Side Hustle Squad

In Part Two of the Fall Business Audit, Mike finishes breaking down the areas every business owner should evaluate before the year ends. Are your trucks and equipment making you money or quietly draining it? Do you know...

Before you begin planning for next year, you need an honest assessment of how your business performed this year. In Part 1 of our Fall Business Audit, Mike breaks down four critical areas every business owner should...

Google reviews can be one of the most powerful—and least expensive—ways to grow a local service business. In this episode, Mike breaks down a practical 30-day strategy for generating 25 new Google reviews without buying...

If you already service lawns but aren't offering aeration and overseeding, you could be leaving significant revenue on the table. In this episode, Mike explains why it's an excellent add-on service, how it strengthens...

Heading to Equip Expo for the first time? Don't walk into one of the industry's biggest trade shows without a plan. Mike shares ten practical tips to help you navigate the show floor, maximize the outdoor demo yard...

Back-to-school season isn't just for the kids, it's also the perfect time to reset your business. In this episode, Mike shares a few things every business owner should review, from reviewing your financial report card...

What should you do when a customer complains, leaves a negative Google review, or disputes a charge after the work was completed? Mike discusses how business owners can respond professionally, document their work...

A great meeting, event, or introduction can open the door, but the follow-up is what turns that opportunity into real business. In this episode, Mike discusses the momentum created by the recent ROPED event, Coastal...

We're recapping an incredible ROPED event that brought together landscaping professionals, business leaders, Kress leadership, and people interested in the future of outdoor power equipment. I share the biggest...

Fall is coming, and now is the time to start filling the schedule. In this quick episode, I break down what we're doing to create urgency around aeration and overseeding, reconnect with existing customers, and keep new...

A lot is happening right now, so I wanted to jump on for a quick update. I talk about what's going on at Coastal Fertilization & Weed Control, the continued growth of Coastal of North Jersey, and what we're building...

In this solo episode, I'm answering three of the business questions I get asked all the time: What's the best piece of business advice I've ever received? What would I do differently if I could go back and start over...

In this episode, I sit down to talk about what we're building with ROPED and why our upcoming live event is about a lot more than just demonstrating equipment. We're bringing together landscapers, industry leaders...

Eric Triplett and I sit down with Naylor Taliaferro from PodHouse at the Lawn & Landscape Technology Conference to talk about what he has cooking for Louisville. We get into some upcoming announcements around LCR Summit...

Mike Garvey and Eric Triplett sit down at PodHouse Scottsdale to recap the Lawn & Landscape Technology Conference. We talk about what stood out at the show, some of our biggest takeaways, the technology and...