The Boss Club Podcast
Boss Club helps students ages 7-18 start, run, and grow their first profitable business. Through years of teaching business and running their own companies, hosts Charlie Gasmire and David Grubbs share their top lessons learned to help you grow your business faster, more profitably, and with fewer mistakes. Learn more about our entrepreneurship courses at BossClub.com!
Episodes
24 episodes
Ep. 24 - YouTube Part 4: The REALITY of Being a "YouTuber"
This is part 4 (of 4) in our series on how to make a successful YouTube channel. In this episode, Charlie talks about this reality of being a creator on YouTube. There are pros and cons, both of which you share be aware of if you decide t...
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Episode 24
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21:48
Ep. 23 - How Charlie Makes Thousands Per Month on YouTube: Part 3 - Monetization
This is part 3 (of 4) in our series on how to make a successful YouTube channel. In this episode, Charlie talks about channels make money. Some monetization methods are much more effective than others, and this episode covers the basics of what...
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Episode 23
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22:33
Ep. 22 - How Charlie Got 5,000,000 YouTube Views: Part 2 - Traffic
This is part 2 (of 4) in our series on how to make a successful YouTube channel. In this episode, Charlie talks about how his channel has gotten traffic at Airplane Academy (5 million views as of this episode's recording date) and the strategie...
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Episode 22
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23:49
Ep. 21 - How Charlie Got 70k YouTube Subs: Part 1 - Content
This is part 1 (of 4) of how to build a successful YouTube channel. Building a YouTube channel could be a GREAT way to build your business (and the channel can even become a business in itself). Charlie's YouTube channel Airplane Academy has go...
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Episode 21
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30:15
Ep. 20 - David Spent $12,000,000 in Online Ads... Here's What Happened
David once grew a business to tens of millions of dollars in profitable revenue, and he did it one sale at a time through online ads and affiliate marketing. In this episode he tells the origin story, how it unfolded, and what he learned. Not t...
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21:20
Ep. 19 - You Won't Be Able to Sell Your Business (Until THIS Happens)
A lot of entrepreneurs just think about selling their business once it reaches a certain revenue or profitability threshold. While that's important, there is oftentimes an even bigger requirement standing in the way of their ability to sell the...
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Episode 19
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11:11
Ep. 18 - Why Raising Money Isn’t Always What It’s Cracked Up to Be
In this episode the guys look back on the businesses that were self-funded versus fundraised. There are real pros and cons to both scenarios, but before you compare your bootstrapped startup to the other startups that tout their press releases ...
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Episode 18
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12:56
Ep. 17 - Outsourcing Repetitive Tasks on UpWork - How We Do It
Hiring your first contractors or employees might not be as far away as you think in the early days of the business. In this episode the guys share some tips on what kinds of tasks are a good fit to consider outsourcing on a part-time or project...
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Episode 17
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11:48
Ep. 16 - Charlie Quit Corporate America Once He Realized This
There are tons of pros and cons of being an entrepreneur vs. being an employee, and everyone is going to have their own preferences in that debate. But once Charlie realized two things about corporate America, it convinced him to take the plung...
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Episode 16
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12:32
Ep. 15 - The 4 Businesses WE Would Start in Middle or High School
Charlie and David look back on all of the different businesses they've started and discuss the four different businesses they would choose to start if they were in middle or high school today. They picked these because they fit the criteria des...
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Episode 15
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15:30
Ep. 14 - The Ins and Outs of Having a 3PL Ship Your Products For You
Tired of going to the post office to ship your products every time you get an online order? Eventually you might grow to the size where you can actually have another company store your inventory and fulfill (i.e. ship) your orders FOR YOU! Davi...
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Episode 14
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13:18
Ep. 13 - Finding Manufacturers for Your Products (HUGE Lightbulb Moment for Young Charlie)
You can find someone to produce just about ANYTHING for you. If you are looking to find a manufacturer for your product, this episode will give you some great guidelines on how to do that and what that might entail. One of the biggest lessons h...
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Episode 13
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22:49
Ep. 12 - One of the WORST Mistakes You Can Make in Your Business
How do the best chefs in town make a restaurant and it usually fails? Why can doctors start their own practice or medical device company and it fail? In today's episode, Charlie and David will teach you how to "think like an architect" when it ...
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Episode 12
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9:57
Ep. 11 - How to Get Comfortable With Working Hard but Being Patient
This is a HUGELY important mindset to build as an entrepreneur. Building your business is like building a 10,000 square foot house completely by yourself. It is going to take time and will be the collection of many mini-projects that ultimately...
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10:27
Ep. 10 - 10x Your Business With This Process
In today's episode we want to share a mental exercise we do on a regular basis that revolves around figuring out how to grow your business by 10x. Sometimes we think about how to just grow incrementally, but to really grow by leaps and bounds w...
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Episode 10
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12:38
Ep. 9 - Do THESE things after your first 10 sales. HUGE impact!
Once you are able to find your first customers (around 10 or so), there are several things you can do in your business that won't take long but they can have a HUGE impact on your business. In this episode, the guys talk about several things th...
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Episode 9
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16:52
Ep. 8 - How We'd Do It - Reusable Gift Bag Company
We love talking about business ideas and think it is a healthy exercise to evaluate whether or not it's a good business idea, and then role play to build out a mini launch and marketing plan for how you would go about growing the business...
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Episode 8
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29:57
Ep. 7 - How You Can Scale Your Business Like CRAZY Through Affiliates
Finding affiliates to promote your products and services is one of the best and quickest ways to grow your business. It's like having a massive sales force that is on a commission-only basis, meaning you only pay them when they generate sales. ...
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Episode 7
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26:32
Ep. 6 - The 8 Game-Changing Books We Love
We wanted to briefly describe our favorite books here that have been a game-changer in our business and personal lives. If you're looking for some 2022 good reads, look no further than this list! Charlie's Favorite Books: ...
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17:39
Ep. 5 - NEW Series: How We'd Do It - RV Cleaning Service
We're launching a new series that will show up frequently in the podcast: "How We'd Do It." We love talking about business ideas and think it is a healthy exercise to evaluate whether or not it's a good business idea, and then role play to buil...
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Episode 5
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23:00
Ep. 4 - The Checklist That Reveals if Your Business Idea is a WINNER
Is my business idea a good one? This six-point checklist will help you reveal the answer. As an entrepreneur you will have TONS of "good ideas" and your challenge will be narrowing them down and focusing on the winning ideas you can pursue for ...
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Episode 4
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22:28
Ep. 3 - How long should you stick with your business idea before stopping?
This is one of the MOST common questions we get... how long should I stick with my business before quitting or moving onto something else? It's a great question and one that requires some discussion because the answer will be sligh...
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Episode 3
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30:32
Ep. 2 - The #1 Thing That Will Kill Your Startup (And How To Fix It)
Succumbing to "built it and they will come" mentality is poisonous for your business (Charlie learned that the hard way and will share how and why!), but it is such a common trap for entrepreneurs. In this episode, David and Charlie talk about ...
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Episode 2
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34:25
Ep. 1 - Most Startups Die. Here's How to Survive (and Thrive).
Running a business is very much like a game of survival, and most entrepreneurs lose that match. In the first episode of the Boss Club Podcast, Charlie and David discuss what we can learn from the world's leading survival experts and how we can...
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Episode 1
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37:25