Bryan Clayton is CEO and cofounder of GreenPal an online marketplace that connects homeowners with Local lawn care professionals. GreenPal has been called the “Uber for lawn care” by Entrepreneur magazine and has over 100,000 active users completing thousands of transactions per day.

Icebreaker Question

• Would you rather be chronically under-dressed or overdressed?

Recap / Takeaways

1. If you want to keep people, make sure your business a place where YOU would want to work
2. Make sure you create a well-running machine so you can pay your people better
3. If you want to systemize your business, you have to say no to business that doesn't fit your process
4. If you want to build a great business, you must work in your business, on your business, and on yourself
5. If things are slow, you can manufacture momentum by proactively creating opportunities
6. If you build your business debt-free, then it's easier to sell
7. Always be helpful to your customers, even if it's not directly profitable
8. No matter what, Bryan was committed to working on his best idea
9. Being consistent on a daily basis is a superpower
10. Focusing on the input metrics and not just the output

Books Bryan mentioned:

• The E-Myth - Michael Gerber
• Built to Sell - John Warrillow
• Grinding it Out - Ray Kroc
• The Startup Owner's Manual - Steve Blank and Bob Dorf
• The Lean Startup - Eric Ries
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey

Connect With Bryan

www.greenpal.com
@bryanmclayton on Instagram

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