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  • 168. 95% of Our Jobs Come From Google | Jason McLeod
    2026/10/27

    🔍 What happens when you stop mowing residential lawns and go all in on landscape installs? Jason McLeod is back for his third episode to share the hard parts: no systems when his wife left corporate to join him, a close rate that dropped on tickets over $10K, a truck wrap still showing a mower, and why he regrets trying an AI answering service. Plus the one platform driving nearly every lead he closes.

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    33 分
  • 167. Eight Cents in the Bank: How Phil Rebuilt and Exited Twice | Phil Calandra
    2026/10/20

    💸 What happens when your business keeps growing but your bank account never does? Phil Calandra joins Ezra to break down the revenue trap that quietly bankrupts profitable companies. He shares why 70% of small businesses will never sell, the difference between growing and scaling, and why "my business is my retirement plan" is the most dangerous sentence an owner can say. If you want real wealth, start here.

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    32 分
  • 166. Value Add, Incidental, or Waste: Where Your Labor Hours Really Go | Matt Wenz
    2026/10/15

    ⏱️ How much are you paying your crews before the first mower ever starts? Matt Wenz, founder of glas.FINANCIAL and former controller at a multi-generation Nebraska landscape company, joins Ezra to break down the unbilled time hiding in your mornings. He explains the lean framework behind a faster yard rollout, how small tweaks can cut a 30-minute launch to 10, and why fuel stops cost more than you think.

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    30 分
  • 165. The "No Money in Mowing" Myth | Dominick & Spence
    2026/10/13

    📍 What if the profit problem in your lawn business is your route, not your service? Dominick Wynne and Spence join Ezra with real numbers. Dominick counted six companies working one half-mile street in 20 minutes. They explain why density drives margin, why one weekly customer equals three or four fertilization accounts in revenue, and how aeration and overseeding can turn a $600 day into $2,500. Plus, their Equip Expo game plan.

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    32 分
  • 164. Why Landscape Owners Shouldn't Grow Alone
    2026/10/06

    🤔 Who do you call when you're stuck on hiring, pricing, or adding another crew? Most lawn care and hardscaping business leaders make those calls by themselves, and it slows everything down. In this episode, I break down what a mastermind is, how it differs from coaching or a conference, and how to build one with four to six peers who will open their books, hold you accountable, and help you decide faster.

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    14 分
  • 163. Say the Price Out Loud: Why Proposals Kill Premium Deals | Andy Milligan
    2026/10/01

    🤔 Why do the customers paying the least always expect the most? Web designer Andy Milligan grew from $1,200 months to a $200K business, and his lessons carry straight over to lawn and landscape. We cover quoting face to face at the property, qualifying homeowners before you drive out, framing your number around the value they get, and why the $30 lawn drains your crews while the $30,000 property rarely calls.

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    36 分
  • 162. From Napkin Sketch to 1,000 Machines in the Field | Nick Carlson
    2026/09/24

    🔥 What's really keeping most lawn and landscape owners broke? According to Nick Carlson, it's not the market or the labor shortage, it's ego. In this conversation he shares the hard-won lessons from nearly losing everything twice, the reason he sold off race cars and classic cars to keep the lights on, and how leaving his ego at the door turned one prototype into 1,000 machines across three countries. A candid look at what it costs to build something that lasts.

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    33 分
  • 161. How to Make Claude Run Your Email for You
    2026/09/22

    📧 What if your inbox emptied itself five times a day while you were out in the field?

    Most owners are drowning in 120 emails a day and losing 13 hours a week digging through them. In this episode, Ezra and Wena break down the exact setup that reads, sorts, and files every message into folders like leads, to respond, and review, then drafts replies for you to approve. No more buried customer requests. No more missed upsells. Just a clear inbox and a day built around your priorities instead of everyone else's.

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    14 分