Chase Mullin is founder of $18M Mullin Landscape based in New Orleans, LA with a branch in Baton Rouge.

He and I dive into the details on what personally drives him, how he has built a culture and a business from the inside out, how he balances residential and commercial, and how he plans to expand across the South East.

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He has honed the focus of his business on the high-end residential client, and proactively staffs the business with key employees. This including a General Manager from when his business was still small.

Matthew is an industry veteran who started out just like many others: going to an event, meeting leaders. This was the inspiration that he gained at a young age to invest in himself and his business.

Jeffrey and Matthew discuss many parts of his business, including: The right way to run a book club, implementing robotic mowers, and how to gain education outside the industry to make your business leaders smarter.

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Sean Baxter is the founder of Lawn and Landscape Solutions, in Kansas City, MO.

He reveals how he first focused on surviving and money, and then shifted his focus to “people first”, helping others who are at a crossroads in life.

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Brian Ham is the previous owner of Santa Rita Landscaping, Tucson, AZ. He built the business with his brother, got crushed in the great recession, and then rebuilt the business and took on a partner, and finally sold the 20M business one week before the pandemic hit.

Brian was a member of Jeffrey’s Peer Group, and together they discussed sheep hunting around the world, the tools their business used to survive the great recession after dropping from 14M down to 4M, and the 3 secrets to their longevity and success, plus much more.

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Dr. Charlie Hall is the “Ellison Chair in International Floriculture” at Texas A&M University. He is the foremost economist in the green industry.

They also grade the Fed, talk policies and politics, with a focus to doing your best work and taking advantage of the economy in 2022.

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Keith Freeman, co-founder, and CEO of Green Group Companies in Raleigh, NC, joins in on Jeffrey’s podcast. In this episode, we discuss his unique business model of buying lawn care companies but leaving the original brand intact. 

Keith and his partner have developed a “loose-tight” approach to binding these firms together with technology, marketing/sales, and a human resource strategy. All while allowing them to retain their original brand, employees, and community relationship.

Jeffrey and Keith discuss many cutting-edge facets driving the green industry that you can apply to any lawn or landscape firm. 

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Jennifer Lemcke is the CEO of Weedman, a lawn care franchise system that has franchisees across the USA and Canada. They are the second-largest lawn care company in North America with their sights on being #1.

Jeffrey and Jennifer discuss Weedman’s history, management style, and their new venture in robotic mowing. They also discuss Weedman’s philosophy to growth which has helped them steadily grow and add customers from 1970 to 260M today.

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Jeffrey Scott shares with you 7 lessons he learned working with landscape professionals from around the US and Canada over the past year. He touched on these in his newsletter and elaborates here, giving extra insight.

You will also hear 7 questions to ponder in 2022 to make yourself more successful and relevant in this new year.

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Brandon Lair is managing partner of the Site Group in Dayton, OH, a 26 year old company doing $5M in revenue.

Jeffrey and Brandon discuss balancing out his partnerships, and focus the majority of our time diving into the role of the Super Foremen who are able to act like project managers of their own jobs.

You will learn how the Super Foremen concept drives client satisfaction, employee empowerment and profitability, and so much more.

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