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OWNR OPS Podcast

Austin Gray @theownerop

The OWNR OPS Podcast is for land‑clearing and forestry‑mulching owner‑operators who want a real business, not just a busy machine. If you’ve got at least one real machine and you’re stuck under ~$100k/month, we break down the Price–Pipeline–Playbook OS: - PRICE – crew‑day math, bids, and minimums - PIPELINE – Google, Facebook, and follow‑up - PLAYBOOK – weekly scoreboards, scheduling, hiring Real numbers, teardown episodes, and simple frameworks you can steal and install.

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01:06:57

The Sales Checklist Every Land Clearing Business...

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2026/10/09

💰Apply for OPS Accelerator ➡️ https://ownrops.com/accelerator📞 Quo: Never miss a lead — Quo answers your calls with AI, summarizes them, and syncs the call summary and transcript straight into your Jobber Requests➡️ Get 20% off Quo here: http://get.quo.com/ownropsJust hired your first operator? In this episode I walk you through exactly what to do with your time once the field work isn't yours to carry anymore — starting with a simple morning sales checklist that keeps leads, appointments, and

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00:48:32

How to Win More Land Clearing Jobs Without Cutting...

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2026/10/02

💰Apply for OPS Accelerator ➡️ https://ownrops.com/accelerator📞 Quo: Never miss a lead — Quo answers your calls with AI, summarizes them, and syncs the call summary and transcript straight into your Jobber Requests ➡️ Get 20% off Quo here: http://get.quo.com/owneropsWhy do some land clearing guys close deals without a single price objection, while others can't give the job away? In this one, Jacob Neffendorf and I break down the trust gap every new operator deals with — and exactly how to close

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00:42:07

Optimize Your Google Business Profile Using this AI...

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2026/09/25

💰Apply for OPS Accelerator ➡️ https://ownrops.com/accelerator📞 Quo: Never miss a lead. Quo answers your calls with AI, summarizes them, and syncs the call summary and transcript straight into your Jobber Requests➡️ Get 20% off Quo here: http://get.quo.com/ownropsMost land clearing guys are invisible on Google and they don't even know it. In this episode, I sit down with Jacob Nefondorf (Rise Online Ads) to break down exactly how to get your land clearing or forestry mulching business ranked on

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01:12:31

How To Price Land Clearing Jobs Using ClearPath AI

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2026/09/18

💰Apply for OPS Accelerator ➡️ https://ownrops.com/accelerator📞 Quo: Never miss a lead. Quo answers your calls with AI, summarizes them, and syncs the call summary and transcript straight into your Jobber Requests➡️ Get 20% off Quo here: http://get.quo.com/ownropsIf you don't get your pricing right, nothing else matters. In this episode, I sit down with Jacob Neffendorf to break down the three part pricing framework every land clearing and forestry mulching business needs, plus what we learned

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00:36:20

How to Get Better Leads Using This AI Prompt for Core...

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2026/09/11

💰Apply for OPS Accelerator ➡️ https://ownrops.com/accelerator📞 Quo: Never miss a lead. Quo answers your calls with AI, summarizes them, and syncs the call summary and transcript straight into your Jobber Requests➡️ Get 20% off Quo here: http://get.quo.com/ownropsMost operators can tell you everything about their machines and nothing about why a customer should call them instead of the guy down the road. That's the problem we fixed on this one.In this episode, Jacob from Rise Online Ads and I walk

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00:51:23

The Ideal Customer Profile Every Land Clearing...

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2026/09/04

💰Apply for OPS Accelerator ➡️ https://ownrops.com/accelerator📞 Quo: Never miss a lead. Quo answers your calls with AI, summarizes them, and syncs the call summary and transcript straight into your Jobber Requests➡️ Get 20% off Quo here: http://get.quo.com/ownrops Most land clearing and forestry mulching owners are busy every day and still broke by Friday. This raw and real episode is about why: you're saying yes to the wrong customers.Jacob and I open up about qualifying leads and still

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00:52:17

How to Train AI the Right Way for Land Clearing...

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2026/08/28

Most land clearing guys using AI are typing random questions into ChatGPT and getting random answers back. In this episode, I've got Jacob Neffendorf on with me and we break down why that happens, and how to actually train AI to think like your best advisor, using real operational and sales data instead of guesswork.We'll walk through Clear Path, the AI tool Jacob and I built and trained specifically for land clearing, forestry mulching, and fire mitigation businesses, pulling from 5+ years

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01:15:39

How to Grow Your Sales in Land Clearing & Forestry...

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2026/08/25

💰Learn Google Business, Facebook Ads, and Automation tips for your Blue Collar Business ➡️ ⁠https://skool.com/ownrops⁠Most land clearing companies don’t lose jobs because of price.They lose them because of bad sales process.In this episode of OWNR OPS Podcast, we break down the exact system to stop losing jobs you should be winning.You’ll learn:📌 Why sales is the #1 growth constraint in land clearing📌 The 5-minute speed-to-lead rule (and why it matters)📌 The 72-hour booking machine📌 How to

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00:39:46

How to Make Sure Your Land Clearing Ads Are Always...

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2026/08/21

💰Apply for OPS Accelerator ➡️ https://ownrops.com/accelerator📞 Quo: Never miss a lead — Quo answers your calls with AI and syncs call summaries straight into your CRM➡️ Get 20% off your first 3 months of Quo here: https://get.quo.com/ownropsContent gets attention. Ads get clicks. But if nobody's following up in the first five minutes, you're paying for leads that book with somebody else. This episode closes out our 3-part workshop series with Jacob Neffendorf of Rise Online Ads, connecting

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00:50:40

The 3-Part Formula for Land Clearing Ads That Convert

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2026/08/16

Jacob Neffendorf is back for week two of the marketing workshop series, and this time he's covering ads that actually work. Most land clearing companies are still paying to test creative , Jacob explains why the platforms have already done that testing for you, for free, if you're posting organic content.What you'll learn:The anatomy of a high-converting ad: stop the scroll, tell the story, give a clear call to actionWhy lead forms outperform landing pages for land clearing adsReal

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01:38:43

From Zero to $172k in One Month: JT's First 5 Months...

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2026/08/15

Five months ago, JT was working a $90K W2 job. Today, he just closed $172,500 in a single month running his land clearing business — and he's breaking down exactly how he did it.In this episode, JT from High Desert Land Works walks through the real numbers behind his growth: from his first $8,000 job to his biggest month yet, why he hired an ad agency instead of doing it himself, and the schedule that let him quote four weeks out while staying booked solid.What you'll learn:How JT structured

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00:51:55

$85K in One Month With Facebook Ads + Land Clearing

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2026/08/12

Hayden Fake got his dedicated excavator in mid-June.By July, Mountain Mulching had generated $85,675 in confirmed revenue.In this episode, I sit down with Hayden to break down what happened between those two points and the systems he’s putting in place to turn that early momentum into a repeatable business.We talk about how he launched the company, set up his website and Jobber, started running Facebook ads, built lead follow-up automations, established his crew day rate, and learned to confidently

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01:07:10

The 3-Step Blueprint to Bulletproof Pricing For Land...

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2026/08/07

If you're pricing land clearing jobs by the day, you're doing it the hard way — and it's capping how much you make. In this episode I break down why day rate pricing is the lazy way to bid, and I walk you through the exact 3-step system I use to build a per-project price I can present with confidence on every land clearing and forestry mulching job.What you'll learn:Why day rate pricing removes your upside and turns you into a hired handHow I combine my crew day rate with my actual

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00:47:56

What Andy Learned From 10-Hour Training With Alex...

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2026/08/02

💰Apply for OPS Accelerator ➡️ https://ownrops.com/acceleratorIt doesn't matter if you're an agency, a home service business, or a land clearing business— the problems are the same. Andy Walker just spent 10 hours in a room with Alex Hormozi and came back thinking completely differently about his business.In this episode, Andy Walker (founder of Stryker Digital) breaks down what he learned from acquisition.com's L3 — a full day one-on-one with Alex Hormozi. We get into moving upmarket,

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00:51:46

The 3 Types of Land Clearing Content That Gets You...

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2026/08/01

💰Apply for OPS Accelerator ➡️ https://ownrops.com/acceleratorMost land clearing guys post once a month and wonder why the phone doesn't ring. The top land clearing and forestry mulching operators post 4x a day — and it's free.In this episode, Jacob Neffendorf (Rise Online Ads) and I break down the exact content system land clearing and forestry mulching business owners need to fill their pipeline — without hiring a marketing team or buying a single piece of gear.You'll learn:📌 The 3

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01:19:55

The 24/7 Land Clearing Advisor Trained on $20M in Ad...

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2026/07/26

💰Apply for OPS Accelerator ➡️ https://ownrops.comWe built a 24/7 AI advisor trained on $20M in land clearing ad spend — and we're showing you the full demo.If you're tired of guessing on bids, scrambling for leads, and making big decisions alone at 10pm — this is what we built for you.Jacob Neffendorf (Rise Land Clearing Growth) has managed nearly $20 million in ad spend and worked with close to 500 land clearing companies over 5 years. I've spent 3 years building and refining the

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01:03:00

Insurance for Land Clearing Explained: Coverage,...

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2026/07/24

💰Apply for OPS Accelerator ➡️ https://ownrops.com/acceleratorMost land clearing owners skip the insurance conversation until it's too late — or they get talked into a policy that doesn't actually cover their equipment. In this episode, I sit down with Colin Vaughn, insurance specialist at Christensen Group, to break down exactly what coverage a land clearing or forestry mulching business needs and what it actually costs.What you'll learn:The must-have policies: general liability, inland marine,

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00:55:47

How Clear Path AI Solves Production Rate Pricing for...

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2026/07/17

Most land clearing bids fall apart because guys price every acre the same way. In this episode, Austin Gray and Jacob Nettesheim break down production rate tracking — the second half of a bulletproof pricing system, paired with the crew day rates covered last week.What you'll learn in this episode:The 3 types of pricing people in this business — and which one is losing money without realizing itHow to track your production rate (acres cleared per crew day) the right wayThe 3x3 rating system for

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00:53:28

From Player to Coach: How to Delegate With AI

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2026/07/15

I spent years being the bottleneck in my own business, and I know a lot of you are still there right now — running every job, taking every call, afraid to hand anything off. On this episode I sit down with Bodhi Gallo of Stryker Digital to talk about the biggest lesson he learned in 2025: going from player to coach. Bodhi took 120+ sales calls a month for two and a half years before he figured out how to delegate without losing quality, and he's laying out exactly how he's using AI to train

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00:46:36

Stop Guessing On Pricing: Set Your Crew Day Rate with...

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2026/07/10

Still guessing on pricing? Jacob Neffendorf and I break down exactly how to calculate your true crew day rate using Clear Path — the first AI advisor built and trained specifically for land clearing and forestry mulching operators.What you'll learn:The 5 cost buckets that make up your true crew day rateWhy your break-even number matters more than what other guys charge locallyHow to set up your pricing blueprint inside Clear Path in under 10 minutesThe 3x3 matrix for adjusting price by vegetation,

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