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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.
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.
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Today we talk about 7 things you can work on in the office for your landscaping business before the spring rush. These include: adding search engine optimized pages to your website, sending out emails to past potential clients, getting Google Reviews, auditing your sales process, getting your marketing material ready, creating a budget, and completing your onboarding for different tools / software that you are using.Sponsors:Cycle CPAKnowledge Tree ConsultingHow to Hardscape Headquarters
Today we talk about creating a Budget in your business, choosing an Overhead Recovery Method to markup Cost of Goods Sold to recover overhead in every estimate, finding your rates for employees and equipment based on an Overhead Recovery Method and how they differ, and using Direct Labor Efficiency Ratio and Management Labor Efficiency Ratio to create a salary cap for your team.This episode goes over a new Budgeting Spreadsheet we created that you can purchase or sign up for our Budgeting Workshops to get some help with it. These features are also available in our Headquarters Software with more advanced offerings.Sponsors:Cycle CPAKnowledge Tree ConsultingHow to Hardscape Headquarters
Today we talk with Nelson of Call Nelson Landscaping. He talks about working for others to starting his own business, using Zoom to video call clients in the qualification to design process, and how others have helped throughout his time in business.Sponsors:Cycle CPAPatioSEO.comKnowledge Tree ConsultingHow to Hardscape Headquarters
Today we are joined by Carla and Joe Policastro of Cycle CPA to talk about forecasting revenue and overhead from their 2-day virtual event that they held.Sponsors:Cycle CPA
Today we have 9 guests on the show LIVE at LO Congress Trade Show. We get into topics like products that stood out at the show, struggles from last year, improvements in their business for this year, and marketing.Sponsors:Cycle CPAKnowledge Tree ConsultingHow to Hardscape Headquarters
Today we are joined by George Urvari of Oriole Landscaping and Knowledge Tree Consulting to discuss the Chart of Accounts every landscaping business needs and how to read it. We get into why it is important and what it will tell you when comparing year-over-year.Sponsors:Cycle CPAKnowledge Tree ConsultingHow to Hardscape Headquarters
Today we talk about the end of 2025, what I will be working on in my business for 2026, and a look back on our past year of amazing guests and topics!Sponsors:Cycle CPAPatioSEO.comKnowledge Tree ConsultingHow to Hardscape Headquarters
Today we talk with Neil Pond who is the President, Owner, and Founder of Urban Landscaping. With more than 35 years in business, Neil has a lot of experience to share with us. We talk about getting a college degree in Horticulture and how that helped, starting his business just before a recession and what takeaways he gained for future recessions, why he has specialized crews, and much more!Sponsors:Cycle CPAPatioSEO.comKnowledge Tree ConsultingHow to Hardscape Headquarters
Today we have Rob Murray from Intrigue Media on the show to discuss marketing topics including websites, email, A.I., and leadership.Sponsors:Cycle CPAPatioSEO.comKnowledge Tree ConsultingHow to Hardscape Headquarters
Today we interview 4 guests during the Knowledge Tree Consulting event to discuss a variety of topics including budgeting, production rates, diversifying services, sales, coaching employees, and how the past year has been along with what you are looking forward to in 2026.Sponsors:Cycle CPAPatioSEO.comKnowledge Tree ConsultingHow to Hardscape Headquarters
Today we have Marty Grunder on the podcast to discuss building a sales team. He is the founder and CEO of GLC, founder and president of Grow Group, and host of The Grow Show. We talk about hiring sales people, budgeting for sales, roles and responsibilities, and much more.Sponsors:Cycle CPAPatioSEO.comKnowledge Tree Consulting EventHow to Hardscape Headquarters
Today we have an Instagram Live where we talked about end of the year and our client sales process.Sponsors:Cycle CPAPatioSEO.comKnowledge Tree Consulting EventHow to Hardscape Headquarters
Today we talk with Jack Hamilton of Hamilton's Group about commercial landscaping. We get into identifying projects your company can be most competitive at, the workflow of bidding on commercial work, and what commonalities companies have that lead them to be more efficient and profitable.Sponsors:Cycle CPAPatioSEO.comKnowledge Tree Consulting EventHow to Hardscape Headquarters
Today we talk about the problems that we focused on solving when developing and continuing to develop the How to Hardscape Headquarters Software!How to Hardscape Headquarters
Today we mashup responses from our 2025 interviews with hardscape business owners answering what their horror story is in their time in business.Sponsors:Cycle CPAPatioSEO.comKnowledge Tree ConsultingHow to Hardscape Headquarters
Today we release our HNA 2025 interviews asking business owners how their year has been and what they are currently struggling with or actively trying to improve in their business.Sponsors:Cycle CPAPatioSEO.comKnowledge Tree ConsultingHow to Hardscape Headquarters
Today we mashup responses from our 2025 interviews with hardscape business owners answering what they are struggling with right now in their business and what is one thing they know now that they wish they knew from the very beginning.Sponsors:Cycle CPAPatioSEO.comKnowledge Tree Consulting Financials WebinarHardscape North America (Code: VIPHTH for 50% off Tickets)How to Hardscape Headquarters
Today we talk about the past 6 years of How to Hardscape and what is to come in the years ahead including the How to Hardscape Headquarters Software!Sponsors:Cycle CPAPatioSEO.comKnowledge Tree Consulting Financials WebinarHardscape North America (Code: VIPHTH for 50% off Tickets)How to Hardscape Headquarters
Today we are joined by Landon Kirby of Knob Hill Landscape (@KnobHillLandscapeCo) to talk about how he has grown his business through two property purchases and invested in his team.Sponsors:Cycle CPAPatioSEO.comKnowledge Tree Consulting Financials WebinarHardscape North America (Code: VIPHTH for 50% off Tickets)How to Hardscape Headquarters
Today we are joined by Micah Miller of Easton Outdoors (@EastonOutdoorsLLC) to talk about his content marketing strategy, how he first decided to work on content to promote his business, and why he calls himself a Managing Member.Sponsors:Cycle CPAPatioSEO.comKnowledge Tree ConsultingHardscape North America (Code: VIPHTH for 50% off Tickets)How to Hardscape Headquarters
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