Do you ever “lose on price” to some chuck-in-a-truck, fly-by-night, Karen-in-a-Lebaron, Stan-in-A-Van, low-ball contractor that you KNOW is cutting corners in their proposal to who SHOULD be your client?…

A lot of my landscape design clients are very creative people. And today’s guest, Jon LeDuc, is not only really great at landscape design, he’s also a talented singer…

Jack Jostes:There are many design build landscape companies, but what is design-manage, and could this model work for you? In today’s podcast, I interview Joshua Gillow, the host of…

Jack Jostes: What if you were in the middle of a huge landscape installation or construction project when a hurricane or other natural disaster came and devastated all the…

The words we use with our potential customers in our proposals, in our marketing materials, and absolutely when we’re speaking with them, have a huge impact on how they…

Fall is in full swing and it’s prime time to close leads that are in your pipeline that maybe didn’t convert all the way to a customer during the…

Last week I invited three of my top clients to present in the What’s Working Now Competition at our third annual Landscaper Summit. They shared really valuable presentations on…

What do landscaping college students look for when they’re evaluating potential employers? Could you expand your landscape company with a seed store? How can you quickly calculate what price…

Hey, are you coming to the Landscaper Summit on Thursday October 6th? Early bird tickets end tonight at midnight on Friday September 30th. If you catch this after that,…

How does your sales close rate stack up to your competition? Does it vary regionally and by service and number of employees? Are you spending less or more than…

Hey, do you eat meat? Do you want to win a Traeger grill? Check out today’s episode to see how you can, plus I’m going to share with you…

The snow business is no doubt competitive, but could your competitors actually help you grow your business? Check out today’s interview with the president of a multimillion dollar snow…