She Makes $10k/Month Teaching Blind People to Cook

‼️ FREE 5-Minute Business Plan: 👉 https://5minutebusinessplan.com/ 💸 FREE Business Training: 👉 https://www.millionaireuniversity.com/training What does it take to build a thriving e-commerce business from scratch — while blind? In this episode, we sit down with Debra Erickson, founder of The Blind Kitchen, who turned her personal journey with vision loss into a growing online store serving the blind and visually impaired community with adaptive culinary tools. Debra shares how she went from zero followers to 5,000+, grew her product catalog from 62 to 125 items, and reached $7–10K in monthly revenue — all while navigating inaccessible technology, delegating smartly, and staying deeply connected to her customers' real needs. Whether you're building a niche product business, serving an underrepresented community, or just looking for a genuinely inspiring entrepreneurial story, this conversation is packed with practical lessons on networking, product sourcing, content marketing, and knowing your audience! What we discuss with Debra: 0:00 Introduction & What You'll Learn 3:51 Debra's Origin Story: Vision Loss & Retinitis Pigmentosa 6:34 From Teacher to Chef: Culinary School as a Blind Student 12:27 What Is The Blind Kitchen? Products & Who It Serves 19:55 How The Blind Kitchen Was Born During COVID 27:45 Sourcing & Designing the Products 32:10 Building an Audience from Zero 35:20 Running a Business Blind: Technology & Accessibility Tools 37:10 Revenue Drivers: Newsletter, Social Media & Presentations 38:00 Advice for Entrepreneurs Serving People with Disabilities Thank you, Debra! Check out The Blind Kitchen at ⁠TheBlindKitchen.com⁠: https://theblindkitchen.com/ Email Debra at info@theblindkitchen.com. Connect with Millionaire University: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MillionaireUniversityMU/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/millionaire_university_mu/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@millionaireuniversity_mu Twitter: https://twitter.com/Millionaire_Uni YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyG31bPcrqhbjvGsuz-JaXw #BlindKitchen #DisabilityEntrepreneur #SmallBusiness #NicheEcommerce #VisuallyImpaired #AdaptiveCooking #MillionaireUniversity #Entrepreneurship