Mike AndesFounder, Augusta Lawn Care and Homeworks · Founder of Homeworks and Augusta Lawn Care

Tech Onboarding Day at Augusta

7 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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In this presentation, Mike Andes recounts how he built a $1 million lawn‑care business in a single year by traveling across the country and outlines the onboarding program he uses to train new technicians. The training takes place in a rented conference center costing about $100, featuring a large TV for video lessons and a whiteboard for financial scenario exercises that show technicians their potential earnings in the field. The session covers the company’s core values and a detailed 21‑stage career ladder that guides employees from technician through general manager to eventual ownership. After a lunch break, participants tour the service vans and equipment to get hands‑on familiarity with the tools they’ll use on the job.

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I traveled across the country to build a $1 million lawn care business in 1 year. And this is how I'm training my technicians. We paid about $100 to rent this conference center where we have a big old TV screen where we can watch videos. We have a whiteboard where we can run scenarios to see how much money they can actually make out in the field working. We go over our core values for the company, as well as the 21 stages of success that they can move up from a technician to a general manager all the way to being an owner. And we also have a break for lunch as well as making sure we go out to the vans, take them on a tour and see All the equipment.