Damn. I'm glad I grew slow and went back to solo. Kudos young man. You are tough. Best wishes. You are really gonna be awesome in this industry over time. It is so refreshing to see somebody young with this much drive.
@@unidentified8275 the guy said he would pass out with a small cut, if he can’t handle a little cut , he should stay working at macdonals where its safe
I’m big on PPO , so much so that I’ve only injured myself just the other year but I did my own first aid as I carry my own trauma kit and I have the emergency medical training for it lol , if ya have a sucking chest wound, I can stabilize ya in quick time . Anyways , I wonder if he’ll now wear the appropriate gloves when he uses a hedge trimmer and to also require it of his employees. I once was hired as a crew leader and the company didn’t have a full team for me to operate with so they put me with a crew . The crew leader had asked about my experience and he realized that I had more experience then he did . He sent me to use the articulating pole hedger and as I had finished my task I observed the crew leader wearing his protective glasses on top of his hat , so I stopped him and recommended that he put em on . Nope , he declined and lo & behold as he was driving near one of the beds that another employee was weed eating a object hit him in the eye . I ended up having to take him in to the emergency room. Later at the next day the safety meeting was to address what had happened and he had to tell us that the ER doctor told him that he was very fortunate because if the object had hit him just a fingernails width he would have been blinded . Ya , accidents can be lessened with the proper preventative measures .
Hey. I really enjoyed your story. Hang in there it gets better once you get through the growing pains. I have been an owner/operator for 13 years now and I can tell you it was rough for me for about 5 years. You are doing great hang in there. By the way I cut my fingers with a hedge trimmer one time also, so I feel your pain when you had to go to the ER. You got this. Keep Grinding.
Dude you randomly popped up on my short feed. I see you all the time at pacific top soil. I drive the little loader and water truck. Good luck to you brother
Saw you again today! You guys are the best attitude clients we have. What are your plans for the 8 month rainy season? This business is seasonal out here. What do you do in the of season?
I came from Virginia where work is seasonal. From hunting to gathering. Fall hunting. Winter fishing. Spring and summer a mixture of landscaping and more fishing
It's not easy! Its nice seeing others pushing through and grinding. Always know you're not the first one going through this. Others can relate, and often give good advice.
He’s going to crush it, he has everything he needs to succeed including time. It may look grime right now but there’s no way you wouldn’t make it in this industry it just takes a few failure, adjust, try again cycles.
Where does the buy in money come from for these kids? Their dad? I'm assuming to start a branch is well over $100,000 overhead. I'm glad for him, but this financial structure doesn't really make any sense to me. Is it MLM for lawncare? I'm confused.
Really enjoyed this segment. Glad your fingers are healing well. Great editing BTW! I am sure he will do well, he has the right attitude! Thanks for sharing with us Marcus...
This is the most level-headed guy ever. He has a great disposition no matter the circumstance. That alone will carry him far through life. Nothing but the best of wishes and luck to him.
Mike! Your advice on systems, dialing down services to only what we are good at, your web design team, and your encouragement has helped set my company up to take on a massive client this month! A residential property management company wants us to take on 150 of their houses in my area, and they are 52 weeks a year for lawn service! I can very safely add multiple guys without worries about winter months!
read books all you need to do right now is read book. forget about landscaping physical job. the world is about reading go read as many as 300 books before you graduate. great wishes good lucky do this before you get 18 so you are old and clue less
Do yourself a favor and find another profession. Landscaping sucks and it's not easy. Weather delays, employees not coming in to work, slow months during winter, equipment break downs, dealing with customers, marketing, invoices and more paperwork. It never ends
man huge respect to Marcus , currently on the same path as him and can’t wait to test myself once I join Augusta nation ! Will try to meet up with him at Landscape Summit
Great series! I feel like the biggest issue Marcus is having is all the project based work. A strong base of recurring work would be much better for scaling. Lower acquisition cost, and guaranteed income. I guess the quotes and consumer relations just comes more naturally from him being a GM/estimator...
If you were injured while working, that is the purpose of workers comp. I'd fight any denial because it's suppose to protect you when injured from taking on medical debt or lost wages.
Keep going! We started our glazing business in 2018 and hardly made anything! Now in 2023 we have 5 full time employees and over $1M in sales. It’s worth it.
Hope Marcus can make it he seems like a cool young man hard working with a good work ethic. Had to edit this after watching it all, Marcus will be fine he has the " never quit attitude " let's go bro 💪
I just started my very first business and it's a mowing & Pressure washing company. it's 3 weeks in and it's only me and my husband running it. I'm so exhausted. sun burn is a bich. I don't know when it's the right time to hire an actual employee.
Marcus try not to stress out Get enough rest & don’t overwork yourself because what’s most important is your health. & if your body starts to complain listen to it & take a day off
Mike, when do you Invoice Clients? After a Job, or after a Month? This young mans attitude is refreshing and gets me motivated to hustle and stay grateful.
Marcus is a beast! He has the fire to succeed! Not many young kids have that or even old folks !! Andy ! Marcus is gonna make it to the top someday!! He has it in him from what I can tell from this video , Great attitude man ! Get it !!! 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽👊🏽
How can we get hold of him????? We need a new landscaper 1x a week for our small 32 unit townhow . Our current landscapers suck. I Redmond isn’t too far from where I am! I think if he could do everything we asked we would pay thousands… (
Good job man keep grinding and making it happen, you seem like a legit cool and focused person man ya gonna crush it soon. I’m sure Mike will tell you it’s like lifting, if it was easy everyone would do it.
Ger you commercial properties and focus on that because that's where all the money is and forget about those residential yards, I've been doing landscaping for a long time so I know. It's work now and something always cost money but them commercial properties will take you off to where you wanna be but I will take time to grow.
This young man is going to be successful, no doubt in my mind. I wish Mike and his business attitude was around when I was younger. I did alright but I could have did so much better. I’m 60 still make over $100,000 a year working. I have grandkids and I want to see them be successful. I have everything to start one of these business now, except a blower and a few other tools. Gotta get the kids on board right away.
you shuld start a membership through the company so you wouldnt have to deal with price matches or discounts also pay for the servive and the workers in the service .
I so much respect the hustle for this young man. You just don’t see it from the younger generation anymore. He will definitely make it because he just has the drive with common sense and that’s all you really need. Good luck.
Markus reflects me going to memphis running a crew while being from Arkansas rhose numbers an Money dont matter but a computer can cause alot of unwanted garbage an 9 hours of sleep is in High cotton!
I would quit bagging the grass use mulching blades this would eliminate hauling and disposal which would give you more time and more physical energy. 36 inch stand on mower would have a spot on your set up because you're not hauling clippings which is a waste explain the benefit to the client. I started with push mowers it was a game changer when I bought a 36" walk behind quicker times and more energy. Good luck
If you mulch you have to hit it every 3,4 days to not make a mess gl making them pay for that. if they have sprinklers some people prefer bagged & you can’t change there mind.
Man what a gut punch. Marcus your killing it. Mike your doing awesome work. I have to say i am my own road block. Been in biz almost 7 years and no where at the level or where id love to be but its all my own fault. This year i cant even afford to pay a helper so back to being solo. My relationship with my mom who handles the admin work is strained cause of me. im 42 and really struggling right now. Im putting out a call for help to anyone who is willing to chat and network. Its so bad that i would love to get to the summit expo show but just cant afford it both financially nor able to take the time off. Marcus i do hope your fingers are healing and things power forward stronge for you. Mike thank you for these vids. Maybe ill get out of this rut but todays not the day.. sorry everyone for this sad comment.
He bought way to much materials for his 1st year. Also why get employees? I know no one in this industry that took on people in the 1st year unless they got money from parents etc. Grind it solo. Get a base. Growing fast is rarely good.
It's hard to start landscaping company if your not working another job first or if you don't go out and buy it a route. Atleast in southwest Florida thats the case you will not last. Either buy or slowly build never will start your company like this will bankrupt before it happens
Again get rid of the push mower and buy a 32 inch stand on mower. Push mowers are not a time saver. 32 yrs in the business I've learned what is and what isn't time savers, and push mowers or walk behind mowers are a large waste ot time.. and in the landscaping industry time is money
Too many eggs in His basket for work he is doing for clients. All that wasted time going to get material and dumping material. Pick what he’s good and efficient at and pick 1 day a week for projects!! Gravy cut trim and blow the rest of the week
You know what. God gave you a gift that most people would have loved to have had. you got to learn to live by Godly principles. Treat others like you want to be treated, Get up in the morning tell God how thankful you are. Pray over your business pray over your family. Talk to him through the day and asked him to help you and he will. Ask him to bless your equipment and ask him to send you people. You need to just get back to the basics are you going to drive yourself crazy.
I sold everything and started a new career, between accounts and equipment it was like getting a huge severance package. I could live off of this for at least a year and half and be perfectly covered. But God is good and I scored a great job and now have healthy amount of savings in the bank. The difference in stress is massive. But I guess to each their own, just saying never think just because you were a business owner once that you'll never be comfortable working for someone else. Everyone saying they make wayyy more money as a business owner are comparing themselves to the labor, management for the right company will compensate well, benefits vacation and best part is if something breaks it doesn't come out of your account. Gary vee said, not everyone needs to be No. 1 or Ceo, plenty of number 2s 3s 5th position from the top people make great money and do just as well.
Damn. I'm glad I grew slow and went back to solo. Kudos young man. You are tough. Best wishes. You are really gonna be awesome in this industry over time. It is so refreshing to see somebody young with this much drive.
he stayed soooo calm when he cut him self i would be screaming and passed out
says a lot about your character, stay flipping burgers business will destroy you
@@esexavoYeah i don't think so mate
@@unidentified8275 the guy said he would pass out with a small cut, if he can’t handle a little cut , he should stay working at macdonals where its safe
@@esexavonot that deep
I’m big on PPO , so much so that I’ve only injured myself just the other year but I did my own first aid as I carry my own trauma kit and I have the emergency medical training for it lol , if ya have a sucking chest wound, I can stabilize ya in quick time .
Anyways , I wonder if he’ll now wear the appropriate gloves when he uses a hedge trimmer and to also require it of his employees.
I once was hired as a crew leader and the company didn’t have a full team for me to operate with so they put me with a crew .
The crew leader had asked about my experience and he realized that I had more experience then he did . He sent me to use the articulating pole hedger and as I had finished my task I observed the crew leader wearing his protective glasses on top of his hat , so I stopped him and recommended that he put em on . Nope , he declined and lo & behold as he was driving near one of the beds that another employee was weed eating a object hit him in the eye .
I ended up having to take him in to the emergency room.
Later at the next day the safety meeting was to address what had happened and he had to tell us that the ER doctor told him that he was very fortunate because if the object had hit him just a fingernails width he would have been blinded .
Ya , accidents can be lessened with the proper preventative measures .
Hey. I really enjoyed your story. Hang in there it gets better once you get through the growing pains. I have been an owner/operator for 13 years now and I can tell you it was rough for me for about 5 years. You are doing great hang in there. By the way I cut my fingers with a hedge trimmer one time also, so I feel your pain when you had to go to the ER. You got this. Keep Grinding.
If Marcus keeps pushing he's going to go extremely far in this industry!
Dude you randomly popped up on my short feed. I see you all the time at pacific top soil. I drive the little loader and water truck. Good luck to you brother
Saw you again today! You guys are the best attitude clients we have. What are your plans for the 8 month rainy season? This business is seasonal out here. What do you do in the of season?
I came from Virginia where work is seasonal. From hunting to gathering. Fall hunting. Winter fishing. Spring and summer a mixture of landscaping and more fishing
It's not easy! Its nice seeing others pushing through and grinding. Always know you're not the first one going through this. Others can relate, and often give good advice.
Marcus needs to hang in there. He has a profitable future ahead of him. Not too many people can deal with the magnitude of stress he's experiencing.
Thanks!
My dad survived, I know he had his ups and downs. He has doing landscape for 42 years.
He’s going to crush it, he has everything he needs to succeed including time. It may look grime right now but there’s no way you wouldn’t make it in this industry it just takes a few failure, adjust, try again cycles.
Where does the buy in money come from for these kids? Their dad? I'm assuming to start a branch is well over $100,000 overhead. I'm glad for him, but this financial structure doesn't really make any sense to me. Is it MLM for lawncare? I'm confused.
All employees of over two years get to own a franchise for free if they pay for equipment and set up.
This kid is inspiring and love his kick butt just pushing through attitude
Really enjoyed this segment. Glad your fingers are healing well. Great editing BTW! I am sure he will do well, he has the right attitude! Thanks for sharing with us Marcus...
Love it, suffering and success are one in the same. All to be embraced. Keep going!
This is the most level-headed guy ever. He has a great disposition no matter the circumstance. That alone will carry him far through life. Nothing but the best of wishes and luck to him.
Mike! Your advice on systems, dialing down services to only what we are good at, your web design team, and your encouragement has helped set my company up to take on a massive client this month! A residential property management company wants us to take on 150 of their houses in my area, and they are 52 weeks a year for lawn service! I can very safely add multiple guys without worries about winter months!
Let’s goooo! Great execution! 🙌🏻
@@MikeAndes I am nervous about growing that big that quickly though. I'll be praying a bunch!
Thank you for the video. I am 13 years old. I am trying to make it career on landscaping .
read books all you need to do right now is read book. forget about landscaping physical job. the world is about reading go read as many as 300 books before you graduate. great wishes good lucky do this before you get 18 so you are old and clue less
@@oldschoolrunescape-demonan2015 Maybe even throw a few literature writing books and advanced English speaking course books in there as well.
Do yourself a favor and find another profession. Landscaping sucks and it's not easy. Weather delays, employees not coming in to work, slow months during winter, equipment break downs, dealing with customers, marketing, invoices and more paperwork. It never ends
@Pantera972 wtf are you talking about? Of course it's hard. But you are making bank. 160 an hour is no joke.
man huge respect to Marcus , currently on the same path as him and can’t wait to test myself once I join Augusta nation ! Will try to meet up with him at Landscape Summit
DONT waste ur money for the love of god
@@NorthKoreanSimpis it worth the money ?????
@@martinbacerra absolutely NOT!
Amazing video, amazing production. I feel motivated watching this 🙏
Rooting for Marcus! Very mature for his age, has a bright future! They'll be other struggles, keep at it!
I’m going through a lot of the same things. Great video I hope he has a massive breakthrough
Your a stud brother.. look forward to meeting you one day
The more you can handle, the more you will handle! Great work!
Great series! I feel like the biggest issue Marcus is having is all the project based work. A strong base of recurring work would be much better for scaling. Lower acquisition cost, and guaranteed income. I guess the quotes and consumer relations just comes more naturally from him being a GM/estimator...
This guy is a gem! Game recognize game!
Great video about hard work and determination!
If you were injured while working, that is the purpose of workers comp. I'd fight any denial because it's suppose to protect you when injured from taking on medical debt or lost wages.
Keep going! We started our glazing business in 2018 and hardly made anything! Now in 2023 we have 5 full time employees and over $1M in sales. It’s worth it.
Hope Marcus can make it he seems like a cool young man hard working with a good work ethic. Had to edit this after watching it all, Marcus will be fine he has the " never quit attitude " let's go bro 💪
Started my small business 45 years ago still at it. As they say if it was easy everyone would be doing it. Keep it up your going places
Never ever give up! You are Amazing. God Bless You. 🙏 🇺🇲
Mature, tough kid. Best of luck, you deserve it.
The mulch job looked first rate!
I just started my very first business and it's a mowing & Pressure washing company.
it's 3 weeks in and it's only me and my husband running it.
I'm so exhausted. sun burn is a bich.
I don't know when it's the right time to hire an actual employee.
Awesome Video. Marcus is really pushing!
Makes me wanna work 24/7😁
What's the Music at 1:15 to 2:30 ?
Marcus try not to stress out
Get enough rest & don’t overwork yourself because what’s most important is your health. & if your body starts to complain listen to it & take a day off
Marcus is a true champion
Do you have content on how to train your employees
Mike, when do you Invoice Clients? After a Job, or after a Month?
This young mans attitude is refreshing and gets me motivated to hustle and stay grateful.
doe anyone know mike andes setup the excel price matrix im trying to set on up and the functions are not working
Keep God 1st that’s what I do!
Amen
Where r new videos????
Your tenacity is inspiring. Just shows that sooner or later you’ll see massive progress!
Marcus is a beast! He has the fire to succeed! Not many young kids have that or even old folks !!
Andy ! Marcus is gonna make it to the top someday!! He has it in him from what I can tell from this video , Great attitude man ! Get it !!! 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽👊🏽
Very inspirational! Great Job!
How can we get hold of him?????
We need a new landscaper 1x a week for our small 32 unit townhow . Our current landscapers suck. I
Redmond isn’t too far from where I am!
I think if he could do everything we asked we would pay thousands…
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Hahaha nevermind just requested an estimate!
Really Informative. Definitely wanna work for this company
This guy is really trying. I can see him figuring it all out.
Good job man keep grinding and making it happen, you seem like a legit cool and focused person man ya gonna crush it soon. I’m sure Mike will tell you it’s like lifting, if it was easy everyone would do it.
Ger you commercial properties and focus on that because that's where all the money is and forget about those residential yards, I've been doing landscaping for a long time so I know. It's work now and something always cost money but them commercial properties will take you off to where you wanna be but I will take time to grow.
Damn I needed this
I'm one year in. . . It's not easy but I love it compared to working for someone else. It's a drive I've never felt before
I'm from Memphis
Bro we need you here!😊
What a great video. The shirt at the end was cool
We love you Marcus
This young man is going to be successful, no doubt in my mind. I wish Mike and his business attitude was around when I was younger. I did alright but I could have did so much better. I’m 60 still make over $100,000 a year working. I have grandkids and I want to see them be successful. I have everything to start one of these business now, except a blower and a few other tools. Gotta get the kids on board right away.
You’re a freaking rockstar bro!!!!
you shuld start a membership through the company so you wouldnt have to deal with price matches or discounts also pay for the servive and the workers in the service .
I so much respect the hustle for this young man. You just don’t see it from the younger generation anymore. He will definitely make it because he just has the drive with common sense and that’s all you really need. Good luck.
Markus reflects me going to memphis running a crew while being from Arkansas rhose numbers an Money dont matter but a computer can cause alot of unwanted garbage an 9 hours of sleep is in High cotton!
This guy man!
I would quit bagging the grass use mulching blades this would eliminate hauling and disposal which would give you more time and more physical energy. 36 inch stand on mower would have a spot on your set up because you're not hauling clippings which is a waste explain the benefit to the client. I started with push mowers it was a game changer when I bought a 36" walk behind quicker times and more energy. Good luck
Ya, the cities up there have an ordinance about bagging clippings. Mike spoke about it a few years back.
If you mulch you have to hit it every 3,4 days to not make a mess gl making them pay for that. if they have sprinklers
some people prefer bagged & you can’t change there mind.
Man what a gut punch. Marcus your killing it. Mike your doing awesome work. I have to say i am my own road block. Been in biz almost 7 years and no where at the level or where id love to be but its all my own fault. This year i cant even afford to pay a helper so back to being solo. My relationship with my mom who handles the admin work is strained cause of me. im 42 and really struggling right now. Im putting out a call for help to anyone who is willing to chat and network. Its so bad that i would love to get to the summit expo show but just cant afford it both financially nor able to take the time off. Marcus i do hope your fingers are healing and things power forward stronge for you. Mike thank you for these vids. Maybe ill get out of this rut but todays not the day.. sorry everyone for this sad comment.
Marcus need his own yt channel
Marcus,
I hope you have a great 2024
Mike, what is you guys’ formula for how much mulch is needed? I’ve seen a few videos but I feel like the amounts I’m getting is way too much.
Lets go Marcus 🔥🔥🔥
Hope your not wasting your time.....if you can learn to pour concrete...go where real money is..... get organized can make 2k a day...
He bought way to much materials for his 1st year. Also why get employees? I know no one in this industry that took on people in the 1st year unless they got money from parents etc. Grind it solo. Get a base. Growing fast is rarely good.
It's hard to start landscaping company if your not working another job first or if you don't go out and buy it a route. Atleast in southwest Florida thats the case you will not last. Either buy or slowly build never will start your company like this will bankrupt before it happens
Yep, the same here in Central Florida.
Amen
That style hand hand trimmer has probably taken as many fingers as it has hedges
Where did you get that auto-unloading push mower 😂
i need an update about this
Keep pushing
Again get rid of the push mower and buy a 32 inch stand on mower. Push mowers are not a time saver. 32 yrs in the business I've learned what is and what isn't time savers, and push mowers or walk behind mowers are a large waste ot time.. and in the landscaping industry time is money
no matter if you make it or not mike gets his money
Marcus, BUY A OPEN UTILITY TRAILER!
I bet that he started to big with big trucks and big equipment. I believe if started off small and worked big then he wouldn’t be in this situation.
I agree, I think it's probably a product of being a Franchise. I would never but that's me. Marcus you rock brother!
Music was louder than him making it really hard to hear him.
Idk It just doesnt seem like landscaping is very profitable
Why didn't workers comp cover him? Sorry but for an injury like that, if they don't take care of me, I'm walking out.. 😢😮
He must have been hurt off the job
man id help you if i still lived there but i’m on the east coast - shame i’m looking to swap careers
shoulda bought 1500 chevys silverado vs the fords
Solo owner here and will never hire.
Keep working like that boy and you be pushing Daisies before your time.
Slow down..think .Work smart not hard
Marcus is a young legend.
We need more humans like him.
Too many eggs in His basket for work he is doing for clients. All that wasted time going to get material and dumping material. Pick what he’s good and efficient at and pick 1 day a week for projects!! Gravy cut trim and blow the rest of the week
The harder you work the luckier you’ll get!
You know what. God gave you a gift that most people would have loved to have had. you got to learn to live by Godly principles. Treat others like you want to be treated, Get up in the morning tell God how thankful you are. Pray over your business pray over your family. Talk to him through the day and asked him to help you and he will. Ask him to bless your equipment and ask him to send you people. You need to just get back to the basics are you going to drive yourself crazy.
💛💪
This dude is a baller!
Always cutting grass that’s 2ft tall with push mowers
I sold everything and started a new career, between accounts and equipment it was like getting a huge severance package. I could live off of this for at least a year and half and be perfectly covered. But God is good and I scored a great job and now have healthy amount of savings in the bank. The difference in stress is massive. But I guess to each their own, just saying never think just because you were a business owner once that you'll never be comfortable working for someone else. Everyone saying they make wayyy more money as a business owner are comparing themselves to the labor, management for the right company will compensate well, benefits vacation and best part is if something breaks it doesn't come out of your account. Gary vee said, not everyone needs to be No. 1 or Ceo, plenty of number 2s 3s 5th position from the top people make great money and do just as well.
everyone thinks having zero experience is ok to enter the landscape business go work in the industry for a couple years first smh
Solo for me.
TRAPS make dumping faster!
I think I'd be focusing on working and hustling then having a big sausage party with these wanna be landscapers
This is bs.
We’ll there’s you’re first mistake starting a business in a blue state