Author: Nick

Our self storage portfolio is growing fast. Stats on December 31st 2019 (2 years ago): At that time we had 1 full time employee in the self storage business. Me. I was answering phones, hunting deals and doing everything while my partner ran our student storage company. In 2020 we acquired 3 more properties and […]

The first full calendar year is in the books for 3 self storage facilities we bought at the end of 2020. I’ll open the books and give you a breakdown on how it went. Here’s a podcast episode with more on where we’re at, what keeps us up at night, and how we plan to attack 2022. Deal #1 was purchased in […]

In today’s episode of The Sweaty Startup, Nick gives a quick motivating push for a business that is thriving right now. Home work of any kind is the best place to be in this climate; everyone is spending money on their homes. This ranges anywhere from general contracting, construction, deck building/staining, to landscaping, decorating, anything! […]

Today’s episode of The Sweaty Startup is our 200th episode! We are so excited about our show running for this long, and so glad you guys enjoy it. We’re hosting a giveaway for a free one hour consulting call with Nick to celebrate! See details below In today’s episode of The Sweaty Startup, Nick gives […]

If you’ve listened to The Sweaty Startup for a while, you’ll know Nick’s standing on entrepreneurship. It has to be unselfish, unemotional, smart, and sweaty. You have to put in the work. Too many people start businesses because they are selfish. They start a business that they want to start or that fits their passions. […]

In today’s episode of The Sweaty Startup, Nick talks about “old-fashioned” business. The wealthiest people he knows started regular “old-fashioned” businesses, not some sexy new ideas with venture capital money. They just had good ideas and worked hard at them. The way the world portrays and views people like Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg, Entrepreneurship […]

In today’s episode of The Sweaty Startup, Nick talks about the importance of starting a business small. Many entrepreneurs today don’t realize that what they are doing now isn’t necessarily what they’ll be doing in 10 years. It’s about momentum, not starting large and strong. Starting small is the best way to get wealthy. So […]

In today’s episode of the Sweaty Startup, Nick talks about innovative and creative entrepreneurship. Those words get thrown around so much these days, but Nick talks about how those types of entrepreneurs aren’t the ones getting paid. This topic has always been close to Nick, because he started the Sweaty Startup based on execution and […]

In today’s episode, Nick talks about the impact his father had on his life and career. Nick comes from a middle-class family; they didn’t struggle for money, but they also didn’t own investment properties or have much saved up. But because of the lessons his father taught him, Nick was set up to create generational […]

With school openings getting delayed more and more as the school year approaches, many parents and students have no idea how to approach distance and online learning. Many families spent months at home with each other with school being a light at the end of the tunnel. With the school year in question, that’s looking […]