Developers

Most contractors are great at building. Terrible at keeping money. In this episode, Derek sits down with Michael from Blue Raven Accounting — Your Haven’s long-time financial partner — to break down the exact strategies that helped Your Haven grow to nearly 100 team members, cross multimillion in revenue, and build a six-figure cash reserve. All without taking on a single loan. This isn’t accounti...

April was a turning point. In this episode of the Developers Podcast, I break down everything that happened in April. From cutting lower-ticket offers and raising our standards, to growing faster than ever and building the systems needed to scale. We talk about leadership, team changes, sales growth, creating efficiencies, and what it really takes to grow a company without losing the vision behind...

Big moves happened in March. In this episode of the Developers Podcast, I break down everything that happened in March. This episode recaps team growth, new systems, big lessons, and the momentum we’re building as we scale the business. We grew the team, improved our processes, and kept pushing toward our vision of becoming the most efficient outdoor design team in the world. Every month brings ne...

In this episode of the Developers Podcast , I’m back after almost a year and shifting the show into something new: documenting the real story of building Your Haven in real time. I recap our first month of the year, what’s working, what’s not, and what I’m learning from the contractors we serve in outdoor living and landscaping. We talk about the Pro Trial offer that became a turning point for our...

This is a conversation with Josh Cerda of Immaculate Outdoor, who has 30 years of experience building immaculate outdoor spaces. He is truly one of the best landscape contractors I have ever met, and together, we have created some incredible projects. This discussion revolves around a project we designed and that he is installing for over $300K, covering the entire process—from the initial meeting...

In this episode of Developers , we sit down with Troy Fulks, a true family man and accomplished entrepreneur with a story that exemplifies resilience, passion, and dedication. Troy’s journey began in Southern California with the founding of Aloha Landscaping, followed by a successful venture into the online shoe business with his wife in 1993. Now, as the co-owner of Texas Turf in Austin, Texas, h...

In this episode of the Developers podcast, we sit down with Ihor Stepanov, founder of Art Village LLC, a company that has built 17 residential homes over the last four years, at his newest spec home - The Boho House. Ihor moved to the US in 2017 knowing zero english and created a beautiful life for himself and his family. He shares his experience and expertise in building spec homes while adjustin...

George and Jamie, the dynamic duo behind Afuera Outdoor Living, share their inspiring journey from struggling to make ends meet with a landscape maintenance business to becoming a leading design and build company in Reno, Nevada, landing million-dollar landscape projects. Their story is a testament to the power of relentless work ethic, self-belief, and the impact of betting on yourself. In this e...

This is an incredible conversation with Josh of Immaculate Outdoor, a true professional in the landscaping industry. Josh has been doing this for thirty years, the amount of mistakes that he’s made has got him to this point where he’s building a two million dollar design center that also holds his materials so that he can help take his landscaping game to the next level. This episode has millions...

Landscaping is Hard. This is a conversation with Nicolas Zumino, Founder of Garden Goat LLC. We discuss the hardships of starting a business in the landscaping industry, how he plans to reach his goals, strategies he is using to sell projects and where he wants to be in 10 years. Follow Nicolas on instagram @gardengoatatx Follow us at @yourhavendesign on all platforms.

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