How Nick Huber Built a $100M+ Empire with "Unsexy" Businesses (Just Go Grind, Episode #360)

Episode 360: Justin Gordon interviews Nick Huber, entrepreneur, investor, and author of "The Sweaty Startup", about how he built three thriving companies and a well-known online brand. Link to buy Nick's book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4bLazjW --- This episode is brought to you by Rho. With Rho, founders get: A single pane of glass they can use to run and scale their business from Day 1: Bank account, corporate cards to start running – and expense management, bill pay automation, and accounting to help you move fast as you scale. Rho is trusted by thousands of companies ranging from two-person YC companies to brands like Perplexity, Cal.com, Splitwise and more. The big thing with Rho: Every customer has a "person" at Rho. 24/7 customer support - phone, text, email - we will be there at every critical milestone in your startup's journey. To learn why startups choose Rho, visit www.rho.co today. --- Show Notes: 00:00 What’s coming in the episode… 00:54 Introduction 02:21 Nick’s background 05:53 Growth strategies 07:58 From college storage to self-storage 11:00 Raising capital 13:17 Partnering up 17:21 Selling Storage Squad 19:31 Nick’s presence on Twitter 24:37 Acquiring Somewhere 33:01 Starting RE Cost Seg 37:30 Writing “The Sweaty Startup” 43:04 A business empire vs a media empire 47:23 What’s next? 49:16 Where’s the opportunity now? 56:34 Nick’s ideal business partners 58:07 Reach out to Nick --- Connect with Nick: www.sweatystartup.com www.nickhuber.com www.sweatystartupbook.com www.somewhere.com www.boltstorage.com www.recostseg.com www.adrhino.com www.spidexx.com www.boldseo.com www.titanrisk.com www.x.com/sweatystartup www.instagram.com/sweatystartup www.linkedin.com/in/sweatystartup www.youtube.com/sweatystartup www.tiktok.com/sweatystartup www.threads.net/@sweatystartup.com https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nick-huber-show/id1576120606 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sweaty-startup/id1445260221 --- Connect with Justin:  Twitter: https://x.com/justingordon212 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justingordon8/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justincharlesgordon/ --- What Justin is working on:  Just Go Grind Newsletter: https://www.justgogrind.com/subscribe Running (Strava): https://www.strava.com/athletes/52394979 Hiring: https://partnerslink.athyna.com/pod Scouting: https://headline.com/