Podcast Episodes

Ori Eldarov (OffDeal): How to Build a Landscape Business Worth Selling (Or Keeping)

Episode 98

[00:01] - Introduction: Why This Conversation Matters Rob sets the stage: private equity is flooding the green industry, but the noise around buying …

4 months, 1 week ago

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Jeffrey Scott (Jeffrey Scott Consulting, Inc.): What Winning Landscape Companies Are Doing Differently Right Now

Episode 97

[00:00] — Welcome Back & Jeffrey Scott's Legacy in the Industry Rob introduces Jeffrey as a return guest, recognizing his decades in the green indust…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

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Joe Salemi (Landscape Ontario) The Real Reason Landscaping Companies Struggle to Scale

Episode 96

00:00 — Introduction to Joe Salemi

Joe shares his 23+ year journey in the landscape industry Experience with CNLA, Dynascape, private equity acqui…

5 months ago

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John Dalton (Dalton Marketing Group): Why Most Landscaping Brands Stay Invisible

Episode 95

00:00 – Intro & Guest Background

John Dalton shares his 30-year marketing journey and transition into landscaping.

02:00 – Why Marketing Fails for…

5 months, 1 week ago

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Steve Reynolds (River Valley): Why Most Contractors Stay Stuck at $1–2M

Episode 94

00:02 – Intro + Background

Steve’s 28-year journey in the green industry Started with zero experience, learned by doing

02:18 – Early Business Fa…

5 months, 4 weeks ago

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Steve Wheatcroft (Wheatcroft Advisory): The Truth About Scaling (No One Talks About)

Episode 93

00:01 – Intro + Background

Steve’s 35+ years in the landscape industry Built and exited multiple businesses, scaled to $104M

01:36 – The Origin S…

6 months ago

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Brad Stephenson (New Castle Lawn & Landscaping): Build a Business That Runs Without You

Episode 92

00:31 – Intro + why Brad’s perspective matters
Brad’s lived experience + coaching across many companies brings “outside-in” clarity.

01:18 – Apprentice…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

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Jim Shimon (Willow River Company): The People Playbook Behind $15M+ Growth

Episode 91

00:31–01:20 — Intro + why Willow River Company “means more than people think”

 01:20–03:34 — Origin story: family landscaping business → three brother…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

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Bob Roman (Fire by Design): How to Differentiate in a Sea of “Me Too” Contractors

Episode 90

00:01 – Intro + why Bob stands out: Rob tees up Bob as a rare “actually differentiated” operator.

 00:49 – What Fire by Design does: Custom fire featu…

8 months ago

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Justin White (K&D): Clarity of Vision = Faster Growth (Here’s the Playbook)

Episode 89

00:31 - Intro: Justin White joins the show
01:08 - “Born into it”: early days in landscaping + discovering the sales side
02:52 - 2015 turning poin…

8 months, 1 week ago

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