Episode Overview

Aspire Software Director of Client Experiences Jon Gohl raves about the benefit of mentorship in the landscaping and commercial cleaning trades – and he vows to pass along the same benefits to newcomers to the industry.

Gohl is the first guest of Toolbox for the Trades new co-host Amanda Salvatore, who’ll be sharing duties with veteran host Jackie Aubel.

Aspire Software is a sister software solution to ServiceTitan. Gohl, a bicycling enthusiast, is a big believer in leading effectively through technology. He credits others for helping him navigate the path to being an effective leader. 

“ You can never walk this alone,” he says. “You have to walk together, so bring people [with you] to accomplish the mission and the dream of the unachievable, and it shall come true.”

Gohl’s philosophy in life and in business is to keep moving forward, try new things and not be afraid to take risks by walking out onto skinny branches.

“ When I talk about skinny branches, it's about living your life and not clinging to the trunk [of a tree],” he says. “If you’re clinging to the trunk, you're going to miss the whole purpose of why we're all here. You’ve got to get on the skinny branches. That's where the action is.”

Out on those branches is where Gohl hopes to recruit teammates who will advance software adoption in the field.

“We're going to change this industry,” he says. “We're going to revolutionize it. We're going to bring something that nobody has before, to arm themselves and become better, become greater, and accomplish the ultimate outstanding.”

Jon Gohl recently joined ServiceTitan co-host Amanda Salvatore on the “Toolbox for the Trades” podcast, which included Gohl’s thoughts on:

• [11:21] Leadership lessons Gohl took from some of the industry’s legends

• [15:12] Creating a vision for yourself

• [17:46] Bringing technology to schools for the next generation of landscapers

• [24:30] Framing software platforms as an approachable tool

• [26:22] How educational outreach will benefit the industry

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