Jacob and Nicholle Godar talk about the trials and triumphs of the last year at Scooter's Lawn Care. They tell us about having their biggest year ever, moving to Florida from Illinois, shutting down a branch, and moving back to Illinois. It was a crazy year and they managed to keep Scooter's, and their marriage, thriving. […]

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Take pictures that people want to see and you'll grow your Instagram audience. Cody, Patrick and Bear talk about how to use Instagram to better effect for your small business. Resources Mentioned: Special thanks to Nicholle for providing some quick talking points. SA5 is coming! Tickets are on sale now, get yours before they sell […]

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Jonathan joins us in the studio to discuss the only process you can still implement in your business, regardless of how little time you have before the tsunami of busy season pulls you under. There are numbers EVERY business owner should know. They're vital to growing and keeping your business healthy. Jonathan tells us the […]

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The Weekly Member's Talk Show is live EVERY Wednesday at 3p Central Time, hosted by Cody (hey, you know him) and long-time friend of the pod Mike Callahan. You can see it every week on our Facebook page (give it a like and you should get a notification when we go live). "Summon the Rawk" […]

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Brandon Brown and Ryan Chipman explain their team-building process and how to create a company culture that drives employees excellence in this "Live from the Field" episode. Cody traveled to Schneider's Shrub and Tree Care in South Carolina to meet with Brandon and Ryan. Mentioned on This Episode: Ryan's consulting and EOS implementation Traction by Gino […]

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Jess Winsett is our HR department at Service Autopilot. She's spent years honing her skills as a recruiter and has conducted 1000s of interviews. She's forgotten more about attracting and keeping employees than most people will ever know. So we lured her into the studio, claiming that Bear and I needed to work out some […]

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WARNING: This episode contains strong language and a discussion of self-harm. Conley Ipson is a hard-working young man. He's married, has a toddler, and, in 2014, was working his tail off as a solo-preneur. What people looking from the outside didn't know was that he was behind on his truck payments. His business was in […]

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Patrick returns to the pod and he came prepared (with a legal pad covered in his trademark chicken scratch). 5 Secrets to Writing KILLER Headlines One Big Idea Appeal to a "Second Benefit" Use Power Words. Ask an Unexpected Question. Write Multiple Headlines (then write some more). THE BONUS IS IN THE EPISODE. You can't […]

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Jonathan convinces Cody and Bear of the necessity of finding accountability partners via a Mastermind group. He talked his experience with the ideas of Napoleon Hill (check out Think and Grow Rich) and the guys who joined the original Mastermind group: Henry Ford, Andrew Carnegie, etc. Titans of industry. Listen along as we hear about the […]

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The customers are there, where are you? Nicholle Godar, marketing manager for Scooter's Lawn Care and owner of Godar Designs, joins Cody and Bear to talk about developing a strategy for social media, especially Facebook. We talk about the most important part of that strategy: consistency. When you pair consistent posts with quality content, you see […]

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