We talked to Dirk over two years ago about robotic mowers and how they work and if they suit a market with lawn and garden maintenance.

This interview is a long awaited update. The new technology and a deeper dive into the functionality and practical uses within our industry. They will not suit everyone, but be sure to listen to this exciting topic

This was recorded in November of 2022. The follow up interview is published today. Michelle has made a lot of changes in two and a half years.

Michelle's original interview was recorded in November 2022. Today we revisited how she operates her business in Kalgoorlie. She has revised several times working with employees, customers and tools. She has also made deliberate and significant changes to her fitness and wellbeing with personal and business life being affected by lifestyle choices.

Go into the Podcast feed and listen to her first interview here before this one if you need a refresher.

Tony may have moved here from the UK, but he is as true blue as You'd expect from any Aussie, and he has built his business through hard work and perserverence in the grounds of Aussie battlers.

We all have to start from somewhere and build up to represent our selves and our businesses. Tony has demonstrated that this can be done well in the tough suburban markets where prices do get challenged and labour isn't cheap. He has ensured his business has deep foundations and he shares what it takes for you to do the same thing. It's not always fancy, high end and luxury properties that we build a lawn and garden maintenance business on, and this episode is proof that you can make it work.

Chris has elluded me for far too long so when I called him, I got his interview the next day and got it straight out to you this week.

Well thought out and executed start

Tested market value and viable margins

Text book business startup, yet so unique an inspiring. And you'll love the instagram account;

https://www.instagram.com/full_throttle_lawn_n_garden?igsh=cTR4MGRhaHZzamNq

Watch this episode on Youtube as the video content from the Warehouse is important.

Duncan Russell and his wife Ella own International Mowers and we take a close look at what they have done with it. We look at the Scag lineup available in Australia and the warehouse that allows them to serve Australia with new machines and parts. They have been supporting Scag, and McConnel and Seppi with a commitment to their customers that is awesome.

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Ally has invested in the path of horticulture, working for Nursuries and other successful businesses before forging her own path, starting a garden maintenance business in Melbourne.

We learn from Ally about what makes her business work well and the many challenges she has faced, some she continues to face in a male dominated industry.