5 Corporate Trainer Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 19th, 2023

Become A Corporate Trainer

Here are some real life success stories of starting a corporate trainer:

1. Humor That Works ($150K/year)

Andrew Tarvin, the world's first humor engineer, came up with the idea for his business, Humor That Works, while working at Procter & Gamble. He started incorporating humor into his job, adding jokes to his emails and teaching improv exercises to his team. Realizing the same skills needed to be an effective improviser were the same skills needed in the workplace, Andrew built Humor That Works part-time, eventually leaving his six-figure salary to focus on the company full-time.

How much they make: $150K/year
Current team size: 1

How Being The Funny Guy At Work Turned Into A Full Time Career

Humor That Works is a training company that focuses on human effectiveness, and has worked with thousands of people at over 250 organizations, including Microsoft, the FBI, and the International Association of Canine Professionals, and has grown 24% YoY.

About

Andrew started Humor That Works over 15 years ago

Revenue

Andrew grew the business to $12.5K/month

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2. Like A Mind Reader ($240K/year)

Jonathan Pritchard, a world-traveling comedy Mentalist, built a successful consulting business called Like A Mind Reader by teaching teams how to do the impossible. With a background in magic and psychology, Jonathan developed his skills and wrote a book called "[think] Like A Mind Reader." His $20,000 per month income is supported by a strong online presence, including an email list of 5,500 subscribers.

How much they make: $240K/year
Current team size: 1

How Jonathan Pritchard Went From Magician To Building Businesses

Jonathan Pritchard, a former world-traveling comedy Mentalist, now generates about $20k per month through his business consulting for companies and the sale of his book and speaking engagements.

About

Jonathan started Like A Mind Reader about 41 years ago

Revenue

Jonathan grew the business to $20K/month

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3. Just Ninety ($54K/year)

Andrew Lawson, founder of Just Ninety, came up with the idea for his business after realizing the need for professional trainers to reclaim their time and generate more revenue in the virtual training space. After beating cancer for a third time, Andrew decided to use the online courses he had created during COVID as the foundation for Just Ninety, helping trainers around the globe shorten their design process and deliver engaging corporate training materials in a 90-minute format. Since launching, Andrew has made $4,500 in just over 4 weeks and is focused on increasing web traffic and generating more leads through targeted campaigns.

How much they make: $54K/year
How much did it cost to start: $17.2K
Current team size: 1

How I Made $4,5K In 30 Days With A Business That Sells Templates For Course Creators

Founder Andrew Lawson launched Just Ninety, a platform that offers ready-to-go corporate training materials to professional trainers to shorten development time for virtual courses, and has made $4,500 in revenue within the first month of launch.

About

Andrew started Just Ninety over 1 year ago

Revenue

Andrew grew the business to $4.5K/month

Costs

It cost Andrew $17160 to start the business

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