Life in the Fastlane
Nick Carlson, CEO and Founder of Dawson Manufacturing, shares experiences from his racecar career to owning a multi-million-dollar landscaping company out of Maryland. CTO Kyle Parks, owner of Scarlet Oak Landscaping offers insight with his company as well as asks the peoples questions for Nick to answer. The two also talk about life amongst themselves and with guests on the show. Welcome to ”The Life in the Fast Lane Podcast”.
Episodes
Welcome back to another episode of Life in the Fastlane. Join Nick and Kyle as they speak about adding value to your company. Start by asking yourself how you yourself can add value to your business and then instill your team to do the same. Remember your raises and commission are not given, they are earned so learn to become better.
Go out and win!
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Join Nick and Kyle one another episode of Life in the Fastlane, where they discuss how to keep your energy levels up, some subliminal messaging and they review of the Ilandscape show in Chicago!
Go out and win!
If you are interested in purchasing any products such as the ones discussed in the podcast, email Kyle: Kyle@mulchmateusa.com
If you are interested in a marketing career, contact Nick: nick@mulchmateusa.com
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Join Nick and Kyle on another episode of Life in the Fastlane where they discuss the growing your business in the landscaping industry and manufacturing world. AI is on the forefront of everyone's mind, it is time to make it work in your business!
Go out and win!
If you are interested in purchasing any products such as the ones discussed in the podcast, email Kyle: Kyle@mulchmateusa.com
Welcome back to another episode of Life in the Fastlane. Join Nick and Kyle as they discuss current events and the ways they are pivoting to win at Dawson Manufacturing. The markets and economy seem uncertain at the current moment but there is a way to win, its by looking in the mirror and telling yourself you will and coming up with a plan. A man with a plan will outperform a man with an education.
Go out and win!
Welcome back to another episode of Life In the Fastlane. Join Nick Carlson who has build multiple 7 figure businesses who speaks about his key of success which ultimately comes to people and moments around him. Nick and Kyle discuss gratitude and role it plays in their lives!
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Marketing Professionals! Contact Nick@mulchmateusa.com
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We are so sorry for the wait! We had a restructuring of the Pod as well as sicknesses and of course the holidays being dealt with. Our goal is to help you win in the next 4 years. The soil is fertile, and the future looks bright!
Today we discuss the change of the podcast and talk a little about accountability as Kyle call himself out on his mistake and ways, he is fixing it.
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Welcome back to another episode of Life in the FastLane. Nick and Kyle talk about visualization again as they reach a new gear in the company. Everyone is firing on all cylinders and everything is going very well! Visualization should not only include the good things but the bad things too because if you don't recognize when things are going bad they can bite you in the ass.
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Welcome back to another episode of Life in the FastLane, where Nick and Kyle talk about execution. The largest determining factor in success after studying other and ourselves is action. Executing those actions are what separate you from the pack. Remember choosing to not do something like drinking or going to bed angry is an action as well. You have to define the factors for yourself, just remember to stick to your moral compass.
..."Jack of all trades and a Master at none", its a saying for a reason. You can get decently good at a lot of things but youll never be a master at them all. Every "millionaire" expert online says you need 7 streams of income to be wealthy. What they don't tell you is that its once you have that money is when you can then diversify. If you focus on all 7, the one with the least attention tends to fall apart. Focusing on one task at a...
Nick and Kyle talk about how emotions tend to lead to a lot of damage. Whether that is business, personal or political, it will create damage. Now it can help assess judgement, however there needs to be more logic used for decision making. Business deals in the likes of TESLA, Space X, Palentir, and Dawson Manufacturing, emotions aren't used for decision making, these companies use logic.
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Nick and Kyle answer a question for a listener in regard to hiring and marketing. The biggest takeaways are to create a structure for your business to market and then hire. When hiring don't hire fast. You as the business owner must sell the vision of the company and be sure to meet that vision at every check point. With that you will gain the right teammate for your company and see massive growth. Just be sure to sell and pick up ...
Dawson Manufacturing is about reinvent our industry standard to set a new industry standard. We strive to our ability to take care of our customers no matter what the cost is. Our customers come first and foremost. For example, a DXF.file is file that shows the area for a person to create a wrap for a product like a skid steer a truck. We didn't offer it before but its something our team came together to find a solution so we can o...
Life is full of challenges and difficult decisions. Sometimes that decision can be a work opportunity. Other times can be relationship opportunity, and other times it can be lifestyle opportunity. Trust yourself and take action on the decision and change your life. Nicks most recent experience is to revolutionize the daily operation of Dawson Manufacturing. Kyles most recent was his decision is to disassociate himself from the iden...
Nick and Kyle discuss discipline and focus. There is an old adage "whether you think you can or you can't you are right". A majority of society these days work, come home, watch TV, eat, take care of children (if they have them) and go to bed to repeat. There is not intentional action to grow. With intention comes results, those results are your wins. As those wins stack up you see a betterment in lifestyle. Tim Grover stated best,...
Little episode to change the pace. Nick and Kyle talk business a lot but not about themselves. Here is a dive into who they are as people and their thoughts on life. Nick is a MASSIVE car enthusiast. Kyle, more of a fishing/boating enthusiast. Listen to some of the good things in life for a bit!
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Nick and Kyle have an amazing conversation with Cameron, with Grolife in Australia. Cameron came to America in 2023 for the Equip Expo to see what we are doing in America with our landscaping. According to him we are 5 years ahead of what catches on over in his neck of the woods. When visiting he stumbled across the MulchMate and is now in the process of building a truck and getting on set up in Australia. Tune in to see what all h...
Motivation is a hard one. The for the landscaping industry, its very easy for burnout to set in around the middle of May when you have an entire season to complete work in. Its up to the boss and an management to motivate the team to keep on hustling to get to the next level. Without the team you won't make it to the finish line. Nick and Kyle talk about what has and has not worked in Nicks experiences recent and not recent.
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Lets talk a bit about TruckMate HD. TruckMate HD is our bulk material dispensing solution for mason body dump trucks. **NO, they do not adapt to a trailer, this will cause a lot of safety issues!** The machine is an absolute beast, handling material from mulch to riprap and firewood, it will dispense the materials into your wheelbarrow. It has its advantages and disadvantages from the MulchMate but you won't be disappointed.
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Nick and Kyle discuss common things landscape businesses commonly use as "tax deductions" in their business. Most companies do this because a "guru" online said you can do it. What most people don't know is that most people are doing it incorrectly and we want to help landscapers do it right!
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Nick and Kyle discuss the conversations had with some amazing individuals at Lawntreprenuer Academy Live 2024. One of our current customers Atlas Outdoor gave his testimony on the MulchMate in front of a bunch of people how much they love it and that they want more! Nicks observation and conversation with Mark Bradley absolutely blew his mind away. We are really excited for 2025!
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