Four years ago I was diagnosed with Ankylosing spondylitis and within a matter of months I couldn't work on the tools anymore. This forced me to build a business with employees that could run without me.

These are the fundamental lessons I learn on how to find, hire and manage great staff so that they can work without you.

There is so much more to this conversation, but I hope this helps for now.

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Grahame Rowe works as landscaper, producer and much more for popular TV show Better Homes & Gardens. Despite being core part of the team that makes the show very few people know who he is and what he does. This episode is almost 3 hours of his story.

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Remi Willems is a hedging specialist who worked for years at the iconic Stonefields garden. Now running his own business Remi continues to do amazing hedging work for his clients. In this podcast we talk about the tools and techniques he uses, the value of relationships and how small businesses can win amazing jobs.

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Gavin Jones is an irrigation expert and regional manager from Hunter Industries. In this podcast he breaks down the differences in nozzles, sprinkler bodies, controllers and much more.

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Everyone who loves their garden has bought a plant from a nursery. But do we know what separates the good nurseries from the bad ones?

I asked Steven Zani, someone who was been working in nurseries his whole career, to educate me on the subject.

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Craig Castree is an author, speaker and edible garden specialist. He has recently released "Soil Is Not A Dirty Word" a new book which shares urgent insights into the symbiotic relationships between plants and the microscopic worlds of bacteria and fungi that sustain them.

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Find out more about Toro: https://www.toro.com.au/

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Travis Savage is a small business owner and lawn care professional in Bundaberg QLD. He has a wealth of knowledge in lawn care and running a small business.

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Emma Grantham is an Australian lawn enthusiast and independent turf researcher. She has been documenting her trials on the big three Couch (Bermuda) varieties in Australia. Here are her thoughts on those lawns.

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