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83% of landscape business owners are living paycheck to paycheck and many of these owners are not taking a regular, consistent paycheck home. Tune in as Adam Linnemann, Founder of The Green Executive®, talks Profit First and how to truly achieve and sustain permanent profitability.
About Us:
The Green Executive® is an Advanced Certified Profit First Professional Firm, Certified Advanced Quickbooks ProAdvisor and LMN Software Certified Consultant. The Green Executive® offers one on one coaching, peer groups, Profit First Implementation, LMN Software Implementation and Green Industry Bookkeeping Services. Adam and his wife Sahra have has over a combined 45 years of green industry experience and have helped landscape professionals grow all over the United States and Canada since 2017.
Purple Walrus Lawn Company
Tune in as I talk with Aaron Walls of Purple Walrus Lawn Company!
56:3620/11/2024
Are We Happy We Got Out Of Mowing?
Listen in as Sahra and I talk about budgeting and if we are happy that we got out of mowing!
34:1406/11/2024
Structuring Your Snow Contracts...
Listen in as Jeff and I talk snow contracts and how you can structure them for Profit!
43:0230/10/2024
A Recap Of The Equip Expo!
Listen in as Darren and I talk about the 2024 Equip Expo!
48:3523/10/2024
Is Your Company Prepared For An Emergency?
Listen in as Jeff Heller and I talk emergency preparedness!
35:5909/10/2024
Insurance In The Green Industry!
Tune in as I chat with Greg Botson of Botson Insurance Group on insurance tips in the green industry. You won't want to miss this!
50:1125/09/2024
SIMA with Evan Newman
Tune in as we talk with Evan Newman, Membership Services and Senior Manager of SIMA as he explains the benefits that the association offers and why snow contractors should join!
52:3118/09/2024
Follow Your Business Model
Listen in as I talk with Darren Gruner on following your business model.
01:02:1804/09/2024
Recruiting Done Differently!
Tune in as I talk with Mike Voories of BR1 on recruiting in the green industry. We all struggle to find good help these days and Mike and team takes the stress out of this process!
36:5621/08/2024
Do You Follow Up?
Tune in as I chat with Jeff Heller on the art of following up on estimates and proposals and how you can increase your closing ratio!
32:2007/08/2024
An Interview with Jacob Hong
Tune in as we talk with Jacob Hong, Senior VP of Woodlawn on operations and finances in the green industry.
47:5324/07/2024
Chasing Dreams!
Tune in as I talk with Chase Gallagher of CMG Landscaping and how he grew his business to a 7 figure company, starting out at the age of 13!
39:5017/07/2024
Measure What Matters!
Tune in as I talk with Martha Woodward of Quality Driven Software and Pay 4 Performance in the Lawn Care & Landscape Industry!
49:3910/07/2024
Profits...All Lit Up!
Tune in as I talk with Michael Zuzack of Zuzack LLC on how he's made a good profitable business installing professional landscape lighting!
42:5126/06/2024
Profit In Real Estate
Listen in as Darren and Adam talk Profit in real estate, yep you heard that right...real estate!
55:5919/06/2024
A Little Bit Of Everything...
Tune in as we chat with Darren Gruner and Steven Cohen about a little bit of everything, only on Turfs Up Radio.
57:2912/06/2024
A New Business...St. Louis Outdoor Lighting
Listen in as Adam talks on his new business division, St. Louis Outdoor Lighting and why he decided to expand into the St. Louis area to offer this new service.
54:3322/05/2024
The Story Of The Mexican Fisherman...
Listen in as Adam talks with Mark Stoner, owner of Ashbusters Chimney Service out of Nashville, TN, a 15 million dollar service company. Mark gives many great tips and advice on how to grow your business and personal life to the fullest! This is one of our our best episodes yet, so don't miss out!
55:4615/05/2024
Revhike your business!
Are you struggling with answering the phones and making sales....especially in the 100 days of the Spring Rush? Listen in as I chat with Cody Stickle of Revhike for your solutions!
35:1901/05/2024
Pricing For Profit!
Tune in as Jeff and I talk Pricing For Profit and how you need to know your specific costs to price any job!
50:2117/04/2024
I Put In My Time!
Listen in as Adam and Darren talk about how we put in our time...78 years to be exact at our own landscape businesses and what this allows us to do now!
01:00:3003/04/2024
Increasing Your Revenue Per Man Hour
Tune in as Jeff and I talk about the impact of increasing your Revenue Per Man Hour and the impact it has on your bottom line.
43:5520/03/2024
Greenius Short
What is Greenius you ask? Got one minute?Listen to the elevator pitch. You'll be hooked!
00:5809/03/2024
Safety First With Greenius!
Listen in as we talk with Matt Crinklaw of Greenius and how you can add this safety training platform to your company's arsenal of continued growth and improvement!
39:1628/02/2024
Profiting With Liquids!
Tune in as we chat with Jordan Smith of VSI by Boss on Liquid Deicing!
44:1014/02/2024
Waste Elimination In Your Landscape Business!
Tune in as I chat with Darren Gruner of Total Scape Design on Waste In Lawn & Landscape Businesses and what to look out for!
51:2131/01/2024
TrueWeather
Tune in as I talk with Mark Shanaberger of TrueWeather. Mark explains how having a forecasting service with meteorologists on staff can help you be more profitable in your lawn care, landscape and snow removal company!
01:00:2717/01/2024
Relay Financial - A Green Executive Partner
Tune in as we chat with Deanna of Relay Financial. Relay is a Green Executive Partner that is a financial institution that allows for up to 20 FREE bank accounts with no minimums or fees to open up your Profit First Accounts. You won't want to miss our tips and tricks to increase cash flow and make profit a habit in your business.
For more information visit www.relayfi.com/turfsup
56:2410/01/2024
Tamarisk Business Advisors
Tune in as I chat with Phil Harwood of Tamarisk Business Advisors on making your business more salable.
59:2603/01/2024
SEO, SALES & HIRING
Tune in as Luke Truken of Landscape SEO and I chat about SEO, Sales and Hiring. I discuss my new Sales Welcome Packet and get Luke's insight and ideas. You won't want to miss this episode. There even maybe a freebie inside the recording. Listen in!
01:00:3520/12/2023
A New Year, A New You! I Doubt It!
Tune in about the benefits of hiring a coach, consultant or mentor and how the key is to having someone to hold you accountable!
43:3713/12/2023
Learning Something New Everyday
Tune in as I chat with Darren Gruner of TotalScape Design.
59:4106/12/2023
Profit Sharing & Exit Planning!
Tune in as I talk with Steven Cohen of BCLS Services on how he Profit Shares with his company. You won't want to miss this exciting episode!
47:5908/11/2023
Organizing Your Chaotic Business!
Listen in as I chat with Darren Gruner CEO of Turfs Up Radio and TotalScape Design on how to organize your chaotic business! Many struggle with this and it not only frustrates the owner, but also your team members and clients! You wont want to miss this episode!
01:00:1501/11/2023
Value Pricing & Value Adds
Tune in as Jeff Heller, CSP and I discuss value pricing and value adds. Listen in on a mistake I made to where I was literally LOSING money! You won't want to miss this episode!
58:5125/10/2023
How To Bring Value In Your Lawn & Snow Business
Tune in as I chat with Jeff Heller on how to bring value in your lawn & snow business. This is a must listen to episode including great snow tips!
59:2204/10/2023
The Best Green Industry Software...LMN!
Listen in as I talk with Jason Drews, VP of Customer Operations at LMN. Jason and I chat about the power of LMN software and how it's helped me grow my landscape business, as well as thousands of others.
From CRM to Budgeting and Scheduling and Time Tracking, LMN does it all.
53:4520/09/2023
Investing In Your Future with Apex Financial Advisors
Tune in as I chat with Brian Lavalle, Northwestern Mutual Financial Advisor on why landscape business owners should start investing in their retirement NOW!
43:2413/09/2023
Overhead & Field Labor Ratios
Tune in as I chat with Scott Molchan of Million Dollar Landscaper on what is Overhead and why it's important to understand it.
We also discuss Field Labor Ratios and how you can use FLR's to benchmark your company against others.
38:5806/09/2023
Synkd Live...Will you be there?
Tune in as I chat with Angelique Robb of Synkd Magazine. We discuss her history in the green industry, challenges that contractors are facing and the upcoming trade show, Synkd Live in Atlanta, GA.
58:2030/08/2023
Why LMN and Profit First with South Central Landscapes
Tune in as I chat with Kayla Sipple, Co-Owner of South Central Landscapes on why they decided to give up lawn mowing services due to its lack of profitability, why they chose to use LMN software and how Profit First has changed their business!
58:2523/08/2023
Are You Prepared For Winter?
Tune in as I talk with Jeff Heller, Profit First For Snow Professionals on being prepared for Winter Snow Removal Services and having your contracts in place.
58:1516/08/2023
Are You Using Work Orders?
Tune in as I talk with Ross Causey on the use of Work Orders and what should be on them? Listen in on how to get a FREE copy of my work order forms as well.
01:01:0226/07/2023
From 10 to 535 Lawns!
Tune in as I chat with Luke Truetken of Landscape SEO on how he grew his business to 535 lawn care accounts and sold it to open up his own online marketing and SEO business!
59:4612/07/2023
Financial Freedom & Retirement...
Tune in as I talk with Darren Gruner and Steven Cohen on what financial freedom means to them as well as some stats of millionaires.
01:00:1105/07/2023
How I Grew To A 7 Figure Landscape Company!
Tune in as Sahra Linnemann interviews ME on how I grew Linnemann Lawn Care & Landscaping to a 7 figure landscape company.
01:00:3228/06/2023
Retirement From The Green Industry
Listen in as I talk with special guest Wayne Volz of Profits Unlimited and Mark Fuss of EP Henry on retirement in the green industry. You won't want to miss this episode!
58:5721/06/2023
Profit with Infinity Lighting
Looking for another source of income in the Fall and Winter? Check out permanent holiday lighting with Infinity Lighting.
44:2814/06/2023
Strauser Nature's Helpers
Tune in as I interview Zech Strauser of Strauser Nature's Helpers!
01:00:1724/05/2023
Is Joining A Franchise For Me? - Paul Wolbert
Tune in as Adam Linnemann, Profit First Professional talks with Paul Wolbert of The Franchise Group. We talk the in's and outs of whether a franchise is for you. You won't want to miss this!
01:00:3417/05/2023