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GROW by Design
Jacob Godar is an expert at scaling contractor-based businesses and the founder of GROW Comm, a private coaching group for contractors. Each week, he shares experiences, lends advice, and teaches strategies to help you achieve your next level in your life, relationships, and business.
Episodes
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Episode 100: The Bonding Nature of Doing Hard Sh*t with Jess Humphrey
Looking for something to build culture in your company? This week, Jacob & Jess are talking fitness, health, Tough Mudders, and the bonding nature of doing…
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Episode 99: Learn a Little Bit Each Time with Jess Humphrey
This week, Jacob & Jess (the Production Manager at our Cape Coral office) discuss the most dreaded part of business: terminating employees. Along with stories…
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Episode 98: Taking Risks with Zoey Jones
In this episode, Jacob & Zoey take a trip down memory lane to discuss some of the major risks they've taken in the history of Scooter's Lawn Care, Inc. Join…
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Episode 97: Four Things I Wish I Would Have Done
What do I wish I would have done sooner in my business journey to minimize my stress & reach goals faster? Join the GROW Comm waitlist, opening again in fall…
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Episode 96: "Sales" is Not a Dirty Word with Bree Sefsick
Jacob sits down with Bree, the Project Sales Manager at our Southwest Florida location, to expand on their sales talk from Episode 91. They start with Bree’s…
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Episode 95: NSFW Now (Part 2 of 2)
We are back this week with part two of our sex-episodes (sepisodes?)... this time sharing what is working for us right now between juggling kids, work, and all…
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Episode 94: NSFW Then (Part 1 of 2)
This week, we are sharing a behind-the-scenes look at our real [s*x] life...
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Episode 93: Fitness with Jess Humphrey
This is a fun one! Jacob & Jess, the Production Manager at our Cape Coral landscaping location, talk fitness, wellness, nutrition, and more. Jess shares…
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Episode 92: The One About Seizing Opportunities
You’re a business owner. It’s your job to predict, chase, attract and act. That means you can look around and choose to see abundance and ever-flowing…
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Episode 91: Your Energy Affects Your Sales with Bree Sefsick
GROW Comm is open until June 23, 2023! Join here: https://jacobgodar.com/grow-comm This week, Jacob sat down with Bree Sefsick, the Project Sales Manager at…
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Episode 90: Our Employees Self-Manage Their Paychecks with Jess Humphrey
Jess Humphrey, the Production Manager at Scooter's Lawn Care, Inc. in Cape Coral, Florida, is BACK on the podcast! This week, Jacob & Jess talk about the…
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Episode 89: Myths, Morning Routines & Mad at Toilets
In this short & sweet episode, Jacob answers questions like: "What is your morning routine?" "If you could be remembered for one thing, what would it be?"…
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Episode 88: Three Lessons Learned From Our Time in Business
This week, we're talking about the three biggest lessons learned from our time in business - are they what you'd expect? We also take a look back on our…
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Episode 87: The BIGGEST Money Mistake Business Owners Make with John Pajak
This week, Jacob sits down with John Pajak - another green industry business owner and coach - to talk: all things Yearbook (features, workflows & more); the…
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Episode 86: Marketing & Getting What You Want with Michael Tandarich
This week, Jacob is joined by Michael Tandarich to talk all things marketing (and more). They dive into: Michael’s experience running ads for a Shark Tank…
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Episode 85: LASIK, Rabbit's Feet & Doing It Afraid
This week, we cover a wide variety of topics, including changes in our company, outsourcing marketing, getting LASIK, wearing (and burning) vests, GROW Comm…
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Episode 84: Seniority, Raises & Healthy Competition
When do you give (or NOT give) your employee a raise? Is competition in the workplace a BAD thing? Should a high-performing new employee make more money than a…
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Episode 83: Acquisitions, Paying Yourself & Making a Profit with Sam Rankin
This week, Jacob is joined by Sam Rankin, President of E T C H Outdoor Living in Ankeny, Iowa. Jacob & Sam touch on a wide variety of topics, including: The…
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Episode 82: Big/Little Kids
We open this week's episode by sharing all the new accounts the universe has been throwing our way, then we dive into the new dynamic in our home that is…
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Episode 81: Business, Relationships & The Future with Caleb Auman
Jacob sat down virtually with Caleb Auman of Auman Landscape to talk business, relationships, and what the future looks like (plus more). Connect with Caleb…
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Episode 80: ANXIETY
We are talking about stress & anxiety this week… and only venture off course a little. We dive into medication (and eating crow), acclimating to stress in…
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Episode 79: Five Questions & a Mugshot
We kick off this week’s episode sharing about our new Cold Plunge. Then we recap Jacob & Jess’s (our Illinois Project Sales Manager) recent Lumien Lighting…
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Episode 78: A Look Back with My LAST Boss, Brad Zara
This is a VERY special episode. Jacob sat down with his beloved mentor, friend, and the last boss he ever had before launching into entrepreneurship: Brad…
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Episode 77: Best Known Beats Best Service (A Marketing Discussion)
We kick off this week’s episode with a recap of Jacob’s recent travels, a discussion about the guests on our podcast recently, and a GROW Comm update. Then we…
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Episode 76: The Fastest Road to ROI with Eric Triplett
This week Jacob is joined by The Pond Digger himself: Eric Triplett. They dive deep into Eric's journey from laborer to industry spectacle, the benefits of…
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Episode 75: "Last Week, You Were in Vegas"
Get ready for the recap of Grant Cardone's 10X Growth Conference in Las Vegas, plus our thoughts on Grant's polarizing nature, the true value of a $5,000 -…
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Episode 74: Customers, Culture & Coffee with Justin Norris
GROW Comm is open! Join here: https://jacobgodar.com/grow-comm This week, Jacob meets with Justin Norris of CEPRA Landscape to discuss the importance of…
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Episode 73: 3 EASY Ways to Gain More Clients
In this episode, we break down THREE mistakes you *may* be making (if you feel like you aren't attracting the right clients - or enough of them) in your lawn…
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Episode 72: Training Day Recap
This week, we are recapping Training Day - our first live event that happened on January 20, 2023. We break down the entire day, touching on the parts we LOVED…
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Episode 71: Communication & Customer Service with Zoey Jones
Zoey Jones, our Corporate Office Manager and beloved FIRST ever admin to join the Scooter’s team almost seven years ago, sat down with Jacob to talk about her…
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Episode 70: Spring Preparation
Today we dive into SPRING: specifically, the things your lawn and landscape company should be doing to prepare and advertise for spring now in January &…
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Episode 69: Raising Kids & Raising Businesses
Hey, entrepreneurial parents… this one is for you - AND it’s for the entrepreneurs who are not yet parents (and even for the non-business owning parents!). We…
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Episode 68: Entrepreneurs, Intrapreneurs, and Employees
In today’s episode, we dive into a few ideas: how some business owners are NOT meant to be business owners; the importance of intrapreneurs in a company and…
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Episode 67: Hiring & Leading Employees with Jess Humphrey
Are you struggling to find the right people to help grow your business? Do you struggle to lead them? Keep them around? In this episode, Jacob sits down with…
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Episode 66: What's Your Word for 2023?
Training day is THREE weeks away! Snag the last seat here. In today’s episode, we dive into our plans for 2023: how we do NOT intend to add more cups to our…
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Episode 65: We Did NOT Hit Our Goals
Today we get *really* honest about how we didn’t hit our goals for 2022… but this one is really about YOU and celebrating your wins, so stick around. We kick…
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Episode 64: Winning Marketing Strategies for 2023
Today’s episode is all about MARKETING in the green industry - and what you should be incorporating into your branding & marketing strategies in 2023. We kick…
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Episode 63: Perceived Perfection, Consistency & The Urge to Burn It All Down
Today we are talking CONSISTENCY: when it’s boring, when it sucks, and even when you don’t seem to be making progress. But first: GROW Comm is open - for the…
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Episode 62: The Fear of Growth
Well, this is a weird one - no Nicholle this week. But Jacob kicks it off *strong* with an awesome tip of the week on “playing the hand you’re dealt,” then…
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Episode 61: The Off-Season
This episode is GREAT for you if you are a new or newer landscaping business owner feeling the pressure of the impending "off-season." We are going back in…
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Episode 60: Let Me Tell You About You
In this episode, we discuss a beautiful idea presented by Ed Mylett during the Arete Live event in Nashville, Tennessee, that can go far past your relationship…
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Episode 59: All About Homeschooling
In this episode, we talk about our kids’ homeschooling journey: how we juggle entrepreneurship with their education, *why* we do it, the local homeschooling…
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Episode 58: Uninfluenced
This episode is for YOU if you get caught up in the anxieties of the world or have ever let current events (*cough cough* a pandemic or recession) affect your…
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Episode 57: Grow More, Give More
A new date has been announced for Training Day: a full day of motivational and strategic coaching on resetting your mindset, clarifying your vision, maximizing…
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Episode 56: Buying Lawn Care Businesses
We are getting back to normal after Hurricane Ian, so it feels right to get back to business on the podcast. At the time this episode airs, Jacob will be at…
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Episode 55: After Ian
This is a sort of “part two” from last week. Today we are going to talk about *everything* that has happened since we hit the “stop record” button on our…
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Episode 54: Before Ian
We recorded this episode hours before Hurricane Ian hit Florida. We were in full preparation mode - in our home, as our multi-generational hurricane "party"…
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Episode 53: You Belong in the Room
Training Day is in TWO WEEKS: https://JacobGodar.com/Training-Day We kick off this episode with Jacob’s biggest takeaway from the Mile High Profit Summit, then…
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Episode 52: Gatekeeper Confidence // The BEST Phone Strategies for Your Office Team
GROW Comm fall registration is OPEN (9/20/22 - 9/26/22): https://bit.ly/3qVrQAd First, Nicholle f*cks up the intro… but this episode is GOLD. This is for…
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Episode 51: Turning the Marketing Lever On/Off
Does this sound familiar? You turn on some paid ads. Season hits. Work gets CRAZY. Leads are pouring in. You are overwhelmed - so you shut off your ads and…
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Episode 50: Cosmic Alignment & Events Galore
Cheers to our 50th Episode! Instead of one big talk, we break this episode into five sections: 1) JIM HUSTON We tell the story of the cosmically-aligned…
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Episode 49: What Gets Measured Gets Improved
Training with us in October? https://JacobGodar.com/Training-Day We start this episode by sharing what Jacob did yesterday and *why* he did it - and will…
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Episode 48: Depression & Golden Retriever Stuff
Woooooo, this is a heavy one. But first, the Tip of the Week: leaders can be vulnerable too… do you struggle with putting your walls down? Don’t be afraid to…
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Episode 47: We Put Our 6 Year Old On Payroll
We kick off this episode by talking acne treatments, back pain, and annoying happiness… but then we get into what really matters: a big Tip of the Week on…
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Episode 46: The August Curse
We kick this episode off by talking shaggy rugs, colds, and consistency (in our Tip of the Week). The hard-hitting Tip of the Week transitions right into our…
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Episode 45: Our Strategies to AGGRESSIVELY Grow a Landscaping Business
ONLY A FEW SEATS LEFT to train at our Cape Coral office in October. Bring your spouse, and change your lives: https://JacobGodar.com/Training-Day Today’s…
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Episode 44: Progress / Perfection
Today we are diving into the concept of striving for “progress over perfection:” taking consistent action versus waiting for things to feel or seem perfect…
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Episode 43: Struggling to Hire Employees?
Are you coming to Training Day? Attend a full day of motivational and strategic coaching on resetting your mindset, clarifying your vision, maximizing the…
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Episode 42: Fail Forward
Come train with us in southwest Florida this fall. We kick this episode off with big updates about Training Day, our upcoming coaching event on Friday, October…
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Episode 41: The Audacity To Be An Outlier
We kick off this episode talking about the project we are working on right now that we HATE - and our word of advice if you open a second location at your…