A lot of trades business owners hit a revenue ceiling long before they hit their potential.

Jeremy Talboy started a landscape company with zero experience, zero clients, and no financial background. He built it to nearly $9 million in revenue. But behind the growth, he was flying blind on his numbers. Profit was last. Sales covered mistakes. And eventually the ceiling hit hard.

In this episode, Jeremy shares the moment everything changed. From hiring a fractional CFO to bringing in a true operator as GM, this conversation is a masterclass in breaking through growth plateaus and building a business that actually works.

If you are scaling a service company and feel the pressure building, this episode will challenge how you think about growth, leadership, and financial discipline.

Key Discussion Points

• Starting a landscape company with no experience
  

• How sales ability can mask financial mistakes
  

• The dangerous mindset of profit coming last
  

• Hitting the $3M revenue ceiling
  

• Hiring a fractional CFO and building real budgets
  

• Bringing in a GM to fix operational inefficiencies
  

• Growing maintenance revenue by nearly 60 percent
  

• Expanding into pool construction as a high ticket strategy
  

• The role of faith and family in staying grounded

• Why leadership is developed, not inherited