Episodes
Laura talks about customer avatars, including what that means and how to create your own to help you sell to the right people.
Published 07/17/23
Laura talks to The Pond Gnome's Barbi Holdeman on how Barbi is working toward and preparing for semi-retirement.  
Published 07/10/23
Laura discusses what a CRM is and how her company uses theirs.
Published 07/03/23
Laura (and her cat) talk to Garden State Koi's Tom Smith about how to handle sales in a challenging year.
Published 06/26/23
Laura talks to Jay from Oklahoma Ponds on how he empowers his employees and his advice to start empowering yours.
Published 06/19/23
Laura talks to Dan and Will from Good Earth Water Gardens on how they decided to have a Sales Manager and what exactly he handles.
Published 06/12/23
Laura talks about the importance of branding, what it means for landscapers and how to create and maintain your brand.
Published 06/05/23
Laura talks to her 27 year old maintenance manager about what employees in their 20s are looking for and how to learn to communicate with each other.
Published 05/29/23
Laura her husband and co-business owner, Matt, talk about the many things they have learned on how to hire and keep the right employees.
Published 05/22/23
Laura talks to her customer service manager, Sandy, about what her position entails.
Published 05/15/23
Laura talks about how her company is handling getting less big leads this year.
Published 05/08/23
Laura talks to Tara Stohler about accountability in different aspects of life.
Published 05/01/23
Laura talks to Navy Builder Greg Falvo on how he handles being in the Naval Reserves and running an outdoor living company at the same time.
Published 04/24/23
Laura talks to Million Dollar Landscaper's Scott Molchan on how to use Artifical Intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT for your marketing-- and how NOT to use it.
Published 04/17/23
Laura talks to Donnie Beck about how to market his company in the resort community in which he lives.
Published 04/10/23
Laura talks to landscaper/pond builder Brian Hoagland about how he got started in ponds and why he likes to offer both services to his clients.
Published 04/03/23
Laura continues her conversation with Aquascape's Mike Hammer about the Certified Aquascape Contractor program and some program concerns.
Published 03/27/23
Laura talks to Aquascape's Mike Hammer about the Certified Aquascape Contractor program
Published 03/20/23
Laura talks about ways to network with referral sources for recurring leads and work.
Published 03/13/23
Laura talks about your biggest competition. The answer may surprise you!
Published 03/06/23
Laura talks to her business coach about what a coach can accomplish and how to find the right fit.
Published 02/27/23
Laura talks about the reasons we all need systems
Published 02/20/23
Laura talks to AquaReale's Maintenance Manager about how he found us and how we worked together to create a position for him.
Published 02/13/23
Laura talks about why you need a marketing budget, how much you should spend and what items should be included.
Published 02/06/23
Laura talks to social media manager John Hawley about how to take the best videos for leads, not just views.
Published 01/30/23