Mike Andes is the Founder and CEO of Augusta Lawn Care, an eight-figure international lawn maintenance franchise. He also shares his knowledge in the field of marketing, brand awareness, sales, operations, and growth strategy planning through his Youtube channel and his podcast, The Mike Andes podcast. He is also an author who has already written three books, with his latest release titled P4P (Pay for Performance): Why Hourly is a Failing Formula.
In this episode, we talked about sales, leadership, scalability, franchising, and growth strategy planning…
Show notes
- Introducing Mike Andes. [0:58]
- Mike’s journey as a home service business owner. [02:14]
- Weighing the pros and cons of a franchise model. [03:11]
- The things you need to know before franchising a business. [05:17]
- What an average franchisee is after. [08:26]
- The struggles of people getting started in business and how Mike was able to overcome it. [09:48]
- Systems in handling many franchisees. [12:21]
- How to maintain the competitiveness of your employees. [14:22]
- Ways to find a great employee. [20:19]
- What Mike’s business does during the offseason. [22:43]
- Obstacles home service business owners go through in terms of scalability. [23:54]
- The qualification process for franchisees. [26:07]
- The toughest decision home service business owners make. [35:18]
- Life lessons in business according to Mike. [38:58]
- Mike’s thoughts on why business owners fail. [46:47]
- The biggest expense in the home service industry. [53:01]
- Some books written by Mike. [54:08]
- Books on Mike’s reading list. [54:35]
- How to get more information about Mike. [56:54]
- Mike’s most important piece of advice to home service business owners. [57:24]
Resources And People Mentioned:
- Mikeandes.com
- The Mike Andes podcast
- Craigslist
- Anytime Fitness
- E & T Lawn and Landscape
- The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael Gerber
- Ellen Rohr
- P4P (Pay for Performance): Why Hourly Is a Failing Formula by Mike Andes
- Millennial Millionaire: The Young Entrepreneur’s Guide to Breaking Out of the Middle Class by Mike Andes
- Local Leaders: Entrepreneurial Stories Behind Whatcom County’s Iconic Brands and Small Business Owners by Mike Andes
- Sam Walton: Made In America by Sam Walton
- YouTube
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