Whenever you’re facing a business decision, unhappy with your current situation, or considering something new, give me a call. It’s free. I’ll help you discover the positives and negatives, understand things in new ways, come up with your own creative solutions, and potentially help you make a ton more money!

Meet your coach: I’m Jeff Napier, founder of 12 businesses including retail, entertainment, technology, coaching and consultation, many of which I’ve detailed in Biz5000.com.

I can advise about advertising, free publicity, social media marketing, retailing, your website, employee and customer relations, and especially how to start your own business from scratch without spending your life savings.

And, it’s more than just business advice. I can help you with the joy and confidence you need to make good decisions every time.

I’m generally available during business hours. Call, text or email me any time at (805) 843-5353 or jeff@biz5000.com. If I’m not immediately available, I’ll get back to you shortly.

Don’t worry about the cost after the free consultation. I’ll make it work for you within reason. As your business grows and you can easily afford to pay more, I’ll charge more.

Here’s why I’m more of a mentor than a coach: Unlike a typical business coach, I don’t demand that you fit into a regular weekly schedule. I don’t charge for a large package up front. I don’t hang you on the phone for an hour at a time. You can call me whenever you wish. We might talk for five minutes or an hour. We might talk daily or weekly.

Another difference is I guarantee my work in the following way: No long-term contract is required. If you are not getting the results you want, you can drop me like a hot potato.

You’ll enjoy my friendly, informative style and probably be surprised by unexpected revelations. Your profit will greatly exceed my cost!

About

I created my first business, a retail bicycle store, in 1974. I started with $400, a handful of tools, and six used bikes. Five years later, after it had grown into the biggest ‘pro shop’ in the city.

As you can see from the pictures above, taken with a plastic Instamatic camera of the era, I was more interested in the mechanics of bicycling than anything else at the time. Even back then, I was a coach, teaching general bike repair, wheelbuilding and framebuilding in the winters.

I sold the bike shop, bought a motorhome and started traveling around the United States.

My motorhome was much like this one, a GMC with front-wheel drive and air suspension

Along the way, I coached two other bike shop owners from impending failure to success. One of the shops was $140,000 in debt. That shop recovered and still exists today, 44 years later!

I met a professional juggler, and wouldn’t you know it, a year later, I became a juggler also, conducting fire and knife comedy juggling shows in San Diego, Philadelphia and Waikiki, and also briefly appearing in a Warner Brothers movie.

Yup, that’s me.

One day, I found a programming language called Turbo Pascal at a garage sale for $15. That took another year to learn, at which point I started writing software. At one point, I created a program that was sold through WalMart, Sears, Kmart, Office Depot and other stores, that eventually sold a quarter-million copies.

Fast forward through several other businesses. One was a media exchange. It was like a library, but no one needed a card, and nothing could be overdue. People could check out as many books, CDs, and DVDs as they wanted. In order to make it work, I also asked for donations of media that people no longer wanted. Far more came in than went out. Some of the items were of no interest to the general public. For instance, no one would take out a book on underwater welding. However, online, such a book could be worth over $100. So those books were sold online. At one point, my employees and I had 29,000 books listed on Amazon, Abe Books and Alibris.

In the Media Exchange

Creating websites became interesting. With my background in programming, I not only created websites, but also helped others with deep customization and problem-solving.

The biggest problem many of my clients faced was running the businesses for which the websites were created. So, I ended up becoming a coach helping these clients with best practices and techniques to succeed, sometimes in remarkably business-adverse markets.

But some couldn’t be helped. You’ve probably met people who consistently make the wrong decisions. We all do it at times. I discovered a para-psychology system called NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) that helps people get past blocks to success in life, relationships, and of course business. I studied for two years and became a certified master practitioner. Now, I could assist people with not only the physical aspects of their business, but also all the reasons someone who should be successful but hasn’t been successful.

In addition to all of the above, I ran a mobile welding business, RV repair business, Ebay sales, and more recently, I’ve been coaching intermediate and advanced pickleball. You might enjoy my pickleball website: OddPickleball.com.

My more recent diesel motorhome

My wife Lyn in the RV

Now, I’ve got the full package. I know most forms of business, and all the tricks to make businesses more successful. Call me whenever you’re ready for more success. You’ll enjoy my friendly, informative manner.

What People Say

“I started paying Jeff for coaching and I learned quickly that he is also a talented teacher. He is patient, well spoken, precise and an all-around enjoyable person to work with.”

Adam McKinley
Owner
True Social Marketing

“I can’t thank you enough for all your help. You have made a huge difference.”
Fay Fahron,
Columnist, Entrepreneur

“I took a lot of your advice and met my money goal in the last 14 days!”
Elinor White

“You just qualified for sainthood. Just to let you know, I have seen a big increase in inquiries.”
Ann Flaherty,
Private Detective

“Working with Jeff has been a great experience. Jeff gives personal one on one help which is hard to find. When you email or call him you know whom you will be talking with, and not get shuffled off to a random employee. It’s the sort of help I have not found in many years. Plus his rates are very reasonable.”
Scott Paul
ScottPaulDesigns.com

“I received three franchise inquires after our first conversation!”
Sheila McCann,
House of Bread

“Jeff is 100% professional at all times. I have another full time job, it would be impossible to keep things going without his help. I will keep Jeff on board for as long as I can get his help.”
Ariane Rezvani,
Owner / Trainer
Silver Cup Training

“I’m an ebook author with an income now that never would have happened without your help!”
Amy Butler

“Thanks so much for explaining it in detail for me. That’s exactly what I wanted, and thanks for doing it so quickly.
Regards,
Sharon”

“As he is a good communicator who is always keen to help, I have no hesitation in saying that any project whether large or small, will benefit from his considerable experience and originality.”
Godfrey Gardner,
Reedmace Ltd. UK.

“That was so helpful. Thank you 1 million Jeff and I will keep you in my files for future consultation… You are very efficient and helpful. Much appreciated. All the best,
Miranda”

“First let me say the help you gave me Sat. was invaluable. I would have been totally lost had it not been for your tutorial. THANK YOU!”
Anonymous

“Jeff has been a pleasure to work with over the past 3 weeks. From the first time we availed his services he has been very patient and diligent.”
Koushik Saha (Ph.D.)
California Polytechnic State University

Call or text me any time whenever you’re facing a decision or ready for change, – Jeff Napier