LP&B 79 Bryan Clayton Uber for Lawn Care

My guests on today's programme is Brian Clayton, and he is the uber for grass cutting. Byan has a fascinating story. At 13 years old and playing his Nintendo, his dad made him go and cut from a neighbour's lawn.

The neighbour paid him $20, and he got to wonder how many lawns could he cut.

By the time he was in high school, he had 200 customers, fast forward a few years and while at college he was employing five people. 

On graduation, there was a choice. Take a pay cut and get a job or build the business. Bryon went on to create one of the largest landscaping businesses in Tenessee.  

His employees were his family; the business gave interest-free loans to change the lives of their families. We at talking sending kids to college and building a supermarket in Guatemala 

By 2013 he had taken the business to 150 and $10 million, and it was time to move on, so he sold the company to Lusa holdings.

He tried retirement for a while but needed more of a challenge. He realised how difficult it was for the homeowner to get reliable lawn care. 

 

Seeing the growth of uber and other services, he thought it would be a simple process to create an app to do the job. 

 

What followed was an 8-year journey and lots of personal development, Greenpal will break through $20 million.

 

The business is more than a simple booking system, the homeowner gets quotes within 60seconds, and the grass cutter gets a business system in a box. The app does everything for them from sending the quote to booking the appointment and taking the payment.

 

Just like the previous business Bryan has created something that is making a real difference for all involved. 

 

What started as a simple chore to cut the neighbour's lawn has grown into something that changes many lives. 

 

Bryan is a role model; his life is a story of living with the edge, personal development and leadership.

 

It is an inspiring story and well worth a listen, I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did. 

 

 

 And that was life passion and business with Paul Harvey Brian Clayton if you would like to connect with Brian you can find him on https://www.yourgreenpal.com/

https://www.facebook.com/greenpallawncare/ 

https://twitter.com/YourGreenPal

https://www.instagram.com/yourgreenpal/ 

 

 

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