Chad Riddersen & Kyle Voss - Epic Septic Co-Founders | Why Boring Businesses Beat Sexy Startups

➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com ➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory Chad Riddersen and Kyle Voss run Epic Septic, a franchise business taking septic services nationwide, with operators in Texas, Kansas City, and Connecticut. Chad co-founded Deviate Labs, a marketing agency whose clients include billion-dollar companies, Dollar Shave Club, and six Shark Tank businesses. Kyle played professional football, served as a U.S. Marine Corps Captain, and owned service businesses before launching Epic. Together, they reached a $1 million annual revenue run rate in just 90 days, then expanded Epic Septic into a one of the fastest growing franchises with operators nationwide. ➡️ Show Links https://www.instagram.com/epicsepticco/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadriddersen/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/vossgroupventures/ ➡️ Podcast Sponsors Hubspot - https://hubspot.com/ Huel - https://huel.com/scott (Code: scott) NetSuite - https://netsuite.com/scottclary/ Framer - https://framer.com/design (Code: SuccessStory) LinkedIn Ads - https://linkedin.com/scottclary Cohesity - https://www.cohesity.com/datacloud Whatnot - https://www.whatnot.com/ Monarch - https://www.monarch.com/ (Code: success) Cash App - https://cash.app/ (Code: cashapp10) MyFitnessPal - https://podcasts.myfitnesspal.com (Code: SCOTT) Life at the Speed of Play - https://getmarksbook.com/success Noom - https://noom.com ➡️ Talking Points 00:00 – Intro 04:20 – What “Brown Collar” Means 04:48 – Why Build a Septic Empire? 06:19 – Why Unsexy Jobs Win 10:30 – Ditching the Safe Path 14:05 – How to Reinvent Yourself 20:03 – The First Million in Septic 27:16 – How the Septic Business Works 31:30 – What It Takes to Get Started 32:27 – Sponsor Break 35:25 – The Real Moat in Service Businesses 40:19 – Building a Billion-Dollar Business 41:48 – Should You Plan Your Exit? 45:56 – The Messy Reality of Entrepreneurship 53:51 – Success Can Cost You Your Family 56:58 – When Should You Take the Leap? 1:04:37 – Sponsor Break 1:08:21 – Your Entrepreneurship Decision Framework 1:14:03 – How to Build to $1 Billion 1:27:40 – Final Advice for Builders 1:32:26 – Where to Find Epic Septic 1:32:52 – Advice to Their 20-Year-Old Selves