Cleveland Cornhole Company is a small business specializing in custom cornhole boards and rustic style furniture. Started by Chad Gerzeny a few years ago, as a way to make a little cash on the side, morphed into a legitimate business opportunity. These cornhole boards are high quality, and are highly customizable, they take him days to finish because of the intricacy that goes into each individual board. Currently the boards are made by Chad Gerzeny at his own house, but he plans to transition into a retail store within the next few years.
Growing up playing the game of cornhole was the true inspiration for Cleveland Cornhole Co. Initially Chad started with a single set of boards that he made for himself out of his garage. After enjoying the work so much on the first boards it began to feel almost therapeutic to him. As others saw the quality and craftsmanship of the boards, Chad began to receive individual orders from friends and family friends. As he graduated college and time went on he utilized social media to reach a broader market. And now he is at the point to where he cannot keep up with the orders because of his day job.
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veland Cornhole Co. also makes rustic household furniture, from coffee tables to farmhouse tables. Chad Gerzeny has made most of the furniture in his current home, and it will be interesting to see how moving into a retail store impacts his business.
I would love one of these boards! I am a fan of all Cleveland sports so I am very excited about this business. I feel like there are a lot of companies that create corn-hole boards, but this company seems different. You highlighted how he is concerned with making it very high-quality and intricate boards. From the looks of it that is just the case. I think that really separates him from other companies making corn-hole boards. Most of the boards in stores are very cheap plastic and are very flimsy, these are nice real-deal boards which I appreciate. Go Browns!
This is such a cool product! I love playing corn hole and I like how customizable his boards are. There are a lot of corn hole board companies that use cheap paint/stickers that usually fall off after a year or so. I like how he took an idea that was already a thing and improved it to make better quality boards. He also likes to do it which is important because that means he makes sure the boards are done right. I might have to check out his business!
This is a really cool business idea and product. High quality, hand-crafted items are not nearly as common today as they once were, and corn hole boards are a great way to show off your handiness and skill and make money doing it. I love corn hole, and my family has custom boards like these, and the quality matters more than you would think for durability and actually playing the game.
This is super cool! Making custom stuff is super hard, so being able to make such detailed boards is a true gift. I do not play corn hole that often but it would be cool to have boards like these for when guests come over to play. It is difficult to find custom and high quality items so this is a very unique idea.
Customization is huge and can really help a business since it appeals more to the buyer. I think this is a great idea because of its customization and high quality products. I love cornhole and would for sure buy one of these. I also think the fact that these guys are furniture makers, really helps people realize these products are higher quality and well made.
I love the idea of being able to personalize your cornhole board however you want. I think this is a great idea with a very large market as well. For example, we often see corn hole boards on college campuses that were painted custom by an individual. I think a professional custom job would be very appealing to many people of all ages, and a great business.
Cornhole is a lot of fun… I’d like to see it more widespread and not just a backyard barbeque pastime, so it’s awesome to see people like this spreading the word! I wonder what his creation process is, what tools does he use? Where does he get the materials? Things of the sort. Awesome side hustle, hopefully he can transition to full-time smoothly.