#183: How You Can Get To 8 Figures | Bryan Clayton

Bryan Clayton is the CEO and cofounder of GreenPal, an online marketplace that connects homeowners with local lawn care professionals. GreenPal has been called the “Uber for lawn care” by Entrepreneur magazine and has over 200,000 active users completing thousands of transactions per day.

 

Before starting GreenPal, Bryan founded Peachtree Inc, one of the largest landscaping companies in Tennessee. He grew the business to earn over $10 million a year in annual revenue before it was acquired by Lusa Holdings, LLC in 2013.

 

Bryan‘s interest and expertise relate to entrepreneurialism, small business growth, marketing, and bootstrapping businesses from zero revenue to profitability and exit.

 

Website: https://www.yourgreenpal.com

LinkedIn: @Bryan Clayton

Instagram: @bryanmclayton

Twitter: @bryanmclayton

 

2:50 The three tasks a new business start-up takes on.

 

4:23 "It's a lot harder mentally to build the system than it is just to do the work yourself. " -Bryan Clayton

 

6:38 The purpose of developing a systematic process for your business.

 

9:05 "What works for me is dating before we get married." -Bryan Clayton

 

11:58 The benefit of fractional hiring for your business.

 

15:01 "As a business owner, it is a game of whack-a-mole." -Bryan Clayton

 

17:56 Input versus output metrics with sales.