Julio Tome Podcasts

In this episode I recount a chance encounter I had with Abagail Frost from Hannah Grace Gardens and how our brief interaction in her quite little town could serve as inspiration for those getting started in lawn care or feeling like the area they service has limited opportunities. lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Want to send me a question, comment or f…

In this episode I answer a listeners email question on the pros and cons of buying a lawn care business franchise based on my previous experience as a franchisee owner of a lawn care business. lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Want to send me a question, comment or feedback? Leave me a voicemail and it may be featured on an upcoming show. SEND ME A VOICE…

In this episode I discuss how implementing service policies in my lawn care business has helped me define and shape my business to best serve me and my clients. Want to send me a question, comment or feedback? Leave me a voicemail and it may be featured on an upcoming show. SEND ME A VOICEMAIL Check out my new 3D printed String Trimmer Spare String…

In this episode I share some tips for managing heavy lawn growth. Mid April through May can be a huge challenge when you need to mow client lawns, and in particular bag lawn clippings during the lush and seemingly always wet and quick growing spring growth. lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Want to send me a question, comment or feedback? Leave me a voic…

In this episode I discuss a AD&D insurance policy. I explain what it is and why you should have it in addition to your general liability policy in your lawn care business. lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Want to send me a question, comment or feedback? Leave me a voicemail and it may be featured on an upcoming show. SEND ME A VOICEMAIL Check out my new…

In this episode I discuss the start to lawn reno season for me and my business. As well as using my new 24" Landzie compost spreader for top dressing lawns. lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Want to send me a question, comment or feedback? Leave me a voicemail and it may be featured on an upcoming show. SEND ME A VOICEMAIL Check out my new 3D printed Str…

In this episode I chat about the unfortunate reality of the occasional PITA clients that you will encounter in your lawn care business, and a recent incident that my brother in law had with one of his clients that he ultimately fired. lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Want to send me a question, comment or feedback? Leave me a voicemail and it may be fea…

In this episode I discuss the start of the 2023 lawn care season which is my 18 year in business and some of the changes happening in my lawn care business. lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Want to send me a question, comment or feedback? Leave me a voicemail and it may be featured on an upcoming show. SEND ME A VOICEMAIL Check out my new 3D printed Str…

In this episode I interview 17 year old Mason Tyerman from Imperial Nebraska. Mason shares his lawn care business journey and how he started mowing lawns originally at 13 as a way to earn money to buy an iPhone 11. Since then he has grown his business while still a junior in high school, and even takes on employees during the busy summer months. Ch…

In this episode I interview Ernan Hernandez from Green Terrace Landscape in San Mateo California. Ernan shares his landscape business journey and how he started his business in February 2020 just before the pandemic and having his first child. With support from his mentor and father who is also a landscaper for the past 39 years and who Ernan had w…

In this episode I chat with Krista Irving from Miss Muskoka Landscapes. Krista shares her landscape business journey, and how after initially starting her business mowing lawns, she decided to pivot and focus her services on softscape garden installs and maintenance. missmuskokalandscapes.ca Follow Miss Muskoka Landscapes on Instagram Like Miss Mus…

In this episode I interview Jeremy Nunnikhoven from Axiom Turf in Abbotsford, BC. Originally from Iowa, Jeremy shares his lawn care business journey, and how he ended up living on the west coast of Canada doing high end turf maintenance for an estate property, and how that has led to him offering up his services to other clients with Axiom Turf. Fo…

In this episode I interview Lance Whitehead from Raintree Landscaping LLC, in Louisville Kentucky. Lance shares his lawn care business journey and explains how he started by gaining experience working for other landscaping companies before realizing he could just go out on his own and build his own legacy. Follow Raintree Landscaping on Instagram F…

In this episode I chat with Brandon Labonte from Wicked Good Lawn Care in Alachua Florida. Brandon shares his lawn care business journey and how he left a corporate job to buy a established lawn care business. wickedgoodlawn.com Follow Wicked Good Lawn Care on Instagram lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Want to send me a question, comment or feedback? Le…

In this episode I interview Phil Fitzpatrick and Todd Zimmerman from Kress Commercial. Kress Commercial is a line of purpose built commercial grade battery powered equipment being launched in North America in the spring of 2023. Kress offers a proprietary battery chemistry that boasts industry leading thermal management, allowing batteries to be re…

In this episode I interview Craig Wilson from Mint Property Maintenance LLC in Westminster, Maryland. Craig says his lawn care business journey and he he went from working in the HVAC industry to starting his own lawn care business last year and going full time in lawn care. Follow Mint Property Maintenance on Instagram Follow Mint Property Mainten…

In this episode I interview Andrew Kalbfleisch from The Lawn Barber LLC in Charleston South Carolina. Andrew shares his lawn care business journey and how he started his lawn care business as a side hustle and is now on the verge of quitting his day job to go full time in lawn care. Follow The Lawn Barber LLC on Facebook Subscribe to The Lawn Barbe…

In this episode I interview Jonathan Delgado from John's Lawns in Port Isabel Texas. Jonathan shares his lawn care business journey and how he started his business almost by accident when he started mowing his grandmothers lawn, then started getting walk up clients. Follow John's Lawn's on Facebook lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Want to send me a ques…

In this episode I interview Kevin Medeiros from K. Medeiros and son in Kent County Rhode Island. Kevin shares his lawn care business journey, and how he started in the business by taking on some of his dad's side hustle clients to help out after his dad suffered an injury. He then discovered his love for the business and has since left his full tim…

In this episode I catch up with my brother from another Portuguese mother, Paul Camara from Spring Green Landscaping in Rhode Island. Paul and I catch up and have a general discussion about his landscaping business and life. Follow Paul Camara on Instagram lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Want to send me a question, comment or feedback? Leave me a voice…

In this episode I interview Mathew Jensen from Jensen Lawn Care in Othello Washington. I originally interviewed Mathew in episode #228 in December 2019, and this time around we catch up and chat about how his business has changed over the past 3 years since we last spoke. Follow Jensen Lawn Care on Instagram jensonlawncare.com lawncarebusinesssucce…

In this episode I interview Marc McGuire from Marc McGuire Landscaping in Patterson, California. Marc shares his lawn care business journey and how he went from a job mowing at a golf course right out of high school, to running his lawn care business with his brother since 2008. They currently service over 100 weekly all inclusive clients as well a…

In his episode I interview Ronnie Rodriguez from Electrawn LLC in Florida. Ronnie shares his lawn care business journey with lawn care nation, and how he has transitioned to a fully electric battery powered lawn care business. Follow Electrawn LLC on Instagram lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Want to send me a question, comment or feedback? Leave me a v…

In this episode I interview Cameron Duncan from Grass Masters Lawn Service in MOWssouri. Cameron shares his lawn care business journey with over 20 years experience with lawn care nation. Follow Grass Master Lawn Service on Instagram Follow The Lawn Care Life Mowssouri on Instagram Subscribe to the Lawn Care Life in Mowssouri YouTube channel lawnca…

In this episode I interview Stuart Clifford from Gecko Lawns in New Zealand. Stuart shares how he started his lawn care business journey and quickly started to group excess clients together and sell them off as a lawn mowing business. Over the years he has continued this practice and also started helping others start lawn mowing business's with his…

In this episode I interview Alex Neilsen from Pineapple Landscaping in Bethesda Maryland. Alex shares his lawn care business journey and how he originally started his lawn care business as a way to make money mowing 4-5 lawns while still in high school. Alex has since grown his business to 55 employees that service 1500 lawns weekly. Follow Pineapp…

In this episode I recount my experience with switching to battery powered handheld equipment for the entire 2022 lawn care season. lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Want to send me a question, comment or feedback? Leave me a voicemail and it may be featured on an upcoming show. SEND ME A VOICEMAIL Check out my new 3D printed String Trimmer Spare String H…

In this episode I answer a question from a 20 year old lawntrepreneur just starting out his lawn care business while balancing a regular job and college classes who asks, "When do you know you can go full time in your lawn care business?" lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Want to send me a question, comment or feedback? Leave me a voicemail and it may be…

In this episode I reflect on this past lawn care season in my business, and go over all of the different events and challenges that I was faced with on this 17th year in business. I then discuss my response and the outcome and what I might change moving forward. lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Want to send me a question, comment or feedback? Leave me a…

In the first half of this episode I chat about my process of doing gradual leaf cleanups incorporated into weekly mowing. Then in the second half of the episode I answer the second question from a podcast listener left over from last week on how to over-seed a lawn. Check out my How I Price Leaf Cleanups video on YouTube lawncarebusinesssuccess.com…

In this episode I answer a podcast listeners question on what to do about the less then ideal customers, and how to attract the types of customers that are best suited to you and your business. Exmark Navigator Honest Review Video lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Want to send me a question, comment or feedback? Leave me a voicemail and it may be feature…

In this episode I share my thoughts on the 2022 Equip Expo, and the North American launch of Kress Commercial, and their line of innovative commercial grade battery operated outdoor power equipment. Watch my Kress Commercial Equip Expo video on YouTube lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Want to send me a question, comment or feedback? Leave me a voicemail…

In this episode I share my guide to the Equip Expo 2022. I discuss the must see OPE manufacturer booths and locations on where to find them at the EXPO. lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Want to send me a question, comment or feedback? Leave me a voicemail and it may be featured on an upcoming show. SEND ME A VOICEMAIL Check out my new 3D printed String …

In this episode I discuss the importance of knowing your worth and not falling into the trap of clients comparing you to the competition as a negotiation tactic. Instead recognizing the difference in value you offer and that in reality its like comparing apples to oranges. lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Want to send me a question, comment or feedback?…

In this episode I discuss the challenges with running a lawn care business during an unprecedented year weather wise. lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Want to send me a question, comment or feedback? Leave me a voicemail and it may be featured on an upcoming show. SEND ME A VOICEMAIL Check out my new 3D printed String Trimmer Spare String Holders lawnca…

In this episode I share some examples of how I provided exceptional customer service over the past week and why its important to the long term success of your lawn care business. lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Want to send me a question, comment or feedback? Leave me a voicemail and it may be featured on an upcoming show. SEND ME A VOICEMAIL Check out…

In this episode I answer an Instagram followers DM question about what to do when a client keeps asking you to mow the lawn shorter. lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Want to send me a question, comment or feedback? Leave me a voicemail and it may be featured on an upcoming show. SEND ME A VOICEMAIL Check out my new 3D printed String Trimmer Spare String…

In this episode I answer an Instagram followers DM question on how best to take over an established lawn care business while in university full-time and with an existing full time job and maintain the business for future potential passive income. lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Want to send me a question, comment or feedback? Leave me a voicemail and i…

In this episode I answer an Instagram followers DM on how and when to switch clients over to my weekly as needed lawn service. This is where I mow every lawn weekly in the spring, then switch to bi-weekly for lawns that slow down in summer, then back to weekly for everyone in fall again. lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Check out my new 3D printed Strin…

In this episode I discuss how you should compete on the value you provide as a whole against other local competition, instead of trying to compete with lower prices. lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Check out my new 3D printed String Trimmer Spare String Holders lawncarebusinesssuccess.com/shop Check out the Lawn Care Business Success Academy for downlo…

In this episode I discuss a unique situation that has a previously good paying client for the past 12 years now suddenly be owing on a past due account. lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Check out my new 3D printed String Trimmer Spare String Holders lawncarebusinesssuccess.com/shop Check out the Lawn Care Business Success Academy for downloadable produc…

In this episode I discuss and give an update on my Exmark Commercial 30 and chat about if you need to be mechanically inclined to run a lawn care business. lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Check out my new 3D printed String Trimmer Spare String Holders lawncarebusinesssuccess.com/shop Check out the Lawn Care Business Success Academy for downloadable pro…

In this episode I talk about a incident I experienced where one of my mowers went down part way through a job and would not restart, and how having backup equipment saved the day. lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Check out my new 3D printed String Trimmer Spare String Holders lawncarebusinesssuccess.com/shop Check out the Lawn Care Business Success Acad…

In this episode I discuss why now even during a recession and summer draught I think is the best time to start a lawn care business. lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Check out my new 3D printed String Trimmer Spare String Holders lawncarebusinesssuccess.com/shop Check out the Lawn Care Business Success Academy for downloadable products, courses, and one…

In this episode I discuss a recent setback I discovered one morning that forced me to change the days mowing schedule to adapt. lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Check out my new 3D printed String Trimmer Spare String Holders lawncarebusinesssuccess.com/shop Check out the Lawn Care Business Success Academy for downloadable products, courses, and one on o…

In this episode I talk about the best equipment brands to buy in your lawn care business. Picking an equipment brand for your lawn care business can be a confusing task. Especially with so many equipment manufactures to choose from, and so many opinions and influences that you can be exposed to on a daily basis through social media. In this episode…

In this episode I discuss some jobs you can do during the hot summer months that pay well and can help keep you cool when lawns may not need cutting on a weekly basis. lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Check out my new 3D printed String Trimmer Spare String Holders lawncarebusinesssuccess.com/shop Check out the Lawn Care Business Success Academy for down…

In this episode I discuss how inevitably unfortunate things will happen in your lawn care business from time to time, and how you just need to adapt to the situation, make the best of it and move on. lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Check out my new 3D printed String Trimmer Spare String Holders lawncarebusinesssuccess.com/shop Check out the Lawn Care B…

In this episode I chat about five things to avoid in your lawn care business. Some of these common mistakes are things that I learned first hand in my own business, and some are things that I saw other business owners doing that prevented their success. lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Check out my new 3D printed String Trimmer Spare String Holders lawn…

In this episode I chat about using your own strengths and weaknesses to work for you in the types of jobs you take on to produce better results and a more enjoyable experience. lawncarebusinesssuccess.com Check out my new 3D printed String Trimmer Spare String Holders lawncarebusinesssuccess.com/shop Check out the Lawn Care Business Success Academy…