Sheepey Race: From Side Hustle to $7 Million per Year Tuning Cars (Pt. 1)
If you enjoy driving, tuning, and repairing classic cars, youāve probably thought about starting a car tuning business. Alex Soto leveraged his passion for car tuning into a $7 million/year company and heās here now to tell us how he did it.
Sheepey Race started in 2013 with Alex making Honda parts in his home garage. Today, theyāre bringing in an average revenue of more than $580K/month, providing tuning and after-market performance upgrades for a range of vehicle makes and models.
In this interview with Alex, heāll tell us how heās grown Sheepey Race into an automotive power house thatās trusted by car enthusiasts all over the world. Weāll learn how much it cost to start a tuning shop, whatās involved in designing and testing parts, and how he stands out from his competition.
Along the way, heāll share his advice for starting a successful car tuning business and the challenges and mistakes heās faced growing his company (and what heās learned in the process).
Along with tuning services, Sheepey Race runs a popular YouTube channel with over 130K subscribers. Weāll find out how this has helped grow the business and what other marketing strategies heās used to build his client base.
Along with that, heāll tell us how Sheepey Race got featured in national publications like MotorTrend and what role that played in building their brand.
Make sure to watch Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgO5Vkr4osg
Resources:
StartĀ orĀ GrowĀ Your Business with UpFlip Academy – https://bit.ly/46CNOMp
Find Out More About Alex’s Car Tuning Business – https://sheepeyrace.com
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:10 About Alex & Sheepey Race
2:00 Initial budget and operation cost
3:05 Marketing
4:18 Shop Tour
5:34 How Youtube Helps
6:54 Alex’s Day to Day Tasks
7:57 Operating Costs
9:02 Profit Margins
9:35 A Good or Bad Day (Dollar Wise)
10:11 Alex’s Advice
10:44 Outro
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