I sat down with Don Fouce and he shared his startup journey of his landscaping company in Indiana. With $600k in revenue, 1 full-time employee, and 3 part-time employees, he's winning. Listen to his story on how he's doing it, and the meaning he's finding beyond just the financial success.

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SynkedUP - Landscape Business Management Software https://synkedup.com/

Dan Preston is a talented craftsman from Wisconsin and started working with SynkedUP last year, we have a real conversation about the struggles and pitfalls we all deal with as owner-operators in the landscape and hardscape industry.

Dan is a true artist, doing some of the best work in the country. Give him a follow:

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Hunter Hutchinson from Haven Outdoor gives us a peek into his 10-yr journey in his landscaping and outdoor living business.

He started with nothing ten years ago, borrowing equipment to get started.

Today he's focused on building the systems and processes, transitioning from owner-operator to business owner.

Give Hunter a follow 

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SynkedUP - Landscape Business Management Software https://synkedup.com/

Jamie Feie from Supreme Scapes in Ohio shares his story on the garage fire they experienced, losing a bunch of equipment, and how they overcame the challenge.

We also unpacked his growth journey, where his mindset is now 13 years in, and how they're building a solid foundation with their team.

Give them a follow!

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SynkedUP - Landscape Business Management Software https://synkedup.com/

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!

Give Chris and his team a follow at:

https://www.reisenlawn.com/

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SynkedUP - Landscape Business Management Software https://synkedup.com/

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/

If you're interested in learning more about SynkedUP, check us out: 

SynkedUP - Landscape Business Management Software https://synkedup.com/

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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SynkedUP - Landscape Business Management Software https://synkedup.com/

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.

Give Trey a follow at 

 and check out his website at 

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SynkedUP - Landscape Business Management Software https://synkedup.com/