About Buckeye Biz Hub
Branding advice from someone who's built businesses
David Stein co-founded Buckeye Biz Hub and runs it day to day. He has managed a family repair shop, co-founded a patented product company and built a hospitality group. He's lived the problems you're dealing with, and that's what he brings to Central Ohio owners.
David Stein
Co-founder, Buckeye Biz Hub. Columbus, Ohio.
- Years running Central Ohio businesses
- 20+
- Companies built or run before this one
- 3
- BeerTubes sales, year one to peak
- $79K to $4.5M
- Employees at SBC Hospitality Group
- 100+
The operator behind Buckeye Biz Hub
Three companies. Three industries. 20+ years of operating.
2001 to 2006
Clintonville Automotive Repair Service
Service manager at his family's independent repair shop, a third-generation business. That's where he learned the basics: take care of the customer, keep the schedule moving, and run a trades business in Central Ohio.
2005 to 2017
BeerTubes
Co-founder, president and a named inventor on its patents. He grew sales from $79K in year one to $4.5M. Customers included Anheuser-Busch InBev, MillerCoors, Constellation Brands and more than 100 distributors. He sold the company in 2017.
2017 to 2023
SBC Hospitality Group
Founder and president. Stein Brewing Co. in Mount Vernon, a Newark brewery and The Joint diner, plus a Dave's Cosmic Subs franchise he co-owned. More than 100 employees.
Today
Buckeye Biz Hub
Co-founder, and the person who runs it day to day. He lines up your printing, signs and fleet graphics through trusted print partners and installers, and you deal with him start to finish.
He holds a psychology degree from The Ohio State University.
“I've spent over 20 years building businesses in Central Ohio. I've failed, succeeded, scaled, sold and started again. Most owners don't need more marketing theory. They need someone who's been where they are and will tell them what works.”
Advice from an operator
Why this matters for your business
Most consultants who tell you to spend on branding have never made Friday payroll with their own money. David has. He's also been up at 3 AM wondering if next month's revenue will land.
That changes the advice. Sometimes the answer is spend less, on the one thing that moves your business. Sometimes the problem is operations, and marketing won't fix it. Sometimes you don't need a full wrap on one truck. You need door lettering on every truck you own.
How David helps
Three ways to work with David
Branding concierge
Printing, promo products, vehicle graphics, signs and embroidered apparel, handled for you. David shops his print partners and installers for the right quality and price. You skip the markup of a single shop.
See what we makeFleet branding
Most service businesses don't need full wraps. They need every vehicle branded at a price that makes sense. Truck or van door lettering starts at $249, installed.
See fleet brandingMarketing and business advisor
Advice from someone who built a company and sold it. David's advisory work covers Central Ohio businesses in moving, roofing, health and wellness, and legal services. Operator strategy, no agency fluff.
Learn about consultingBest-fit clients
Who David works with best
- Owner-operators who spend their own money and make their own calls
- Established Central Ohio businesses that have outgrown DIY but don't need a full agency
- Service businesses with fleets: roofing, HVAC, plumbing, moving, landscaping. Every vehicle branded without blowing the budget.
- Owners at a turning point: scaling up, adding a service, getting ready to sell, or figuring out why marketing isn't working
- Owners who want straight advice from someone who has built businesses, not theory from someone who has only advised them
Ready to work with an operator?
Branding, fleet graphics or strategy, it starts the same way. We talk about what you're trying to do. No pressure, no obligation.