Turning an Instagram page into a multi-million-dollar business ft. Center Consoles Only

In this episode of Creator Spotlight Francis is joined by three of the founders of Center Consoles Only, a media business built around the boating industry. After ten years of building a strong, trustworthy reputation in the space, they have received a $2.5M investment from Slow Ventures. In this episode we hear the story of how a $7,000 Instagram page purchase became a multi-million dollar brand, how creating content creates opportunities, and what a $2.5M investment means for the future of building an industry defining platform and brand.

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Center Consoles Only

• YouTube

• Instagram 

• Facebook 

• Website 

• Boats Only

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Timestamps 

00:00 Introducing Center Consoles Only

06:15 Betting on the vision

09:35 Refining the content

15:53 Creating content creates opportunities

23:57 Building a business

34:31 The $2.5M investment

43:45 The vision