Quinn Childress, owner of Willow Street Lawns and founder of the digital lawn care marketplace Lawnly, joins the Startup Junkies Podcast to talk about the first-ever Lawn Care Olympics coming to Fayetteville, Arkansas on September 20th. Quinn shares how he went from experiencing homelessness as a teenager to building a lawn care business, and now a platform designed to funnel local dollars toward nonprofits and people experiencing homelessness in Northwest Arkansas.In This EpisodeWhy Quinn started Willow Street Lawns after experiencing homelessness at 15What the Lawn Care Olympics is and why it's coming to FayettevilleHow Lawnly connects homeowners, lawn care pros, and nonprofitsWhy local dollars, not charity, are the key to breaking poverty cyclesHow Startup Junkie's ecosystem helped Quinn scale two venturesWhat advice Quinn would give his younger self today⏱️ Chapters1:01 – Welcome to the Startup Junkies Podcast1:42 – Meet Quinn Childress: Willow Street Lawns & Lawnly2:09 – Announcing the First-Ever Lawn Care Olympics2:29 – The Vision: Turning Lawn Care into a Community Sport3:23 – Partnering with Nonprofits to Fight Homelessness4:45 – Quinn's Story: From Homelessness to Business Owner6:30 – Lawn Care Olympics Event Details (Sept 20 at New Beginnings)7:26 – Judges, Challenges, and Who Can Compete11:41 – Inside Lawnly: A Two-Sided Marketplace for Lawn Care14:06 – RISE Arkansas Sponsor Message14:34 – Quinn's Roots in the NWA Ecosystem & Building Lawnly19:18 – The Real Motivation: Helping the Local Economy Thrive22:22 – Time Machine Question: Advice to His Younger Self29:20 – How to Connect with Quinn & Support the Olympics—Connect with Quinn🔗 https://www.willowstlawns.com/🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/quinn-childress-9a2065155/—🎧 Follow the Startup Junkies Podcast on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. 👍 If you enjoyed this episode, like, subscribe, and share it with a friend.The Startup Junkies Podcast is brought to you in part by RISE, helping Arkansas tech and tech-enabled startups grow with no-cost coaching, capital navigation, and expert connections.

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