Toolbox for the Trades

Real interviews with landscaping professionals

Operations

Landscape

Operations

Landscape

Aspire + EOS = Smarter Systems for Growing Green

June 10, 202522 minutes

Aspire + EOS = Smarter Systems for Growing Green

Site Landscape Development CFO Andrew Craft has proved that process improvement is a growth engine for...

Craft is the second guest of “Toolbox for the Trades” new co-host Amanda Salvatore.

Powering Site Landscape Development’s tremendous growth is Aspire Software, a sister software solution to...

Dallas-Fort Worth-based Site Landscape Development adopted Aspire and, by investing in an efficient system,...

“ We needed a platform to give us the ability to grow, and for us,...

Craft demonstrated that tech-forward thinking and financial discipline can lead to more than just...

“We would get the question, ‘If you're gonna automate the AP process, why are...

With automation, data and scalable tools in place, Craft has even bigger plans, like...

“ The big advantage of Aspire is having everything in one place,” he says. “[Having]...

Andrew Craft recently joined ServiceTitan’s Amanda Salvatore on the “Toolbox for the Trades” podcast, which included...

  • [1:49] Why process improvements are critical for scaling your small business

  • [6:21] How a CRM and EOS implementations helped Site double its revenue

  • [15:31] Advice to small-business owners trying to jump their scaling hurdles

  • [32:17] Projecting the future after efficiency improvements.

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Operations

Landscape

Operations

Landscape

Mentorship in the Trades: Lessons That Fuel Growth

June 3, 202523 minutes

Mentorship in the Trades: Lessons That Fuel Growth

Aspire Software Director of Client Experiences Jon Gohl raves about the benefit of mentorship in...

Gohl is the first guest of Toolbox for the Trades new co-host Amanda Salvatore,...

Aspire Software is a sister software solution to ServiceTitan. Gohl, a bicycling enthusiast, is...

“ You can never walk this alone,” he says. “You have to walk together, so...

Gohl’s philosophy in life and in business is to keep moving forward, try new...

“ When I talk about skinny branches, it's about living your life and not clinging...

Out on those branches is where Gohl hopes to recruit teammates who will advance...

“We're going to change this industry,” he says. “We're going to revolutionize it. We're...

Jon Gohl recently joined ServiceTitan co-host Amanda Salvatore on the “Toolbox for the Trades” podcast,...

  • [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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About the show

Toolbox for the Trades is a podcast where top service professionals share the tips, tricks, and tactics they use to succeed in their industry. Co-hosted by Amanda Salvatore, this podcast is brought to you by Aspire.

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