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Ep 590. Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast

Caleb Auman interviews Sam Rankin, founder of Etch Outdoor, who shares his journey building a successful landscape business focused on maintenance. Sam emphasizes the importance of strong sales leadership, continuous learning, and focusing on long-term growth over rapid expansion.

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Ep 590. Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast 1:05:40

Ep 590. Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast

Mar 27, 2025
Ep 65. Pivot, Profit, and Personal Growth: The Blue Duck Blueprint 46:01

Ep 65. Pivot, Profit, and Personal Growth: The Blue Duck Blueprint

Mar 27, 2025
could i DOUBLE my YouTube channel? 33:34

could i DOUBLE my YouTube channel?

Mar 27, 2025
TCF1004: He’s Stuck at $245K—Can We Help This Contractor Hit $1M? 54:10

TCF1004: He’s Stuck at $245K—Can We Help This Contractor Hit $1M?

Mar 27, 2025
From Shutdown to $4.75M: The Fix That Changed Everything 43:15

From Shutdown to $4.75M: The Fix That Changed Everything

Mar 27, 2025
314. The First 5 Steps to Starting A Lawn Care Business 44:22

314. The First 5 Steps to Starting A Lawn Care Business

Mar 26, 2025
Episode #261: Merging Home Builder Sales and Marketing – Megan Bakel 23:14

Episode #261: Merging Home Builder Sales and Marketing – Megan Bakel

Mar 26, 2025
Valerie Heck: From Struggle to Success in the Trades Industry 24:13

Valerie Heck: From Struggle to Success in the Trades Industry

Mar 26, 2025
Painter Growth Story – Caleb Bourne: From Painter to Business Owner ($89K In 7 Weeks!) 25:23

Painter Growth Story – Caleb Bourne: From Painter to Business Owner ($89K In 7 Weeks!)

Mar 26, 2025
Why One-Upping Clients Is Killing Sales for Hardscaping & Landscaping Pros 13:56

Why One-Upping Clients Is Killing Sales for Hardscaping & Landscaping Pros

Mar 26, 2025
Economic Considerations for Power Quality Issues 17:08

Economic Considerations for Power Quality Issues

Mar 25, 2025
Ep. 589 Have Fun Doing It 54:03

Ep. 589 Have Fun Doing It

Mar 25, 2025
Toolbox Down Under: A Peek Into the Australian Trades Life 25:54

Toolbox Down Under: A Peek Into the Australian Trades Life

Mar 25, 2025
314 – Unlock Growth by Finding Your Business Constraint 15:24

314 – Unlock Growth by Finding Your Business Constraint

Mar 25, 2025
Marketing and a Comprehensive Sales Strategy with Sam Bauman of Earthscape 1:02:45

Marketing and a Comprehensive Sales Strategy with Sam Bauman of Earthscape

Mar 24, 2025
How to Increase Your Closing Rate by Rethinking Your Sales Approach 12:06

How to Increase Your Closing Rate by Rethinking Your Sales Approach

Mar 24, 2025
Painter Growth Story – James Mitchell: The Step-by-Step Plan Behind $138K in Sales 18:50

Painter Growth Story – James Mitchell: The Step-by-Step Plan Behind $138K in Sales

Mar 24, 2025
Ep 588. Are You Getting The Reps? 36:59

Ep 588. Are You Getting The Reps?

Mar 21, 2025
Streamline Your Painting Business with Virtual Assistants 25:17

Streamline Your Painting Business with Virtual Assistants

Mar 21, 2025
424: Scaling Smart: How Roofing Contractors Can Use AI and Systems to Drive Growth with Nick Peret 51:50

424: Scaling Smart: How Roofing Contractors Can Use AI and Systems to Drive Growth with Nick Peret

Mar 21, 2025
178. Winning The Right Jobs With Nick Schiffer 40:25

178. Winning The Right Jobs With Nick Schiffer

Mar 20, 2025
Improve Profit with Job Costing 40:47

Improve Profit with Job Costing

Mar 20, 2025
Brush Busters 25: Balancing Business & Family, Payment Struggles & Difficult Clients 27:23

Brush Busters 25: Balancing Business & Family, Payment Struggles & Difficult Clients

Mar 20, 2025
313. What It’s Like Running 3 Solo Operated Businesses 35:00

313. What It’s Like Running 3 Solo Operated Businesses

Mar 19, 2025
Scaling Your Painting Business: The Power of a Back Office Admin 26:04

Scaling Your Painting Business: The Power of a Back Office Admin

Mar 19, 2025
Vicky Heydon on Navigating Business Challenges 28:43

Vicky Heydon on Navigating Business Challenges

Mar 19, 2025
Mike’s Solo – Ditch Hourly Pay! How to 2X Productivity with Piece Rate 17:36

Mike’s Solo – Ditch Hourly Pay! How to 2X Productivity with Piece Rate

Mar 19, 2025
The Man behind the Landscaper roots show on TURFS UP RADIO 1:10:10

The Man behind the Landscaper roots show on TURFS UP RADIO

Mar 19, 2025
Stop Wasting Time on Clients Who Aren’t the Right Fit for Your Outdoor Living Business w/ Kevin Scott 36:50

Stop Wasting Time on Clients Who Aren’t the Right Fit for Your Outdoor Living Business w/ Kevin Scott

Mar 19, 2025
Default-Proof: A Subcontractor’s Guide to Survival 54:33

Default-Proof: A Subcontractor’s Guide to Survival

Mar 19, 2025
Ep 587. Growing a Landscaping Business in Germany 1:05:33

Ep 587. Growing a Landscaping Business in Germany

Mar 18, 2025
Why Some Contractors Get Multi Generation Rich… and Others Stay Stuck with Dominic Rubino 47:33

Why Some Contractors Get Multi Generation Rich… and Others Stay Stuck with Dominic Rubino

Mar 18, 2025
313 – 4 Lessons from Spending $250K in Digital Advertising in 12 Months 17:09

313 – 4 Lessons from Spending $250K in Digital Advertising in 12 Months

Mar 18, 2025
312. Sometimes You Have to Educate Your Customers 37:53

312. Sometimes You Have to Educate Your Customers

Mar 17, 2025
Crossover Episode: Commercial Landscaping with Hamilton’s Group, Paver King, and NDL 1:09:22

Crossover Episode: Commercial Landscaping with Hamilton’s Group, Paver King, and NDL

Mar 17, 2025
Why “The Customer Is Always Right” Is Hurting Hardscapers & Landscapers 15:41

Why “The Customer Is Always Right” Is Hurting Hardscapers & Landscapers

Mar 17, 2025
How to Rewire Your Brain for Success | Briana Hetherington 44:41

How to Rewire Your Brain for Success | Briana Hetherington

Mar 17, 2025
Ep 104. Tanner Smith – The Secret to Getting More High-Paying Clients Through Reviews [ NiceJob.com] 32:59

Ep 104. Tanner Smith – The Secret to Getting More High-Paying Clients Through Reviews [ NiceJob.com]

Mar 17, 2025
EP210: How to Build a Profitable Contracting Business – Lessons from Anthony Amunategi 46:59

EP210: How to Build a Profitable Contracting Business – Lessons from Anthony Amunategi

Mar 17, 2025
How to Tackle Unfiled Tax Returns from Previous Years 21:06

How to Tackle Unfiled Tax Returns from Previous Years

Mar 14, 2025
Ep 30 – How to Find Clarity and Motivation Beyond the Woodpile 21:29

Ep 30 – How to Find Clarity and Motivation Beyond the Woodpile

Mar 14, 2025
EP258: The Risk (Weekly Compass Call) 42:26

EP258: The Risk (Weekly Compass Call)

Mar 14, 2025
Brush Busters 24 – Stop Losing Deals Over Price, Sell on Value! 51:07

Brush Busters 24 – Stop Losing Deals Over Price, Sell on Value!

Mar 14, 2025
423: From Chaos to Control: How a CRM and Virtual Assistant Transformed This Roofing Business with Brian Huff 55:57

423: From Chaos to Control: How a CRM and Virtual Assistant Transformed This Roofing Business with Brian Huff

Mar 14, 2025
177. AI In Construction With Jon Walker and Morgan Molitor 35:01

177. AI In Construction With Jon Walker and Morgan Molitor

Mar 13, 2025
Ep 586. Strategic Growth Without the Overhead 1:01:46

Ep 586. Strategic Growth Without the Overhead

Mar 13, 2025
367: “Material Fueled”: Conversations about the AEC Summit 2025 47:00

367: “Material Fueled”: Conversations about the AEC Summit 2025

Mar 13, 2025
The Admin Advantage: Unlocking Growth in Your Painting Business 25:46

The Admin Advantage: Unlocking Growth in Your Painting Business

Mar 12, 2025
Pulled a cart with his mower until THIS year? [Tad dicks] 46:21

Pulled a cart with his mower until THIS year? [Tad dicks]

Mar 12, 2025
Building with Balance: Heather Arlinghaus’ Business Insights 29:21

Building with Balance: Heather Arlinghaus’ Business Insights

Mar 12, 2025
Mike’s Solo – Why Partnerships Are the Key to Long-Term Business Success 13:04

Mike’s Solo – Why Partnerships Are the Key to Long-Term Business Success

Mar 12, 2025
How a Solid Sales Process Can Help Landscapers & Hardscapers Overcome Client Pushback & Close More Deals 14:53

How a Solid Sales Process Can Help Landscapers & Hardscapers Overcome Client Pushback & Close More Deals

Mar 12, 2025
Interview with James Lawrence, Owner of Lawrence Landscape Group 18:17

Interview with James Lawrence, Owner of Lawrence Landscape Group

Mar 12, 2025
Ep 585. Leading with Clarity (Part 2) 49:23

Ep 585. Leading with Clarity (Part 2)

Mar 11, 2025
TCF999: Essential Lessons in Contractor Business and Marketing 44:17

TCF999: Essential Lessons in Contractor Business and Marketing

Mar 11, 2025
Smart Growth Strategies: Coaching, Delegation, and Personal Care 16:00

Smart Growth Strategies: Coaching, Delegation, and Personal Care

Mar 11, 2025
311. It is Starting to Really Take Off 20:24

311. It is Starting to Really Take Off

Mar 10, 2025
Growth with a Subcontractor Business Model with Steve Griggs Design 56:52

Growth with a Subcontractor Business Model with Steve Griggs Design

Mar 10, 2025
EP256: To Scale or Not Scale Your Pond Business with Brian Fitzsimmons. 1:02:21

EP256: To Scale or Not Scale Your Pond Business with Brian Fitzsimmons.

Mar 10, 2025
Think You Don’t Need a Sales System? Here’s Why Outdoor Living Pros Are Losing Clients w/ David Esh 43:05

Think You Don’t Need a Sales System? Here’s Why Outdoor Living Pros Are Losing Clients w/ David Esh

Mar 10, 2025
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