The Profit Roadmap

Service Autopilot by Xplor and FieldEdge by Xplor are excited to announce the new and improved Profit Roadmap podcast. Formerly exclusively for lawn care, cleaning, snow, pest and pool industries, the Profit Roadmap podcast has been reimagined to reach even more field service businesses, including HVAC, plumbing and electrical. A new episode will be released on March 9, introducing the hosts to li...

In this episode, Naylor ( Lawn Care Rookie ) joins the Profit Roadmap to share his story of how he unintentionally started his lawn care business. Naylor tells you how he started and grew his lawn care business into the successful lawn care business it is today. He also shares the different things he’s continuing to work on. Plus, Naylor gives YOU advice on how you can start growing a successful l...

In this episode, Riley Pototschnik (owner of RocketThruster ) joins the Profit Roadmap to share his expertise in web development! He tells you how to make your website better by avoiding the most common mistakes made by lawn care owners. Plus, Riley gives you tips on how YOU can create an amazing website that #1 in Google’s search engine. Links Mentioned in the Show: Google Keyword Planner Rev Tra...

Jacob Godar (owner of Scooter’s Lawn Care ) returns for another episode of the Profit Roadmap to talk about what his business is doing during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, Jacob talks about the measures he took before and after he found out the lawn and landscape industry was considered essential in Illinois. Plus, Jacob gives advice to fellow business owners on a few measures you can ta...

Garrett Matthews (owner of Matthews Landscape ) joins the Profit Roadmap to talk about how he’s continuing to grow his business during the COVID-19 crisis. In this episode, Garrett tells you the different procedures he’s put in place for his team. Plus, he explains how he’s taking advantage of low-cost marketing conversions right now. Garrett gives advice on how YOU can survive and thrive during t...

Marvin Salcido ( 2017 Biggest Badass and owner of Salcido Lawn ) joins this episode to talk about the operational changes he’s making in his business during the Coronavirus pandemic. In this episode, Marvin explains the different things he’s doing to protect himself and his employees. He also talks about the shifts that might happen in the industry because of this. Plus, he gives YOU advice on how...

Phil Ricci (from Xplor Pay) talks about how credit card processing is essential in the current COVID-19 crisis. He tells you all about Xplor Pay and why he’s so passionate about the company. He also tells you what makes them different from other credit card processors. You’ll find out how you can begin taking advantage of this unique opportunity to completely switch all of your clients to credit c...

John and Nikki DeCausmaker (from Little Johns Lawns and CallBoss ) talk about what they’re doing during the Coronavirus crisis. John and Nikki explain how they’re keeping their employees safe and healthy as well as how they’re continuing operations. Plus, they give advice on how your business can not only make it through the Coronavirus pandemic but grow and become healthier. The post COVID-19: Fo...

Jason Cupp ( Kolbe Certified Growth Consultant ) returns again for another episode of the Profit Roadmap to talk about the one thing that’s affecting ALL business owners right now—the Coronavirus. In this episode, Jason talks about how you can ensure your business is deemed “essential” and is operating legally. Plus, Jason explains the necessary measures you can take to ensure your business is min...

Garrett Matthews (owner of Matthews Landscape ) talks about how he’s built a brand to solve his labor problems - and you can too! In this episode, Garrett talks about the resources that have helped him get there. Plus, he explains the things he’s had to stop doing to grow his business. Garrett tells you exactly how he’s navigated through the problems in his business and how it’s made him become mo...

Jason Cupp ( Kolbe Certified Growth Consultant ) rejoins the Profit Roadmap to talk about the word most business owners hate—financials! In this episode, Jason explains where the majority of business owners struggle with their financials. Plus, he tells you where your overspending, so that you can grow a more profitable business. Jason tells you exactly how you can begin to face the music so that...

Kirk Slack, former 2018 Biggest Badass winner and owner of Wellspring Landscape Services , joins the Profit Roadmap again! He explains his year leading up to winning the Biggest Badass competition. Before winning the BBA competition, Kirk took a 3-week dream vacation with his son… but he almost didn’t go. All because he was worried about what might happen to his business if he left for so long. He...

Conley Ipson (from Ready, Set, Mow! ) tells Cody and Bear about his hiring struggles in 2019. He explains how he’s been trying to solve this issue as well as what he’s learned. He also tells them the new things he’s doing to try to solve this problem. PLUS, Conley shares how he thought he was firing 20% of his clients when he raised his prices… And instead, all but ONE of his clients stayed with h...

Brandon Brown and Ryan Chipman (from Schneider Tree Care ) explain to Cody and Bear how they’ve pushed past their “growth ceilings”. They tell you how to create your own sustainable goals to promote steady and faster growth in your business. Plus, they share their top secrets, which they attribute to their success. And don’t forget! Be sure you check out Brandon and Ryan’s #MondayPunday mentioned...

Jacob Godar (from Scooter’s Lawn Care ) comes back for another episode of the Profit Roadmap to tell you about his business’ most recent successes. He tells Cody and Bear how he took his business to over $1 MILLION in revenue in 2019. Also, find out the top two bottlenecks he faced to reach this goal. Jacob explains how he kicked those bottlenecks to the curb (and you can too!). Plus, Cody, Bear,...

At SA6, Mike Callahan joined the PRM again! In this episode, Mike tells you how he’s created TWO businesses that run themselves… And you can do it too! He’ll tell you all about how he’s automated his businesses as well as why he’s so driven to help you automate yours too. Here’s the book Mike was referencing during this episode: Built to Sell by John Warrillow. Click here to catch up on Mike’s pre...

Jess Winsett (our HR guru) makes Cody and Bear total interview experts, as she explains the right way you should be conducting interviews. She’ll tell you the three questions you CANNOT ask in an interview as well as the three questions you SHOULD ask in an interview. Plus, she’ll give you tips on avoiding the beginner mistakes of interviewing potential candidates. If you haven’t already, catch up...

Right before her big vacation, Cody and Bear convince Jess Winsett (our HR guru), to guest star in a two-part series on the PRM. She tells you the key to developing amazing employee retention - the Buddy Program (or according to Cody, the “Good Guy Program”). Jess explains how you can begin implementing this program right now. Related: Do Employee Referral Programs Even Work? "Summon the Rawk" by...

While Cody explores the Pacific Northwest (more details to come!), Bear takes over the Profit Roadmap. Bear talks about a few major problems in the service industry, but they all have one simple solution that boils down to this… communication . He explains how you can solve your business’ biggest problems through under-promising and over-delivering . "Summon the Rawk" by Kevin MacLeod ( incompetec...

For unknown reasons, Lisa Marino (SA Digital Marketer) rejoins SA’s “dynamic duo” (Cody and Bear) for another episode of Profit Roadmap! She talks about how to create effective marketing and when you should be marketing. Also, she’ll tell you how to utilize the one very popular source of FREE marketing that can start making you money right now. Catch up on Lisa’s first guest episode: How to Expand...

Chris Volpe rejoins Profit Roadmap to finish out his series about being a great leader. Did you know that 80% of results come from 20% of the time you spend working? It’s a little something called the 80/20 principle, and Chris is going to tell you all about it. He’ll actually tell you how to become a great business owner by doing less work in a smaller amount of time. If you want to learn even mo...

Chris Volpe (our Director of Training and Special Services) joins us to tell you how to be a great leader. Just by delegating, you can become the great leader you’ve always dreamed of… but there are also a few other things you can do too. Chris tells you exactly how to do just that. He presents some challenges you might face along the way - but that’s okay. He’ll tell you everything you need to kn...

Kory Ballard (the CEO of Ballard Incorporated - Green Industry Accessories and Perficut Companies Inc.) joins us to talk about his successful marketing strategies. Through his hard work and dedication, Kory started his first lawn care business in high school . Now he develops the sort of efficiency products he wishes he had when he was still on the truck. "Summon the Rawk" by Kevin MacLeod ( incom...

Bear is NOT alongside Cody, so Patrick (SA Marketing Director) tries to fill his shoes! Brian Stearman talks about being the owner of Lawn Care Marketing Mechanic and why its primary focus is helping lawn care businesses. As a former lawn care owner, Service Autopilot user and SA Academy member, he's learned a lot over the years. He tells lawn care owners how to get more customers through great re...

It's a reverse-PRM. Angela Brown, house cleaning guru , asks the questions cleaners NEED answers to about Service Autopilot. If you're a cleaner looking to sign up for SA, let's get you on-board. "Summon the Rawk" by Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 The post Angela Brown Interviews Cody & Bear appeared first on Service Autopilot .