Welcome once again to The Million Dollar Relationships podcast! Today, we are being joined by Nathan Hirsch. Nathan is a lifelong entrepreneur and is currently the CEO of EcomBalance and Outsource School. Nathan is best known for co-founding FreeUp.net in 2015 with an initial $5,000 investment, scaling it to $12 million in yearly revenue, and having it acquired in 2019.
Today, he leads EcomBalance, an online bookkeeping service for eCommerce and digital businesses, and Outsource School, a membership teaching business owners how to hire effectively online. Nathan has appeared on 400+ podcasts and is a social media personality.
In this episode, we talk with Nathan Hirsch, a successful entrepreneur who started a textbook-buying business in college and went on to create Free Up, an e-commerce hiring platform. After selling Free Up before the pandemic, Nathan focused on his new ventures, Outsource School and Ecom Balance. Nathan highlights the importance of building strong relationships for business success, including due diligence on potential buyers and partnering with someone like his long-time business partner, Connor Gillivan. Together, they founded Outsource School, a membership-based platform teaching their hiring process. Despite facing failures, Nathan and Connor maintained a growth mindset and persevered. This episode offers valuable insights into entrepreneurship and meaningful relationships.
Join us as we learn from Nathan's journey into e-commerce and gain valuable insights into building successful partnerships, navigating tough times, and staying agile in a fast-changing industry.
[00:00 - 14:05] Nathan Shares His Entrepreneurial Journey
· Nathan is a long-time entrepreneur who started with a textbook-buying business in college and evolved into a drop shipping Amazon business. He eventually created a VA and freelance army of people to help him run his business.
[14:05 - 21:15] How One Person Changed Nathan’s Life and Business
· Pandemic forced a change of plans for travel and led to the brainstorming of business ideas
· Connor Gillivan was introduced as a business partner who changed the course of Nathan's life
· Growing up with a high value on money, but Connor's mentality shifted focus to impact and building something bigger than oneself
· Relationship with Connor lasted over 10 years, faced challenges but worked through them
· They faced many downs but learned problem-solving and teamwork
[21:15 - 23:22] Closing Statements
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" Being business partners is easy when things are good, but it's when things hit the fan that you realize if you can actually work with someone. Going through tough times together strengthens partnerships.” – Nathan Hirsch.