Fullerton Unfiltered

Today we have a special guest on the show for you guys with none other than Brian Shain of Top Notch Lawn Care! Listen in as Brian shares his story of starting his lawn and landscaping business all while running his full-time factory job. Brian shares how growing big right out of the gate proved to be a little more risky than he first anticipated, and over the last few years how he's scaled back b...

Today we have a great interview for you guy with Blake Albertson of B&B Lawn Care. Most of you guys know of Blake from YouTube and the successful lawn and landscaping company that he has grown over the last 8 plus years from a young age. Listen in as Blake shares insightful stories about living at home, paying cash for equipment, saving his money, and building the foundation to have an amazing lif...

Today I'm going to share with you guys the cost effective and simple way that I believe you guy can approach upgrading your equipment and your trailer setup! I know a lot of us want to grow fast but we also have limited budgets to get the job done. Listen in as I share some practical ways we can keep equipment moving, not go into crushing debt, and how we can bring in additional revenue step by st...

Today we have a great guest on the show with Mike "Get It Done With Gunn" Gunn Landscaping! Mike is a tremendous asset to the care industry and has an amazing story with how he got started with Gunn Landscaping over a decade ago. Listen in as Mike shares his start up story, lessons learned along the way, and practical tips to help you guys grow your companies to the next level! Enjoy! www. Lawntre...

Today we have a great interview and conversation for you guys with none other than Paul Jamison and Keith Kalfas live from inside my living room! These fellas were over during the weekend as Paul was hosting his ECHO summer road tour, and we took the opportunity to share a little more about Pauls origin story with the Green Industry Podcast! I loved hearing the passion in Paul's voice about how he...

Today we have another special episode with you guys from two amazing dudes, Michael Bedell and John Pajak. While they were over doing solo episodes with Paul Jamison, I took advantage of having them both on the show to cover an important topic that I know they both love to share about; which is knowing your numbers. Listen in as John and Michael banter back and forth about knowing your overhead, h...

Today we're going to be sharing a little bit about the benefits of Trademark and Copyrighting your intellectual property, and how to go about doing so with patent and trademark attorney Mark Goodman. Mark has worked with me personally over the last few years as we secure our logos and brands with trademarks and I wanted to share with you guys how that process works. It's not something you have to...

Today we have a powerful interview for you guy with none other than Chris Drumheller AKA Digging With Drummy! Chris and I have become good buddies on Instagram over the years and I was excited to get him on the show to hear his full story! Chris has a passion unlike anyone I know for the landscape industry and doing amazing work for his clients. Listen in as Chris shares his start up story but als...

Today we have a great interview with you guys with an in-person guest which is Caleb Auman of Auman Landscape LLC. Caleb was actually in town in Minnesota with his wife Brittany for an event she was attending, and they just happened to be able to swing by the casa of Stanley Dirt Monkey.  While we were there Caleb and I took a quick minute to share about his business and the growing pains (and bre...

Today we have a great guest interview with Teddy Mathis of Graham Spray Equipment. Teddy owned an almost 7 figure lawn and landscaping company back in the 90's and through that developed an incredible passion for the lawn and landscaping industry.  Along the way Teddy became an expert in the lawn fertilization and treatment category and has since helped spread that passion to the next generation....

Today we have a fun interview with Mitchell Gordy of Mitchells Lawn Care LLC. Mitchell has a background as a State Trooper full time but has also grown a successful lawn and landscaping company over the last decade on the side.  Today we're going to share a little bit more of Mitchell's story about how he grew his business on the side and the opportunities it's opened up for him to create some add...

Today we have a great in person guest interview with none other than the man himself Stanley Genadek aka The Dirt Monkey. This interview was actually done live and in person at Stanley's house when he invited myself and a few others up to his cabin to relax and vacation.  While we we're up there we ripped this episode at Stanley's house, and the rest they say is history. Listen to Stan's passion a...

Today we have a special treat for you guys with none other than Ryan Knorr of Ryan Knorr Lawn Care. Now some of you guys know Ryan from YouTube, and if you don't, you're totally missing out. Ryan has a home owner lawn care channel but I promise you this, Ryan's passion for green beautiful lawns is second to none! Listen in as Ryan shares his story about how he got into lawn care and the approach h...

Today we have a great show for you guys with Mike Voories, COO of Brilar Inc. Brilar has become one of the nationally recognized fastest growing lawn and landscaping companies in the US, and today we get to sit down with Mike to learn exactly how they're doing it. It was great getting to listen to Mike share how leadership training, quality recruiting, and top notch equipment are some of their key...

Today we're going to be sharing with you guys some practical tips for recruiting help and how to pick up new employees for your lawn and landscaping business. Lord knows we need extra help from time to time, and especially if we're going to be building a larger company of any substance! I wanted to share practical tips to help you guys find the best help out there, and then also share whats worked...

Today we have a great interview for you guys with none other than Kyle Parks of Scarlett Oaks Landscaping out in Linthicum Maryland! Kyle and his fiance Chloe are building a great business together in their 20's and have overcome a ton of hurdles as they grow their lawn and landscaping business. Listen in as you hear how mentorship, coaching calls and accountability groups have helped keep him foc...

Today we have a in person guest interview with none other than Christian Schloegel of C&I Services over in West Chicago IL. I actually flew out to see Christian in person to shoot a few videos for YouTube, and while I was there we were able to do this live podcast to get a mid season update! If you guys didn't hear Christian's original podcast episode (#3 I believe!), head back over there to see t...

Today we're going to be talking all things GIE+EXPO and sharing our story of going to the GIE for the first time and what you guys can expect! If you guys are on the fence or still haven't committed to going, this is probably THEE year to go! With all the ups and downs we've all experienced, lord knows we all have to get there to recharge our batteries and associate with the folks who are growing...

Today I'm in studio sharing with you guys some thoughts that came to my mind over the last few weeks as I did a couple coaching calls and noticed a few trends lately. It revolved around topics like knowing your worth and being able to charge appropriately for your services. I wanted to take it a few layers deeper today on this podcast and share with you guys how I approached this whole topic about...

Today we have a special guest on the show with none other than Shawn Spencer of Spencers Lawn Care. Shawn and his wife Savannah (TQ) have a lawn and landscaping business down in Canton OH and also a great channel that is very popular on YouTube. Listen in as Shawn talks about personal responsibility and how he developed a can-do "whatever it takes" attitude chalked full of perseverance. Shawn deci...

Today we're going to take a trip down memory lane and tell a couple fun stories about two of the absolute worst days I've ever had in my lawn and landscaping business. There's been a ton of great days, don't get me wrong, but we've had our fair share of black eyes too! I was inspired to share a few funny stories after Paul Jamison from the Green Industry podcast shared his worst day on the job, so...

Today we have a super fun episode for you guys with an in studio guest and interview with none other than Jake Meissner of Jake's Lawn Care. Jake and I have become pretty good buddies over the last few years, and I was stoked to get him on the show to tell his story! Jake graduated college and was ready to go into a career for himself in exercise science and athletic training, but to be blunt, he...

Today we have a special treat for you guys with a replay of the incredibly powerful talk that Josh Lattimer did at Lawntrepreneur Academy LIVE 2019! Josh took 35 minutes to share the 3 simple requirements it takes for growing a successful business in 2020. Josh has made a name for himself as an incredibly service industry coach and mentor, while also running multiple 7 figure successful businesses...

Today we're talking with none other than Richey Plemons of Plemons Lawn Care out of Chatsworth GA! Richey has been a good buddy of mine from YouTube for a long time now, and it's great to finally get him on the show to share his story and how he runs his lawn and landscaping business! Richey has a unique story with having a military background and then going into corporate America, but then shortl...

Today we're sharing with you guys how I would prioritize starting and launching my lawn and landscaping business! I get the question a ton: Brian what would you do if you were getting started and had $5,000 to invest, what would you do next. I wanted to break this down into practical steps and categories to help you guys hit the ground running after you've made the decision to start your new busin...