Growing Green Podcast

Reach Out Via Text! What does it really take to build a $10 million landscape company—and what happens when you're generating millions in revenue but still struggling to make payroll? In this episode of the Growing Green Podcast, Jeremiah sits down with Sam Gembel, founder of Atlas Outdoor, to unpack his journey from starting a business in his driveway in 2011 to building a $10 million-plus company that was ultimately acquired by The Landscape Collective. Sam shares the mistakes that nearly b...

Reach Out Via Text! Q4 is here, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to mentally move on to 2027. In this episode of the Growing Green Podcast, Jeremiah breaks down how landscape business owners can use the final three months of the year to generate profitable revenue, improve cash flow, and fix the operational problems that have been holding their companies back. Jeremiah walks through reviewing your year-to-date P&L, cash flow, job costing, labor efficiency, and revenue per hour before decid...

Reach Out Via Text! In this episode of the Growing Green Podcast, Jeremiah sits down with David Perdue of Greenview Landscape Services to talk about what it actually takes to build a landscape company that can grow without relying on luck. David shares Greenview’s evolution from residential mowing and hardscaping into a company with more than 30 team members focused primarily on commercial maintenance, with a goal of becoming the “Chick-fil-A of landscape companies.” The conversation gets dee...

Reach Out Via Text! In this episode of the Growing Green Podcast, Jeremiah sits down with Zafir, Director of Product for battery development, and Katie, Senior Product Manager for Outdoor Power Equipment at Milwaukee Tool, live from Pipeline 2026. They go deep into the technology behind M18, M12, MX Fuel, and RedLithium Forge while breaking down what landscape contractors actually need to consider before transitioning a crew from gas to battery-powered equipment. Jeremiah also shares th...

Reach Out Via Text! This may be one of the most transparent episodes Jeremiah has ever recorded on the Growing Green Podcast. After navigating one of the hardest financial years he’s experienced in business, Jeremiah opens up about mistakes with pricing, labor costs, staffing, debt, cash flow, and decisions made years ago that Growing Green is still paying for today. Instead of sharing the story once everything is fixed, Jeremiah shares what it looks like while still walking through it—includ...