How a High School Dropout Turned Entrepreneur Built a Successful Ice Cream Business

Really? But let me see. So, this isn't from the past year. Today, we have an amazing story of someone who had a million excuses of why they shouldn't achieve their goal. For example, he didn't finish school, got fired from his job with a family to support, and had no one willing to lend him money. But he took the risk of becoming a business owner, and now has a successful business making over a hundred fifty-two thousand a year, and he's only 26. He's going to share how he was able to make that happen.

But if I'm going to tell you the good, you already know. I'ma tell you the bad. Like the struggles he faces every day, what licenses you need to open up your store, and how much he made one day with his ice cream business. I'm over here, trying to help you grow your business with this $3.99 knowledge. And if you would like to support the channel, I havebrought back merchandise (link in the description below).

It's 5:38, about to drive to Stockton to get some Freeman and my knowledge on an ice cream shop. But first, let's go get some gas. So, it's nine o'clock, who made it to Lodi, California? Let's go see what Rod is up to. "What's up, bro? Are you doing?" Most of you want to become entrepreneurs because you think it's easy, right? Just work for a few hours, then go home and watch The Suite Life of Zack and Cody on Disney plus, and just watch the money come in. But it's the opposite. I'm about to tell you the two things you need to be successful in business: hard work and positivity. I'm working from 8 a.m. till like 9:00 p.m. I mean, it's long, but would you trade this to be an employee for somebody else?

You've been a business owner for 4 years. Is it a huge headache? Do a lot of things go wrong or break or mess up? "It's okay. Stuff goes on every day. Play it once, you go do it a bunch. Baby, realize, like when something's wrong. Now, I'd be smiling back then, when I first opened. I still cry whenever stuff goes wrong. Why? I used to be, like, stressed. Oh, I realized, like, I'm gonna get over it. It's normal." Hey, and another thing from my experience is that everything has a solution. No matter what, you know, there's nothing you can't figure out.

So, the very first thing Rod has to do is go get some supplies. And let's go show you. When you get your supplies, it's a plug. So, hey, showing love to the homie right here who recognized me. Yeah, right here, $3.99, man, free $99.

I'm really starting to like the ice cream business because there's huge profit in it. Like this item. So, Rod is gonna show me how to make one of his most popular items. Let's check it out - the search at the ice cream. "Marry me. I'm so glad, sir. It's my cheat day. Haha, three months in a row so far back." "Wait, let me ask you, how much does this cost?" "Five dollars." "How much do you think it costs you to make?" "Five fifty cent. $75." "Very good, very good."

To be successful in business, you need different ways of making money with the equipment and supplies you already have. And Rod has a lot of different revenue streams. Like, well, I think it was just, like, the correction, so I'm working everything. So, Rod was telling me that, uh, he does get a decent amount of orders - door - right, Rod? And then, uh, the - shirts of people picking up the order get mad because they order something like this that not only melts, but what container are you gonna put it in? And what are you doing in that situation, right?

So, your jeweler, you get done with this. I bless you, bro. I bless you. And number three, of course, physical locations. So, it's 12:00, it's noon, he's about to open at 1:00 p.m. So, in the meantime, he's just cleaning to make sure everything's ready to go so when they open, business starts coming in.

We got a first customer. But let me ask Rod. So, Rod, what made you get started in the ice cream business? So, we were talking about it earlier. Look, you actually dropped out of high school, yeah? Yeah. And then, what were you doing after that? So, I was working at Walmart. I got fired from my Walmart. Tax time had rolled around. It was about four or five thousand dollars, me and my wife. You just - it's like a game. She was still working at Walmart. I went on Craigslist and started looking for buildings. And then, why ice cream, right? LA had this ice cream place allowed in line. I was like, okay, I can't do this. It's easy. All I gotta do is get the ice cream, scoop it. I guess it wasn't gonna be that hard.

How much do you think you invested when you first started? When I bested, I invested about $6,000. This does not, and I think, Lou in the building, and the equipment, and the supplies, yeah, I got a lot of equipment use. So, they had not been four years. Four years, that you thought that, actually, and looking back, how do you feel about your decision? I think, though, the best decision I ever made, for real.

We were talking about earlier how much you made last year. You only know there was so much money in the ice cream business. I think I'm in the wrong business. I'm gonna have to put them on ice cream shop. Hold your breath. No. But let me see. So, this is in the past. And of course, I'm not telling you this to persuade you to start your own ice cream shop. I'm just showing you different ways other people are making money to inspire you to just take that risk, because they might work out, yeah, might work out.

So, we're gonna find out how much Rod made in one day with his ice cream business. But let me give you a disclaimer. Just because you get a location

and you have products yourself doesn't mean you're gonna be successful. Because the only thing that matters in business, the only thing that will break or make your business, is sales. You need to know how to get customers and make money. And this is how Rod gets his customers. What do you bring to you the most customers? Is it Instagram or them word-of-mouth groups? So, like local groups on material. Yeah, fine, Bruce, like Crime Watch groups and like the Lodi four one one group where they talk about likes around town every morning. I just spam law disclosure and besides, Facebook, broad, all posts on Instagram, and links his door-to-door on the post. Man, technology nowadays.

And I already know you want to know what licenses you need. So, here's everything you need to open up your own store. City, go to whatever city hall you. You just go up there and just a viable business license. Tell them what business you're about to start. How much did it cost you? I think that was like $12. Create a fictitious business name, stated. I think it's the seller's permit. At the end of the year, tell them how much you actually made. Then, they charge you accordingly. Then, you gotta hire mental health. They give you, like, a checklist of everything you need to run a food establishment. You call them, and they come inspect, and that's like $500. You gotta pay them to come out. But you did that all in one day? Oh, that's not bad. And now you're legit.

And then, one thing we forgot to mention, with it, because I know you guys, he's one of knowing every little detail, business insurance. How much was it? How much did you say it, right? What's for this one? 950. Another place? 1,100. Remember when we said a lot of things go wrong in business? Well, imagine waking up one day and realizing your work van just got stolen. What do you mean someone stole it? Like, you passed them somewhere? Not my house. It was on your help, just stop it. And then, how long did it take for you to find it? Yeah, you report it to police and everything, and then you finally - the casino, because you know at least you found it. Oh, man. How'd they break into it? Do you know they - the door, right? Really took the cylinder from the - she's something to be, oh, popped it out. They made me do something with all this, oh. So, that were pros over here. Some motion 13 over your arm.

So, what are you making right now? Rod making the crazy, crazy change shape with a scoop of ice cream on top, then being a toner on top of that. Have you come over your idea? Do they just come to you or do you do a little research? To be honest, I'm getting a little nervous. It's been slow, but people are finally showing up, and I'm thinking, how much money is Rod going to make one day with his ice cream business? A few hundred, maybe? Let's find out.

What tips do you have for somebody who wants their own business? Not a home business, and like a store, like an actual location. You're sitting here planning device. So, what you pretty much saying is that people over there, breaking their head trying to have everything perfect before they start, when instead, I mean, have some ideas, you know, but get started, get the keys, go sell something, and just grow your business there. Are you gonna have to freeze that night tip right there?

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Now, let's get back to the video. So, 7:30, cleanup, closing that day. Let's see how much he made in one day.

Now, let's find out, and I've got a here, you, but raise. That's not a lot of money, and I know, I know, a hundred seventy-seven dollars for both stores. Slow day, but that's part of business. Welcome to the real world. Because a true entrepreneur knows the holidays are great, and that's how you determine how serious you are, because if you give up when there's no sales, you were never serious to begin with. Because every entrepreneur would tough it out, and they're gonna figure out what they're gonna do to keep growing the business. Plus, it was Tuesday, it's November, it's the slow season for ice cream, and that's business. But think about it, someone who dropped out of high school, got fired from Walmart with a family to support, can have a successful business for four years. What's your excuse? And I know Rod, he's only gonna grow more, and it's gonna be a matter of time before he gets chains of ice cream out there. And of course, go show some love to Rod not only on Instagram and Facebook, but come back, some ice cream in Stockton, California.

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