In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Bryan Clayton – founder and CEO of GreenPal.

I loved this interview because Bryan breaks down some essential skills that all entrepreneurs need – whether you have your sights on growing a massive landscaping business or are happy keeping things small.

Here’s a sample of what we discussed…

HS040 – Interview with Bryan Clayton – How to go from mowing lawns to owning a $10 Million landscaping business (Then selling that business and starting a tech company).

Bryan started his landscaping business after his dad kicked him out of the house for playing too many video games. Over the next ten years, he built a small lawn-mowing business into a large company with over 150 employees and $10 Million in revenue per year. That business was called Peachtree.

In 2013, he sold his landscaping business and set his sights on an even bigger undertaking – starting a tech company. He is now the co-founder and CEO of GreenPal – an online platform that connects homeowners with local lawn care pros.

Both of Bryan’s companies have been tremendous successes. In fact, GreenPal now serves over 200,000 active users. This kind of success if unusual for an entirely self-funded startup.

Bryan is passionate about helping other entrepreneurs succeed, which is why he was so gracious with his time by joining me on this podcast.

GreenPal is like Uber for getting your lawn mowed.

It solves the headache of finding reliable lawn care companies for homeowners while making it easier for small landscaping companies to run their businesses.

From the homeowner’s perspective, it makes getting your lawn mowed as easy as a few clicks of a button. You submit a job request and then receive several bids (usually five within 24 hours). You can view the business’s reliability rating and reviews and choose which company you want to go with. You then schedule jobs and pay through the GreenPal platform – no need to deal with the contractor directly.

From the contractor’s perspective, you can bid on jobs like you would with Angie Leads or Thumbtack, with a couple of key differences. First, you don’t pay for the lead. You pay a percentage of the job if you get it. Additionally, with GreenPal, you can’t take your leads off the platform. You must maintain that customer through the GreenPal platform using their payment and scheduling systems. GreenPal handles all of the scheduling, billing, marketing automation, and more. This is perfect for the contractor who hates dealing with paperwork or creating systems and just wants to mow lawns. However, GreenPal is NOT a good fit for a bigger contractor with their own systems in place for communicating, billing, and scheduling jobs.

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