Chris Reisenberg from Cincinnati Ohio learned the ropes of customer service and property maintenance at a large company. When the company got sold, and he felt inhibited in doing his best work for customers, he decided to take the plunge and go into business for himself.

Listen in and follow the journey on this episode!

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https://www.reisenlawn.com/

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Steve Kidwell from Ohio has been laser-focused on evolving his business and optimizing for his vision of the type of business he wants to build.

...and he was a hardscape and pool company... that stopped doing hardscaping.

Listen in for Steve's line of thinking and why he did that.

Steve and his team have built an incredible machine. Last year they did multi million revenue with a 3 man team for an incredible revenue per employee!

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I caught up with Luke Eggebraaten, founder of Phaser Marketing, and picked his brain on what the 3 phases of marketing look like for landscape and excavation companies.

Spoiler alert, some of the most powerful things you can do are free. All they require is "getting it done". (Which of course requires discipline or a process)

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Sam Rankin from Etch Outdoor Living in Ankeny, Iowa, is going all in on building a business. We talk about his mindset and vision on how he is achieving that goal.

We discussed building a business from scratch vs buying a business to grow. We also dug into how he is providing a place for his team to grow, rewarding loyalty and skills vs seniority.

Give Sam and his team a follow at https://instagram.com/etchoutdoor and https://www.etchoutdoor.com/

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Brian Schmauder took over the company he worked for during the shutdown.

We unpacked that journey and the challenges he had to overcome transitioning from being an employee to an owner.

He's retained 100% of his employees this year as well. So something is going well!

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Trey Chilcoat rode quite the roller coaster with his company, going from 4 guys one season to 12 guys, and back to 4 guys the third season.

When he went back to the 4 crew size, his revenue per man went from $110k per man per year to $350k per man.

We did a deep dive into the lessons learned during that experience.

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 and check out his website at 

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Aaron Ashton runs Thunderbird Landscaping in Pittsburgh PA. Talking to Aaron, you can see his love for what he does on a daily basis. In our conversation, we discuss the challenges he's faced in hiring and keeping good employees, and when people go out on their own.

We also covered what "winning" looks like for business systems for a 2 man show, and how to free up time for the owner to do more of what they love.

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Alex Bulow was a master craftsman, no doubt about it. He spent many years in the industry as an employee, but then, in spite of his reluctance, ended up owning his own business.

We talk about that journey, and what it takes to succeed. And owning a business, instead of the business owning you.

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Looking ahead is important. From time to time we need to raise our nose off of the grindstone and think about "where am I trying to get to?"

Otherwise, the business will lead you around to the squeakiest wheel forever.

Owning the business instead of the business owning you requires vision and planning.

I had a good time interviewing Elmer Fisher from Potted Luck in PA, discussing his vision and challenges.

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Keegan Grove is the founder of Mountain Strong Landscaping in West Virginia. His story is a literal embodiment of what I built SynkedUP for - unlocking hard-working contractors and getting them from surviving to thriving in their businesses.

There are a lot of hard workers in this industry. But unfortunately, hard work is not a guarantee of success. It’s a necessary ingredient, yes, but not the ticket. It’s not the hardest worker that wins.

This has been one of my favorite episodes to date. Thanks, Keegan!

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Come to the event that changed everything for Keegan!

Contractor Summit | SynkedUP - Landscape Business Management Software

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