EPISODE · Jun 20, 2025 · 21 MIN
From Etsy Side Hustle to 7-Figure AI Empire | Dylan Jahraus on Scaling with Automation
from The Profit Minds Podcast w/ Steven Kirch · host Steven Kirch
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟏𝟏𝟓In this inspiring episode of The Profit Minds Podcast, Dr. Steven Kirch sits down with Dylan Jahraus, founder of The Ultimate Etsy Course and the AI-powered Etsy optimization tool etSEO, to uncover how anyone—from hobbyist to entrepreneur—can build a six-figure business on Etsy.Dylan shares her deeply personal journey from growing up on a Minnesota farm and navigating family trauma, to scaling an Etsy side hustle into a million-dollar business and then launching a successful tech startup. Along the way, she explains how AI is transforming the way sellers succeed on Etsy—and how her tool, Etsio, helps even beginners master SEO effortlessly.𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭: • Dylan’s incredible personal story of resilience and faith—and how it shaped her entrepreneurial drive• Why Etsy is no longer “just for handmade goods” and how digital and print-on-demand products are changing the game• The most common mistake Etsy sellers make (and how to avoid it)• How Dylan’s team uses AI to automate listing optimization and accelerate success• The surprising challenges of running a software company vs. a coaching business• How to protect your IP when training AI models for business use• Why mindset shifts and strategic hiring are key when scaling a digital empire𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐬: 𝐀 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐭𝐬𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬Dylan is offering a FREE 16-step checklist for those looking to start or scale their Etsy shop. Whether you’re just starting or already generating sales, this checklist is packed with strategy and clarity to help you grow faster.𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐭: https://dylanjahraus.com/𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐉𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐬:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-jahraus-1467a020/• Website: https://dylanjahraus.com********************************************************𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐡.Dr. Kirch is the creator of the Profit Minds™ Growth System, which combines profit acceleration, productivity strategies, scalable systems, and AI integration to help businesses achieve sustainable success.𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐡:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevekirch/• Website: https://profitminds.net/𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬? 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲!https://calendly.com/profit-minds/lets-talk-ai-20-min𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥.𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧:https://www.linkedin.com/company/profit-minds/
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟏𝟏𝟓In this inspiring episode of The Profit Minds Podcast, Dr. Steven Kirch sits down with Dylan Jahraus, founder of The Ultimate Etsy Course and the AI-powered Etsy optimization tool etSEO, to uncover how anyone—from hobbyist to entrepreneur—can build a six-figure business on Etsy.Dylan shares her deeply personal journey from growing up on a Minnesota farm and navigating family trauma, to scaling an Etsy side hustle into a million-dollar business and then launching a successful tech startup. Along the way, she explains how AI is transforming the way sellers succeed on Etsy—and how her tool, Etsio, helps even beginners master SEO effortlessly.𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭: • Dylan’s incredible personal story of resilience and faith—and how it shaped her entrepreneurial drive• Why Etsy is no longer “just for handmade goods” and how digital and print-on-demand products are changing the game• The most common mistake Etsy sellers make (and how to avoid it)• How Dylan’s team uses AI to automate listing optimization and accelerate success• The surprising challenges of running a software company vs. a coaching business• How to protect your IP when training AI models for business use• Why mindset shifts and strategic hiring are key when scaling a digital empire𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐬: 𝐀 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐭𝐬𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬Dylan is offering a FREE 16-step checklist for those looking to start or scale their Etsy shop. Whether you’re just starting or already generating sales, this checklist is packed with strategy and clarity to help you grow faster.𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐭: https://dylanjahraus.com/𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐉𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐬:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-jahraus-1467a020/• Website: https://dylanjahraus.com********************************************************𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐡.Dr. Kirch is the creator of the Profit Minds™ Growth System, which combines profit acceleration, productivity strategies, scalable systems, and AI integration to help businesses achieve sustainable success.𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐡:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevekirch/• Website: https://profitminds.net/𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬? 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲!https://calendly.com/profit-minds/lets-talk-ai-20-min𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥.𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧:https://www.linkedin.com/company/profit-minds/
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