Man Turns Boring Easter Eggs Into $8M Spin on Childhood Bank Robbery
KEY POINTS
- â˘In 2015, Scott Houdashell invented an egg-spinning decorating toy to entertain his friend Curtis McGill's bored children.
- â˘Curtis borrowed $150,000 from his own kids' college funds at 10% interest to invest in Scott's idea.
- â˘By 2026, their company Hey Buddy Hey Pal makes over $8 million annually, boosted by a viral video and a Shark Tank deal.
In 2015, Scott Houdashell got bored watching kids watch eggs get bored coloring eggs, so he grab-bagged glue sticks, drills, and fragile hopes to craft Eggmazing, a spinning egg decorator. His friend Curtis McGill, ditching financial prudence, borrowed $150,000 from his own kidsâ college funds at a chicken-egg-like 10% interest to bankroll this incubator of childhood creativity. Fast forward nearly a decade, and their startup, Hey Buddy Hey Pal, pumps out over $8 million yearly, fueled by a viral video that sold 10,000 units in 23 days â rapid enough to cause a transporting container to overwhelm Scottâs insurance office hallways. They even snagged a deal with Lori Greiner on Shark Tank, turning egg breaks into private jets and sweet Peeps partnerships, all while maintaining bromance-level greetings at âHey buddy, Hey pal.â
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(1 of 3)Only in America: trading college funds for spinning eggs, because why not turbocharge childhood nostalgia with a Visa bill from your own bricks-and-mortar insurance office?
If you ever feel bad for smashing eggs, just remember they helped bankroll a $8 million toy empire and jet planes, not breakfast.
Friend loans $150K from his kidsâ college fund to build an egg spinner. At least their tuition has a chance nowâof being fancy.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 3/30/2026 | Author: Kelly Burch
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