OWNR OPS Podcast

Austin Gray
OWNR OPS Podcast

Starting a business by offering a service to your local community is one of the greatest entrepreneurial opportunities of our time. While most people search for a remote job and try to build the next tech unicorn, you can start a business in your own back yard. Join your host, Austin Gray, as he shares tips from behind the scenes of starting and growing his own local service businesses in bite sized 10 min episodes. PLUS, tune in for special guest interviews, where Austin hosts other entrepreneurs who have started local service businesses in markets across the US.

  1. 50: COLD OUTREACH STRATEGIES W/ BRANDON DIXON & JAKE PAVELLE

    1 天前

    50: COLD OUTREACH STRATEGIES W/ BRANDON DIXON & JAKE PAVELLE

    On this week’s episode of the OWNR OPS Podcast, Austin Gray sits down with Brandon Dixon, owner of Cleaner Streets, and Jake Pavelle of Colorado Powerwash to discuss how cold outreach transformed their businesses. From MLB to street sweeping and beyond, Brandon shares his journey, practical strategies, and insights into cold calling and email marketing. Jake brings his sales expertise to the table, offering actionable advice on building lasting business relationships through smart prospecting. Whether you're a business owner or just starting out, this episode covers key strategies: Crafting effective cold emails and calls Finding the right clients through smart tools like Outscraper and Reonomy Turning prospects into long-term customers Scaling operations with automated email systems Give the full episode a listen if you have interest in starting a business. If you are enjoying these episodes, we'd sure appreciate a 5 star review on Apple or Spotify. And if you're listening on YouTube, a like and subscribe to the channel is also much appreciated! This episode is brought to you by two of our sponsors, Land Service Marketers & Stryker Digital Land Service Marketers specializes in lead generation & content creation to help land clearing, excavation, grading and snow removal business owners grow their digital presence. Check out landservicemarketers.com if you're in the Land Services / Land Management space and want to grow your presence online. They've helped Bear Claw grow our FB presence to over 10k followers and have also created some viral videos to increase exposure. Josh and LSM team deliver 5 star service and are highly recommended! Stryker Digital specializes in SEO for local service business and have helped Bear Claw get to #1 search result for our search term in our state. If you're looking to get more organic leads as a land clearing, excavation, grading, or snow removal contractor, look no further than Stryker. They are CRUSHING IT for local service businesses across the U.S. If you own & operate a local service business - check out the OWNR OPS weekly newsletter & Skool group. We share insights on starting and growing a local service business! https://www.skool.com/ownr-ops/about

    56 分鐘
  2. 49: SAM BUILT A $22M ROOFING EMPIRE W/ SAM ALLSOPP

    5 天前

    49: SAM BUILT A $22M ROOFING EMPIRE W/ SAM ALLSOPP

    On this week’s podcast episode, I hosted Sam Allsopp, owner of Neil Roofing. He invested $50k to start the business and has grown to $22 million revenue in 5 years. Sam shares some good tips that might help you on your business growth journey: 1. Master Your Marketing 2. Streamline Your Operations 3. Fine-Tune Your Finances 4. Prioritize Customer Satisfaction 5. Build a Strong Team And more! Give the full episode a listen if you have interest in starting a business. If you are enjoying these episodes, we'd sure appreciate a 5 star review on Apple or Spotify. And if you're listening on YouTube, a like and subscribe to the channel is also much appreciated! This episode is brought to you by two of our sponsors, Land Service Marketers & Stryker Digital Land Service Marketers specializes in lead generation & content creation to help land clearing, excavation, grading and snow removal business owners grow their digital presence. Check out landservicemarketers.com if you're in the Land Services / Land Management space and want to grow your presence online. They've helped Bear Claw grow our FB presence to over 10k followers and have also created some viral videos to increase exposure. Josh and LSM team deliver 5 star service and are highly recommended! Stryker Digital specializes in SEO for local service business and have helped Bear Claw get to #1 search result for our search term in our state. If you're looking to get more organic leads as a land clearing, excavation, grading, or snow removal contractor, look no further than Stryker. They are CRUSHING IT for local service businesses across the U.S. If you own & operate a local service business - check out the OWNR OPS weekly newsletter & Skool group. We share insights on starting and growing a local service business! https://www.skool.com/ownr-ops/about

    1 小時 10 分鐘
  3. 46: $500 STUMP GRINDING JOBS WITH A $10K STUMP GRINDER: STUMP GRINDING STARTUP TO FORESTRY MULCHING & LAND MANAGEMENT BUSINESS

    9月28日

    46: $500 STUMP GRINDING JOBS WITH A $10K STUMP GRINDER: STUMP GRINDING STARTUP TO FORESTRY MULCHING & LAND MANAGEMENT BUSINESS

    Carl Rosenberg joins us this week from ARE Land Management in Georgia. Carl started his business by purchasing a $10k stump grinding machine. He focused on doing $200-$500 stump grinding jobs for other tree contractors to get his equipment paid off. He quickly saw an opportunity to get into forestry mulching, so he purchased a skid steer & forestry mulching attachment. After that, he bought an excavator & a track loader to complete his land management suite. Carl shares with us: when he bought each piece of equipment financing / purchase terms for each piece of equipment his forestry mulching pricing model how he got stump grinding jobs in the early days what he learned from an experienced equipment operator And more! Give the full episode a listen if you have interest in stump grinding, forestry mulching, excavation, driveway grading, land services / land management. If you are enjoying these episodes, we'd sure appreciate a 5 star review on Apple or Spotify. And if you're listening on YouTube, a like and subscribe to the channel is also much appreicated! This episode is brought to you by two of our sponsors, Land Service Marketers & Stryker Digital Land Service Marketers specializes in lead generation & content creation to help land clearing, excavation, grading and snow removal business owners grow their digital presence. Check out landservicemarketers.com if you're in the Land Services / Land Management space and want to grow your presence online. They've helped Bear Claw grow our FB presence to over 10k followers and have also created some viral videos to increase exposure. Josh and LSM team deliver 5 star service and are highly recommended! Stryker Digital specializes in SEO for local service busienses and have helped Bear Claw get to #1 search result for our search term in our state. If you're looking to get more organic leads as a land clearing, excavation, grading, or snow removal contractor, look no further than Stryker. They are CRUSHING IT for local service businesses across the U.S. Finally, if you own & operate a local service business - check out the OWNR OPS weekly newsletter & Skool group. We share insights on starting and growing a local service business!

    1 小時 17 分鐘
  4. 45: OFFICE OPERATIONS 101: MANAGE SCHEDULE, QUOTES, JOBS, & INVOICES BETTER w/ Marlena Spiegeler from G&M Outdoor Services

    9月21日

    45: OFFICE OPERATIONS 101: MANAGE SCHEDULE, QUOTES, JOBS, & INVOICES BETTER w/ Marlena Spiegeler from G&M Outdoor Services

    In this episode of the OWNR OPS Podcast, I host Marlena Spiegeler. Marlena is the co-owner of G&M Outdoor Services in Big Lake, Minnesota. She is the Office Operations Director for G&M and oversees all HR, Payroll, Bookkeeping, Scheduling, Finance, and everything else office operations. Many listeners have asked me recently, "If I hire someone to help me with the back office operations of my business, what responsibilities should they be focusing on?" If you're looking to hire someone to help you with the back office operations of your business, you'll want to listen to this WHOLE episode! Marlena shares what roles/responsibilities she was handling when she and Garrett started the business and also shares how her roles & responsibilities have changed as they've grown to $5mm. Topics we cover: -Scheduling -Payroll -Bookkeeping -Job Costing -How To Use Jobber To Run An Efficient Back Office If you're an owner operator looking to hire someone to help you with your back office, you'll want to give this episode a listen! And if you're enjoying these episodes, we'd sure appreciate a 5 star review on Apple & Spotify (and a like & subscribe to our YouTube channel!) Thanks again for all the support! don't forget, WORK HARD DO YOUR BEST NEVER SETTLE FOR LESS If you are enjoying these episodes, we'd sure appreciate a 5 star review on Apple or Spotify. And if you're listening on YouTube, a like and subscribe to the channel is also much appreciated! This episode is brought to you by two of our sponsors, Land Service Marketers & Stryker Digital. Land Service Marketers specializes in lead generation & content creation to help land clearing, excavation, grading and snow removal business owners grow their digital presence. Check out landservicemarketers.com if you're in the Land Services / Land Management space and want to grow your presence online. They've helped Bear Claw grow our FB presence to over 10k followers and have also created some viral videos to increase exposure. Josh and LSM team deliver 5 star service and are highly recommended! Stryker Digital specializes in SEO for local service business and have helped Bear Claw get to #1 search result for our search term in our state. If you're looking to get more organic leads as a land clearing, excavation, grading, or snow removal contractor, look no further than Stryker. They are CRUSHING IT for local service businesses across the U.S. Finally, if you own & operate a local service business - check out the OWNR OPS weekly newsletter & Skool group. We share insights on starting and growing a local service business!

    53 分鐘
  5. 44: MAKING YOUR 1ST HIRE AS A SOLO OWNER OPERATOR

    9月17日

    44: MAKING YOUR 1ST HIRE AS A SOLO OWNER OPERATOR

    Are you a contractor / local service business owner running around like a chicken with your head cut off? Watch this video! In this video I answer some questions that were texted to me by one of our podcast listeners. The questions are listed below: ◦ Need help developing strategies and systems as (listener) is feeling pulled in too many different directions with lack of consistent cash flow How to juggle bidding, looking at jobs, operating, maintenance, etc as owner/operator and when to start hiring subs/employees? In this video, I provide my answers to these questions asked by an early stage solo owner operator of a local excavation / grading business Keep in mind, this is only one opinion — but I answer these questions stating how I approached these questions inside my own business I hope my answers can be helpful to other solo owner operators out there who are struggling to find enough time in the day for everything! If you are enjoying these episodes, we'd sure appreciate a 5 star review on Apple or Spotify. And if you're listening on YouTube, a like and subscribe to the channel is also much appreciated! This episode is brought to you by two of our sponsors, Land Service Marketers & Stryker Digital. Land Service Marketers specializes in lead generation & content creation to help land clearing, excavation, grading and snow removal business owners grow their digital presence. Check out landservicemarketers.com if you're in the Land Services / Land Management space and want to grow your presence online. They've helped Bear Claw grow our FB presence to over 10k followers and have also created some viral videos to increase exposure. Josh and LSM team deliver 5 star service and are highly recommended! Stryker Digital specializes in SEO for local service business and have helped Bear Claw get to #1 search result for our search term in our state. If you're looking to get more organic leads as a land clearing, excavation, grading, or snow removal contractor, look no further than Stryker. They are CRUSHING IT for local service businesses across the U.S. Finally, if you own & operate a local service business - check out the OWNR OPS weekly newsletter & Skool group. We share insights on starting and growing a local service business!

    26 分鐘
  6. 43: GROWING AIRBNB CLEANING BUSINESS FROM 5k - 30k /mo

    9月14日

    43: GROWING AIRBNB CLEANING BUSINESS FROM 5k - 30k /mo

    In this episode I host Logan Robison, a Short Term Rental Cleaning Business Owner. He shares how he's grown his business from $5k - $30k / mo after quitting his full time job. Since our last episode he has: 1. Quit his full time job 2. Specialized in AirBnb Cleans ONLY 3. Hired a GM to run operations 4. Set a cold outreach goal of 10 new prospects per day 5. Implemented quality control system 6. Set the vision to become the BEST AirBnb Cleaning business in NW Arkansas Stay tuned for the full episode to hear how Logan has implemented a strategy to grow from 5k - 30k per month! If you're enjoying these episodes, we'd also appreciate a 5 Star Review on Apple & Spotify. Subscribe to the OWNR OPS Weekly Newsletter to get actionable weekly growth tips for your local service business: ownrops.com/newsletter Like & subscribe to our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@theownerop Same Day Turn: https://www.samedayturn.com X Profile: https://x.com/LoganARobison Work Hard Do Your Best Never Settle For Less If you are enjoying these episodes, we'd sure appreciate a 5 star review on Apple or Spotify. And if you're listening on YouTube, a like and subscribe to the channel is also much appreciated! This episode is brought to you by two of our sponsors, Land Service Marketers & Stryker Digital. Land Service Marketers specializes in lead generation & content creation to help land clearing, excavation, grading and snow removal business owners grow their digital presence. Check out landservicemarketers.com if you're in the Land Services / Land Management space and want to grow your presence online. They've helped Bear Claw grow our FB presence to over 10k followers and have also created some viral videos to increase exposure. Josh and LSM team deliver 5 star service and are highly recommended! Stryker Digital specializes in SEO for local service business and have helped Bear Claw get to #1 search result for our search term in our state. If you're looking to get more organic leads as a land clearing, excavation, grading, or snow removal contractor, look no further than Stryker. They are CRUSHING IT for local service businesses across the U.S. Finally, if you own & operate a local service business - check out the OWNR OPS weekly newsletter & Skool group. We share insights on starting and growing a local service business!

    39 分鐘

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Starting a business by offering a service to your local community is one of the greatest entrepreneurial opportunities of our time. While most people search for a remote job and try to build the next tech unicorn, you can start a business in your own back yard. Join your host, Austin Gray, as he shares tips from behind the scenes of starting and growing his own local service businesses in bite sized 10 min episodes. PLUS, tune in for special guest interviews, where Austin hosts other entrepreneurs who have started local service businesses in markets across the US.

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