Show Summary
In this episode we interview Dereck Jenkins. Growing a business in a competitive market is not easy. Doing it in lawn maintenance is even harder. But Dereck Jenkins has applied the Pumpkin Plan, Profit First, and other strategies to make his business consistently profitable and consistently growing. Dereck reveals what he’s done and shares the processes you can use in your own business, be it lawn care or anything else.
Our Guest
Dereck Jenkins is the luckiest husband in the world, married to his wife Cristal for 10 years with two children together. Graduating from Medical Lake High School in 2002, he joined the United States Army serving for 7 years as an Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) specialist, the military’s Bomb Squad. During his service, he reached the rank of Staff Sergeant (E-6), deployed to Iraq in 2004 and 2006, was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for actions taken in combat, an Army Commendation Medal, and two Army Achievement Medals.
After the Army, Dereck attended Tacoma Community College, receiving his Associates degree in General Studies. He then served the Army as a contractor for 3 years, teaching those in the EOD field. Currently, Dereck is working on his Bachelors in Environmental Science through American Military University. In 2013, Dereck established Chesterfield Lawn Services, LLC in Chester, Virginia. He did not start working until April 25, 2014. By the end of 2014, the goal for the company was to have 10 regular customers. By the end of 2015, the company had 109 clients with one other employee. In 2016, the company had 151 clients with three employees. And as of April 2017, the company has 319 clients with six employees.
Guest Links
Website: www.chesterlawn.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChesterfieldLawnServices/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChesterLawn
Corporate Partners
NetPayroll – a full-service payroll company. They have comprehensive solutions that allow you to run your business and focus on what you know.
Receipt-Bank – Software and service to make the gathering, storage & processing of bills, receipts and invoices as easy and as cost effective as possible for businesses.
Nextiva – VOIP phone providers for small businesses.
Fundbox – The simplest and fastest way to fix your cash flow by advancing payments for your outstanding invoices.
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