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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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53:25

084. Why I built it the way I built it! (Part 1)

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/05/06

Nick and Kyle dive into why Dawson Manufacturing was built the way it is and how. We talk about the layout out the company mainly in this episode. There is a flow in the building that keeps the parts hot, or simply put, keeps parts in motion. Resting parts cost money, time and lead to mistakes. The way things work is parts come in and go one of two places; Fabrication to be welded then the powder booth, or straight to the powder coating booth. From there parts go to assembly to be created and head

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46:57

083. What would Zappos Do??

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/05/03

We at Dawson Manufacturing pride ourselves in how much we take care of our customers. We literally go leaps and bounds to be sure if a machine is down, we overnight a part to them to their door so that it can be up and running that day. Craig and Nick have spent countless hours on flights to customers to take care of issues or resolve what is going on with a machine, find the problem and fix it on the spot. Just this week Kyle went to a college with a TruckMate HD on it, swapped it with the Demo

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01:13:49

082. Reboot Time! Nick's trip to Utah.

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/05/01

Nick talks about his recent trip to Utah with his family as his first vacation is 2-3 years. Many people take vacations to reject reality for some time. When Nick and his family go. he took time to enjoy the landscape, nature and what all is going on around him that is different from Maryland. The team back at home kick into high gear getting repairs and machines out the door. Its a pretty cool feeling when the machine works without you! Check out our products at: www.mulchmateusa.com Check us

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10:52

081. It's not about what happens to you, its how you...

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2024/04/29

Kyle takes some time solo to talk about a common saying around Dawson Manufacturing. Life is designed to knock you down, if you play victim you will loose. If you accept the responsibility and look at the cards you have been dealt, you can turn a really crappy situation into a pretty good day! With this mindset it has allowed Nick and Craig to take some much-needed time in Utah as a trip with their family. Do the same for yourself. Check out our products at: www.mulchmateusa.com Check us out on

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22:08

080. Accountability WILL make you rich, if used right.

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2024/04/26

We are in a world of pointing fingers, "It wasn't my fault, it was so and so's". The reality is you are the one at fault. Everything, outside of the uncontrollable, is your fault. As a landscaper, if you see there is rain in the forecast and you don't pull some lawns on the schedule early, or add some to the end of the week to balance the schedule you will have some very upset clients and you are to blame. Not communicating to the client is your fault. Not sending out that estimate in a timely

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54:44

079. OVERTIME IS KILLING YOU!!

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2024/04/24

Overtime has many more facets to it than one person might anticipate. When you look at a overtime from an owners perspective not only is it more money paid out to employees, but it's a liability of the guys on a job site longer. That increases the ability for fatigue and a foggy headspace to allow mistakes on the jobsite. There is then the insurance that gets expensive quicky as well. Insurance audits costs companies $1000.00's with overtime because the policy has to be adjusted. Then you have

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53:36

078. A Dalop of Positivity. What are some good things...

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/04/22

Nick and Kyle take some time to talk about some of the good things going on in life. We are surrounded by so many negative things going on in life and your emotions affect those around you. Todays podcast was about celebrating the good things in life, seeking the silver lining and bringing you along. Remember to always smile for those around you. It will make their day better and will help you as well. Check out our products at: www.mulchmateusa.com Check us out on YouTube: Mulch Mate Dawson MFG

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01:25:20

077. Mickey PAYNE! BOOGITY BOOGITY BOOGITY, Lets talk...

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/04/22

Join us for a very special episode with Mickey Payne. Micky and Nick go WAY back to when Nick was about 13 when he started racing legends cars. Micky taught Nick a lot about racing. They sat down to share some stories as a time stamp. Micky is currently going through a tough time in life, and he shares briefly at the end what is going on. One lesson to take from this podcast is certainly this; Life if going to beat your down in every way possible. It's not about what happens to you it's about how

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38:18

076. Want to get to $10M in Revenue? Create a mission...

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/04/19

Nick and Kyle discuss the importance of a mission statement when it comes to a company. Many small businesses push it to the wayside and the culture, as well as performance dwindle. Mission statements have to be felt to the core from the newcoming team members in your company and even to the customers. Mulch Mate provides its customers with the best value and service with its products to unsure they are able to maximize their efficiency in the field. Scarlet Oak provides the best value and open

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22:52

075. Improve your lifestyle in the landscaping...

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/04/17

The proof is in the pudding! The DMT MulchMate Combo really can increase your profits by double and decrease material used by half. Yes, you heard that right in HALF! Topdressing is becoming wildly popular in the southern states and is now creeping into the Mid-Atlantic region. This process is a natural way of introducing natural nutrients back into the soil layer giving a massive advantage in grass growth. Think about the new lifestyle you can provide your family from the addition of this new tool

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59:01

074. Manage your mindset, your headspace is KEY!!

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/04/15

Nick and Kyle discuss you mindset by eliminating distractions from your daily life. Your phone is a distraction, your TV is a distraction, living with these distractions numb you of the daily journey in life. Learn to take things in moderation like books and podcasts. Take some time to go from educational to entertaining formats. Listen to some music, or just don't have an input besides sitting and conversing with your family. Success isn't always the money in the bank, its the value of yourself

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52:51

073. Are you a Grasscutter, Landscaper, or Businessman??

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/04/12

Nick and Kyle talk about a topic that came to them over the weekend. It stems from seeing grass cutters out over the weekend or on the way into work with companies sub $500k just working day in and day out mowing grasses. At this rate you are just a grass cutter. Landscapers is the next tier where typically the companies are running near $1 million. The peak is becoming a businessman where the business is running for you. What rate point are you at with your company? Check out our products at:

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36:17

072. It all starts with a VISION. Stay focused and...

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/04/10

When it came to a vision for Dawson Manufacturing, Nick was very clear with what he wanted to accomplish. We as a team have hit one of the checkpoints which was to be on the cover of Landscape Management Magazine with the MulchMate in all its glory. The whole team prides themselves in what we do day to day at MulchMate and this is a large accomplishment. Make your goals not only large but attainable, no matter if people say it can't be done. Check out our products at: www.mulchmateusa.com Check

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40:33

071. STOP DOOM SCROLLING. Beat laziness to WIN!

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/04/08

Nick and Kyle discuss a quote by "The Notorious" Conner Mcgregor. Laziness leads to mediocrity. When you start reflecting on your life and recognize you have ben lazy you become unhappy with yourself. We are in a current society that is strictly based on scrolling on the phone for a dopamine rush and it does us no good but make us feel happy for a second in the present. If you put yourself to work, you find to become happier with not only yourself but your self worth and can produce more. Practice

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01:34:45

070. A MASSIVE win we are excited to share! Small...

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/04/05

Our secret is out. Dawson Manufacturing made it to the Landscape Management Magazine cover. When Nick started to build Dawson Manufacturing he did it with this goal in mind and it is now a reality. The only thing is that it took a bunch of small victories to get there. MulchMate selling without a demo was definitely one of them. Another was the success at Equip. These little things have all lead to a grand result and hopefully one day a bigger and more bada** outcome. Check us out on Landscape

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29:12

069. Your emotions effect those around you. Shoot...

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/04/03

As many of you know, Nick and Kyle are happy people, Kyle sometimes too much. You as an individual are in control of how you feel and if you are always negative that has an effect on others. If you are happy and positive, it has an effect on others. Here is an exercise, look at the person next to you and smile, tell them how good they make you feel and try to make them laugh. See how well it affects you and them. Check out our products at: www.mulchmateusa.com Check us out on YouTube: Mulch Mate

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50:31

068. Kyle reaches 1 year at Dawson MFG!!

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/04/01

Nick and Kyle have a little let loose episode on some thoughts about a previous podcast they had, nothing bad but a conversation worth having to show others its okay to speak with those in your organization. Nick surprises Kyle with his one-year anniversary gift with being at Dawson MFG, and for some reason patience is brought up in today's discussion. Stick around to see why. Check out our products at: www.mulchmateusa.com Check us out on YouTube: Mulch Mate Dawson MFG - YouTube Check out our

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50:37

067. Who influences you? Who are you really trying to...

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/03/29

Nick and Kyle discuss the topic of who influences your actions in life and who are you trying to impress in life? These are two totally different topics to think about, one is whos actions you are trying to emulate to become a better you. The other is who are you trying to impress which should be yourself in the future. This is one of those start at the finish line and work backwards conversations, give your future self-someone to be proud of. Check out our products at: www.mulchmateusa.com Check

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57:47

066. Distractions are your enemy, become focused on...

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/03/27

Nick and Kyle talk about distractions in life. We are so inundated in our present day with information and social media it becomes a distraction to our daily performance and lives. A lot of us just use it as an escape, however it is ruining the performance of our life's and not allowing us to become our best selves. Think about it, we get on our phones to look at social media then an hour later we notice has gone by without a worry. Becoming highly focused on the goal is what will get us to our

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28:22

065. DEJA'VU! Do you experience this!

Life in the Fastlane ·

2024/03/25

Nick whole heartedly believes that that DeJa'Vu is a tell tail sign that you are doing something right in life. Ever since he started MulchMate it started happening. Experiences where he is reliving a moment in time that proves his track is correct. He lost it during moment in life where things where going wrong. But once he started back on track again, he started reliving it. What you are your thoughts? Check out our products at: www.mulchmateusa.com Check us out on YouTube: Mulch Mate Dawson

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