08/12/2025
Skylar didn’t start with a business plan or investors. He started by comparing two kinds of work:
Mowing lawns in 115-degree heat…
or flipping a phone on eBay in the air conditioning.
One option paid thirty dollars.
The other paid about fifteen.
But one could be repeated all day long with no sweat, no gas, no equipment, and no angry customers.
That simple comparison changed his entire future.
He began running a schedule only a driven teenager could handle — golf course at dawn, school during the day, lawns at sunset, and flipping phones at night. That side hustle turned into skill. Skill turned into opportunity. And years later, he built a wireless operation with 42 stores, 180 employees, and more than $22 million in annual sales.
This clip is a reminder that life doesn’t change because of luck. It changes because you choose the smarter path over the harder one.
Watch the full episode on Always Level Up for more of Skylar’s journey.