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🍄 Hunter Vargo turned a Walmart mushroom grow kit into a business doing nearly $10K in peak monthly revenue… starting at just 17 years old!

He began in quarantine, teaching himself on YouTube and building a mushroom lab in his bedroom with borrowed household equipment.

One local restaurant became a weekly customer and proved the demand was real.

Today, Hunter grows gourmet mushrooms in a grow room on a neighboring farm (in exchange for feeding animals), supplies restaurants, and sells at one of Scranton’s biggest farmers markets.

Restaurant sales, farmers markets, and 70-hour weeks… Hunter’s talking about it all. What do you want to know? 👇

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🗣 They invested $12.17. One Good Morning America feature later… they made over $500,000 in a SINGLE day. 🥞

Christian and Cortney Sargent built the vegan-friendly pancake mix brand, Vicky Cakes, from a 47-year-old family recipe, launching with homemade photos, a pre-order website, and four flavors on Mother’s Day 2019.

When orders exploded, they packed 154,000 bags from their home, recruiting neighbors and turning nearly every room into a fulfillment center.

They’ve survived supply-chain chaos, a $40,000 logistics disaster, and collapsing email sales, then bounced back with TikTok Shop, selling 170,000+ products and growing to around $80K per month.

Their interview is dropping soon, and they’re taking YOUR questions. What do you want to know? 👇

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What would make you feel ready to start a business?

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What's the #1 thing you'd want to know before starting a business?

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Which tool would help you the most right now?

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🍧 They turned a former lawnmower repair shop into a Hawaiian shave ice destination that can pull in $90K–$95K in a SINGLE summer. ☀️

After discovering real shave ice on their Hawaii honeymoon, Stephanie and Todd Askins came home, bought a cheap Walmart machine, and spent 9 months cracking the recipe.

They blew past their original $60K budget, poured in house down-payment savings, loans, and maxed-out credit cards, then transformed an empty shell into Get Lost in Virginia Beach.

Now they’re introducing thousands of people to authentic Hawaiian shave ice, managing 20–25 employees, a food truck, and a merch brand while surviving brutal off-seasons.

Startup costs, seasonality, hiring, and growth… nothing’s off limits! Drop your questions for them!👇

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Some of you might remember Nik, one of our past hosts here on the channel. Well, he’s back with something new — and this time, he’s bringing the whole family along.

Nik and his wife, recently launched their own channel, The Full House Life, where they share the real, funny, faith-filled, and sometimes chaotic side of raising 9 kids while building a strong marriage and happy home.

If you love honest family stories, practical parenting and marriage tips, and a little laughter from the beautiful mess of everyday life, go check them out here:

youtube.com/@thefullhouselife

Let’s show Nik and Lena some support!

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What do you think is harder:

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How much time can you realistically commit to starting a business?

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Are you planning to start a business while working a full-time job?

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