This episode of the Greenside Up Podcast explores balancing work and life as an entrepreneur. Jordan shares how he gave responsibility to employees while taking his family on vacation. He also discusses managing a forestry project remotely. The episode then dives into the highs and lows of business ownership. Jordan details receiving an award but unexpectedly losing a major contract. Practical strategies are provided for smoothing the rollercoaster ride of entrepreneurship, including cross-training staff and diversifying revenue streams. Insights are shared for navigating challenges with grace and keeping a long-term mindset.

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This episode features Cody Stickle of RevHike as he discusses the company's sales process for green industry businesses. Cody explains how RevHike handles lawn care, landscaping, and tree service leads over the phone, focusing on understanding customers to provide customized solutions. Jason and Jordan are impressed by RevHike's ability to eliminate overhead costs associated with sales staff through their commission-based model. They see potential in hiring RevHike seasonally or long-term to boost sales. Cody also shares tips for scaling a business through social media. Overall, Jason and Jordan find value in RevHike's outsourced sales approach based on Cody's presentation. ( https://revhike.com/ )

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On this episode of the Green Sideup Podcast, Jordan and Jason discuss recent challenges and successes in their businesses. Jordan talks about dealing with a difficult city code enforcement situation over a customer's tree. He also had equipment issues on a job that caused delays. Jason worked on installing an intricate labyrinth paver kit and discussed how his biggest competitor directly poached employees from one of his job sites. Jordan sets the business up to operate while they are on vacation.

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Old Friends, New Beginnings - Jordan and Jason reunite on the podcast to share the story of how their friendship and landscape businesses began while in college at the University of Florida over 15 years ago. They discuss how they met through a mutual friend, bonded over their hard work ethic, and decided to live together in Alachua where they started Skyfrog Landscape and Independent Landscape from the ground up. Tune in to hear them reminisce about their early years living off coffee, working insane hours, and hustling to survive while building the foundations for their successful companies today.

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This episode of Green Side Up features a recap of the Florida Chapter International Society of Arboriculture tree climbing competition. Jordan Upcavage and Nick Myers are joined by competitor Colin Kelly. They discuss techniques, mistakes, and close calls from the competition. Colin also shares advice for new climbers and businesses. Tips include getting involved with your local ISA chapter, focusing on safety and professionalism, and how competitions can make you a better arborist. It's an entertaining and informative look inside the world of competitive tree climbing.

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Join Jason and Jordan at the Florida ISA Tree Climbing Competition as they provide play-by-play commentary of the Masters challenge event. Hear from Nick Meyers, chair of the competition, as he walks through the scoring and setup. Get an inside look at the techniques of climbers Taylor Pansetti and Colin Kelly as they navigate the challenging course. For landscape and tree care entrepreneurs, this episode offers valuable lessons in safety, problem-solving, and performing under pressure.

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This episode features Trey Rolquin as a guest. Trey shares about his career in commercial landscape maintenance and how he focuses on building relationships with clients. He discusses the challenges of staffing crews and dealing with rising costs. Trey also provides advice to Jordan and Jason about opportunities in the commercial landscape industry and how to find and maintain large commercial clients.

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Jason and Jordan discuss the fire that destroyed SkyFrog Landscape's shop in August 2021. Jason details the events leading up to the fire, including issues with improper pricing, high employee turnover, and a toxic second-in-command. He then walks through the night of the fire and the aftermath, including discovering it was arson. Jason shares lessons learned around insurance and reviews.

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This episode of Greenside Up Podcast features a discussion about using social media for landscaping businesses. Chris from BeaterMowersLife shares his experience growing an Instagram community and hosting a "Mowing Madness" lawn care competition. Jordan expresses his disinterest in social media but learns tips for getting started. The hosts also cover annual lawn care competitions, building clientele through authentic interactions, and getting involved in the green industry online community. Landscaping professionals and enthusiasts will enjoy this educational conversation about utilizing social platforms for their businesses.

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This episode covers strategies for increasing commercial tree and landscaping sales, with a focus on building relationships with property managers. The speakers discuss topics like networking groups, generating commercial leads, dealing with managers who ghost clients, and educating clients. Sales tactics like food deliveries and taking clients to lunch are also covered. Key takeaways include the value of long-term relationships, using education to benefit the business, and how gestures can build goodwill.

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