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Hosted by Michael Pletz · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 377 episodes
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A podcast dedicated to helping hardscapers start and grow their business. If you are a hardscaper, landscaper, or a contractor of any sort, this podcast is going to help you professionally. Landscaping companies and contractors alike will benefit from discussions with leading experts in the industry talking installation, tools, products, marketing, business, and so much more to help you grow your business.Whether you are a lawn care specialist, a contractor looking to add new services to grow your bottom line, or already active in the industry, there are topics covered that will help you.
Michael Pletz hosts How to Hardscape, a business show with 377 episodes published.
Today we have authors Mike Michalowicz and Shawn Van Dyke talking about Profit First as a methodology for contractors among other topics. Sponsors: Cycl
Today I talk about where budgeting can fail your pricing with Cost-Based vs Market Pricing. Sponsors: Cycle CPA
Today I talk about my story from starting in the industry working for a supplier in 2007 to doing projects on the side to eventually starting Ever After Landscaping, How to Hardscape, and I Am a Hardscaper. Sponsors:
Today we round up the best of 5 years worth of hardscape business owner horror stories from not getting paid, to getting sued, to losing everything in a shop fire. This episode features all of that and much more. Sponsor
Today we talk about repeat business by taking on small projects and increasing the quantity of clients you take on which can snowball word of mouth leads, repeat business, and your brand. Sponsors:
Today we are joined by George Urvari of Oriole Landscaping and Knowledge Tree Consulting to talk about giving raises to employees, when to do it, and how to handle certain circumstances when employees ask for raises. S
Today we have a mashup episode from past guests answering a question we ask every business owner that has been on the podcast. That question is, what is one thing you know now that you wish you knew from the very beginni
Today we have a Selling and Installing Features Masterclass rounding up 5 past episodes on Lighting, Gas Fire Features, Water Features, Radiant Snow Melt Systems, and Artificial Turf. We talk about selling, installing, m
Today we talk about my entire sales process from getting leads, to prequalifying, to educating, to the consultation, to the proposal, to accepting and completing the project. Sponsors:
Today we are joined by Tony Bass . He is the author of The E-Myth Landscape Contractor Edition and Finding, Hiring, and Keeping Great Employees. We get into the topic of finding, hiring, and keeping great employees on to
Today we are joined by Brian Clayton of GreenPal . Brian grew his landscaping business to over $10 million per year in revenue before selling it and eventually starting GreenPal, an Uber for lawn care. We talk about the
Today we are joined by Dr. Paul White . He is a psychologist, author, and speaker who "makes work relationships work." He co-authored the best-selling book, The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace alongside Dr.
Today we publish an Employee Bonus Program talk with 7 past guests talking about what they do (or do not do) for their employees and how they have refined this program over the years. Sponsors:
Today we publish a Landscape Design Masterclass episode with 3 past guests including Water and Earth, Calumma Creative, and Randy Tumber. We get into starting a design business, subcontracting, and design principles with
Today we were live on Instagram discussing how the season has started, projects we are targeting, leads coming in, and HQ updates including a much-improved Budgeting system. Sponsors:
Today we are joined by Cameron Herold. He is the CEO Whisperer founder of COO Alliance and the Second in Command Podcast. By the age of 42, he helped build two companies valued at $100+ million each and propelled 1-800-G
Today we are joined by Tyler Speirs of Eco Plant Creations to talk about challenges in growth among many other topics. Sponsors: Cycle CPA
Today we have Olivier Bridgeman from Bridge Media to discuss marketing, SEO and ranking on LLMs, and building trust and authority with your potential clients. Sponsors: Cy
Today we are joined by Phil Bahler of Pave Tool. We talk about his beginnings in the industry starting Bahler Brothers with his brothers back in 1985 and lessons learned being in business. We then get into inventing tool
Today we are joined by Joe Policastro of Cycle CPA to talk about lagging and leading indicators as well as financial and non-financial indicators that you can use to run a healthy business. Check out their article here .
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How to Hardscape is hosted by Michael Pletz. The show is categorised under business (entrepreneurship) and has published 377 episodes.
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