Aussie LawnStars

Aussie Lawnstars presents Chris Guillaume. In the initial dive in we learn all about Chris and his entry into Lawncare. Follow his story as we talk about his challenges and success

I talk to Haydn about his like up of tools and speculate over his next toy.

Haydn and I cover topics about the Fox Franchise, rates and numbers and working in regional and rural towns

Haydn Scott moved from the Goldcoast to Dalby in west of Toowoomba and started a mowing business. As a fox franchise he has a lot of support and we uncover that story here.

Jordan talks about tools, including the Cox Turf One and the various tools he has to provide a complete lawncare package.

Jordan and I talk about how much it takes and how he is going financially and then we talk about his customer profile and his path to high end clientelle 

Jordan moved from a rather comfy government job into Lawncare and gardening so he could enjoy balancing his life choices. This introduction episode explores the why and has a peak into what he does.

Andy and I talk in detail about the tools that make him money and take care of his high end clientelle 

Andy and I talk about his business structure, employing and profit

Andy and I talk about what his business focus is and how he achieved that

Andy has a top tier business serving the top 1% clients in Melbourne Join us as he covers his history and where he started from.

Ben and I talk about the tools that help him run a successful business. We cover mowers and a range of handheld OPE that he uses daily.

Ben prefers gardening and has found his niche. While he does mow lawns he is happy to take on customers which only want gardening and may even have another contractor doing their lawns already.  his business model works well for him. 

Ben Stroud gives us a great insight into his life before he started business and the early stages of his business

Damian Bush has moved from Concrete to Hospitality to Jim's Mowing and now he brings a wealth of business experience to the Jim's Tasmania team as a Franchisor Manager.

Darren from Hunter Lawncare Supplies runs us through the different product categories he sells and we dive down each rabbit hole just long enough to give you some idea of what to consider in each of those.

Darren from Hunter lawncare Supplies discusses with me some different questions he fields and plans for different purposes

Darren Tooth from Hunter Lawncare Supplies In the first round Darren and I talk about his history green keeping and running his own lawn and garden business before he started Hunter Lawncare supplies. We also cover the financial side of running business

Gary from Greenworks and I cover the range of walk behind mowers, line trimmers, hedge trimmers, chainsaws, blowers etc.

Gary and I cover all the ins and outs of the Stand on and ZTR machines Greenworks bring to Australia. Run times, power, speed, stability, add on tools and more.

Greenworks Gary joins me in the dungeon to discuss battery in great detail and the full range of the Australian Greenworks products

Alex and I talk about the cost of living in New Zealand and what it takes to make ends meet running a business

Alex is in region of NZ that may be unique, but we cover everything from grasses to seasons to weather and financial comparisons. You need to listen to this if you want to get your numbers right in NZ.

Alex and I discuss his choices early in business. Why he chose to go all Battery and why Stihl was his choice of brand.

Alex runs an all battery powered business in Hamilton NZ First up we look at his history and why he headed this direction