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Life in the Fastlane

Nick Carlson & Kyle Parks

Nick Carlson, CEO and Founder of Dawson Manufacturing, shares experiences from his racecar career to owning a multi-million-dollar landscaping company out of Maryland. CTO Kyle Parks, owner of Scarlet Oak Landscaping offers insight with his company as well as asks the peoples questions for Nick to answer. The two also talk about life amongst themselves and with guests on the show. Welcome to ”The Life in the Fast Lane Podcast”.

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34:50

0104. Help us Help you. Ditch the old way, try out...

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/07/22

What is the difference between cost and price? Well price is the numerical value of the product or service. Its what you pay for on the invoice. You may ask, " What is cost then"? Well cost is the value the product or service can provide you. Imagine having a machine that allows you to rake in money. Do you want to rake in $1000.00 or $3000.00. Well I know we would rather have the latter and the MulchMate can get you there. We want to help you reach this lifestyle. Check out our products at:

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37:38

0103. Act with Intent. Learn how to not react.

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/07/19

We all go about life with it happening to use versus us happening to life. Well, what do we mean about that? Kyle took sometime this summer to spend more time with his daughter and wife. While doing that he had a friend take over the mowing section of his business and didn't notice how much it was costing him till last second. Now it didn't get out of hand it was something that was recoverable. But it definitely took him by surprise. If he acted with intent he would have managed his time better

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28:58

0102. Find a new room. You are the average of the 5...

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/07/10

Sayings exist for a reason. You are the sum of the 5 people you are around the most. That could be your net worth, yourself worth, your personality, all of it and more. We are social being and in order to become a part of the click of people you need to blend in or offer something to better yourself and those around you. A great book to read on this is Dale Carnegie's book, How to Win Friends and Influence People. If you are the smarted person in the room, however, you need to find a new

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47:56

0101. How Much SH*T are you willing to eat to win?

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2024/07/08

Whether its accepting you are wrong to a coworker, or doing something you really don't want to do within a company, or even working longer hours than expected. No matter what you do for a living, you will eventually have to eat some crap, as an employee or employer. Facing it and getting better is truly a test to oneself to get better and provide the best for them, their family and the workplace. Don't be afraid to do that crappy jobs, you'll actually be happy that you did it and got it out the

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20:17

0100. Blue Collar Workers Deserve More Recognition.

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/07/01

Nick and Kyle dive into a little blue-collar work. We don't know everything one statistic we do know is that for every 5 blue-collar workers 2 are taking their place and it is going to cause some problems but leaves a gap in for people to make a great living for themselves. There are some extremes that we all see is that those who work in the trades don't make good money, but if you apply yourself and work hard you life can be better than those who got a doctorate in college! Check out our

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48:20

099. Getting Shit Done!

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/06/28

Nick and Kyle have had a full week of work this week. The 27th annual SIMA show in Pittsburg has kicked off. Kyle, Justin, and Gavin took care of the booth before being kicked out. We took up the MulchMate, our SnowMates and KartMates for display. Nick has an Audi update as he has to take the transmission out again because the reverse "fork" is messed up, but man is it wicked sounding! Life is going to offer you opportunities to get better. Try to see them and take them. Check out our products

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59:19

098. Welcome the pain because it helps make you better.

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/06/24

Today everyone falls victim to their pain. With pain comes a lesson to become a better person, strengthen relationships, mend past issues and more. It is very hard sometimes in the moment to see a clear path but if you learn the discipline to attack the problems head on then you not only become a better person but you learn a valuable lesson. Remember life is like a beach youll get a big wave every once in a while. It was your fault for being in that position at that exact time to get knocked over,

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52:05

097. Not only should honesty be a policy, it should...

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/06/21

A lesson Nick taught Kyle a few years ago when it came to running a business is that honesty is the best policy. When Kyle spoke to Nick about a project and the issues he was running into, Nick called out the BS. Honesty has since turned into a lifestyle for not only Nick but Kyle. The ability to tell a client what is going on like a vender not having the stone in the store in time, or machinery breaking causing a delay. It is always best to communicate these things as they happen to the customer so

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53:20

096. When sh*t hits the fan, how do you still win?

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/06/19

Life as an entrepreneur is like living at the beach. Some days will be nice, some days it will be nice with some larger waves. Some days you will encounter a small storm, and some days you will encounter hurricanes. It is not a matter of what happens to you, its a matter of how you handle it. We will always be dealt bad cards, the struggle is not falling victim to the situation and allowing it to handle you, not you handling it. Check out our products at: www.mulchmateusa.com Check us out on

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45:45

095. Must Be Nice!!

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/06/17

Do you go around letting your bosses or senior colleagues know that it "Must be nice" to be in their position? If you do, we suggest you take a step back and look at the extra time that individual put in to get into that position. Not a lot of people see the late nights because they are with their family doing something. Those who put the time in are in those positions for a reason. Listen to Walter Issacsons books on the likes of Elon Musk and Albert Einstein. The mental anguish people go through

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43:41

094. What is Financial Freedom in your eyes? How do...

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/06/14

Financial Freedom is something that is used very loosely in recent times. Yes, Financial Freedom is something that varies from person to person; Nicks Financial Freedom is completely different from Kyles because their purpose and definition is completely different. Your moral compass has a lot to do with the concept as well. You can't be free from something that you are still trying to chase. Once you determined your purpose and goals you can really dig into what financial freedom is for

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41:47

093. Do the right thing, even if it is harder.

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2024/06/12

Many people in the current moment try to find the easy way out of things, whether that is cleaning up after oneself after dinner or simply cleaning up the work place at the end of the day to make sure the start of the new day is crisp and ready. Nick and Kyle talk about applications at Dawson recently such as replacing tarp Velcro versus using duck tap to put that tarp in. Taking the time to "cover your own a**" is crucial to discipline in the workspace and at home. When you do something don't skip

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49:26

092. You first have to dig down before you can build up.

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/06/03

Like a building you have to create a strong foundation to support it. Nick and Kyle really believe in a moral compass heavily when it comes to not only your personal life but in business. There are a lot of people in business just for the money, but the strongest companies that weather economic storms and even more are the ones that are focused on the people. The only way to find your moral compass is to dig deep within to understand how you want to be as a person. Once you figure out yourself you

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01:05:06

091. Lets talk about your people. How to Hire and...

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2024/05/31

Nick and Kyle talk about Nicks experiences in relation to hiring great teammates. The whole reason Kyle came to work at Dawson was the culture that they guys had created between one another and their determination to win! You have to make sure everyone on the team is driven towards the same goal and they will guide you to success. Check out our products at: www.mulchmateusa.com Check us out on YouTube: Mulch Mate Dawson MFG - YouTube Check out our Instagrams: MulchMateUSA, KartMateUSA and

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51:25

090. State of the Union Dawson Manufacturing and some...

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2024/05/29

Nick and Kyle dive into a little state of the union as to the health of the company with this silent "recession" appears on the horizon. Nick in the beginning of the year was concerned about what would happen but through experience of whethering the storm of 2008, he had an idea of what to do to come out on the other end better. Nick and Kyle also discuss some testimonials of products as we have had some crazy data produce with minimal labor. 25 yards of mulch in 3 hours, 10 yards of mulch in two

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49:42

089. Focusing on the results and learning the lessons...

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/05/22

We always say that its about the little wins that make you 1% better. People tend to quit when things become monotonous and that is when you should dig in deeper to master the craft so that you can't mess up. Micheal Jordan always started his warmups with chest a passes, then went through his sequence. The consistency of those chest passes and urge to become the best is when led to Micheal being the BEST in the league without a doubt. We take the same approach at Dawson. Kyle with powder coating, it

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44:50

088. Cocky vs Confidence, Nick you are so eccentric!!

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/05/17

Many people when they see someone that is experiencing the success they wish they had, it is very easy to see that individual as cocky when in reality most people are just confident. When it comes to landscaping and bulk material dispensing with the MulchMate, Nick is the KING without a doubt. He comes off as cocky to some because of their perspective and exposure YouTube doesn't always give the best light because of how you try to entertain people same with Instagram which if you haven't already

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49:35

087. Nick and Kyle disagree on curiosity?!

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/05/15

Nick and Kyle talk about a line from a recent podcast listen, "The more you use curiosity, the more you will be curious". Curiosity is like a muscle the less you use it the more it atrophies away. Now, there is a saying that Nick sides with, "Curiosity kills the cat". By his stories, we can see why Nick feels as if curiosity can lead to problems. However, his risk calculation of that curiosity was misled by peer pressure. With proper risk calculation we can see what curiosity can lead too. Take the

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19:27

086. Why I built it the way I built It! (Part 3)

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/05/10

A short little banger between Nick and Kyle about the products and their release. Lets take a look at Tesla for a second. When they released the first car, it was the most decked out luxury electric car on the market. The most recent released model is the model 3 the cheapest most base model they offer. Playing human phycology for a moment, we released our most capable product to market first and slowly creeped down on price so that we can introduce our clients to the MulchMate way. Guys who can't

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57:26

085. Why I built it the way I built it! (Part 2)

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/05/08

Nick and Kyle sit down and discuss the comparisons from out products to the nearest related products on the market. The MulchMule is the closest relative to the MulchMate and even at one point tried to sell the product to Nick. The capacity that MulchMate can handle between with the materials thrown at it and the ability to go on any truck on the market makes the MulchMate the ideal choice. After the worldwide pandemic MulchMate now is released on trailer platforms as well the DMT. We also

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