From Craftsman to Closer: The Core 10 Sales Playbook with Joshua Gillow

About this episode

Joshua Gillow shares his journey from working in a family garden center to helping contractors improve their sales systems.

In this episode of The Landscaper’s Guide, Jack Jostes sits down with Joshua Gillow—landscape industry veteran, coach, and author of The Core 10 Sales Playbook. Joshua shares how he went from working in a family garden center to building and leading successful landscape businesses, and ultimately helping contractors across the country improve their sales systems. You’ll hear practical strategies to increase your close rate, communicate more effectively with clients, and break free from compet...

People in this episode

Host: Jack Jostes

Guest: Joshua Gillow

Topics covered

• sales strategies
• landscape industry
• client communication
• business growth
• sales systems

Keywords

• sales playbook
• landscaping
• close rate
• effective communication
• contractor sales

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Core 10 Sales Playbook

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