Side Hustle City

Episode 2 - Brian Burke, Chief Mac Man of SellYourMac.com discusses starting a $12 Million consignment business in college

September 20, 2020 Adam Koehler & Kyle Stevie Season 1 Episode 2
Side Hustle City
Episode 2 - Brian Burke, Chief Mac Man of SellYourMac.com discusses starting a $12 Million consignment business in college
Show Notes Chapter Markers

This week we feature a friend and Founder of a successful business with over $11 Million of revenue and growing. Brian Burke is Chief Mac Man of SellYourMac.com (SYM), the world’s most trusted and highest rated Apple trade-in company. SYM has paid out $34M+ and has helped over 100,000 customers.

We chat about how he got started on his side hustle and how he turned that into his main hustle. So much to cover in under two hours but we did it. There's a lot of value in this conversation and we hope it sparks something in you.

Brian loves helping individuals and organizations stay up to date on their Apple products. As a lifelong learner, Brian has become a Sommelier, an Apple Certified Mac Technician, a Notary Public, an Ordained Minister, and a Certified Scuba Diver.

Brian is passionate about empowering underprivileged students through gifting Apple technology. He believes gifting them a Mac can truly change their lives, their outlook on the world, and their future job prospects.

Brian has been featured in many publications and won numerous awards. We are proud to have him as a guest discussing his success and how you can start your side hustle.

USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2014/09/09/save-of-the-day-iphone-buybacks/15339827/

Entrepreneur: SellYourMac.com (SYM) was featured in Entrepreneur for how to boost productivity and upgrade your Apple technology! https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/346162

MacWorld: http://www.macworld.com/article/1155087/sellyourmac.html

NBC News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Hxsb4dzlFzE

Awards

-2020 Inc. 5000 Award as the #2263 Fastest Growing Private Company in the US

SellYourMac.com has been recognized by Inc. 5000 as the #2263 Fastest Growing Private Company in the United States for 2020! Also recognized as #110 fastest growing in the Midwest!

https://www.inc.com/profile/sellyourmaccom

-Business Courier’s 2020 Fast 55 Fastest-Growing Private Companies

SellYourMac.com was recognized as #24 of the Business Courier’s 2020 55 fastest-growing private companies in Greater Cincinnati.

-EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2019 Finalist

Brian was recognized as a Finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2019 program. 

-Business Courier’s 2019 Fast 55 Fastest-Growing Private Companies

SellYourMac.com was recognized as #12 of the Business Courier’s 2019 55 fastest-growing private companies in Greater Cincinnati.

-2019 Inc. 5000 Award as the #2654 Fastest Growing Private Company in the US

SellYourMac.com has been recognized by Inc. 5000 as the #2654 Fastest Growing Private Company in the United States for 2019!

http://www.inc.com/profile/sellyourmaccom

-Cincinnati Business Courier Forty Under 40 class of 2016

This award recognizes forty young professionals in the Tri-State who have reached major milestones in their c

Support the Show.

Subscribe to Side Hustle City and join our Community on Facebook

Brian's Intro
Flipping used cell phones
The pivot to Apple products
Selling online
Starting out of Mom's basement
Sell Your Mac business process
Growing the business
How SEO works
Dropshipping
By the numbers
Staying on trend
Volunteering and the community
The future of the business
Wine as a side hustle
Brian's daughter has a side hustle
Charity in business
The future of education
Brian's advice to side hustlers
Get started
A startup isn't always a tech company
Weddings as a side hustle
Closing it out