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From Making $63 in the First Year to Being Worth $20M with Maria Wendt
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- The Jen Gottlieb Show
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- Jun 12, 2026
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Summary
About 1 in 5 businesses fail within their first year. So when you make $63 in year one and $350 in year two, most people would have quit. Maria Wendt didn't. She now runs an eight-figure business with over 150,000 customers, a million-dollar month, and an average of $2,500 per reel, selling products that cost around $85. She has a team of eight, no company meetings, and launches roughly one new product every single week. I brought her on to understand how she got there, and why she walked away from making $1M a year in high-ticket coaching to build something completely different. "I made $63 in my first year and $350 in my second year, and yet I've made over $20 million now." ~ Maria Wendt In This Episode: - How Maria started and went from $63 to $20 million - The million-dollar business she walked away from - Eight figures, a team of eight, and zero meetings - How Maria tracks exactly how much each reel makes her - Saying your biggest goals out loud without apology - The answer to growth is almost always more volume - Maria Wendt's advice on the best way to begin your business journey About Maria Wendt Maria Wendt is an eight-figure online business educator based in Orange County, California. She started as a freelance graphic designer before pivoting into teaching marketing and eventually building one of the most recognized low-ticket course businesses in the online space. She has over 150,000 customers, a catalog of 300 products, and runs a lean team of eight out of an in-person office. Her mission is to help millions of people make a few extra thousand dollars a month rather than help a few people make millions. Where to find Maria Wendt: IG: https://www.instagram.com/maria.wendt/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Maria-Wendt-Official-100090621002736/ Webs…