How to Build a Business to $20K/Month: My 5-Step System

Make It Happen with Iyia Liu · Sep 16, 2026 · 19m

At 22, I went from a minimum wage to Making $300,247 in a single month from my first business.

I had no business experience, no connections, and no big bank of savings behind me. Just $6,000 in my account and absolutely no idea what I was doing.

In this episode, I'm breaking down the five phases I've used to start and scale every business I've built - from finding an opportunity people will actually pay for, to launching, landing your first sales and eventually building towards consistent $20K months.

I'm getting into why your idea doesn't need to be original, why competition is actually a…