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by Jason Lee & Jordan Upcavage

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Welcome to "Green Side Up: Tackling Entrepreneurial Weeds in Landscaping and Tree Care." Join hosts Jason Lee & Jordan Upcavage, a battle-tested landscaper, and a tree whisperer, as they peel back the layers of small business ownership in the green industry. Get ready for raw stories from the trenches, navigating unpredictable weather, managing demanding clients, and conquering the challenges that define entrepreneurial journeys. Whether you're knee-deep in the dirt or just planting your seeds, this podcast is your companion in the uphill climb of entrepreneurial success. Embrace the messy reality, find solace in shared struggles, and glean insights to thrive in the wild terrain of landscaping and tree care business. It's not always a walk in the park, but with "Green Side Up," you'll learn to thrive amid the chaos of entrepreneurship. Let's tackle those weeds together!

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Episode thumbnail for Ep 133. Side Hustles, Lawn Care, and Kress Robots

July 16, 2026

Ep 133. Side Hustles, Lawn Care, and Kress Robots

<p>In this late-night episode of the Green Side Up Podcast, Jason sits down in Orlando with Mike Garvey of the Side Hustle Squad Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on side hustles, lawn care growth, and the future of robotic mowing. Mike shares how he balanced an 18-year career as a New Jersey State Trooper while building Coastal Fertilization & Weed Control from 10 to over 800 customers, why he chose fert and weed control over mowing, and how add-on mosquito and tick services fit into a lean, profitable model. Jason and Mike swap stories on stacking side hustles—from Trash Panda Express dumpsters to becoming a <a href= "https://www.kress.com/en-us/">Kress</a> dealer—and break down real-world marketing tactics, including full-court-press branding, reviews, chamber networking, and trade show presence. They dive deep into the business case for robotic mowers on sports fields, HOAs, and campuses, talking labor efficiency, noise complaints, and how early adopters will lock in future contracts. The episode wraps with a look at Pod Row, Pod House, and how industry events, rodeos, and collaborative content can move the green industry forward.</p> <p><strong data-start="134" data-end="168">Connect with Mike:</strong></p> <div><a href="http://roped.us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://roped.us&source=gmail&ust=1784289885723000&usg=AOvVaw3SyT5ZFlPvC-tq6z0ysxJ-"> roped.us</a></div> <div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href= "http://www.coastalnj.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.coastalnj.com&source=gmail&ust=1784289885723000&usg=AOvVaw1FI2ERJdhbwEZgZ9LfWdRI"> www.coastalnj.com</a></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href= "http://www.sidehustlesquadpodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.sidehustlesquadpodcast.com&source=gmail&ust=1784289885723000&usg=AOvVaw2IqIh6rF-NoqKS-t623mh7"> www.sidehustlesquadpodcast.com</a></span></div> <p data-start="134" data-end="520"><strong data-start="134" data-end="168">Connect with Jason and Jordan:</strong><br data-start="168" data-end="171" /> 🌐 <a class="" href="https://greensideuppodcast.com/" target= "_new" rel="noopener" data-start="174" data-end="237">Green Side Up Podcast Website</a><br data-start="237" data-end="240" /> 📧 Email: <a class="cursor-pointer" rel="noopener" data-start= "250" data-end= "317">greensideuppodcast@gmail.com</a><br data-start="317" data-end="320" /> 📘 Facebook: Green Side Up<br data-start="348" data-end="351" /> 📸 <a class="" href= "https://www.instagram.com/greensideuppodcast/" target="_new" rel= "noopener" data-start="354" data-end="435" data-is-only-node= "">@greensideuppodcast on Instagram</a><br data-start="435" data-end="438" /> 📸 <a class="" href= "https://www.instagram.com/skyfroglandscape/" target="_new" rel= "noopener" data-start="441" data-end="518">@skyfroglandscape on Instagram</a></p> <p data-start="522" data-end="675"><strong data-start="522" data-end="547">Visit Our Businesses:</strong><br data-start="547" data-end="550" /> 🌿 <a class="" href="https://www.skyfroglandscape.com/" target= "_new" rel="noopener" data-start="553" data-end="606">SkyFrog Landscape</a><br data-start="606" data-end="609" /> 🌳 <a class="" href="https://www.indepenttreeservice.com/" target="_new" rel="noopener" data-start="612" data-end= "675">Independent Tree Service</a></p> <p data-start="677" data-end="874"><strong data-start="677" data-end="701">Save with SingleOps:</strong><br data-start="701" data-end="704" /> 💸 Mention Green Side Up or use this link to get <strong data-start="755" data-end="767">$500 off</strong> your SingleOps subscription:<br data-start="796" data-end="799" /> 👉 <a class="" href= "https://referral.singleops.com/l/JORDANUPCA68/" target="_new" rel= "noopener" data-start="802" data-end="874">Get $500 Off SingleOps</a></p> <p data-start="876" data-end="1015"><strong data-start="876" data-end="900">Sponsors & Partners:</strong></p> <p data-start="876" data-end="1015">👉 <a class= "decorated-link" href="https://mitogrowpro.com/" target="_new" rel= "noopener" data-start="107" data-end="151">MitoGrow 🌱</a><br data-start="900" data-end="903" /> 🎥 <a class="cursor-pointer" href="https://intriguemedia.com/" target="_new" rel="noopener" data-start="906" data-end= "978">Intrigue Media on Instagram</a> (@imintriguemedia)<br data-start="997" data-end= "1000" /> 📍 <a href="https://gstrackme.com/en/">GS TrackMe</a></p> <p data-start="1017" data-end="1120"><strong data-start="1017" data-end="1041">Podcast Produced by:</strong><br data-start="1041" data-end="1044" /> 🎧 <a class="" href="https://www.instagram.com/mrproducerusa/" target="_new" rel="noopener" data-start="1047" data-end="1103">Mr. Producer</a> (@mrproducerusa)</p>

Episode thumbnail for Ep 132. Bar Graphs, Barge Fireworks, and Building Trust in Your Brand

July 9, 2026

Ep 132. Bar Graphs, Barge Fireworks, and Building Trust in Your Brand

<p>In this episode, Jason and Jordan kick things off with post–Fourth of July stories, from eight-inch mortars and a professional fireworks barge to the unexpected lesson in staffing, leadership, and broken promises that came with a canceled show. They pivot into the green industry and dig into how Jason is onboarding virtual assistants (VAs) to help track lead flow, build out data-driven reporting, and improve budgeting and cash flow visibility. The conversation gets candid around switching to weekly payroll, the hidden cost of payroll advances, and where to draw the line between supporting employees and becoming "the bank." They compare live answering options like Ruby versus AI-backed tools such as RingCentral, and explore how VAs, phone systems, and SingleOps can work together to tighten operations. Jason shares how he's thinking about social media ROI, content strategy with Sky Palm Studios, and why long-term trust-building may beat pure ad spend. Jordan closes with two powerful branding and values stories: how 25 years of Empire Today ads led him to a no-hesitation buying decision, and how an HOA dust-up over flying the American flag at the community boat ramp turned into a real-world case study in leadership, perception, and standing your ground.</p> <p data-start="134" data-end="520"><strong data-start="134" data-end="168">Connect with Jason and Jordan:</strong><br data-start="168" data-end="171" /> 🌐 <a class="" href="https://greensideuppodcast.com/" target= "_new" rel="noopener" data-start="174" data-end="237">Green Side Up Podcast Website</a><br data-start="237" data-end="240" /> 📧 Email: <a class="cursor-pointer" rel="noopener" data-start= "250" data-end= "317">greensideuppodcast@gmail.com</a><br data-start="317" data-end="320" /> 📘 Facebook: Green Side Up<br data-start="348" data-end="351" /> 📸 <a class="" href= "https://www.instagram.com/greensideuppodcast/" target="_new" rel= "noopener" data-start="354" data-end="435" data-is-only-node= "">@greensideuppodcast on Instagram</a><br data-start="435" data-end="438" /> 📸 <a class="" href= "https://www.instagram.com/skyfroglandscape/" target="_new" rel= "noopener" data-start="441" data-end="518">@skyfroglandscape on Instagram</a></p> <p data-start="522" data-end="675"><strong data-start="522" data-end="547">Visit Our Businesses:</strong><br data-start="547" data-end="550" /> 🌿 <a class="" href="https://www.skyfroglandscape.com/" target= "_new" rel="noopener" data-start="553" data-end="606">SkyFrog Landscape</a><br data-start="606" data-end="609" /> 🌳 <a class="" href="https://www.indepenttreeservice.com/" target="_new" rel="noopener" data-start="612" data-end= "675">Independent Tree Service</a></p> <p data-start="677" data-end="874"><strong data-start="677" data-end="701">Save with SingleOps:</strong><br data-start="701" data-end="704" /> 💸 Mention Green Side Up or use this link to get <strong data-start="755" data-end="767">$500 off</strong> your SingleOps subscription:<br data-start="796" data-end="799" /> 👉 <a class="" href= "https://referral.singleops.com/l/JORDANUPCA68/" target="_new" rel= "noopener" data-start="802" data-end="874">Get $500 Off SingleOps</a></p> <p data-start="876" data-end="1015"><strong data-start="876" data-end="900">Sponsors & Partners:</strong></p> <p data-start="876" data-end="1015">👉 <a class= "decorated-link" href="https://mitogrowpro.com/" target="_new" rel= "noopener" data-start="107" data-end="151">MitoGrow 🌱</a><br data-start="900" data-end="903" /> 🎥 <a class="cursor-pointer" href="https://intriguemedia.com/" target="_new" rel="noopener" data-start="906" data-end= "978">Intrigue Media on Instagram</a> (@imintriguemedia)<br data-start="997" data-end= "1000" /> 📍 <a href="https://gstrackme.com/en/">GS TrackMe</a></p> <p data-start="1017" data-end="1120"><strong data-start="1017" data-end="1041">Podcast Produced by:</strong><br data-start="1041" data-end="1044" /> 🎧 <a class="" href="https://www.instagram.com/mrproducerusa/" target="_new" rel="noopener" data-start="1047" data-end="1103">Mr. Producer</a> (@mrproducerusa)</p>

Episode thumbnail for Ep 131. How to Control: Snails, Fungi, and Administrative Tasks

July 2, 2026

Ep 131. How to Control: Snails, Fungi, and Administrative Tasks

<p>In this episode of The Green Side Up Podcast, Jason and Jordan cover a full slate of real-world green industry challenges and opportunities. Jason breaks down a Fourth of July–timed median rehab in Alachua, from battling snails in society garlic to testing drift roses in harsh roadway conditions. Jordan shares a profitable roadside removal project and then dives deep into a large-scale plant healthcare bid for a new Wesley Chapel/Zephyrhills community—complete with reclaimed water issues, clay "cereal bowl" planting holes, Phytophthora pressure, and a step-by-step prescription using Hydretain, Quali-Phite F, and Mitigrow. The conversation branches into mangrove trimming under strict regulatory rules, the hidden cost of right-of-way permits on a downtown Tampa project, and how check fraud forced a total banking reset. Jason closes by unpacking his move to Virtual Assistants, leveraging SingleOps, Leanscaper, Google Chat, and GS Track Me to tighten office systems, track crew inefficiencies, and finally get serious about data, SOPs, and content production for the business and the podcast.</p> <p data-start="134" data-end="520"><strong data-start="134" data-end="168">Connect with Jason and Jordan:</strong><br data-start="168" data-end="171" /> 🌐 <a class="" href="https://greensideuppodcast.com/" target= "_new" rel="noopener" data-start="174" data-end="237">Green Side Up Podcast Website</a><br data-start="237" data-end="240" /> 📧 Email: <a class="cursor-pointer" rel="noopener" data-start= "250" data-end= "317">greensideuppodcast@gmail.com</a><br data-start="317" data-end="320" /> 📘 Facebook: Green Side Up<br data-start="348" data-end="351" /> 📸 <a class="" href= "https://www.instagram.com/greensideuppodcast/" target="_new" rel= "noopener" data-start="354" data-end="435" data-is-only-node= "">@greensideuppodcast on Instagram</a><br data-start="435" data-end="438" /> 📸 <a class="" href= "https://www.instagram.com/skyfroglandscape/" target="_new" rel= "noopener" data-start="441" data-end="518">@skyfroglandscape on Instagram</a></p> <p data-start="522" data-end="675"><strong data-start="522" data-end="547">Visit Our Businesses:</strong><br data-start="547" data-end="550" /> 🌿 <a class="" href="https://www.skyfroglandscape.com/" target= "_new" rel="noopener" data-start="553" data-end="606">SkyFrog Landscape</a><br data-start="606" data-end="609" /> 🌳 <a class="" href="https://www.indepenttreeservice.com/" target="_new" rel="noopener" data-start="612" data-end= "675">Independent Tree Service</a></p> <p data-start="677" data-end="874"><strong data-start="677" data-end="701">Save with SingleOps:</strong><br data-start="701" data-end="704" /> 💸 Mention Green Side Up or use this link to get <strong data-start="755" data-end="767">$500 off</strong> your SingleOps subscription:<br data-start="796" data-end="799" /> 👉 <a class="" href= "https://referral.singleops.com/l/JORDANUPCA68/" target="_new" rel= "noopener" data-start="802" data-end="874">Get $500 Off SingleOps</a></p> <p data-start="876" data-end="1015"><strong data-start="876" data-end="900">Sponsors & Partners:</strong></p> <p data-start="876" data-end="1015">👉 <a class= "decorated-link" href="https://mitogrowpro.com/" target="_new" rel= "noopener" data-start="107" data-end="151">MitoGrow 🌱</a><br data-start="900" data-end="903" /> 🎥 <a class="cursor-pointer" href="https://intriguemedia.com/" target="_new" rel="noopener" data-start="906" data-end= "978">Intrigue Media on Instagram</a> (@imintriguemedia)<br data-start="997" data-end= "1000" /> 📍 <a href="https://gstrackme.com/en/">GS TrackMe</a></p> <p data-start="1017" data-end="1120"><strong data-start="1017" data-end="1041">Podcast Produced by:</strong><br data-start="1041" data-end="1044" /> 🎧 <a class="" href="https://www.instagram.com/mrproducerusa/" target="_new" rel="noopener" data-start="1047" data-end="1103">Mr. Producer</a> (@mrproducerusa)</p>

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What is Green Side Up?

Welcome to "Green Side Up: Tackling Entrepreneurial Weeds in Landscaping and Tree Care." Join hosts Jason Lee & Jordan Upcavage, a battle-tested landscaper, and a tree whisperer, as they peel back the layers of small business ownership in the green industry.

Get ready for raw stories from the trenches, navigating unpredictable weather, managing demanding clients, and conquering the challenges that define entrepreneurial journeys. Whether you're knee-deep in the dirt or just planting your seeds, this podcast is your companion in the uphill climb of entrepreneurial success.

Embrace the messy reality, find solace in shared struggles, and glean insights to thrive in the wild terrain of landscaping and tree care business. It's not always a walk in the park, but with "Green Side Up," you'll learn to thrive amid the chaos of entrepreneurship. Let's tackle those weeds together!

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