Mark McGuire of Open Space Gardens joins us in this episode. We dive into his journey from the software industry to leading Open Space Gardens, detailing the acquisition process and management aspects. He highlighted the importance of integrity and transparency in business, discussed growth plans, reflected on the benefits and challenges of entrepreneurship through acquisition, and much more.

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Dan Pestretto of Systems Organized by Design joins us in this episode. We dive into understanding the “business” side of a landscaping company, building systems, the documentation of processes, and much more!

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Greg Garcia of Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc. joins us in this episode. We dive into the types of insurance you should have as you scale your business, common mistakes companies make with insurance, the data and metrics to follow, and much more!

Learn more about Rancho Mesa Insurance Services here: https://www.ranchomesa.com/

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Ryan Lee, owner of Landscaping Lighting Secrets joined us in this episode! We dive into the types of landscape lighting, margins to shoot for, pricing tips, adding landscape lighting as an additional service-line, and much more!

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Sam Rankin, owner of ETCH Outdoor Living joined us in this episode! We dive into how he was able to scale his company, his profit targets, service mix, growing your administrative team, and much more!

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Mike Callahan, owner of SimpleGrowth & SimpleEstimate joined us in this episode! We dive into automations, obtaining leads, preventing bottlenecks in your business, AI, being proactive at the start of the year, and much more!

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Jonathan Goldhill, President and Head Coach of The Goldhill Group, joined us in this episode! We dive into the intricacies and dynamics of family businesses, the importance of coaching, developing your team, hiring externally versus promoting from within, and much more!

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James Reed, owner of AffordablePatio.com joined us in this episode! We dive into the importance of understanding business numbers, profitability, the balance between hardscape artistry and financial realities of a business, marketing, branding, effective time management, scaling locations into different States, and much more!

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Tito Caceres, owner of Bloom Talent Solutions joined us in this episode! We dive into importance of having a strong social media presence, accurate job descriptions, understanding a company's growth goals when hiring new team members, the use of artificial intelligence in your recruiting processes, setting expectations for potential candidates, and much more!

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Erica Krupin, owner of Kroopin's Poopin Scoopin joined us in this episode! We dive into her experience starting her company, pricing methodology, developing the target customer, growth goals, and much more.

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