<![CDATA[Bit of Business]]>Human stories with a business twist! Bit of Business dives into the human element of business to discover the origin, growth, hurdles, and lessons behind brands and movements. Hear from real entrepreneurs and creatives building cool things out in the world.

]]>https://bitofbusiness.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:25:58 GMTSun, 22 Feb 2026 18:26:44 GMT60Sean Lynch<p>Human stories with a business twist! Bit of Business dives into the human element of business to discover the origin, growth, hurdles, and lessons behind brands and movements. Hear from real entrepreneurs and creatives building cool things out in the world. </p>episodicSean Lynchbitofbus@gmail.comno<![CDATA[He Nearly Quit. Then Did $2.4 Million. | Gage Benevento, Haven Golf]]>Gage Benevento spent five years working his way up through Amazon. From overnight warehouse shifts to engineering program manager, launching fulfillment centers across North America and earning $200,000 a year. Then he quit to sell golf polos.

In this conversation, Gage breaks down how he built Haven Golf from a $13,000 credit card bet into a $2.4 million business in three years. Through creative marketing, identity-based design, and an obsessive focus on customer experience, Gage is now all in on his entrepreneurial journey and building Haven into the next big golf brand. 

More on Haven

havengolfcompany.com 

Gage’s TikTok: @GageBenevento

Chapters

  • 03:28 The $200K Job He Left Behind
  • 04:50 The Idea
  • 06:20 Mental Hurdles
  • 10:30 Idea to Launch in 6 Months
  • 15:18 Launching the Brand
  • 16:43 Finding a Winning Design
  • 21:08 Marketing Strategy That Changed Everything
  • 23:10 $0 in Ad Spend. $92K in Sales.
  • 26:38 Balancing a Six Figure Business With a 9-5
  • 27:59 Quitting His Job to Become a Full-time Entrepreneur
  • 30:53 Revenue Growth Year-by-Year
  • 31:34 Social Media and Gage's True Passion
  • 33:35 Haven Golf in 10 Years
  • 34:50 Advice, Hidden Costs, & Self-Doubt
]]>c561d8e6-7fe9-4073-81dd-b880253d7b56Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:39:09 GMT<p>Gage Benevento spent five years working his way up through Amazon. From overnight warehouse shifts to engineering program manager, launching fulfillment centers across North America and earning $200,000 a year. Then he quit to sell golf polos.</p><p></p><p>In this conversation, Gage breaks down how he built Haven Golf from a $13,000 credit card bet into a $2.4 million business in three years. Through creative marketing, identity-based design, and an obsessive focus on customer experience, Gage is now all in on his entrepreneurial journey and building Haven into the next big golf brand. </p><p></p><p>More on Haven</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://havengolfcompany.com" target="_blank">havengolfcompany.com</a> </p><p>Gage’s TikTok: @GageBenevento</p><p></p><p>Chapters</p><ul><li>03:28 The $200K Job He Left Behind</li><li>04:50 The Idea</li><li>06:20 Mental Hurdles</li><li>10:30 Idea to Launch in 6 Months</li><li>15:18 Launching the Brand</li><li>16:43 Finding a Winning Design</li><li>21:08 Marketing Strategy That Changed Everything</li><li>23:10 $0 in Ad Spend. $92K in Sales.</li><li>26:38 Balancing a Six Figure Business With a 9-5</li><li>27:59 Quitting His Job to Become a Full-time Entrepreneur</li><li>30:53 Revenue Growth Year-by-Year</li><li>31:34 Social Media and Gage's True Passion</li><li>33:35 Haven Golf in 10 Years</li><li>34:50 Advice, Hidden Costs, &amp; Self-Doubt</li></ul>no00:38:59He Nearly Quit. Then Did $2.4 Million. | Gage Benevento, Haven Golffull