{"podcast":{"title":"Business Roundtable","slug":"business-roundtable-6744681","podcast_index_feed_id":6744681,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6049255/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://stewardyourbusiness.com/brp/","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3b3e2d5f9e44715282e740e87164c70d.jpg","author":"Steward Your Business","episode_count":157,"summary":"Welcome to the Business Roundtable Podcast , hosted by David Carr of Steward Your Business. This engaging and informative podcast series is dedicated to helping business owners, and entrepreneurs navigate the complexities of running a successful enterprise. Each episode features David Carr and a roster of industry experts, including regular contributors like Curtis Cochran, who bring their wealth of experience in mergers and acquisitions, organizational health, and team building. Dive into discussions that cover a broad range of topics essential to business growth and sustainability. From strategic planning and preparation to understanding the cycles of business ownership, the podcast provides invaluable insights into evaluating, enhancing, and exiting business ownership. Listeners can expect practical advice on scaling businesses, managing finances, and creating a culture that aligns with company goals. What sets this podcast apart is its focus on actionable strategies combined with real-world experiences. The conversations often delve into the importance of providing more value than the dollars earned and the necessity of adaptability in a rapidly changing business landscape. Wh…","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T00:18:17.510322+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-roundtable-6744681"},"episode":{"title":"He Built a $10M Company With Zero Venture Capital","slug":"he-built-a-10m-company-with-zero-venture-capital","published_at":"2026-06-26T19:00:04+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-roundtable-6744681/he-built-a-10m-company-with-zero-venture-capital","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-roundtable-6744681","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/he-built-a-10m-company-with-zero-venture-capital--72537545","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72537545/20260506_brp_bryan_clayton.mp3","summary":"Everyone celebrates the startup that raises a huge round and grows at all costs. Bryan Clayton built the opposite. He took GreenPal, the Uber for lawn care, past 10 million dollars a year with zero venture capital, and he argues that raising too much money before you have it figured out is more likely to kill you than save you. Bryan is the CEO and cofounder of GreenPal. Before it he built a landscaping company to 8 figures and 150 employees and sold it. In this conversation with David Carr he is candid about what bootstrapping really demands, from cutting his own burn to under 4,000 dollars a month to getting belly to belly with his first hundred customers. He tells the story of the insight that saved the company. Coming from lawn care, he was sure customers only wanted the cheapest price. Then he talked to them and learned the real pain was the disappearing lawn guy. People wanted reliability, and would pay more for it. From there he gets practical: why scaling is a video game where you must play your level, how to find the one limiting factor holding you back, and how to build an antifragile business that improves when you step away. You will walk away rethinking what real, durable growth looks like. Connect with Bryan Clayton on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-clayton-a96b33214/ GreenPal: https://www.yourgreenpal.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/business-roundtable--6049255/support . Connect with Steward Your Business: Book a Leadership Clarity Call: https://calendar.stewardyourbusiness.com/cc Call: +1 909.404.9865 Website: https://stewardyourbusiness.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidwcarr Watch more episodes and subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@steward_your_business","meta_description":"Everyone celebrates the startup that raises a huge round and grows at all costs. Bryan Clayton built the opposite. He took GreenPal, the Uber for lawn car…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2440,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/business-roundtable-6744681/episodes/he-built-a-10m-company-with-zero-venture-capital/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-roundtable-6744681/he-built-a-10m-company-with-zero-venture-capital.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}