Growing Green Podcast

Reach Out Via Text! In this episode of The Growing Green Podcast , Jeremiah shares why the strongest businesses are built on strong partnerships—not just with customers, but with vendors, suppliers, subcontractors, and referral partners. Drawing from real experiences inside Growing Green Landscapes, he explains how investing in relationships creates opportunities, builds trust, and opens doors tha...

Reach Out Via Text! In this episode of The Growing Green Podcast , Jeremiah shares one of the hardest lessons he's learned this year: not every job is the right job. Pulling back the curtain on some recent mistakes inside Growing Green Landscapes, he explains how saying "yes" to projects outside your company's core strengths can quietly destroy profits, schedules, team morale,...

Reach Out Via Text! In this solo episode of The Growing Green Podcast , Jeremiah dives into one of the most important questions every contractor should ask: How are you actually adding value to your customers? He unpacks why great sales is about more than just pricing jobs—it’s about understanding the real problem behind the project and delivering a solution that genuinely improves the client’s li...

Reach Out Via Text! In this episode of The Growing Green Podcast , Jeremiah sits down with Benji Carlson live from the LeanScaper People Intensive in Chicago. Benji shares what it’s really been like helping build LeanScaper from the ground up over the last 18 months—growing from startup mode to a thriving community of nearly 700 contractors. The conversation dives deep into why AI is rapidly resha...

Reach Out Via Text! In this episode of the Growing Green Podcast, Jeremiah sits down with Jennifer Hudye Moscow at the Leanscaper People Intensive in Chicago to discuss the power of vision, intentional living, and building a business that aligns with the life you actually want. Jennifer shares her journey from growing up in a small farming town in Saskatchewan to building a million-dollar copywrit...

Reach Out Via Text! In this episode of the Growing Green Podcast, Jeremiah sits down with Nick Bartolo , founder of Essential Partners Family Office and former Wall Street analyst, to unpack what business owners need to know about building real wealth. Nick shares his journey from analyzing billion-dollar positions in companies like Amazon and Starbucks to helping entrepreneurs prepare for life-ch...

Reach Out Via Text! In this episode of The Growing Green Podcast , Jeremiah sits down with Kris Kiser, President and CEO of Outdoor Power Equipment Institute and the leader behind Equip Exposition, to break down everything coming for Equip Expo 2026 . They dive into the biggest announcement in years: Equip’s upcoming rotation between Louisville and Orlando, including why the move makes strategic s...

Reach Out Via Text! In this episode of the Growing Green Podcast, Jeremiah Jennings returns to a full Monday, Wednesday, and Friday publishing schedule and shares a candid look at the challenges, lessons, and growth that have come from a difficult season in business. Jeremiah discusses the importance of embracing technology, leveraging tools like LMN and LeanScaper, and why business owners who ref...

Reach Out Via Text! In this episode of the Growing Green Podcast, Equip Exposition takes center stage as Jeremiah breaks down why trade shows can be one of the most valuable investments a business owner makes — if approached with intention. He shares insights on how Equip has evolved from the old GIE Expo into one of the largest trade shows in North America, while also discussing the massive oppor...

Reach Out Via Text! In this episode of the Growing Green Podcast, Jeremiah Jennings dives into one of the most overlooked leadership tools in the green industry: intentional one-on-one meetings with your team. Jeremiah shares a real conversation he recently had with a new employee that completely shifted his perspective on leadership, communication, and how easily small frustrations can grow into...

Reach Out Via Text! In this episode of the Growing Green Podcast, Jeremiah Jennings breaks down one of the most overlooked systems in the landscaping industry: understanding your weekly sales targets and knowing exactly how much work you need to estimate in order to stay on track. Jeremiah walks through the math behind annual revenue goals, monthly projections, weekly sales targets, close ratios,...

Reach Out Via Text! Come Join Jeremiah walk through the new phone answering system he is using at Growing Green to make life much easier on his schedule, but also ensure reliability for his customers with a consistent response and scheduling for work requests! You can get this set up at a very low cost in your business right now! Listen in to hear how! Free Ticket to Chicago People Intensive-  htt...

Reach Out Via Text! In this episode of the Growing Green Podcast, Jeremiah Jennings gets extremely transparent about the difficult seasons that come with entrepreneurship and what the last couple years have really looked like behind the scenes. He talks about the pressure of leadership, lessons learned from a tough commercial project, cash flow struggles, losing key team members, and the emotional...

Reach Out Via Text! In this episode of the Growing Green Podcast, Jeremiah Jennings gives a raw, transparent breakdown of one of the biggest and most challenging projects Growing Green Landscapes has ever taken on — a large commercial church installation for First Baptist Church Trussville . Jeremiah walks through the entire journey, from winning the six-figure project and managing irrigation dela...

Reach Out Via Text! In this episode, Jeremiah Jennings gets real about the chaos of spring rush and the pressure of trying to do everything as a business owner. He shares hard-earned lessons on leadership, especially the difference between operating at a “1000-foot view” versus staying connected at the “100-foot view” with your team. Jeremiah opens up about where he’s fallen short—particularly in...

Reach Out Via Text! This episode dives into a very real and relatable challenge for landscapers and service-based business owners—rain delays and the chaos they can create. Jeremiah breaks down why it’s not actually the weather that’s the problem, but deeper issues with cash flow, scheduling, and operational systems. He walks through practical strategies like building financial buffers, separating...

Reach Out Via Text! In this episode, Jeremiah Jennings dives into one of the most critical and overlooked skills during spring rush: estimating discipline. He breaks down why being busy doesn’t equal being profitable and how saying “yes” to the wrong jobs can quietly destroy your cash flow heading into summer. Jeremiah shares his real-world process for qualifying leads, asking for budgets early, a...

Reach Out Via Text! In this episode, Jeremiah breaks down one of the most critical decisions growing contractors face: whether to rent, buy, or lease equipment. He shares real, firsthand experiences—including a costly mistake early in his career—and explains how each option impacts cash flow, scalability, and long-term profitability. The episode dives into the pros and cons of each approach, from...

Reach Out Via Text! In this episode, Jeremiah Jennings dives into one of the most overlooked transitions in business: stepping out of the field and into the role of an owner. He unpacks the emotional weight that comes with leaving behind the hands-on work you love, and why that shift can feel more like grief than growth. Jeremiah shares personal experiences—from early days working alongside friend...

Reach Out Via Text! In this episode, Jeremiah Jennings breaks down one of the most critical (and often overlooked) systems in a landscape business—accurate estimating. He dives deep into why most contractors are unknowingly losing money, not because they aren’t winning jobs, but because they don’t truly know their numbers. Jeremiah walks through the power of production rates, how to actually build...

Reach Out Via Text! Are you using AI or different technologies in your business in 2026? If not, what are you waiting for? The next 2-5 years are going to change the world in every aspect with the development of technology. Will you adapt and bring it into your operations or just watch everyone else and fall behind?  Support the show 10% off LMN Software- https://lmncompany.partnerlinks.io/growing...

Reach Out Via Text! In this episode, Jeremiah comes to you live from Raleigh, North Carolina, while on a John Deere facility tour, but quickly pivots into a real and vulnerable conversation about something many business owners face, team burnout. He opens up about challenges within his own company, specifically around uncommunicated expectations, lack of clarity, and how leadership gaps can uninte...

Reach Out Via Text! In this episode, Jeremiah dives into a real-time breakdown of a large commercial landscaping project his company is currently executing, sharing lessons learned under pressure. He unpacks how the commercial construction world actually works—from understanding the role of a general contractor to navigating bidding, scope writing, and relationship-building that can win jobs even...

Reach Out Via Text! In this episode of the Growing Green Podcast, Jeremiah sits down with Pat Murray of Local Roots to unpack a powerful and raw conversation around leadership, burnout, and building a sustainable business. Pat shares the behind-the-scenes reality of scaling a $10M landscaping company, including the intentional shift toward recurring maintenance revenue and the operational complexi...

Reach Out Via Text! Derek Clelan went from filing bankruptcy at 24 to building one of the fastest-growing landscape design firms in the country — and he did it in just three years. In this conversation recorded live at LeanScapers in Cape Coral, Jeremiah sits down with Derek to unpack the origin story of Your Haven Design, how they completed 1,500 designs for over 400 contractors across the US, UK...