Jason Vander Griendt, 40, brings in about $2 million in annual revenue in a solopreneur business powered by a loyal team of contractors. And he does this while traveling the world, with his home base in a two-bedroom apartment in the Four Seasons Toronto. He’s visited 60 countries since he started his business, JCad International, which produces 3D renderings of products and parts, and a sideline, Render 3D Quick, which creates photorealistic digital representations of real estate. He founded JCad as a side hustle in 2006, while working in a corporate job until he was sure he could replace his salary. JCAD now brings in 30% of the revenue, with Render 3D Quick, founded in 2013, generating the rest.
Vander Griendt is part of two trends that put him on the bleeding edge of economic change. For many years, he has run a million-dollar, one-person business—also known, in U.S. government parlance, as a “nonemployer” business…
