Cody Shilson
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What's up? How we doing? Good. Awesome. Let's talk about trophies. Yeah. So my name's Cody, Cody Shilson. I own Trophy Outlet. So last year we did about $1.72 million in revenue, mainly trophies and awards personalization, about $110,000 in profit, 6.4% net margin. And I'm third generation owner of the company. We've been in business for almost 40 years. That's amazing. Yeah. Kind of fun.
What's up? How we doing? Good. Awesome. Let's talk about trophies. Yeah. So my name's Cody, Cody Shilson. I own Trophy Outlet. So last year we did about $1.72 million in revenue, mainly trophies and awards personalization, about $110,000 in profit, 6.4% net margin. And I'm third generation owner of the company. We've been in business for almost 40 years. That's amazing. Yeah. Kind of fun.
What's up? How we doing? Good. Awesome. Let's talk about trophies. Yeah. So my name's Cody, Cody Shilson. I own Trophy Outlet. So last year we did about $1.72 million in revenue, mainly trophies and awards personalization, about $110,000 in profit, 6.4% net margin. And I'm third generation owner of the company. We've been in business for almost 40 years. That's amazing. Yeah. Kind of fun.
So what's the goal? The goal is $3.5 million in revenue. I really want to double revenue going into this year. This year? This year, yeah. OK. I think we can do it. So who do you help? So mainly coaches, event organizers, as well as businesses and organizations, which is like HR departments,
So what's the goal? The goal is $3.5 million in revenue. I really want to double revenue going into this year. This year? This year, yeah. OK. I think we can do it. So who do you help? So mainly coaches, event organizers, as well as businesses and organizations, which is like HR departments,
So what's the goal? The goal is $3.5 million in revenue. I really want to double revenue going into this year. This year? This year, yeah. OK. I think we can do it. So who do you help? So mainly coaches, event organizers, as well as businesses and organizations, which is like HR departments,
business owners sales managers you know people like that okay as well as gag gift yeah purchasers I got that I got that vibe yeah okay so how do you help them so we offer free engraving fast shipping everything we do is personalized to the business or the individual something like that they go to the website to our platform purchase you know add the personalization info their logo things like that and then we fulfill it if it's a needs approval anything like that but most things ship in one to two days so
business owners sales managers you know people like that okay as well as gag gift yeah purchasers I got that I got that vibe yeah okay so how do you help them so we offer free engraving fast shipping everything we do is personalized to the business or the individual something like that they go to the website to our platform purchase you know add the personalization info their logo things like that and then we fulfill it if it's a needs approval anything like that but most things ship in one to two days so
business owners sales managers you know people like that okay as well as gag gift yeah purchasers I got that I got that vibe yeah okay so how do you help them so we offer free engraving fast shipping everything we do is personalized to the business or the individual something like that they go to the website to our platform purchase you know add the personalization info their logo things like that and then we fulfill it if it's a needs approval anything like that but most things ship in one to two days so
Sweet. So how do you make money? How do we make money? All right. So on our website, direct on our website, most of our products kind of land in the $100 to $150 price point. We have products that range from $4 all the way up to $900. So it's a wide range. Most popular item is a four-, five-, and six-foot trophy, which kind of lands at about $89 to $130.
Sweet. So how do you make money? How do we make money? All right. So on our website, direct on our website, most of our products kind of land in the $100 to $150 price point. We have products that range from $4 all the way up to $900. So it's a wide range. Most popular item is a four-, five-, and six-foot trophy, which kind of lands at about $89 to $130.
Sweet. So how do you make money? How do we make money? All right. So on our website, direct on our website, most of our products kind of land in the $100 to $150 price point. We have products that range from $4 all the way up to $900. So it's a wide range. Most popular item is a four-, five-, and six-foot trophy, which kind of lands at about $89 to $130.
And then dash plaques, which are like little car show things that guys collect when they go to car shows. And yeah, so it's kind of, we sell them for $1.25. We sell minimum 50, but we sell thousands of them a year. I haven't even heard of that. Yeah. There's like these little pieces of metal that people just, they have these big boards that they set out of car shows. It's kind of funny actually.
And then dash plaques, which are like little car show things that guys collect when they go to car shows. And yeah, so it's kind of, we sell them for $1.25. We sell minimum 50, but we sell thousands of them a year. I haven't even heard of that. Yeah. There's like these little pieces of metal that people just, they have these big boards that they set out of car shows. It's kind of funny actually.
And then dash plaques, which are like little car show things that guys collect when they go to car shows. And yeah, so it's kind of, we sell them for $1.25. We sell minimum 50, but we sell thousands of them a year. I haven't even heard of that. Yeah. There's like these little pieces of metal that people just, they have these big boards that they set out of car shows. It's kind of funny actually.
I'm always amazed how many ways to make money there are. Right. And that's one of the things our company was started on. So how do you get customers? Trophialis started in 1985, so almost, you know, this is our 40th year. And we've launched our Etsy business in 2019, and we did about $70,000 the first year. And then in 2013, or 2023, we launched Amazon and did about $300,000.
I'm always amazed how many ways to make money there are. Right. And that's one of the things our company was started on. So how do you get customers? Trophialis started in 1985, so almost, you know, this is our 40th year. And we've launched our Etsy business in 2019, and we did about $70,000 the first year. And then in 2013, or 2023, we launched Amazon and did about $300,000.
I'm always amazed how many ways to make money there are. Right. And that's one of the things our company was started on. So how do you get customers? Trophialis started in 1985, so almost, you know, this is our 40th year. And we've launched our Etsy business in 2019, and we did about $70,000 the first year. And then in 2013, or 2023, we launched Amazon and did about $300,000.
And then last year, we launched TikTok Shop, and we did about $270,000 in revenue, but $250,000 of that came in December alone. So we had a video go viral with 20 plus million views. So we went crazy. So 250 of that came in one month. So that was kind of fun. And you sold those. We sold those, yeah.
And then last year, we launched TikTok Shop, and we did about $270,000 in revenue, but $250,000 of that came in December alone. So we had a video go viral with 20 plus million views. So we went crazy. So 250 of that came in one month. So that was kind of fun. And you sold those. We sold those, yeah.