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EPISODE · Jul 15, 2026 · 1H 10M

He Got $110K in Business Credit in One Day — Then Scaled to $400K/Month

from Marketplace Mavericks · host Jon Cutler

He got $110,000 in business credit in a single day — and used it to scale his Amazon business from $25K a month to $200K a month in under a year.In this episode of Marketplace Mavericks, host @BuyBoxMaverick continues his series spotlighting entrepreneurs under 25 with Sadeq Wahab, a 22-year-old who's been finding ways to make money online since eighth grade — eBay dropshipping, candy reselling, and a sneaker reselling business that netted him $100,000 in profit between the ages of 16 and 18. When sneaker reselling started slowing down, Sadeq pivoted to Amazon online arbitrage (OA) in August 2022 and scaled it toward $400,000 a month in revenue, doubling his profit every year along the way.But the real story here is what Sadeq built after Amazon took off: a business credit funding company that helps other sellers unlock six-figure credit lines the way he did, and a custom AI agency — built with two developer cousins — that creates done-for-you dashboards, reconciliation software, and speed-to-lead systems for e-commerce operators. Jon and Sadeq dig into why packing your own inventory is the fastest way to cap your growth, why chasing high average selling price (ASP) products makes an entire operation easier to run, and why word of mouth is still the thing that closes every deal.If you're building a business under 25, thinking about funding your next move, or just curious what real year-over-year scaling looks like, this is a tactical blueprint from someone living it in real time.CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro — Continuing the Under-25 Entrepreneur Series 03:14 Sadeq's Origin Story: eBay Dropshipping in 8th Grade 05:49 $100K Net Profit From Sneaker Reselling (Age 16–18) 06:05 The Pivot to Amazon Online Arbitrage (August 2022) 08:15 Why Outsourcing Prep Was the First Real Unlock 17:51 Time to Open the Tunnel Vision: Building Beyond Amazon 20:38 Business #1: The Credit Funding Company 21:29 Business #2: The Custom AI Agency 40:00 Build Once, Deploy Many: How the AI Agency Scales 43:24 Why High ASP Changes Everything 56:09 Doubling Revenue Every Year: $500K to $6M+ 58:18 Why Word of Mouth Still Wins in E-Commerce 1:04:37 Inside the $110K Same-Day Business Credit Story 1:06:20 The Day Everything Got Serious 1:11:03 The #1 Funding Mistake New Sellers Make 1:16:36 Wrap-Up & Next Week's GuestWHAT YOU'LL LEARNHow a 16-year-old turned $15K in seed money into $100K net profit reselling sneakersWhy he pivoted from sneaker reselling to Amazon OA in August 2022 — and what changed once he took it seriouslyThe exact day $110,000 in same-day business credit changed the trajectory of his businessWhy "packing inventory doesn't make you any money" — the case for outsourcing prep immediatelyHow doubling revenue every year (from $500K to a projected $6M+) actually worksWhy he built a business credit funding company instead of an Amazon coaching programInside his custom AI agency: build-once, deploy-many software for reconciliation, AIP dashboards, and speed-to-leadWhy chasing high ASP products simplifies an entire OA operationWhy word of mouth and networking — not paid ads — built every business he's touchedCONNECT WITH SADEQ Instagram @sadeqwahabb

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