A show about what is happening around us, or things we find fascinating at the moment. We may discuss politics, or possibly a quack doctor who implanted goat testicles in people, promising a cure for everything. Topics can be current, or historical, and often one thing leads to another.
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A podcast about people, mostly, who find themselves in situations in which help is not on the way, or maybe help is on the way, but not all that helpful. Either way, the victims will have to save themselves...or not.
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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 gr ...
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A live weekly interview and discussion focused on vegetable production challenges and opportunities brought to you by the Great Lakes Vegetable Producers Network. We grow more together. JOIN US LIVE! We will be broadcasting live via Zoom at 12:30 ET/11:30 CT every Wednesday from the first week of March to the first week of September. Login at www.glveg.net/listen.
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John Deere Inlays with Craievich Landscape Services
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51:25Today we are joined by Adam of Craievich Landscape Services (@CraievichLandscapeServices) for another #IAmaHardcaper episode. We talk about his startup in the industry through a Summer Job Program, beginning in maintenance and adding hardscape installation, his amazing John Deere inlays, and line item pricing. Sponsors: Cycl…
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You Are a Landscaper AND an Equipment Dealer with George Urvari of KTC
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44:26Today we are joined by George Urvari of Oriole Landscaping and Knowledge Tree Consulting to discuss equipment. George discusses why you are a landscaper and an equipment dealer, what to budget for your equipment life, utilization rate, among many other subjects. Sponsors: Cycle CPA…
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Today we are joined by Elmer of Potted Luck (@PottedLuckPA) for another #IAmaHardcaper episode. We talk about his experience in the industry, moving and starting his own business, National Planter Supply and BarBoxx, and extreme hospitality when dealing with clients. Sponsors: Cycle CPA…
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Bored of Doing What the Homeowners Want with Country Creek Homes
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1:06:03Today we are joined by Kurt Thompson of Country Creek Homes (@CountryCreekHomes) for another #IAmaHardcaper episode. We talk about his experience in college for construction management and working for a supplier to starting his business and focusing on doing more intricate designs for his clients. Sponsors: Cycle CPA…
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Vertically Integrated Businesses, Employees, and Sales with Kevin Scott
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1:05:30Today we are joined by Kevin Scott of Muskoka Landscapers and The Wealthy Landscaper. He talks with us about his businesses that are vertically integrated with his landscaping business, employees and the importance of culture, as well as his sales process. Sponsors: Cycle CPA…
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Lessons Learned from 45 Years in Business with Glenn Curtis of Plantenance Landscape Group
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1:04:08Today we are joined by the Co-Founder of Plantenance Landscape Group, Glenn Curtis. After 45 years of business, Glenn has learned a lot and shares about his time in the industry, marketing, employees, and so much more on this episode! Sponsors: Cycle CPA…
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Today we have an uninterrupted episode that includes the 5 Stages of Growth, Analysis of MORS and Overhead Recovery Systems, and How to to Build a High Performance Team with Jim Huston. www.jrhuston.biz
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Today we record the 300th Episode of the How to Hardscape Podcast with an Instagram Live talking about the evolution of How to Hardscape and I Am a Hardscaper while also answering questions that came in on the live. Sponsors: Cycle CPA Moas…
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When to Cut or Commit to Services with Derek Lippert of Quiet Nature
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1:05:50Today we are joined by Owner and Founder of Quiet Nature, Derek Lippert. We talk about his evolution in the industry, cutting and doubling down on different services, the decision to focus on growth over the next three years, and difficulties in the past with growth. Sponsors: Cycle CPA…
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Marketing and a Comprehensive Sales Strategy with Sam Bauman of Earthscape
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1:02:45Today we are joined by President and Founder of Earthscape, Sam Bauman. We talk about budgeting for the year, being open book with his employees, marketing for this year, and his comprehensive sales strategy including some role-playing on this episode. Sponsors: Cycle CPA…
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Crossover Episode: Commercial Landscaping with Hamilton's Group, Paver King, and NDL
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1:09:22Today we are joined by Jack Hamilton (@jack.m.hamilton) of Hamilton's Group, Paver King (@paver_king), and The Landscape Daddy (@thelandscapedaddy) to talk commercial landscaping. We talk about finding, bidding, and managing commercial projects on this crossover episode with the Not Our Finest Hour Podcast. Listen to the Not Our Finest Hour Podcast…
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Growth with a Subcontractor Business Model with Steve Griggs Design
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56:52Today we are joined by Steve Griggs of Steve Griggs Design to talk about his subcontractor business model, what he has learned from his many years in the industry, and his thoughts on 10X and what he was able to apply to his business from it. Sponsors: Cycle CPA Moasu…
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Profit Comes Last with George Urvari of KTC
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1:06:33Today we are joined by George Urvari of Oriole Landscaping and Knowledge Tree Consulting to discuss strategic and tactical thinking in your business and why profit comes last. Free KTC Virtual Event Sponsors: Cycle CPA Moasure Knowled…
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How Past Experience Fuels Gorman Landscapes
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1:03:26Today we are joined by Trevor Gorman of Gorman Landscapes (@GormanLandscapes) for another #IAmaHardcaper episode. We talk about his experience working with various landscape businesses, what he was able to carry forward with him in starting his own business, and how he has been able to learn from his mistakes. Sponsors: Cycle CPA…
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Instagrahamski: Masonry on the Move Pursuing Creativity
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1:02:57Today we are joined by masonry specialist Graham of Instagrahamski (@instagrahamski). We talk about traveling around North America and learning the craft, some difficulties he has experienced along the way including losing everything in a fire, and now moving to Spain to continue practicing his craft. Sponsors: Cycle CPA…
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Plugging Cash Leaks to Boost Your Cash Flow with Cycle CPA
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28:09Today we are joined by Cycle CPA (@cycle_cpa) to talk finding and fixing cash leaks in your business to improve your cash flow. Listen to the Green Industry Profits Podcast Landscaping Accountant Facebook Group Sponsors: Cycle CPA
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Expanding Locations and Building Affordable Patios with James Reed
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1:00:25Today we are joined by James Reed of Affordable Patio (@Precision_AffordablePatio) and Road to 100Ms (@Roadto100Ms) to talk about expanding locations, pricing affordable patios, subcontractors, and his thoughts on business in general. Listen to our first episode with James here. Sponsors: Cycle CPA…
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Perfecting the Sales Process with Chris Lux
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1:09:17Today we are joined by sales process and management consultant Chris Lux (Chris Lux Consults). He talks about four aspects of the sales process that companies can improve on and provides action steps on how to do it. Sponsors: Cycle CPA Moasure Knowledge Tree Consulting…
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The one about Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine, not knowing your kids, getting old, nacho cheese machines, snowboarders, fanny packs, Sonrisa Salvaje, hot tub neck pillows, horror movies
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1:03:34Mark and Kevin have not recorded, or at least published, any podcast episode of any kind, in a long time. They are rusty. They ramble from Sandy Irvine's foot found on Everest, to nacho cheese machines, the Snurfer, David Lee Roth in Spanish, and more. Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine found on Everest High Fidelity - Barry, the perfect salesclerk David Lee Ro…
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Margined Mallet: Fully Booked and Impossible to Reach Online
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1:25:37Today we are joined by Matt Nunn of Margined Mallet (@MarginedMallet) to talk about his craft of walling, traveling for projects, and why he does not have a website or contact information on his Instagram page. Sponsors: Cycle CPA Moasure Knowledge Tree Consulting …
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How YouTube Helps a Hardscape Business with The Christian Hardscaper
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1:05:19Today we are joined by Kyle of Henderson Hardscapes and the man behind The Christian Hardscaper (@TheChristianHardscaper) on YouTube for another episode in the #IAmaHardscaper Series. Kyle talks about how YouTube has helped his hardscape business, the quality of leads he gets from his YouTube videos, and his thought process when creating videos for…
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Base Preparation Masterclass: Soil Identification, Compaction, Geotextile, Geogrid, and Aggregates
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2:55:30Today we talk about Base Preparation through a series of interviews discussing Soil Identification, Compaction, Geotextile, Geogrid, and Aggregates. Sponsors: Cycle CPA Moasure
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Health and Safety Masterclass: Hearing Protection, Skin Health, and Mental Health
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1:24:47Today we talk about Hearing Protection, Skin Health, and Mental Health with three guests including Dr. Marshall Chasin, Dr. Allison Arthur, and Jason Anderson. We also talk how these resources and other public resources on health and safety can be used in the How to Hardscape Headquarters Courses to assign to your employees and ensure that each yea…
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Make an Informed Decision About How You Recover Overhead
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1:50:09Today we talk about Overhead Recovery Systems in your hardscape business by combining three past episodes including Jim Huston on different Overhead Recovery Systems and why you should NOT use MORS, another episode on what we use in the Headquarters Software, and Weston Zimmerman discussing the pros and cons of various methods. Sponsors: …
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Today we talk about my complete Search Engine Optimization strategy for my landscaping business. This is a full rundown of why you should focus on SEO, how to create pages that are optimized for search engines, and other aspects of SEO that you should focus on to ensure your business will rank at the top of search engine results. Sponsors: …
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#IAmaHardscaper Round Table Rally: End of Year 2024
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50:07Today we are joined by four returning guests for another #IAmaHardscaper Round Table Rally talking about their 2024 year end. Chad of @naturaldesignlandscapes and @thelandscapedaddy Matt of @hardscapeottawa Nick of @nrx_landscaping Sheller of @shelleroutdoorliving and Backyard Conversations Podcast Mike of @howtohardscape and @iamahardscaper Sponso…
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Business Financials Masterclass with Greg Crabtree
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2:23:11Today we talk Business Financials with three episodes with Greg Crabtree author of Simple Numbers and Simple Numbers 2.0. In the first episode we talk about Simple Numbers, owner salary, the salary cap concept from his book, and debt. In the second episode we talk about Simple Numbers 2.0 and the current state of the market. In the third episode we…
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Today we talk Marketing including creating a client avatar, where to find them, how to create content for them, what went right and what went wrong with our marketing this year, and what to do if you need leads right NOW. Sponsors: Knowledge Tree Consulting Cycle CPA…
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2024 End of Year Business Update | Employees, Marketing, Equipment, and Porcelain
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46:34Today we recap 2024 for our landscaping business and plan for 2025 talking about employees, marketing, equipment, and porcelain. Sponsors: Knowledge Tree Consulting Cycle CPA
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#IAmaHardscaper: Quinten of Q&A Landscaping
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1:01:44Today we are joined by Quinten of Q&A Landscaping (@QALandscaping) for another episode in the #IAmaHardscaper Series. Sponsors: Cycle CPA Knowledge Tree Consulting How to Hardscape Headquarters
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Today we talk about budgeting for 2025 by looking back at 2024, planning for the future, cost-based vs market-based pricing, perceived value, and seeing how you can add value to your business. Sponsors: Knowledge Tree Consulting Cycle CPA
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Closing the Year and Preparing for the Next with Cycle CPA
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29:03Today we are joined by Cycle CPA to talk about closing the current year out and preparing for next year. Listen to the Green Industry Profits Podcast Sponsors: Cycle CPA
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Surviving a Slow Year with Sam Bauman of Earthscape
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1:03:57Today we are joined by President and Founder of Earthscape, Sam Bauman. We talk about his roles and responsibilities in the business, surviving a downturn in the business, marketing, hiring, and being an ESOP. Sponsors: Knowledge Tree Consulting Cycle CPA…
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Community, How to Hardscape, and HNA
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1:01:43Today we talk about the importance of community; How to Hardscape past, present, and future; and HNA 2024. Sponsors: Knowledge Tree Consulting Cycle CPA
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Year In Review 2024: Sales and Marketing
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1:14:03Today we take soundbites from 2024 episodes on the topic of Sales and Marketing. This includes topics on 4 Types of Capital, Recessions, Selling Value, and much more. Guests include: Greg Crabtree author of Simple Numbers, George Urvari of Knowledge Tree Consulting, Mike Andes of Augusta Lawn Care and Copilot CRM, Rob Murray of Intrigue Media, Shaw…
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Today we take soundbites from 2024 episodes on the topic of Employees. This includes hiring, retaining, culture, bonuses, and much more on the topic from guests Jason Taylor of Predictive Success, Marty Grunder, Tony Bass, George Urvari of Knowledge Tree Consulting, and Jim Huston. Sponsors: Knowledge Tree Consulting …
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#IAmaHardscaper Mashup: Processes and Social Media 2024 Edition
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52:23Today we mashup 2024 #IAmaHardscaper episodes on the topic of sales processes, project management, and social media. This episode features Thy and Cody of Angkorscape (@Angkorscape) and Dylan of Landscaping With Dylan (@Landscaping_with_Dylan). Sponsors: Knowledge Tree Consulting Cycle CPA…
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#IAmaHardscaper Mashup: Employees 2024 Edition
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1:13:01Today we mashup 2024 #IAmaHardscaper episodes on the topic of employees and bonus programs. This episode features Michael of Kensek Landscape Specialists (@KensekLandscapeSpecialists), Trey of From the Ground Up (@FromtheGroundUp17327), and Alex of Inca Stone (@Inca_Stone). Sponsors: Knowledge Tree Consulting Cycle CPA…
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Today we talk about the How to Hardscape 2024 update, what we have accomplished this past year and where we are going in 2025 with the podcast, website, courses, and How to Hardscape Headquarters Software. Sponsors: Knowledge Tree Consulting Cycle CPA
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Today we talk about installing our first porcelain project, selling porcelain to our clients, filming everything on a project, and our prequalification process. Sponsors: Knowledge Tree Consulting Cycle CPA
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Today we talk about lowball contractors, how to market yourself and your unique selling proposition, and positioning yourself in your market among many other topics. Sponsors:Enter the Belgard CFL Contest Knowledge Tree Consulting Cycle CPA How to Hardscape Headquarters…
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Segmental Retaining Wall Installation Course
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2:09:16Today we release our FULL Segmental Retaining Wall Installation Course from our How to Hardscape Headquarters Software! This includes 21 modules and more than 2 hours of content. Sponsors:Enter the Belgard CFL Contest Knowledge Tree Consulting Cycle CPA How to Hardscape Headquarters…
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Interlocking Concrete Pavement Installation Course
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2:54:14Today we release our FULL Interlocking Concrete Pavement Installation Course from our How to Hardscape Headquarters Software! This includes 24 modules and nearly 3 hours of content. Sponsors:Enter the Belgard CFL Contest Knowledge Tree Consulting Cycle CPA How to Hardscape Headquarters…
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30 Years of Experience, Trends, and Insights with Bruce Stickney of Belgard
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52:18Today I am joined by Bruce Stickney of Belgard Canada. He has 30+ years of experience in the industry and has seen trends evolve. We talk trends, early years of the industry, and where he sees trends going in the future. Enter the Belgard CFL Contest
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How to Hardscape Interview Talking Numbers with The Stone Trust
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1:47:42Today I am interviewed by Dan Morales-Walsh of @MaineStoneScapes with The Stone Trust, an organization that is on a mission is to preserve and advance the art and craft of dry stone walling through workshops and outreach programs. We talk knowing your numbers in your business and beyond along with marketing. You also hear from other members includi…
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Why Home Service Businesses Don't Make $1,000,000 with Mike Andes
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53:17Today we are joined by Mike Andes. He is the man behind Augusta Lawn Care, Copilot CRM, and the author of Total Business Turnaround. We talk about a variety of subjects from the book including employees and what is holding back businesses from reaching their goals.
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Sales in a Difficult Economy with Tom Reber
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42:24Today we are joined by Tom Reber, he is a construction business coach, founder, and host of the Contractor Fight TV and the Contractor Fight Podcast and he joins us today to talk about sales in a difficult economy. Register for the Mile High Profit Summit and use code HARDSCAPE for $200 off! Sponsors: Cycle CPA How to Hardscape He…
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Smart Growth with Knowledge Tree Consulting
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49:17Today we are joined by George Urvari of Oriole Landscaping and Knowledge Tree Consulting to discuss Smart Growth and what that means in times of prosperity and in times of recession. Register for the Smart . Growth Event with KTC and Earthscapes Sponsors: Cycle CPA How to Hardscape Headquarters…
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#IAmaHardscaper: Trey of From the Ground Up
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55:56Today we are joined by Trey of From the Ground Up (@FromtheGroundUp17327) for another episode in the #IAmaHardscaper Series. Sponsors: Cycle CPA How to Hardscape Headquarters
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Marketing Part 5: If You NEED LEADS NOW, Listen to This
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40:24Today we talk about how to get leads immediately if you need leads now! Whether it requires time or money, we break down the best ways to get leads now and how to lower your cost per lead and get results with online ads.Subscribe to our Email ListSponsors:Cycle CPAHow to Hardscape Headquarters…
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