Tip of advice . Just do it. Nobody is stopping you. Try your best and you will succeed instead of not trying and never being successful

i feel like a fucking loser watching this lol

This kid ...he puts every other teenager out there to shame. All things aside, in this country, the good ol' USA, if you work hard and become an expert at something USEFUL (your degree in 16th century poetry is useless...) you can live the "American Dream". But to live that dream you have to get up off your ass. What a great story. Thanks for sharing!

I'm 6 years old, I always loved planes, so I brought a model plane with money my parents let me barrow (that I obviously had to pay back) I own an airport now

your channel is awesome! I have been binge watching it!

Family money and support. Many kids don't have that. You also must live in an area (wealthy area) where people need their yards cut, long driveways plowed, flowers pruned etc.... I give him credit for working, but I can tell you I worked just as hard as this kid, but lived in a small apartment with a single mom, and a fairly run down area. Success is far more luck than hard work. If you can find that luck, piece it together, and simply not be a lazy ass, you can become successful. This kids no genius, and he's surely not doing much more than anyone I knew growing up trying to put money away for college, and pay bills.

I just LOVE LOVE LOVE seeing stories like this. Out flipping standing!!!

Thanks guys! very helpful tips amongst all your videos.

These story's are very inspirational and I hope to start my own business soon.

Dude, this kid GETS it!

Awesome young man! And yes Stan, this kind of video helps a lot of people.

I have a similar story. I started with the yard care as a kid just to make some extra money then eventually I had a friend offer me a job at a roll off dumpster company that also did landscaping so I worked there for 2 years and then the next year I decided to take the money from the yard care and put it into equipment for waste removal and I started the was removal the day after my 16th birthday as I just got my license and now I make a 6 figure income and I'm only 19 and I've turned the landscaping into just sod, tree installation and yard care.

I'm thinking about starting my own landscaping company and this really helps. Keep up the good videos.

I am SO GLAD, my 11 year old is doing exactly this!!!!! He’s mowing lawns and light snow removal right now and already talking about bigger mowing equipment, the sky’s the limit!!! I’m sharing this as well!!! THANK YOU AND GREAT WORK!!!!!!!!!!!

Stan, I like these kinds of people you interview. Please ask them how they made the step from being solo to managing the first crew. It would help me!

High five guys!! Good vid, good story. Was excellently presented and full of some key successful aspects overlooked by many. Again, high five!!

Good stuff man. I can see you going far.

Makes 1.2 million dollars a year, has a shit mic

Great interview and super motivated young man.

very awesome

If you are a teenager trying to start a mowing business I highly recommend buying a Stihl fs40, the average out to about $160 and mine has lasted 2 years already, I haven’t had to fix anything on it. They are lightweight and easy to use, I cover a lot of ground with mine as I have lots of jobs here and there and mine takes it well.

I'm 19 and co-own a landscaping/tree service company, cool to see I'm not alone!

Wow outstanding!! That kid is on it! Congratulations and keep rocking

You are great i alway find motivation on your channel thanks alot God bless you .Hello from Puerto Rico..

Great video Stan the Man, that was a good story

Matt is a beast! I should know, i'm a Matt lol. Anyway, shining example, keep at it!

Hey stanley, do you have any idea when your gonna post a new video on how to start lawn care with no money

I really like these videos, please make more! They inspire me so much as a 16 year old to do better everyday. I am just like Matt, but not as big, yet. Most kids lives are go to school come home and play video games. I along with a few others in this world actually go work after school to improve their future, because they know what God has in store for them. Working hard everyday to make my dreams come true.

When the Japanese have high level business meetings they always take 15 minutes to ask about one another and how is things going in their personal life. No one is allowed to talk turkey until this informal greeting has wrapped up. This facilitates the feeling that the other men in the room is a person not a number or statistic. This leads to win/win deals because they want to see each other succeed. The kid has it right to get to know the client. He may have developed this skill with neighbors in his early days but it translates into becoming extended family to other clients. One Alarm installer I worked for told me to be in the office at 8:00 am. We didn't leave until 10:00. All appointments were 11:00 am on. It gave him 2 hours to read the morning paper and keep up on world events. Sports winnings, Politics, Civic happenings. Then he could talk to the client on what ever level he wanted and the client thinks this guy really is up on things. Customers always want to engage you for a portion of your visit. Give them some chat and it makes their day. You never want to just say "I don't have time for that stuff, I'm too busy putting bread on the table." That makes it look like you don't care about the world around you and maybe your own quality of work? Near the end he's talking about having all the numbers. For your viewers, that's called "Factoring". There are many resources on the Net on Factoring for different industries, not to mention services all over the place you can hire to be your office when getting started. Many Trucking Owner Operators have Factoring services that take care of your DOT permits, Fuel permits, Tell you how much to save each month for $200 oil changes! and 10 tires at $400 each!. Factoring is the major part of good management. That's why this kids parents told him to go through them for budgeting so he wouldn't blow too much. Success needs experience & wisdom as well as good luck, mussel and smarts.

This story made me smile. Thank you for sharing. Now I would ask that you TRY to find stories of older women trying to mow lawns part time to supplement their income in 2018-2019 Please.

Wow! This video is 3 years old already and I just came across it. What a great success story from a young person that realizes a personal connection with his customer is important and not just a numbers game. Others can learn from it.

he's got it going on and he's got one great story right behind him I know this was a couple years ago but I'm sure he is doubled in size by now have a good one man this was awesome

nice very inspiring I might try that, can you make more of these videos

Very positive! Thank You.

bad ass Stan! I could learn from this guy and he's 12 years younger.

Very inspirational :)

this is a great young man. the old saying holds true. you get what you pay for.

awesome video Stanley

Thanks for what your doing here man.

This man (not kid) gets business. This is what should be taught in business school not the BS that Porter spews out. Thanks, Matt. Keep grinding.

Great videos!!! I started a lawn service at 12 years old. I never owned a lawnmower. I gave the clients a discount for using their lawnmower and gas. I also used to dive golf ponds and sell the balls back to the golfers. I made about $300.00 week back in the 80's.

Cool thanks for sharing

Stan - Great videos! You need your own show on HGTV.

Inspirational!

Awesome man. Congrats

The smartest thing he said in the whole interview was "reinvest in equipment". That is critical in expanding any business. I see too many times people making money and buying boats, 4x4 trucks, and toys. Only wondering why their equipment is broke down, or they can't expand. Second "know your numbers". Know to a tee what things cost time, equipment, labor. Got those covered and you should make money no matter what.

Great video need more like this I wish videos like this would be in schools to motivate more younger kids that hard work dose pay off big bummed out no bloopers at the end LOL

I have the experience operating landscape equipment since I was 7 years old and I'm 15 years old now. He has the advantages of starting out and I don't because he probably lives in a large housing development that people don't own their own lawnmower and I live in a small neighborhood where most people in my neighborhood owns there own lawnmower and don't need anyone to cut there grass. But I hope I can own my own landscaping Business some day.

Absolutely well done.

Seems like a lot of money for only two crews and mostly mowing. Each crew would need to bring in about $300 per hour during an 8 hour day to make those numbers work every day 5 days a week 52 weeks a year. Do you check the books of the people interviewed? Just don't know how that is possible although if you have two crews working 6-7 days a week with 60-70 hours each week and lots of OT it could be possible. Great channel either way!

Really good stuff for today's teens!!!

Would have been awesome if he released some real in depth info. There is so much that goes into handling 1.2 mil gross.

Very interesting and inspirational story. As a teen he became millionaire, It's really an unbelievable story. But human can do everything if they want. Thank you very much.

great info I started my business the same way,spend profit on equipment that will make you money,I have sod cutters and ariators as well they can make you money when you ha e no installs, I didn't have parents that ran businesses,so I think having an accountant would also be a good thing to tell someone they need to start off with so they don't get in trouble financially as well! God bless and thank you for helping people start businesses correctly

Wow awesome awesome video that kid is really setting on fire think I'm doing good work in a full-time job but I'm not doing what he did at his age and I'm nowhere near where I want to be I just learned some things

The young man has it in the bag. Quality over quantity is the way to do it. I've been doing landscaping since I was 18. Hasn't made me what he's gotten, but I'd like to think I've had good success with it, and being personal and remembering customers names and other details is always a plus. Customers love that, and will always call you back if you combine these assets to yer business.

"We know what our clients will pay, we know what our clients will let us do..." Words of wisdom from a young entrepreneur! Thanks for the video

Grate job at your work

Any good reference videos on calculating the "cost to keep a piece of equipment on the job"? For example how is the cost of insurance factored into the price of a mowing job vs. a larger landscaping job?

My parents loaned me 30 grand to buy my truck,trailer, new Wright mower/Back pack blower Trimmers, hedge Trimmer etc.. I’ve been doing landscaping for about 15 years and soaked up all the free knowledge from big companies I worked for and I did prittey well my first year and made a VERY good name for myself and branding myself. I’m known as the landscaper who does amazing work for a good price. I also don’t treat customers as a number or a time frame to get lawns done. I won’t leave property till I’m satisfied and I’m a picky detailed person so my property’s come out amazing. A little help from family and soon and I know I will be one of the big companies in a few years👍👍👌

I am 15 and I have used money I've earned threw selling my market animals to buy a cub cadet 147 with a few attachments and this winter I'm using it to move snow and I'm going to be mowing lawns during the Summer and so me and a friend will have a small business

Wow! Great story!

Brilliant kid, hard to find kids nowadays so dedicated

I used to get taken advantage of and screwed doing work as a kid. I spent all day doing yard work for a neighbor, mowing grass raking leaves trimming bushes, for a whopping $3

amaizing !!!!

good stuff man

not sure if i heard right! i belive it seems impossible to make that much by only having two crews, there must be other investiments

Learning and teaching well done by parents. If I had kept the paper route as a paper boy, I would probably be making the case for helping finance the first car and stuff.

hard work is where its at !

I started my lawn business back in the late 1980's when I was married to my first wife with just a lawn mower and cold knocking.....I put every nickel back into buying more equipment....I had a trailer, edger, trimmer and a trailer before a few months of doing this after work by myself. I gave it up because of the wife at the time wanted half and I refused to split the money when she did none of the work or contribute. I gave it up and she divorced me after I built her a home. It takes commitment and teamwork to succeed in life. I've married 2 women, both of whom were out for themselves. Keep up your hard work and don't let negative people drag you down. I could have had one hell of a business if I would have focused on it and not been distracted by the bullshit of my first wife and making bad choices, no one was doing landscaping back in those days hardly.

when i was about 12 i did the same thing started my own lawn service , i was cutting ether between 4-5 sometimes even 1o of land . i had 1 weeder 1 blower 1 push mower an 1 riden mower an 1 tractor with a 3 foot bush hog an a 4 foot finish mower deck. but when ever one start under cutting i kinda lost out on alot money . an everything i had was lost it the way of life you lose some you win some but you keep moven on till something better pops!! up

No,i never see anyone get ahead without some pay off or some con game . Their is more to the story we don't get .

Hey stand can you do a video on how to bid on jobs and what does it take for a new business to win jobs and get starter

Helps to have parents to help you out and be behind you as a safety net when you need

I love the song in the background

My friend and I started a landscaping company and in our 2nd storm with 2 shovels and a blower and made $530 in 5.5 hours

I started my own landscaping company when I was 12 years old but the difference was I had to give my parents money to help pay the bills

amazing!

Yeah but imagine how much money he started with in the first place to get all that equipment

Well I am 4 years old and own good enough landscaping company.and I only made 10 million last year but hopefully next year I can make double!!!I'm the boss and secretary and employee!

these videos are awesome

Regardless of anything there is some great advice even if you don’t want to do landscaping. The weekends,investments, etc. look up Alec Steele if you need proof. His was an artisan business. the one thing I will say that him living in the right area helps with landscaping.

Must say I'm envious. He was lucky to have parents who seems to have guided him along the way.

it's nice to see a young guy have the go get attitude and make something of himself.I can imagine your family and friends are very proud of you.keep up the awesome work😁

This is literally me. I'm 14 and I have a landscaping business. I started at 10 doing little stuff and this year was my big mowing year. I made 2,000 dollars this year. I plan to make over a thousand with snow removal. He is such a inspiration to me

This is good advice since I'm 13 and thinking about starting to mow for my neighbors so I van start saving up for my rc car rental and track buiseness and my neighbors yards are 10 and 5 acres

thanks for sharing....;)

Hey I got a mower like the one with the snow plow when I was 9

Yes, That's right!

Awesome!

Awesome story

good for him!

My Grandfather gave me his old Lawn Boy push owner. My Dad help me buy a 5x10 Ulitilty trailer. He sold me his old truck for dirt cheap. Plus Dad fixes stuff that I break

I always add to the first hour, say 130 first hour 100 after. That covers my loading time

I'm 11 and my dad said I can work with my cushion when I'm 12. He does landscaping

another great video....not even finished yet.

More power to you Matt 👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿 at your age I never had the opportunity to start like you did but I’m happy with what I have achieved so far . It’s your attitude and wonderful family support that gets you on top in the beginning of your life.

I started a landscaping business yesterday, so far i invested 20 dollars into gas for my mower, i hope to grow that investment into probably 40 by the end of the year. All it takes is a lot of hard work and determination.

I enjoyed the video. You should try and have Andrew Camarata come on your show. That would be a mutually beneficial crossover for you and Andrew. Thanks for uploading

Can I have a link to his channel?