Aussie LawnStars

Steven and I cover a bunch of topics around his history farming and business skills he has learnt in life and applied in his franchise.

Steven lives just out of Auckland NZ and has been in business for 25 years. settle in for this four parter as we find some gold nuggets from Steven's breadth of experience.

I've captured BJ for a sneaky update on Lawn and Land Equip Expo And captured his singing

I wanted Chris to explain why he opted for Jim's when he already had made a start as an independant. Specifically which systems in Jim's were really attractive.

Chris has been in the industry as an employee and started working on his own independant business before making the decision to join the Jim's Mowing network.

Damian Bush and I continue the discussion on tools that do what they are intended for or tools that are asked to do things they were never intended for

Damian Bush calls back into the dungeon to discuss this topic with us. Having the right tool for the job has come up many times but here we address it in depth. Why it's important to have the right tool for the job and that sometimes you make do with the tools you do have.

Alvin and I wrap up this interview with more business talk and discussion around Tomcat products that could work well in your business

In our discussion, Alvin and I cover a few topics that he has seen small businesses struggle with. Getting your priorities right when it comes to finances can make or break your business.

This three part interview is with Alvin from Tomcat Chippers Australia. We cover an introduction with Alvin and take a dive into his history as a tree worker and in his role at Tomcat Chippers.

Anthony runs Hunter Hearing Protection. We discuss hearing protection and bluetooth connectivity while working. Ear Molds provide one of the best solutions for hearing protection that works with all manner of hats and glasses without interferring and still providing great hearing protection.

Steve and I take a dive into large site jobs and doing your own equipment repairs and maintenance. This last few weeks I've resorted to taking my mower to the local dealer for repairs and I'm sure glad I did. Most repairs I can save time and get back up on the tools quicker doing my own repairs, but sometimes it just isn't going to be.

Steve Mason bought a round in regional Victoria. Traralgon is several hours out of Melbourne yet Steve Mason has taken on a lawncare run he has been able to improve. Better clients and better prices amongst other things have seen him set up well in business

We take a closer look at why you benefit from the Profit First Principles in your business. Katie has years of experience using Profit First and guiding others to use it successfully in their trade businesses.

We have finally got the expert in Profit First to join us and help us understand the financial systems that set you up for success. Katie Crismale-Marshall is the CEO of Profit First Australia. In Profit First for Tradies, she podcasts and mentors businesses in establishing and maintaining their financial systems under this model. If you would like to hear more from Katie, look her podcast up Prof...

In this final episode with Steve Ween we look at training both for you as a business owner and how you ensure employees are aware and educated.

Steve Ween raises the dreaded issue of guard versus no guard and a bunch of other safety choices we can or should make. Do you choose not to use Guards on machines, Hi Vis workwear, safety cones working beside the road? The list of appropriate safety measures available to us is extensive. Some are prohibitive in their very nature. 

Steve Ween has a history in both Work Health and Safety and Lawncare business. In this first episode we cover his background and some of the misunderstood requests we get around documents and requirements.

The intro is with DLM employee Ricki, followed by a discussion with Luke and Lindsey about relationships with dealers and accountants

Luke and Linds have established a dominatant position in South Australia, working predominantly on commercial work with only a few residential jobs now. We talk about the things that make this work and make it worth while.

DLM started as a franchise with Fox and are now an award winning independant business. We managed to convince Linds and Luke to both join me in the dungeon for an interview to see how they have built their South Australian business

Jackson's history in the fitness industry means he is used to being around people that feed off each others positivity an success. Mindset can mean many different things, but please take this one thing away from listening to today's and this week's final episode. Your mindset can stop you succeeding! and likewise when you change they way you think, or what you are thinking about, it changes how yo...

Jackson from Magnus covering the importance of diversity in your business.

Jackson and I talk about buying the right tools that bring in revenue instead of floating your ego.

Jackson walks us through the changes in Magnus that have quickly moved it from a Solo gig to a serious and formidable business.