Today We've got Aiden Andrews from Cox mowers in the dungeon for an interview. Aiden is younger than my oldest child, but this is no reflection on his achievements. He has operated a lawncare run as a school kid and joined the team at Cox Mowers, initially on their admin team and quickly made his move into the Sales rep for Cox Commercial range. He knows the Cox commercial ZTR, Wright Stander range and his product knowledge across the range is great. Let's go see if the Dungeon is as cold as the NSW mornings are getting. Two frosts back to back this week have kept me from overheating.

As part of the 100th episode celebrations I have a special interview to bring you today. it's taken almost two years to pin down Paul Sheehan from Roy Gripske and Sons. Some of you will have seen Paul on the LMCA Facebook group. Some of you may even recognise that RGS or Roy Gripske and Sons is the Australian family business that brings you brands like Bushranger, and GA Spares, Stiga, Spartan, SuperSwift, Ariens, Kawasaki and recently Gravely. Paul has been so kind to participate with the 100th episode giveaway. Contributing the latest Commercial Bushranger battery gear. We have the Commercial Battery Multitool kit valued at $1849 and the commercial battery Bippa Dippa kit valued at $749

Ben and I talk about dirtbikes for almost an hour…but I've cut and paste that to the end of the episode so you get your fill of lawn mowing and business skills before we make you sleepy with motorbike talk. Ben has an amazing background from learning from his Dad's trade to working for the companies that specialise in turf care and products and this has carried thru to his passion for running his own business, mowing and gardening. You can see how Ben has honed in on the kind of work that makes his business really profitable, even though I love that he cuts weekly, I have trouble with why he catches the grass. Perhaps I'll take a trip to Griffith in the near future to spy on him and see what all the fuss is about.

Danny Borg shares his reasons for transitioning from being a Farrier to doing Lawncare and landscaping. He finds this industry is much kinder to his body and he has built his business around factors like lifestyle, working solo, and ensuring he can provide for his family comfortably.

Simon Coddington has made a precise and methodical entry into the Lawncare business realm and his interview gives great insight into the way he has assessed each aspect of business before getting into it. He has a great mind and we can learn a lot from his wisdom.

Simon Coddington has made a precise and methodical entry into the Lawncare business realm and his interview gives great insight into the way he has assessed each aspect of business before getting into it. He has a great mind and we can learn a lot from his wisdom.

Prez has a wealth of knowledge from working in management and he shared more of that in this episode.

Prez Maddly is another contractor that works FNQ around the Atherton Tablelands. His skills in leadership have helped him in business and we cover topics around working in semi rural to residential and mental health in business. Running a small business can be challenging in many ways, but for some, the stress can let the black dog loose. Lets go to FNQ to have a chat with Prez.

Turtle Aka Simon Tirtahardja works in Melbourne. We talk about his business, equipment preferences and the type of work he does to have an enjoyable and profitable business. Turtle also loves fishing so we couldn't help but talk about that too.

On the 3rd of April I had a nice long discussion with Brad Cox from Far North QLD. Brad has a background working for mower shops and distributors and a trade in small engine mechanics. We had a great chat about hand held OPE, or outdoor power equipment and mowers and we spent a bit of time talking about his Stihl iMow robotic mower.