He Turned A $300/Mo Gardening Side Hustle Into $45 Million/Year

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    Episode 591: Sam Parr ( / thesamparr ) talks to Kevin Espiritu ( x.com/KevinEspiritu ), AKA The Plant Daddy, about how he turned a side hustle into a $45M business in his backyard.
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    Show Notes:
    (0:00) Intro
    (3:41) $250k playing online poker
    (6:04) The influence of Pat Flynn
    (7:43) Cocoa butter cream review site
    (8:30) Printing on-demand shirts
    (12:26) From Scribe to $300/mo gardening blog
    (15:06) Inflection point: The metal raised bed
    (17:42) Billion-dollar blogs
    (19:20) Life-changing money
    (23:56) 5 Languages of the love of money
    (26:47) Lessons from Ramit Sethi
    (28:25) Path to $100M through acquisitions
    (29:19) Buying a seed tray business for less than $500K
    (33:22) Buying a competing gardening blog
    (37:00) Acquiring Botanical Interests
    (42:16) Red and green flags in acquisitions
    (46:12) The danger of being a celebrity on the internet
    (48:45) Idea: Branded hybrid plant species
    (52:38) Floyd Zaiger, the godfather of licenced plants
    (57:26) The lie behind Blue Zones
    (1:00:12) The Tesla of chicken coops
    (1:00:53) Beekeeping
    (1:04:46) Choosing your hobbies wisely
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    Links:
    • Kevin on CZcams - / @kevinmespiritu
    • Epic Gardening on CZcams - / @epicgardening
    • The Chernin Group - tcg.co/
    • The Billion Dollar Creator - nathanbarry.com/billion/
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    • Hampton - www.joinhampton.com/
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    • Copy That - copythat.com
    • Hampton Wealth Survey - joinhampton.com/wealth
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Komentáře • 82

  • @kevinmespiritu
    @kevinmespiritu Před měsícem +102

    Appreciate you having me on boys! - Kevin

  • @madebymahad
    @madebymahad Před měsícem +31

    Dude has Drake’s talking voice 😂

    • @J35Y1
      @J35Y1 Před měsícem +1

      Now I can't watch this video without thinking Drake quit his career and started gardening and now he's bragging about it on a podcast 😂😂

  • @nyustdent
    @nyustdent Před měsícem +7

    thats the dream. making killer money from gardening. People dont realize the history of gardens. Romans made them popular and having a garden full of flowers meant you were rich enough to plant non-foods and had enough land and time to care for this recreational activity. To be making money from this is next level awesome. love it

  • @aaithubarla
    @aaithubarla Před měsícem +8

    You guys are killing it. Multiple episodes a week. Awesome!

  • @yousefales4665
    @yousefales4665 Před měsícem +1

    Is anyone else kept getting distracted by the cool Shopify tracker in the background? It went from 275 to 288 during the hour long video.
    Very chill guy, loved how he explained the different phases his company went through. Sam did a great job asking the right questions.

  • @benjaminericksen9827
    @benjaminericksen9827 Před měsícem +8

    38:48 Seeds but beautifully done

  • @wellnessbum
    @wellnessbum Před měsícem +4

    Sam, there is so much truth to this, about beekeeping as a lifestyle business. There's a well-known influencer, Negin Mirsalehi, who started a very popular skincare and hair care line called Gisou as an offshoot of her family beekeeping business.

  • @Thrash230723
    @Thrash230723 Před 24 dny +1

    Kevin is the man! And super fun watching him grow, been a fan of his since the start. Love botanical interest as well. Inspiring Guy, makes me wanna start a business!!

  • @mehtasdeepak
    @mehtasdeepak Před měsícem +1

    amazing , great to see Kevin here

  • @brookearmstrong4247
    @brookearmstrong4247 Před měsícem +2

    I have backyard chickens! It’s great for my kids, and the eggs are so much better than store bought! Would highly recommend!!!

  • @TheMccormjx
    @TheMccormjx Před měsícem +2

    SEO God Status 🙇‍♂️ Great to see Kevin on the pod

  • @gabb05
    @gabb05 Před měsícem +1

    been following this dude since he started, so great to see his success

  • @sun-ship
    @sun-ship Před měsícem

    Love this guy. Not all of us who are interested in the game of money are materialistic. Very inspiring.

  • @sidnistandard
    @sidnistandard Před měsícem +2

    Such a great episode!!!

  • @indexsy
    @indexsy Před měsícem

    Wow, can't wait for this one, congrats Kevin!

  • @crbradbury8282
    @crbradbury8282 Před měsícem

    MFM! MY GO-TO Podcast 💯%! From startups, to tech, to life, to friendship stories, to a future w/ AI..And now gardening. Pure love from me fellas ❤🤍💙. Thanks for your work👊🏼👊🏼

  • @LittleGardenSK
    @LittleGardenSK Před měsícem

    Loved this! Great inspiration for my little gardening channel!

  • @danweis68
    @danweis68 Před měsícem +2

    We had a beehive growing up as did our grandfather. When we’d get the honeycomb trays out, we’d put 3 of them in a barrel and spin them around and the honey would flow into glass jars.

    • @GoingGreenMom
      @GoingGreenMom Před měsícem +1

      My Dad built a barrel spinner that was 2 layers and I don't know how many went per layer, but he put a 5 gallon bucket under the spigot. Lol. I'd forgotten all about that stuff. Thanks for the memory.

  • @whoami1980
    @whoami1980 Před měsícem +9

    Sam def has a man crush on this dude

  • @UppiliVentures
    @UppiliVentures Před měsícem +1

    Love gardening with my mum she taught me a lot

  • @Ghost-Ghost-Ghost
    @Ghost-Ghost-Ghost Před měsícem

    Was hoping you'd have him on, awesome!

  • @ethansleeper6952
    @ethansleeper6952 Před měsícem +2

    Awesome vid

  • @easypeasyrun
    @easypeasyrun Před měsícem

    Another awesome episode!!

  • @Savvynomad225
    @Savvynomad225 Před měsícem +1

    I prefer the rusted garden but this guy is cool too

  • @healthywildfree
    @healthywildfree Před měsícem

    You need a garage fridge to know that you've made it - Sam Parr
    Love it.
    😂

  • @NishatShahriyar
    @NishatShahriyar Před měsícem +1

    Oh man, pat flynn and smar passive income! I also started from there!

  • @dellyndigital
    @dellyndigital Před měsícem

    Loving this ! Very inspiring.

  • @JeffreyMerilo
    @JeffreyMerilo Před měsícem +2

    Absolutely amazing : 💪

  • @Houseofyards
    @Houseofyards Před 27 dny

    this is so close to home. we're landscapers, built our own crm initially, not focus on saas market for landscapers.

  • @MichaelTimmons1991
    @MichaelTimmons1991 Před měsícem

    Loved this episode. Lots of details and explanation. Love the insights!

  • @sun-ship
    @sun-ship Před měsícem

    Wow, been following him for a while. Didnt know he made that much.

  • @grahamkennedy7221
    @grahamkennedy7221 Před měsícem +3

    He kept saying seed company being a big acquisition I’m thinking how’s that?, lol. An actual seed company. Well that makes sense.

    • @GoingGreenMom
      @GoingGreenMom Před měsícem +2

      Rofl, yeah, actual seeds. Lol. But he actually has a card catalog file that has some of each of the seeds. My favorite drawer though is labeled human remains. 😂

  • @u2b83
    @u2b83 Před měsícem

    Gardening significantly gained popularity after COVID-19. During the early days of the pandemic, many people turned to gardening as a coping mechanism to deal with lockdowns. Moreover, the interest in gardening peaked in various countries as COVID-19 infections peaked, suggesting a strong correlation between the pandemic and the interest in gardening.

  • @seabass_1
    @seabass_1 Před měsícem +1

    I've spent my life trying to turn a potato into being juicier, crispier, and grown on a tree. Just left my house for first time in 40 years and someone beat me to it. They call them "Apples"

    • @u2b83
      @u2b83 Před měsícem

      Germans call them Earth Apples lol

  • @ManKidCS
    @ManKidCS Před měsícem +1

    Wait, is this a reupload?

  • @BrandonLaskowski
    @BrandonLaskowski Před měsícem

    Some guests deserve both MFM hosts.

  • @bosuck
    @bosuck Před měsícem

    Best episode yet. Sorry Sam- airplaying this on the big screen, maybe lighting or focal point but your mic cover is distractingly dusty

  • @AwakenedSanataniFolks
    @AwakenedSanataniFolks Před měsícem

    How to reach you guys for Funding

  • @eugeniocg3079
    @eugeniocg3079 Před měsícem

    Epic Dudes

  • @tapantopughosh9635
    @tapantopughosh9635 Před měsícem

    Amazing 👏

  • @jordanvance1731
    @jordanvance1731 Před měsícem

    Dope.

  • @dwayne9959
    @dwayne9959 Před měsícem +3

    Definitely need to do an episode on the Garcia family. The people behind Drivetime and Carvana and a few other companies. Crazy story.

  • @seabass_1
    @seabass_1 Před měsícem

    Can I buy bee offsets from Sam because my dad kills all the bees at our house

  • @danizard_tcg
    @danizard_tcg Před měsícem

    Sounds like Sam grew up on Produce Row

  • @moonstar_connor
    @moonstar_connor Před měsícem

    🌱🐐

  • @faisalislam9840
    @faisalislam9840 Před měsícem +1

    Not 1st it seems

  • @shaad-kr9dq
    @shaad-kr9dq Před měsícem

    so it didnt start with gardening , cool

  • @TheMycophiliac
    @TheMycophiliac Před měsícem +1

    Lets go @ Sam Parr! Right on time!!

  • @Akshatgiri
    @Akshatgiri Před měsícem

    This guys a humble killer

  • @stevencll111
    @stevencll111 Před měsícem +2

    Where is Shaan? 😮

  • @antoniocollins
    @antoniocollins Před měsícem

    8.1

  • @Alteringarts
    @Alteringarts Před 22 dny

    U can't 10x everything. lol

  • @GiselleBaumet
    @GiselleBaumet Před měsícem +3

    1. Why don’t you feature women? 2. Why are all comments about women focused on their physical attributes? Come on guys, it’s 2024, not 1950s. DO BETTER.

    • @sowhappy
      @sowhappy Před měsícem

      Be the change YOU want to see in this world. Stop telling people how to run the show they built with their sweat. You are NOT their audience. And that's the point. Move on and go manifest a better show with all the inclusivity and feminism you'd like.

    • @brettharter143
      @brettharter143 Před 25 dny

      Maybe this is a male space youve happened across?

  • @murphdoesit
    @murphdoesit Před měsícem +2

    I bought half a cow and I made this short for my channel and it blew up lol guess I “made it” czcams.com/users/shortsgevYbchoWwY?feature=shared

    • @brookearmstrong4247
      @brookearmstrong4247 Před měsícem +1

      This just reminded me that I wanted to do that.

    • @murphdoesit
      @murphdoesit Před měsícem

      @@brookearmstrong4247 do it! It has lasted my family of 4 this whole year so far