Fullerton Unfiltered

Today we have none other than Paul Jamison of the Green Industry Podcast with us on the show talking about his upcoming fall road tour! Listen in as Paul gives us a recap of his exciting summer tour and the continuation of the fun with his midwest tour to interview so many more great guests! www. GIEEXPOTOGO.com www. LawntrepreneurAcademy.com Brian's Lawn Maintenance - YouTube @greenindustrypodcas...

Today we have special guests on the show with Caleb & Brittany Auman as well as my beautiful with Liz Fullerton! This conversation was such a treat as we did this live and in person, at the Auman residents down in Ohio while we visited them on Labor Day weekend. Listen in as Caleb and Brittany share their business story and what they're currently working on to get to the next level. This conversat...

Today we're going to be talking with you guys about how to get started with fall cleanups and how to get in on that critical last minute revenue before winter. Leaf cleanups can be super rewarding and profitable and in today's episode we're going to share with you how to get started with them. Enjoy! www. LawntrepreneurAcademy.com Brian's Lawn Maintenance - YouTube www. DebtFreeLandscaper.com

Today we have an exciting episode for you guys with Luke Meyer of ML Lawn Care out of Oxford Michigan. Listen in as Luke shares his start up story and some helpful tips on how to create a vision for your company at a young age. Luke also shares how he finds good help, creates a fun company culture, and shares some insight on how they run this exceedingly fun and profitable business. Enjoy! www. Si...

Today we're going to be sharing with you guys a bold conversation from Brian about the difference between reasons and excuses. We all have a challenging life and of course there's things we want to accomplish, but what's the difference between the two? Are you going to let your excuses be the reason you succeed, or the reason you accept the status quo and fail? Listen to this inspiring and motivat...

Today we have a guest interview w/ Kevin Laycock of SiteOne, the national landscaping supplier that so many of us know and use on a daily basis. Listen in as Kevin talks industry trends as well as the future of the landscaping industry and SiteOne. Kevin shares practical stories and insights about how SiteOne can empower us in the green industry to go out there and grow a more successful business...

Today we're going to share with you guys some helpful tips to create a vision for your life. It's no secret that where the mind goes, energy flows, and building a successful future takes a lot of intentionality! Listen in as Brian shares with you guys what it takes to create a vision and why it matters greatly to have a crystal clear vision for your future. Enjoy! www. LawntrepreneurAcademy.com ww...

Today we have a great interview for you guys with DJ Carroll AKA "Coach Carroll" talking about how to develop and grow a successful company. DJ has owned multiple businesses and investments and over the years he's learned what it takes to grow them into a well oiled machine that produces cash flow and an ROI on his money. Listen in as DJ shares about creating systems, developing sales skills, and...

Today we have none other than Austin Douglas of Ditch The Itch MI joining the show and sharing a little bit about his niche business of mosquito and poison ivy control. Listen in as Austin shares with passion what it takes to grow a niche business and how he's growing a business while still working a full-time job. Enjoy! www. Exmark.com Brian's Lawn Maintenance - YouTube www. LawntrepreneurAcadem...

Today I'm sharing with you guys the number one mistake I made in my business from the beginning, and that was my rates that I was charging for my services. As simple as it is and as silly as it sounds, my rates almost put me out of business without me even knowing it. Listen in as I share some funny stories and conversations we've had with how to raise our rates, what the result has been since we...

Today we have a special guest on the show with JD of Big Truck Big RV sharing with you guys some incredibly insightful and important topics about trucks and safety. Listen in as JD shares his thoughts about gas vs diesel, and also what it takes to haul your equipment and payload safely. JD and Brian give practical tips and knowledge to help you guys operate your rigs safely and things to pay atten...

Today we're going to be sharing with you guys about how to bring in some last minute revenue before the off season with offering aeration and overseeding to your lawn customers. Aerations have played a huge part in my business with bringing in that much needed cash to get my business started in the spring, and also saving money for us to live off of in the winter months. Listen in as we cover the...

Today we have a great podcast for you guys with industry leader Troy Clogg from Milford Michigan. Troy Clogg has been in the green industry for almost 4 decades and has built one of the largest lawn and landscape companies in the Midwest. Listen in as Troy and Brian share hilarious and incredible stories of being involved in the snow industry and some amazing situations Troy has been in, including...

Today we have a treat for you guys with Michaell Bedell of Bedell Property Management sharing with you guys some fun and practical stories about getting started with snow removal. Brian and Mike give the "lay of the land" if you've ever considered adding snow plowing and snow removal to your business service offering. Learn from them as they share practical tips, advice, pitfalls and ways to be pr...

Today we're going to be sharing with you guys some practical ways to market your lawn and landscaping company with your vehicle and work trailers. Over the years we've done a variety of both in all different capacities, and these tips here are what have worked best for us! Listen in as we share the most effective ways and solutions for marketing with your vehicle and trailers, and how you can get...

Today we have a great guest on the show with Lamont Hariston of Hariston Property Management! Lamont and I have become great buddies behind the scenes over the last few years and it's been incredibly encouraging to see the growth of his lawn and landscaping company. Listen in as Lamont shares his start up story and what he's doing to take his part time hustle to full time businessman and Lawntrepr...

Today we're going to spend a few quick minutes talking to you guys about shifting your business mindset about a topic that we all have asked ourselves. How many times have we ever said "How am I going to pay for this?" I used to say this all the time, until a friend of mine named Mike changed the way I approached this question. Listen in to some of the best business advice I've heard from my frien...

Listen in as we learn how to grow a successful business partnership with Kory Ballard of Ballard Site Management. Kory has been in business for more than 20 years and has a business partnership for more than a decade in the green industry with his business partner Matt. Kory shares insightful and practical tips about what it takes to grow a business partnership, mistakes and pitfalls to avoid, and...

Today we're going to be talking about going back to the beginning of starting our business and what we would do differently. This talk was inspired from a recent coaching call and stemmed from the question of what we would do differently. Without hesitation I broke it down into 3 categories or topics: our name, our target customer, and the equipment we purchased. Listen in and see if by the end of...

Today we have a great guest on the show with none other than Joseph Dipace of Beppes Lawn Care. Joseph resides in Shelby Twp Michigan and has owned his business for over 6 years now and has made quite the name for himself in the fertilizer business. Listen in as Joseph shares his story about what it took to get his applicator and pesticide license. Enjoy!   http://www.lawntrepreneuracademy.com/  ...

Today we're going to be sharing about how to become exceedingly more successful in business. Not from someone that is a "finished product" or a "guru". Nope! I'm going to be sharing from a position of being in the thick of it, just like you guys. Someone who is on the come up, just like you guys. Let's open up our brains today and digest on some content that I know will absolutely set you guys fre...

Today we have a special guest on the show for you guys with none other than Brian Shain of Top Notch Lawn Care! Listen in as Brian shares his story of starting his lawn and landscaping business all while running his full-time factory job. Brian shares how growing big right out of the gate proved to be a little more risky than he first anticipated, and over the last few years how he's scaled back b...

Today we have a great interview for you guy with Blake Albertson of B&B Lawn Care. Most of you guys know of Blake from YouTube and the successful lawn and landscaping company that he has grown over the last 8 plus years from a young age. Listen in as Blake shares insightful stories about living at home, paying cash for equipment, saving his money, and building the foundation to have an amazing lif...

Today I'm going to share with you guys the cost effective and simple way that I believe you guy can approach upgrading your equipment and your trailer setup! I know a lot of us want to grow fast but we also have limited budgets to get the job done. Listen in as I share some practical ways we can keep equipment moving, not go into crushing debt, and how we can bring in additional revenue step by st...

Today we have a great guest on the show with Mike "Get It Done With Gunn" Gunn Landscaping! Mike is a tremendous asset to the care industry and has an amazing story with how he got started with Gunn Landscaping over a decade ago. Listen in as Mike shares his start up story, lessons learned along the way, and practical tips to help you guys grow your companies to the next level! Enjoy! www. Lawntre...