The Sprinkler Nerd Show

Rye, Rye, Rocco Marco Esquandolas You've got to run like an antelope out of control Listen on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/track/1N9CMZgL7aM8fXpgg5ZWV1?si=onvALUJmQ06YLmFK9602NA&context=spotify%3Asearch%3Arun%2Blike       Hustle is the new epidemic that is celebrated and rewarded without people realizing what it is costing you. It has taken me a long time to realize this, and honestly, t...

In this episode, Andy brings on his podcast coach, Luis Diaz.   Luis Diaz is the founder of Top 10 Podcasts, a team of producers, online marketers, growth strategists, and fellow podcasters who have worked with some of the top-named podcasts in the health & fitness, self-help, marketing & management, and business categories. He has helped his clients land on the Apple Podcasts Top 100 Charts cross...

Do you know your future self?   Can you know your future self?       This concept of becoming your future self is different for everyone - I believe it is different based on your age. The younger you are, the more you may think that you know your future self. The older you are, the more you may realize that who you are now, is not who you were when you were 23. The 23-year-old version of yourself...

The theme for this week is, Pioneer.   Should you be a pioneer? Should you pioneer something? Is being a pioneer an opportunity for success?   My default answer leading up to the week was, YES - yes, yes, yes.   Now my response is both YES & NO.   Oddly & coincidently, I listened to two podcasts this week that both spoke on this topic and both had the same message.   What was that message?   The f...

"You are just one phone call away.."   Last week I heard Steve Sims drop this gold nugget quote on a podcast as he gave advice to entrepreneurs - specifically how to make something BIG happen. How do you get what you want in life? You pick up the phone, because "you are just one phone call away". Somebody will have a goal in their life, they will want to make something big happen. This could be a...

"You become what you think about."   1956 - That was the year Earl Nightingale recorded the motivational speech titled, "The Strangest Secret", and the secret he delivered was the concept, "you become what you think about." 2002 - That was the year I discovered (purchased) a CD version of this speech from Barnes & Noble in Columbia, Maryland. I was fresh out of college and had started my first sal...

"Entrepreneurs don't complain about problems -- they solve them".   This quote is from Porter Erisman, the former Vice President of Alibaba Group, joining the company just as it moved out of founder Jack Ma's apartment. In Porter's new book, Alibaba's World, he wrote about this concept and it hit me hard! Could this be why people often refer to me as positive? Are all entrepreneurs positive? Perha...

Okay, I'll add notes. These are the exact notes that I scribbled before hitting the record button. This is NOT word-for-word, but I thought it would be fun to share my brain dump, and maybe you'll find it interesting. ========== Do you know that when they were trying to put the light bulb into production, THE CANDLE SOCIETY, yes apparently there was such a thing, The Candle Society protested again...

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Boom! This is the fastest podcast episode ever released.  I encourage all of you to build better relationships so that you can earn what is called, THE LAST LOOK.  

Honestly, I can never spell that word. The E word. Entre....what what?!?!? Luckily there is spell check and I nailed the title, lol. Please enjoy this episode, and my reminder is that you stop moving the starting line. Stop telling yourself you'll do it later, or you need to have _____ before _____ can happen. Just go fucking start. Peace out, Andy

Andy and Denny (SprinklerSupplyStore.com Customer Service Manager) discuss 3 of their customer journey experiments.   1 - Bonjoro Personalized Videos 2- YouTube 3- Emails  

Nugget of the week: If you don't get the answer you are looking for, keep asking, and then keep asking, then ask again in a different way, and then go find what you are looking for on your own.  Why? Because nobody cares as much as you do. And if you really really care, you will find what it is you are seeking. This also applies to your customers. Advocate for them, on their behalf. Have their bac...

This week, Andy was invited to speak with Tersh Blissett and Josh Crouch on the Service Business Mastery Podcast

In this episode, Andy talks with Justin Clegg, the Founder & CEO of Allset. Allset is a new standard in home services payments. Allset makes it easy for businesses to automate payments, unlock revenue, build an online presence and much more.   Mention Sprinkler Nerd and $75/mo on your subscription.   www. TryAllset.com

In this episode, Andy chats with Mike Merlesena, the National Commercial Sales Manager for DIG Corporation. They explore alternative power controllers, battery controllers, sales strategies, and more.   Learn More >> digcorp.com/professional/

Do you know who the best contractors are?    Do you know why the best businesses are successful?   They are NOT the contractors who install MP Rotators over fixed spray nozzles. They are NOT the contractors who choose Rain Bird 5000 rotors over Hunter PGPs. They are NOT the contractors who pitch Wi-Fi controllers over standard timers. They are NOT the contractors who say soil moisture sensors are...

"If all inventions from the beginning had been guaranteed then there would never have been any inventions.     If we are successful it will be something unprecedented.     That is the start of a revolution.     Someday, someone will ask you, "where were you when the revolution started?"     I hope for your sake you don't have to answer, "it just passed us by."     Because we were all too scared"  ...

Andy chats with Alex Palin, the CEO & Co-Founder of IRRIOT.   IRRIOT stands for, Irrigation Internet of Things .    IRRIOT is a Swedish innovation start-up in the forefront of wireless intelligent precision irrigation solutions for agriculture. They utilize the latest ultra-long-range radio communication to eliminate all expensive in-field wiring. Their solar-powered watering stations (RTUs) are e...

Cellular technology is a great way to remotely access controllers and equipment without requiring the client to provide an internet connection (wifi or cabled). In this episode, Andy speaks with Justin Nichols, the National Sales Manager for OptConnect, about cellular devices and what to expect as more and more devices are connected to the cloud. You'll learn the difference between 3G, 4G, 5G, LTE...

After starting his lawn mowing business in 2014, Alex quickly fell in love with the Green Industry. When he discovered the Horticulture and Natural Resources Department at Kansas State University, Alex knew it was his place. He serves as the Horticulture Club Vice President, an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for multiple classes, and NCLC Team Leader. He has also represented Kansas State as a 20...

In this episode Andy riffs on the mental mindset of possibility and how to train your mind to accomplish anything. POSSIBILITY: Yes, it is possible. When you think it, you create it. Watch out, resistance guards it. Discover the resistance, understand the resistance, learn from the resistance. Lessons from resistance will guide you to the possible. Follow it, see it, make it, be it, it is possible...

This episode is just for fun but is so real. What are you disrupting? How are you moving the needle in your business, in your career, in your life? Are you standing around watching everyone blow smoke while you secretly question everything? Take the power back! You have the power, go use it!

In this episode, Andy talks with Jody Underhill, the founder of RapidHirePro.com about using social media to hire top talent who are currently working for another company. www.rapidhirepro.com   We didn't start out helping recruitment agencies,… hell… we never even imagined that we would be able to use our superpowers like this at all… We've been helping companies market online…. almost since the...