Turning an Instagram Page Into a Multi-Million Dollar Business

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. Read the newsletter: https://www.creatorspotlight.com/profiles __ open.video lets you host your videos on your own domain, under your own brand — so you control the channel, the data, and the direct connection to your viewers. Try it out at https://open.video __ Center Consoles Only - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CenterConsolesOnly - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/centerconsolesonly - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/centerconsolesonly1 - Website: https://centerconsolesonly.net - BoatsOnly: https://boatsonly.com __ 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