Tree service, Trimming, Removal, planting, stump grinding, and landscaping.Pretty much Everything but mow the lawn. I’ve been wrestling Jumanji since I can remember. At 12 years old, I was knocking on doors, mowing lawns for money. I’ve been an entrepreneur ever since. If I wanted something, I had to earn it. I thank God for poverty—it taught me hunger, drive, and hustle. I don’t know if tree serv
ice is my calling, but I’m really good at it. I got into the industry back in 2004 when Florida was slammed by three or four hurricanes back-to-back. On my first day, I was laid out flat in the yard—between the brutal heat and the hard work, I was spent. Been doing it ever since. I spent 10 years as a welder and ironworker, and that chapter changed my life. I learned what brotherhood means—guys coming together to build insane structures, like Universal’s Volcano Bay water park and Avatar at Disney's animal kingdom. That career gave me the foundation—and the money—to buy the basics and launch my own tree service. I thought to myself, How do I compete with companies that have million-dollar cranes? Then I remembered something I heard from Mark Cuban: If you think your competition is just going to roll over and let you in, you’ve got another thing coming. From my experience in the industry, I’ve seen it over and over—big tree companies take on the heavy work, but they leave a mess behind. The truth is, a person’s home is often the biggest investment of their life. That’s why we don’t leave until the property looks right. Clean, finished, professional. Because that’s the last thing a client sees after spending their hard-earned money—and it should leave a lasting impression. I’ve been building ever since. They say an entrepreneur is just a 30-year-old who got fired. That was me. I hit the peak of welding pay in Central Florida… then did a mulch job for myself that paid better than a decade of welding. That’s when I knew—it was time to go all in. I thank the Creator of the sun, moon, and stars for the light at the end of the tunnel. Hope feels like a dying commodity these days. There’s a way—it’s the best little phrase I could come up with to keep me going through the highs and the lows. Believe in yourself. I’ve done things I never even imagined were possible. Aim for stars.