Carter Romero

Uh, this is just pathway work. So basically like installing, like installing just bricks to make a pathway, um, putting down squares of sod in people's backyards, just doing random. And, uh, Yeah. Like I said, we had no background in this. We just wanted to be entrepreneurs and we were excited about it. And yeah, people started demanding new services of us. And somebody says, can you do turf?

We say, yeah. Can you do masonry? OK, sure. And we just start taking on jobs. And like I said, the phone was ringing off the hook. And so we start calling our friends and say, OK, the first thing we need to do right now is get people on the on site to help us. So we had a few of our friends that luckily were in the area that could help us out.

We say, yeah. Can you do masonry? OK, sure. And we just start taking on jobs. And like I said, the phone was ringing off the hook. And so we start calling our friends and say, OK, the first thing we need to do right now is get people on the on site to help us. So we had a few of our friends that luckily were in the area that could help us out.

We say, yeah. Can you do masonry? OK, sure. And we just start taking on jobs. And like I said, the phone was ringing off the hook. And so we start calling our friends and say, OK, the first thing we need to do right now is get people on the on site to help us. So we had a few of our friends that luckily were in the area that could help us out.

we start driving around and find some contractors that can do stuff. We're asking landscape suppliers, you know, do you have anybody that you can point our direction?

we start driving around and find some contractors that can do stuff. We're asking landscape suppliers, you know, do you have anybody that you can point our direction?

we start driving around and find some contractors that can do stuff. We're asking landscape suppliers, you know, do you have anybody that you can point our direction?

Yeah, actually the first couple of years, it was, I mean, I'm saying you guys are physically doing the labor and the first couple of years, man, we did a lot of work. So we were on our hands and knees spreading manure in people's yards with zoom earbuds in getting called on. And I'm telling Josh, Hey dude, please turn off the bulldozer. Like I've got to answer this question. So, uh,

Yeah, actually the first couple of years, it was, I mean, I'm saying you guys are physically doing the labor and the first couple of years, man, we did a lot of work. So we were on our hands and knees spreading manure in people's yards with zoom earbuds in getting called on. And I'm telling Josh, Hey dude, please turn off the bulldozer. Like I've got to answer this question. So, uh,

Yeah, actually the first couple of years, it was, I mean, I'm saying you guys are physically doing the labor and the first couple of years, man, we did a lot of work. So we were on our hands and knees spreading manure in people's yards with zoom earbuds in getting called on. And I'm telling Josh, Hey dude, please turn off the bulldozer. Like I've got to answer this question. So, uh,

because at that point to clarify we were still in school yeah okay i was in a and f he was in u chicago so while we ramped it up carter mentioned like hey we have so much time in our hands sorry so you guys you guys moved back home because of covid right right so that's right yeah so yeah right so sorry i was off track in the beginning so basically to restart that josh and our friends growing up we went to high school together then we separated for college i went to u chicago josh was at a and m

because at that point to clarify we were still in school yeah okay i was in a and f he was in u chicago so while we ramped it up carter mentioned like hey we have so much time in our hands sorry so you guys you guys moved back home because of covid right right so that's right yeah so yeah right so sorry i was off track in the beginning so basically to restart that josh and our friends growing up we went to high school together then we separated for college i went to u chicago josh was at a and m

because at that point to clarify we were still in school yeah okay i was in a and f he was in u chicago so while we ramped it up carter mentioned like hey we have so much time in our hands sorry so you guys you guys moved back home because of covid right right so that's right yeah so yeah right so sorry i was off track in the beginning so basically to restart that josh and our friends growing up we went to high school together then we separated for college i went to u chicago josh was at a and m

and COVID hits. And they say, you've got to go do online school now. We don't have a campus anymore. So that's when I moved home. Josh moved home. We're back in Austin. And at that point, I was bored. I was going through the closet, calling the checks on our old mowing clients' checks. And that's when I was asking them, hey, do you have any work for us?

and COVID hits. And they say, you've got to go do online school now. We don't have a campus anymore. So that's when I moved home. Josh moved home. We're back in Austin. And at that point, I was bored. I was going through the closet, calling the checks on our old mowing clients' checks. And that's when I was asking them, hey, do you have any work for us?

and COVID hits. And they say, you've got to go do online school now. We don't have a campus anymore. So that's when I moved home. Josh moved home. We're back in Austin. And at that point, I was bored. I was going through the closet, calling the checks on our old mowing clients' checks. And that's when I was asking them, hey, do you have any work for us?

So at that point, yeah, one person called us back. We did that job. Fast forward five years, we had gone through hell and back, building up a team of specialists. And that kind of brings us to where we're at now.

So at that point, yeah, one person called us back. We did that job. Fast forward five years, we had gone through hell and back, building up a team of specialists. And that kind of brings us to where we're at now.

So at that point, yeah, one person called us back. We did that job. Fast forward five years, we had gone through hell and back, building up a team of specialists. And that kind of brings us to where we're at now.

It was 22 initial calls and I got one guy and that job was $360. And then that spiraled into... That spiraled.