Codie SanchezFounder @ Contrarian Thinking

A Vinyl Business That Makes $$!

6 May 2025 · 1 min

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Cody runs a vinyl pressing factory that's a seven-figure business with 85% profit margins. One social post drove $55,000 in sales last year. He also acquired Waterloo Records in Austin and operates machines that cost roughly $250,000 each.

Questions this video answers

"Millions of records" (phrasing from the transcript).

About a quarter million dollars.

A seven-figure business.

Approximately 85% profit margin.

$55,000 from one post last year.

Hey, is this your business? It is, yeah. What do you guys do here?
This is a vinyl factory.
No way. How big is this business?
We've pressed millions of records.
It's pretty big. Is there any way I can come along and follow you for the day? Yeah, if you help me with the store. Sorry.
These are our pressing machines. What does this cost? About a quarter million dollars. But that's hot. That's very hot. You would not touch that. How big is this business? Now? We're a seven figure business. Proud to be 100% Lemon owned and operated. What's that? That's our flower bouquet. Is what? We sold out our trash. Makes us more money than real thing.
We do.
Yeah. Isn't that crazy? Better profit margins. Like 85% profit margin. That makes me hot and bothered on TikTok. Last year we sold $55,000 off one post. Yeah. Is there somewhere to see the platinum and the gold? It's in the back corner here. Okay, let's go.
Look at that.
Check this bad.
Boy out.
So I recently acquired Waterloo Records, the record store here in Austin. So you bought a competitor? I bought, well, a record store. So these records are front and center. Exactly. These. These records will end up in the store. What advice would you give? Your dreams aren't crazy. Maybe do it sooner. Hi, I'm Cody. And I'm bringing back the American dream. One business at a time.
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