Episode Overview
In this episode, our hosts Mike Nelson and Derek Foster interview Brad Lewis, the hard-working owner of Lewis Lawn Care & Masonry! He started at a very young age without even having a car to take him between clients; but he grew his “side hustle” into a successful business with hard work and dedication! Take a listen and find out how!
Time Stamps
00:00:15 – Introduction: Marketing with “Money” Mike Nelson
00:02:25 – A Brief Overview of Brad Lewis: Master Mason, Handy Hardscaper!
00:04:42 – Starting Young: Want a New Skateboard? Get Mowin’!
00:07:04 – Learning From (and Teaching) Sub-Contractors… Way up High!
00:08:52 – Securing Equipment… Without a Car!
00:11:45 – Working Within Walking Distance
00:13:24 – Running the Mile
00:15:46 – Pathetic Pay Entering White Collar… Screw It! Blue All the Way!
00:18:22 – Tutoring Economics… But Teaching? No Way! Brad’s a Machine!
00:20:30 – Sleep is for the WEAK! Work, Learn, and Work Some More!
00:23:14 – Back to the Present: Home and Apartment Rehabbing with the Crew
00:26:59 – Doing Nothing?.. No Way! FIRE Movement Counter-Intuitive?
00:31:30 – Restoring Busted-Up Homes: “Be a Good Steward”
00:34:45 – Don’t Be Afraid of Your Employees Spreading Their Wings – Support It!
00:40:01 – Finding Customers: The Single Most Important Part of Business!
00:44:12 – The Future… Let it Come! You Can’t Plan For the Unknown!
00:46:27 – Lawnwork?.. Not Worth It! Get a Goat!
00:50:20 – “Foster Freedom”: Value Your Workers and Their Families!
00:53:17 – Brad’s #1 Piece of Advice: Spread Your Work Out, Don’t Try to “Burn a Year”!
00:56:40 – The 5:30 AM Riser: Get Emails Out of the Way and Plan Your Day!
00:58:20 – Closing Remarks: Masonry, Not Masonary!
Details
Hosts
Mike Nelson and Derek Foster
Guests
Brad Lewis
Runtime
1 hr, 51 secs
Airing Date
Dec 13, 2022