Lighting For Profits

Live from Nashville at the HUGE Convention! To get help starting or growing your landscape lighting business, visit: https://landscapelightingsecrets.com Subscribe to my YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/LandscapeLi... Subscribe to the Lighting For Profits podcast here: http://lightingforprofits.com Check out Emery Allen's products here: https://emeryallen.com

How would you like to improve company moral, give your team members a raise, and build your brand all at the same time? Duh?!?! Of course you would. This week I welcome Justin Clegg, CEO of Allset. We will find out how his company helps accomplish these extremely important tasks in just a few clicks. To learn more about Justin's business, visit: http://tryallset.com/ To get help starting or growin...

In order to grow your business, you are going to need some help. One easy way to make sure your phone keeps ringing is by having an awesome website. Even if you rely on 'word of mouth', you're going to need a solid website that can show off just how amazing you are. This week, I welcome Michael Grigery with Click Call Sell to the show. We will discuss what things you need to do to keep your brand...

If you are looking to start or grow a Christmas lighting business, you're not going to want to miss this opportunity to hear Matt Hyden with CLIPA. We'll discuss what new things he is planning for in the future along with the insider tips you need to get more profit out of your lighting business. To learn more about Matt's business, visit: http://www.clipa.com/ To get help starting or growing your...

A lot of questions come up about the quality and differences between lamps on the market, as well as general installation practices. My guest this week, Tom Garber, is the CEO of Emery Allen. We'll discuss some technical questions about lighting that we received from listeners of the show. Tom and I are going to attempt to answer these questions in a helpful way. Wish us luck! To learn more about...

I hope you have an awesome Independence weekend! Don’t forget to thank God for our freedom. This upcoming week I welcome Brian Groat, CEO of ClaroLux. We’ll talk about his 18 year career in the lighting industry and what sets his products apart from others. To learn more about Brian's business, visit: http://www.clarolux.com/ To get help starting or growing your landscape lighting business, visit:...

This week I welcome Dan Raker, Landscape Lighting Secret’s first business coach. He has been coaching CEO’s for 25 years. We’ll discuss the importance of accountability and the tools he uses to help people realize their full potential. To learn more about Dan Raker's business, visit: CirclesOfLeadership.com To get help starting or growing your landscape lighting business, visit: https://landscapel...

How many phone calls do you miss each day? If you just miss 1 potential lighting opportunity each week, how much $ are you losing? I wish I would have known my guest this week, Michelle Jeppesen with Jill's Office, when I started my business. We'll discuss how important it is to answer the phone and what things you should be doing in your business to maximize profits. To learn more about Michelle'...

Got Christmas on your mind? Even thought most think it's a 1-2 month business, if you want to take the holiday lighting business serious, you need to make it a 12 month business. This week I am joined by Mike Kaplan at Wholesale Holiday Lighting by Giannini to discuss holiday and landscape lighting and what they are doing to help you grow your design and installation business. To learn more about...

The thought of replacing yourself in your business can be overwhelming. The best way to get started is to hire out the things you are not good at. This week, I welcome Melody Edwards, founder of Home Service VA. She is an expert at finding you virtual assistants to help ease the burden of growing your business. To learn more about Melody Edwards' business, visit: http://www.homeserviceva.com/ To g...

Unfortunately the majority of businesses don't last more than 5 years. Some say it is even harder when you are working with family. My guest this week, Keith Rosser, owner of Landscape Lighting Pro of Utah, joins me to discuss his nearly 20 year journey in the lighting industry. We will talk about how he has defied the odds and built a very strong lighting business. We will discuss what his plans...

Most of us started a business because we were good at what we do and wanted to gain freedom from having a job. If you're like me, you ended up getting stuck and maybe even felt like you were trapped in your business. My guest this week, Jim Dubois, had a similar route until he developed systems and crushed through the things holding him back. He owns a very successful window cleaning business and...

My guest this week has brought a lot of attention to the lighting industry over his career. In fact, he even made it on TV! That's right, Tommy Herren...The Lighting Geek will join me and we'll talk about how he created his brand and what he is doing to keep it going. If you've never met Tommy, make sure to make it a priority to do so. Between his wild ideas, excitement for life, and passion for l...

Going from operator to owner is not easy. If you are like most business owner/operators, you are wearing the hat of 4-5 people and likely are not doing the best job either. ha ha. This week, I'm excited to welcome Lee Baker to the show. He is the king of automations and replacing himself. In just a short period of time he has gone from zero to a several million dollar business. Spoiler alert: He d...

Let's talk maintenance...and connections...and building a legacy!! Excited to have Jeremy Sviben on the show this week. We are going to tap into his success and find out how to build a legacy lighting company. We'll get into what makes an effective maintenance plan and why quality connections matter. To learn more about Lighting Shrink, visit: https://www.lightingshrink.com To learn more about Jer...

Are You Ready!! It's the premiere of Season 2! Make sure to tune in to find out what happened to the end of Season 1 and what I've been doing during my sabbatical. I also welcome back Chris Apfelstadt to the show and we'll check in on him and his business to see what he has been up to. Join me LIVE if you have any questions you'd like to ask, and make sure you click on "Get Reminder" to receive a...

I quickly introduce the podcast and why the name of the first 2 episodes are different!

What is holding you back? We all have limited beliefs and other things in our lives that hold us back. Some won't admit to it. In this episode I'll talk about several things that bother me about entrepreneurship and what I believe we can all do to get better. To get help starting or growing your landscape lighting business, visit: https://landscapelightingsecrets.com Subscribe to my Youtube channe...

One of the most challenging things of trying to scale a business is finding good people to help you do it. At times, I was tempted to just keep doing everything myself because it seemed I had a better chance of success on my own than trying to get others to help me. Are you with me? If so, make sure to join me this week with my guest Shawn Day with Blue Skies Recruiting. Shawn is an expert on all...

Client numero uno! Every business has a first client. Luke Jensen was founding member of Landscape Lighting Secrets. Find out why he decided to make the jump on this episode. Also, we discuss what he is doing now and how he was able to buy an existing business to go from operator to owner. To find out more about Luke's business Holiday Designs, visit: https://holidaydesigns.com Subscribe to the Li...

How do you price event lighting? How do you get clients? What product do you use?.... If you've even wondered how to add event lighting to your business and make additional revenue providing rental lighting for weddings, parties, graduation, etc, you'll want to join me this week with my guest, Jeff Larcom. Jeff has figured out a pretty cool niche and is building his name in the industry as an expe...

This week I'll give you the recap of my first ever Landscape Lighting LIVE. Then we'll have Colin Dehaan join the show and talk about his life as an entrepreneur and now business coach. Subscribe to the Lighting For Profits podcast here: https://pod.co/lighting-for-profits Follow me on Instagram @landscapelightingsecrets I'm on TikTok! Give me a follow @landscapelightingsecrets Let’s connect on Li...

The truth is I forgot to schedule a guest this week. Oops! So I reached out on FB and have a few fellow lighting professionals joining me for a panel discussion. We are going to discuss several things including marketing, social media, hiring sales people and how to pay them. Subscribe to the Lighting For Profits podcast here: https://pod.co/lighting-for-profits Follow me on Instagram @landscapeli...

I talk a lot about business, but I want to make sure we bring in discussions around design and product as well. This week I welcome back Tom Garber, CEO of Emery Allen. We'll talk about his company and the ways they are adding value in the industry. To find out more about Emery Allen, visit: https://emeryallen.com To get help starting or growing your landscape lighting business, visit: https://lan...

We all have limited beliefs. It's normal to doubt ourselves or even doubt what is possible. This week, I'll help you crush through one of your limiting beliefs of..."Can I really replace myself?" Don't miss this exclusive interview with Chad Sieg, my former salesperson/lighting designer. We will discuss his role at my former company and how he is able to sell over $1M in landscape lighting himself...