Growing Green Podcast
Thanks for checking out our podcast, and welcome to the jungle! We love to hangout and have a good time while also bringing tons of value with some amazing guest interviews that we get to have. On Monday’s show, we focus on being married and running a business together as well as being parents. The journey of entrepreneurship isn’t easy and is definitely not for the faint at heart, but we are here to help you any way we can and hopefully guide you with some great principles.
Episodes
In this episode of the Growing Green Podcast, Jeremiah Jennings returns to a full Monday, Wednesday, and Friday publishing schedule and shares a candid look at the challenges, lessons, and growth that have come from a difficult season in business. Jeremiah discusses the importance of embracing technology, leveraging tools like LMN and LeanScaper, and why business owners who refuse to adapt risk falling behind. He...
In this episode of the Growing Green Podcast, Equip Exposition takes center stage as Jeremiah breaks down why trade shows can be one of the most valuable investments a business owner makes — if approached with intention. He shares insights on how Equip has evolved from the old GIE Expo into one of the largest trade shows in North America, while also discussing the massive opportunities available through education...
In this episode of the Growing Green Podcast, Jeremiah Jennings dives into one of the most overlooked leadership tools in the green industry: intentional one-on-one meetings with your team. Jeremiah shares a real conversation he recently had with a new employee that completely shifted his perspective on leadership, communication, and how easily small frustrations can grow into major problems when owners stay stuc...
In this episode of the Growing Green Podcast, Jeremiah Jennings breaks down one of the most overlooked systems in the landscaping industry: understanding your weekly sales targets and knowing exactly how much work you need to estimate in order to stay on track. Jeremiah walks through the math behind annual revenue goals, monthly projections, weekly sales targets, close ratios, and proposal volume, giving listener...
Come Join Jeremiah walk through the new phone answering system he is using at Growing Green to make life much easier on his schedule, but also ensure reliability for his customers with a consistent response and scheduling for work requests! You can get this set up at a very low cost in your business right now! Listen in to hear how!
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In this episode of the Growing Green Podcast, Jeremiah Jennings gets extremely transparent about the difficult seasons that come with entrepreneurship and what the last couple years have really looked like behind the scenes. He talks about the pressure of leadership, lessons learned from a tough commercial project, cash flow struggles, losing key team members, and the emotional weight that comes with trying to ke...
In this episode of the Growing Green Podcast, Jeremiah Jennings gives a raw, transparent breakdown of one of the biggest and most challenging projects Growing Green Landscapes has ever taken on — a large commercial church installation for First Baptist Church Trussville. Jeremiah walks through the entire journey, from winning the six-figure project and managing irrigation delays to battling cash flow pressure, ra...
In this episode, Jeremiah Jennings gets real about the chaos of spring rush and the pressure of trying to do everything as a business owner. He shares hard-earned lessons on leadership, especially the difference between operating at a “1000-foot view” versus staying connected at the “100-foot view” with your team. Jeremiah opens up about where he’s fallen short—particularly in communication, scheduling, and stayi...
This episode dives into a very real and relatable challenge for landscapers and service-based business owners—rain delays and the chaos they can create. Jeremiah breaks down why it’s not actually the weather that’s the problem, but deeper issues with cash flow, scheduling, and operational systems. He walks through practical strategies like building financial buffers, separating accounts, and tightening up invoici...
In this episode, Jeremiah Jennings dives into one of the most critical and overlooked skills during spring rush: estimating discipline. He breaks down why being busy doesn’t equal being profitable and how saying “yes” to the wrong jobs can quietly destroy your cash flow heading into summer. Jeremiah shares his real-world process for qualifying leads, asking for budgets early, and protecting your time during peak ...
In this episode, Jeremiah breaks down one of the most critical decisions growing contractors face: whether to rent, buy, or lease equipment. He shares real, firsthand experiences—including a costly mistake early in his career—and explains how each option impacts cash flow, scalability, and long-term profitability. The episode dives into the pros and cons of each approach, from the flexibility of renting to the eq...
In this episode, Jeremiah Jennings dives into one of the most overlooked transitions in business: stepping out of the field and into the role of an owner. He unpacks the emotional weight that comes with leaving behind the hands-on work you love, and why that shift can feel more like grief than growth. Jeremiah shares personal experiences—from early days working alongside friends to losing a key team member due to...
In this episode, Jeremiah Jennings breaks down one of the most critical (and often overlooked) systems in a landscape business—accurate estimating. He dives deep into why most contractors are unknowingly losing money, not because they aren’t winning jobs, but because they don’t truly know their numbers. Jeremiah walks through the power of production rates, how to actually build them in the field, and why template...
Are you using AI or different technologies in your business in 2026? If not, what are you waiting for? The next 2-5 years are going to change the world in every aspect with the development of technology. Will you adapt and bring it into your operations or just watch everyone else and fall behind?
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In this episode, Jeremiah comes to you live from Raleigh, North Carolina, while on a John Deere facility tour, but quickly pivots into a real and vulnerable conversation about something many business owners face, team burnout. He opens up about challenges within his own company, specifically around uncommunicated expectations, lack of clarity, and how leadership gaps can unintentionally create strain on a small t...
In this episode, Jeremiah dives into a real-time breakdown of a large commercial landscaping project his company is currently executing, sharing lessons learned under pressure. He unpacks how the commercial construction world actually works—from understanding the role of a general contractor to navigating bidding, scope writing, and relationship-building that can win jobs even without being the lowest bid. Jeremi...
In this episode of the Growing Green Podcast, Jeremiah sits down with Pat Murray of Local Roots to unpack a powerful and raw conversation around leadership, burnout, and building a sustainable business. Pat shares the behind-the-scenes reality of scaling a $10M landscaping company, including the intentional shift toward recurring maintenance revenue and the operational complexity that comes with growth. The conve...
Derek Clelan went from filing bankruptcy at 24 to building one of the fastest-growing landscape design firms in the country — and he did it in just three years. In this conversation recorded live at LeanScapers in Cape Coral, Jeremiah sits down with Derek to unpack the origin story of Your Haven Design, how they completed 1,500 designs for over 400 contractors across the US, UK, and Canada in a single year, and w...
What happens when a college kid with zero landscaping experience, a co-signed truck, and 30 days to make his first payment decides to bet on himself? You get one of the most honest, hard-won stories in the green industry.
In this episode, recorded live at the Landscaper Revenue Intensive in Cape Coral, Florida, host Jeremiah Jennings sits down with Jeremy Talboy of North Georgia Landscape Management for a raw, no-...
In this episode of the Growing Green Podcast, Jeremiah Jennings sits down with Amy Schultz, founder of Leadseen Inc., to talk about what actually works in marketing for landscaping and irrigation companies. Amy shares how her background in commercial banking led her to build a marketing agency focused specifically on the green industry and explains how financial thinking should guide marketing decisions. The conv...
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