Fullerton Unfiltered

Today we have a great interview with Britt Dowd of Green Again Lawn out of Paola Kansas. Britt has an incredible business start up story and over the last handful of years is quickly approaching the 7 figure mark with his company Green Again Lawn. Britt shares valuable tips and mindset about what it takes to grow a winning team and what goes into growing a successful company. He shares practical t...

Today we're talking all thing hardscaping with special guest Evan Koehler from Evan's Landscape in Minnesota. Evan is a great guy to learn and listen to and has tons of practical knowledge as he grows his hardscaping business at a young age. We had a blast talking about social media, business start up, great ways to position yourself as a young person in business, and much more. Evan is definitely...

Today we have Kris Kiser on the show, president of the OPEI and the one in charge of the GIE+EXPO that we all know and love. Kris and I have a fun and candid conversation about the state of affairs our industry is in with the essential vs non-essential orders, and how it's affected our industry. We also talk about updates to the GIE+EXPO and what they're doing to ensure the health and safety of th...

Today we have a special guest on the show, and that is Johnny Mow from Johnny Mow Lawn Care. Johnny is a great guy and has built an incredibly successful business over the last 2 decades in the green industry. Johnny is also what I would consider one of the "OG's" of YouTube, with sharing practical business tips and advice to help others grow their businesses. Johnny opens up on this interview wit...

Today we have a great guest on the show and that is Jake Segrin of SCAG Outdoor Power Equipment. For those of you who don't know Jake, he is the social media guru at the helm of team SCAG. Jake and I have become good buds over the last 3 or 4 years, and it's an amazing opportunity to have him on the show talking about social media and how to utilize it to grow your business. Jake gives great pract...

Today we have a special guest on the show named Erik Hernandez of Caddo Lawn Care. Erik has ran his part time hustle for the last few years and recently has decided he wants to take the business full time. Erik has a background working in the military, and while outgrowing his side hustle part time, he's been transitioning to going full time in 2020. Erik shares a ton of practical tips and his min...

Today we have a great guest on the show named Jeremy Knecht, owner of JJ Grounds Landscaping. Jeremy and I have got to know each other over the last year or so on social media, and I've really come to enjoy the content Jeremy puts out. Jeremy has grown a successful business in his town and is definitely someone to look up to. In this episode, Jeremy shares practical tips about growing his business...

Today we have a great interview that I was excited to do with a friend of mine named Michael Bedell, owner of Bedell Property Management. Michael lives 10 minutes down the road from me in Milford MI and over the the last decade plus has built an amazing lawn and landscaping company. Michael and I first met up at a Weingartz Steak Fry and open house a little over 3 years ago, and the friendship has...

Today we have a special guest on the show named Tom Wheelwright, founder and CEO of WealthAbility and personal CPA to Robert Kiyosaki. Tom is an incredibly smart individual and has a speciality in helping folks understand the tax laws and how they can benefit anyone who wants to legally reduce their taxes. Tom joins us on the show to talk about common misconceptions about taxes, accounting firms a...

Today we have an in-person podcast episode we did at my dealer of choice Weingartz in Farmington Hills MI. I got to sit down for an hour with sales manager Alex J and store manager James M and pick their brain about what makes a good equipment dealer in the green industry. I will say that after working with these guys for more than a decade, they've been some of the classiest people and dealer one...

Today we have a special in studio guest with Mark Parker of Bryan Equipment, sharing with us his story about being in the green industry for a decade, as well as practical safety tips to help us do our job in the field. Mark has become a good friend of mine over the last 12 months, and I wanted to have him jump on the show and share his plethora of knowledge. I think you guys will really enjoy wha...

Today we have a special guest on the show, one that I consider a true friend, and that is Keith Kalfas of Kalfas Professional Services. Keith runs a traditional landscaping company up in Sterling Heights MI, but to me Keith is known for is incredible story of struggle victory, and the millions of folks he's impacted through social media. Keith tells his story in his own words about how he was hope...

Today we have an exciting guest for you guys on the show and that is none other than Garret Sutton of Corporate Direct. A lot of you guys know the Rich Dad Poor Dad series with Robert Kiyosaki, and Garrett is one of the "Rich Dad Advisors" who specializes in corporate structure and creating entities as a corporate attorney. Garrett and his team have done an amazing job with some of my companies in...

Today we have an incredible young man joining us on the show, and that is Carson Shifsky of Shifky Landscaping. Carson's got a great lineage of entrepreneurs in his family, and it's an exciting time in his life as he spreads his wings with his own business. Carson is one of those young wild cats that I enjoy watching on Instagram and YouTube, and it was a real pleasure to have him on the show. I t...

Today we have a special guest on the show which is a good friend of mine that you guys have seen on our YouTube channel before, and that is Michael Bedell. Michael is the owner of Bedell Property Management in Milford MI, and is a well respected individual in the lawn and landscaping industry. Today Mike and I wanted to talk a little bit about the "non essential" and stay at home order that we've...

One of the most frequently asked questions I receive is when should I go full time in my lawn care business? That's a great question, one that I wanted to devote a chunk of time to and explain my thought process behind the big move. Over the years I've always tried to give conservative advice and on this topic, I to be even more extreme on the advice we give. The bottom line is, there's a lot of f...

Today we have 2 special guests on the show with us which are Caleb and Brittany Auman of Auman Landscape LLC. Caleb and Brittany open up about how they started and have grown a successful hardscaping business over the last decade, and all of the trials and tribulations along the way on the road to success. These guys are near and dear to Liz and I as they have been great friends the last year and...

Today we're going to be sharing my personal story about how we've used debt over the last decade plus and my thoughts and opinions on GOOD debt.  A lot of folks have mixed opinions and mixed feelings about debt, which I totally get, but I have an entirely different approach and appreciation for good debt. This is just my story and my personal opinion, take it for what it's worth, but at the end of...

We didn't want to talk about it, but the fight became personal when it started effecting the economy of the lawn and landscape industry just about a week ago. I had a number of people ask me to weigh in after a handful of coaching calls and DM's on instagram, so here is my opinion on the matter. No matter what political aisle your on, no matter your beliefs about the whole situation, the facts are...

Today we have Jon Reynolds who joins us from the STA-BIL team to help us understand the importance of treating our fuel for our lawn and landscaping equipment.  Jon wanted to make himself available to the community and share his expertise from the industry about why it's important to treat the fuel we use for our lawn and landscaping businesses. We get to talk about the different products we've us...

Today we have an exciting episode with Stetson Riley of Stets Lawn Care. Stet is a 20 year old lawntrepreneur out of Oklahoma and has grown a successful lawn care business over the last decade.  Starting off with nothing more than a push mower and hard work, listen as Stet shares his story of what it took to succeed and how he got to where he's at today. In this episode we talk about the power of...

Today we're breaking down some FAQ and tax tips from Jon Grossman from FuelCred. Jon has a background in accounting and as a CPA, and wanted to share with our audience some general suggestions and tips to help us all out during tax time. Jon and I really got to go down the rabbit hole as we shared different mindsets and ideas for running your lawn care business and what it takes to reduce your tax...

Today we're going to be sharing our thoughts about the 2020 line up of zero turn lawn mowers and what we like and don't like about each machine! There's tons of options out there and sometimes deciding on what to go go with and what brand to pick can be a little challenging and confusing. Let's dive into the 2020 offerings from all the big name brands and see what who makes the cut and who comes u...

Today we have a special guest on the show with Trent Woolsey from SureCan Gas Can. Trent has been a friend of the channel and podcast for a long time, and today we have him all to ourselves to have him share with us the origin story of SureCan Gas Can. This was a fun episode Trent and I did after talking a little bit more about the crazy odds and obstacles they came up with while starting their co...

Today we're sharing with you guys my top 8 rookie mistakes that I see new lawn care business owners make when starting up their company! Lord knows that we've all made these rookie mistakes ourselves, but this was just a fun list I made while talking to so many business owners over the last few weeks. Hopefully these helpful tips save you guys some time and frustration, especially if you're starti...