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Escape to the life you dream of.
Idea to income in 60 days. Start a business in the hours around your day job and open the hatch to a life of time freedom. Watch the welcome video, then see every chapter inside.
The course
What do I get with the course?
Chart the whole course
Six chapters. Three lessons each.
Building from a blank page to your first paying customer. Here's every stop on the voyage.
There's a Storm Brewing!
Empty your head of every business idea, then clear the storm down to the one worth chasing.
Not a rain shower, a hurricane. Dump every possibility onto paper with no filters and no self-doubt, using the blank sheet, mind maps, and quick pros and cons.
Turn the storm into a shortlist. Run each idea through five hard questions (profitable, enjoyable, outsourceable, in your skill set, doable in your off-hours) until three to five real contenders remain.
Narrow the shortlist to the one business you'll start now. Define what you'll sell, who you'll sell it to, and how you'll deliver it around your day job.
Ready, Fire, Aim
Capture the momentum and take real action before doubt or life gets in the way.
Momentum is fragile, so capitalize on it. Choose first steps that are easy to do but still feel like big action, and prioritize them before the moment passes.
You don't have to do the expensive, scary stuff to start, and you definitely don't quit your job first. Identify one step and take it, with a deadline you'll actually meet.
That voice saying 'you're not good enough' is fear in disguise. Hear Andy's valet-line story and learn to put your imposter monster in the closet.
Workin' 5 to 9!
Build the business around your day job in the quiet hours before and after work.
Your paycheck funds the dream. Lock in your family budget to find your surplus, then learn to compress a full day's work into disciplined 5-to-9 windows.
The average person burns two and a half hours a day scrolling. That's your business time. Reclaim it, protect real self-care and family, and master the power of no.
Dream on purpose. Fix a clear picture of the freedom you're chasing and the profit you'll need to step, not leap, out of the corporate grind.
I Love It When a Plan Comes Together!
Turn the idea into a one-page plan and a checklist that moves you from idea to income.
Skip the fifty-page business-school plan. Capture your whole business on one page: what, for whom, where, when, and why.
When things get stressful, get granular. Separate what you truly need from what you must do, and put a deadline on every task, without going into debt.
Andy hated checklists too, until they made him unstoppable. Build one prioritized master checklist that carries you all the way from idea to income.
Your Brand Looks So Good, Almost Like a Real Company!
Get a brand that's good enough to sell with now, without the months or the $20k.
Don't pour a fortune into a logo for a business you haven't proven. Use AI to build a 'good enough' brand your ideal client sees themselves in.
Branding isn't selling. Learn why good-enough now beats perfect later, and how a brand that keeps evolving builds momentum over time.
Earn your rebrand. Hit a year in business or $50k in sales, then reinvest income into a professional refresh, done right, with the right partners.
The Heaviest Weight in the Gym Is the Front Door
Open the door, make the first sale, and keep going when it gets hard.
The heaviest weight in the gym is the front door. Build a bold three-point plan and get your very first sale this week.
Sales is a cycle. Get to three sales, then three repeat customers, and use a simple pipeline and a 3-10-30 follow-up to turn data into a real business.
Adversity is coming and quitting isn't an option. Turn every 'no' into fuel, make the small course-corrections that keep you moving, and never give up.
When you join
Enroll and you also get these, free.
More than the course.
- A live monthly video session with Andy
- Access to our exclusive community message board of entrepreneurs like you
- The 5 to 9 time blocking plan
- The Escape Hatch Simple Budgeting Tool
The voyage
Four steps from stuck to cast off.
You keep your paycheck the whole way. Nobody's asking you to quit tomorrow.
Chart the course
A free survey to see if you have what it takes to start a business. We get honest about where you are and whether this is a fit. No pitch, no pressure.
Find your idea
In your first week you go from a blank page to one business idea you're genuinely excited to build.
Build the vessel
Lessons you take at your own pace, 2 to 3 hours a week, done after the kids are down. Real answers when you get stuck.
Cast off
Launch, land your first income, and decide, from a position of strength, when to make the leap.
Testimonials
Don't just take our word for it.
Andy makes growing a business feel simple and manageable. He helped me stop going in circles about my pricing, look at the actual numbers, and build a business around what I need to earn and the life I want to live. I love that he’s not just focused on business success, he cares about creating a life you actually enjoy.
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Your guide
Meet Andy Sistrunk.
Andy Sistrunk is the founder and lead coach at Escape Hatch Coaching, where he guides people through every stage of the business journey, starting a business in the hours around a day job, scaling one they’ve already built, selling for the next chapter, or setting it on autopilot to sail.
His whole philosophy comes down to stepping, not leaping: a clear, proven route out of the 9 to 5 rather than a reckless jump. A Florida native who grew up on the water, Andy is happiest on a boat with his wife, their son, and their dog, living the exact freedom he helps his clients build.
No hype and no guru act. Just a straight route he has walked himself.
Andy
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Straight answers.
How much time does this really take?
Two to three focused hours a week. The whole thing is built to fit around a full time job and a family, not replace them.
I have been burned by courses before.
Fair. That is why the first week is built to give you a real win, and why it is backed by a [money back guarantee]. If it does not move you, you do not pay.
Do I need a business idea already?
No. The first step is getting honest about where you are and choosing the one idea worth building. You bring the willingness, we help with the rest.
I am not very techy. Can I still do this?
Yes. Every step is plain language, with templates and checklists, so you are never staring at a blank page.
When do I get access?
Right away. You can start the first lesson the moment you join.
Can I do this with a full time job and kids?
That is exactly who it is built for. You build in the margins of the life you already have and let it compound.
Ready?
Open the hatch.
Six chapters, eighteen lessons, the bonus stack, and $100 off for the next 100 signups. Idea to income in 60 days, paycheck intact.
