Revelation Machinery

On Selling Used Machinery And Growing 900% In The Last Four Years

Tanner Arnold
1
Founders
35
Employees
Revelation Machinery
from Chicago, IL, USA
started August 2016
1
Founders
35
Employees
market size
$34.9B
avg revenue (monthly)
$271K
starting costs
$13.7K
gross margin
40%
time to build
210 days
growth channels
SEO
business model
content-library
best tools
Hubspot, PipeDrive, Make
time investment
Full time
pros & cons
35 Pros & Cons
tips
3 Tips
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platform
productivity
payments
analytics
advertising
crm
other
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Hello, my name is Tanner Arnold and I’m the president of Revelation Machinery. We specialize in buying and selling used equipment, such as CNC Machinery, Fabrication, and Process Equipment. Our CNC and Fabrication division focuses on industries like aerospace, medical, oil, and gas, automotive, defense, and construction. Our Process division serves the chemical, food, pharmaceutical, and plastic industries.

Our business has grown by over 900% in the last four years. Last year during the pandemic, Revelation Machinery was still able to grow by 70% by utilizing marketing, technology, and our growing sales team.

What's your backstory and how did you get into entrepreneurship?

I grew up in a small town in Southern Illinois with a population of under 50 people; stop lights don’t exist in a town this small! It was here where I learned the value of hard work. My father was a coal miner, my grandfather and great uncle worked at SnapOn Tools, and my mom was a nurse.

Growing up, I was a year-round athlete. I played baseball, basketball, and football, which shaped me to become very competitive. During the 2008 financial crisis, as a high school student, I watched my family...

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