Entrepreneurship
Dennis Yu On What Separates Growing Companies From Failing Ones
In Episode 7 of The Good Soil Strategies Podcast, what started as a normal conversation between my co-host Matt Penchuk of Search Strategy Marketing and me turned into something unexpected. This wasn’t a planned guest episode. There was no outline. No prep call. No topic calendar. Dennis Yu happened to be in my living room.…
Read MoreWhen Growth Stops Feeling Good: How to Scale a Business Past the Owner Bottleneck
In Episode 4 of The Good Soil Strategies Podcast, my co-host Matt Penchuk of Search Strategy Marketing and I wrapped up the final chapter of my story, from the early grind to building something that actually has breathing room. This episode isn’t about starting out. It’s about what happens after traction. When revenue is up,…
Read MoreFrom $0 to $2M: How to Grow a Landscaping Business Without Burning Out
In Episode 3 of The Good Soil Strategies Podcast, my co-host Matt Penchuk of Search Strategy Marketing and I dug into something every growing lawn care, landscaping, and tree service company eventually runs into: structure. Not systems in theory. Not org charts copied from big companies. Real structure, built under pressure, while payroll is due,…
Read MoreFrom Minivan to Million-Dollar Crew: Hiring & Scaling in Landscaping
In Episode 2 of The Good Soil Strategies Podcast, my co-host Matt Penchuk of Search Strategy Marketing and I picked up right where Episode 1 left off: the reality of building a team in a service business. Because once you move past the “just me and a mower” phase, everything changes. It’s one thing to…
Read MoreHow I Went From A $75 Push Mower To A 7 Figure Landscaping Business
When we launched The Good Soil Strategies Podcast, the goal was to have honest conversations with people who are actually doing the work in landscaping, lawn care, and tree service—people trying to build strong local businesses that last. In the first episode, I sat down with my co-host Matt Penchuk, founder of Search Strategy Marketing,…
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