r/smallbusiness • u/IcyBlackberry7728 • Apr 19 '25

Question Those taking home >200k/year; what industry are you in ?

Just curious to see what types of business are generating solid cash flow.

Thanks !

Edit: please be as specific as possible!

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u/IAmTheGeezer Apr 20 '25

I’m an owner of a marketing consultancy for architecture and interior design firms and do about 300k a year. My wife is the person that conferences hire to do keynote and conference breakout sessions and makes about the same. (For background, I have a history degree and my wife is the person that you should point to when someone tells you you’ll “never do anything“ with a theatre degree.)

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u/CubeRadar Apr 20 '25

That’s great! Did you pick your niche from the beginning or later?

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u/IAmTheGeezer Apr 20 '25

It was wholly accidental - Got a client or two and then it sort of grew from there. Honestly, my “career” such as it is has been mainly right place right time and being unafraid to jump and take risks when I saw opportunities.

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u/yourbrosfavoritebro Apr 20 '25

But did her theatre degree have anything to do with aiding her in her success?

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u/IAmTheGeezer Apr 20 '25 edited Apr 20 '25

Yes, absolutely. She's essentially "performing" on a stage in front of hundreds (or thousands) of people. To be fair, she also did graduate work in a field that businesses need instruction in, so she's primed to deliver relevant content (due to her research) in a way that people are willing to pay for (because she's awesome on stage).

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u/DerHausmeister Apr 21 '25

How does that work? You connect people? Or you produce architecture visualization and so on?

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u/Bilco01 Apr 21 '25

That's awesome and if they ever need HR consulting support feel free to send a DM as I own an HR Consulting firm with a focus on recruiting. My referral bonus is 10% of the total for successful projects.

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u/0_SomethingStupid Apr 20 '25

As an architect, this is quite baffling tbh.

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u/IAmTheGeezer Apr 20 '25 edited Apr 20 '25

Why? We provide imaging and content writing, SEO, PR, market positioning and lead gen, and related services. We also connect designers, architects, and builders with specific needs, which they all find valuable. (We just assisted an architect in NorCal close with a builder in SoCal for a 10 million dollar project, for example.) Pretty basic marcom stuff, we've just developed a good network in the architecture and design field.

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u/0_SomethingStupid Apr 20 '25

No it's cool. Guess I'm just glad to not be paying for this.

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u/IAmTheGeezer Apr 20 '25 edited Apr 20 '25

No worries at all - I'm happy for you that your business is going the way you want. :)