Andy Jeremiah

Andy Jeremiah co-founded Mr GameShow Florida with his wife Tracy in Sarasota, Florida, in 2020 after creating music bingo in his local community during the pandemic. The business puts on live game show experiences for retirement communities and family groups, offering scalable events from 12 to 200 people that include twists on Family Feud, Wheel of Fortune, and music bingo. Jeremiah developed the content and training materials from his background as a corporate trainer, building over 26 unique trivia sets and playbooks that make the experience easy to replicate. The company averages about 10 events a month and generated just over $50,000 in revenue in its first full year, all through word of mouth without advertising or social media.

In 2026, Jeremiah appeared on the How I Built This Advice Line seeking guidance from Curt Richardson on scaling Mr GameShow Florida beyond a local side hustle. His core question was whether the business could grow through licensing content, creating a certified-host model, or building an app — and how to duplicate himself and Tracy so the brand could expand nationally. Richardson advised starting with a controlled experiment by training someone else to run events, measuring customer satisfaction, and treating the hosts themselves as the product because the charisma and hosting energy are central to the experience. Jeremiah also explored the Zumba-certified-instructor analogy as a possible licensing framework.

After the episode, Jeremiah planned to test the scalability hypothesis by identifying and training a partner in the Tampa area, then running events while taking notes on whether customer happiness remained consistent. His long-term vision is to build a Mr GameShow-branded or certified-host network, turning localized live events into a repeatable, licensed format. He continues to refine his trivia and game content, maintain the bootstrapped, word-of-mouth growth model, and explore technology tools that could help other hosts deliver the same experience without diluting the brand.