency reselling, pricing for value, finding profitable niches, automated prospecting and reports, memorable marketing stunts, and why implementers remain essential in the AI boom.
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Oct 2, 2026 • 28min
$250K/Month Renting Out Things He Doesn't Own - Ep. #340
Eli Galarza, a trucking and equipment-rental entrepreneur, reveals how he turned one leased semi-trailer into a 300-trailer operation generating $250,000 monthly. He explains subleasing equipment he didn’t own, finding customers through Facebook Marketplace, structuring contracts and insurance, managing remote billing, and running the business from Colombia before selling it for seven figures.
