The Sales Vitamin Podcast

Episode 35: Bryan Clayton and GREENPAL

January 05, 2021 John Bossong / Bryan Clayton Season 2 Episode 35
The Sales Vitamin Podcast
Episode 35: Bryan Clayton and GREENPAL
Show Notes

Today’s guest  on the Sales Vitamin Podcast is Bryan Clayton, the co-founder and CEO of GREENPAL.  

GREENPAL is an online marketplace that connects homeowners with local lawn care professionals.  GREENPAL has been called the “Uber for lawn care” by Entrepreneur magazine and has over 100,000 active users completing thousands of transactions per day.

Before starting GREENPAL Bryan Clayton founded Peachtree Inc. one of the largest landscaping companies in the state of Tennessee growing it to over $10 million a year in annual revenue before it was acquired in 2013.

GREENPAL has been featured on Forbes, Inc, the Wall Street Journal, Time, Harvard Business Review, and more.

Bryan discusses an array of sales topics in this episode and also talks about growing both of his businesses without debt, he used sales revenue as his capital.   Bryan’s sales experience is practical and relevant to the individual sales professional, manager, leader, marketer or entrepreneur. 

Here's what you'll learn in this episode: 

  • Bryan's history.
  • Why he created GREENPAL.
  • Growing debt free and using sales revenue as capital. 
  • Developing a sales process.
  • The GREENPAL model - the Uber of lawn care.
  • Starting a tech company. 
  • Teaching himself how to code.
  • Doing the job before outsourcing. 
  • Adding value. 
  • Outside vs Inside sales.
  • One Sales Vitamin. 

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