The GreenUp Academy Podcast
The Green Up Academy Podcast is to help you grow as a Green Industry business owner in the areas of business, finance, marketing, employee relationships, and everything in between. Our host, Alex Kirby, founded his own lawn care business in 2017, and grew it to 2 million dollars in revenue over 7 years. Our guests are Green Industry business owners, large and small, who are in the process of growing their own businesses.
Episodes
Episodes
Friday Mar 25, 2022
When to Hire Administrative Staff
Friday Mar 25, 2022
Friday Mar 25, 2022
Not everyone in your company is there to bring in revenue. Some are needed to keep things moving efficiently so you make the most out of your revenue. Today we talk about administrative staff and their important role in a growing company.
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Monday Mar 21, 2022
Lead from the Core | Defining your Companies Culture
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
The owner, CEO, President, Manager, all must be culture keepers and culture makers within a company. Today we sit down with our good friend and business leader, Dan Griffin. Dan is the Chair of C12 in South Carolina, a nation-wide executive group that gather regionally to learn, encourage, and grow as business leaders. Hear his wisdom on the importance of culture and core values in your business.
C12 - https://www.joinc12.com/
Dan Griffin - dan.griffin@c12forums.com
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Don’t Lead Alone - Growing in 2022
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Friday Mar 18, 2022
If you're not a leader, you shouldn't be a business owner. If you're a business owner, you have to become a leader. Today we talk about the ups and downs, stresses and warnings of leadership in what we expect will be a difficult year for trades and service industries. Listen in and leave a review if you enjoyed the episode.
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Protecting your Business | Insurance and Inflation
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Are you protected? As trades and service business owners, there's a lot of physical and financial risk in our jobs. Electricians, plumbers, landscapers, construction workers, all go to work every day with the possibility of injury or death. In 2018, there were 3.5 workplace deaths for per 100 insured workers in the United States. If you're a business owner or an LLC and are not insured, you could be one workplace injury away from thriving, to bankrupt and possibly imprisoned.
Today we talk to our good friend, Mason Zandi. As an insurance broker, Mason has seen it all and knows what happens to businesses that take risks without insurance. Listen in and reach out to us if you need help protecting your business in 2022.
Mason Zandi - Brown & Brown Insurance
mason.zandi@bbrown.com
Friday Mar 11, 2022
Revenue is Vanity, Profit is Sanity
Friday Mar 11, 2022
Friday Mar 11, 2022
If you make $1,000,000 in your first year in business, and after all the bills and employees are paid and you have $50,000 left, is that a success? Today we talk about the illusion of revenue verses that security of profit. It's not about how much you make, it's about how much you keep.
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Hiring in 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Hiring employees amongst a pandemic, rising inflation, and a competitive compensation market for trades and services, it's not easy to hire in 2022. Get Alex's hot take on the current state of things in todays episode!
Friday Mar 04, 2022
Morrison Made Leather | First Year Full-Time
Friday Mar 04, 2022
Friday Mar 04, 2022
We welcome our friend Jeff Morrison from Morrison Made Leather back to the show! We talked to Jeff in Season 2: Episode 35 of the podcast just before he went full-time running his own business. We catch up on the incredible success he's had through online sales, Instagram, and TikTok. Listen in for a great story!
Want your own Morrison Made wallet? Click the links below and see his craftsmanship!
MorrisonMadeLeather.com
TikTok
Instagram
YouTube
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Monday Feb 28, 2022
Hiring a Person VS Hiring a Team | Hosted by Pure Marketing
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
We've got the whole crew together! Four members of the Pure Marketing Agency team are with us today talking about how their skill sets come together to create the whole package when structuring a marketing strategy.
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Why the Down to Business Podcast?
"I started the Down to Business Podcast to help other small business owners navigate the trials and celebrate the victories that come with a company. Small business owners all over the country are so gifted at their craft, but struggle with the secondary tasks like accounting, marketing, business strategy, vision casting, and so much more. That's why the Down to Business Podcast exists, to give small business leaders a resource they can learn from while remaining on the go.
We're blessed to have you as listener, and we believe this podcast over time can make you a better business owner, friend, spouse, and leader."
- Xander Kirby -