3 OTT 2026 · What happens when old-school work ethic meets modern entrepreneurship? Coach Fergie sits down with the team behind Oakmont Landscapes and Oakmont Pest Control for a conversation about building a business on accountability, communication, leadership, and actually doing what you say you’re going to do. From Marine Corps leadership and growing up in the landscaping industry to five-star service, business partnerships, taking care of your people, and building for the long game, this conversation proves that standards aren’t something you talk about—they’re something you LIVE.
📣 QUOTE: You can preach it in the morning all you want, but you gotta go out and do it every day. They have to see it, and they have to feel it.” 💪 - Oakmont Landscapes and Pest Control
Coach Fergie’s Level 🆙 Take-Aways
- Old-school customer service still wins—people want to see you, hear you, trust you, and know you’ll follow through. 🤝
- Lead from the front—your people should see you willing to grab the shovel, get dirty, and work beside them. 🫡
- Take care of your people first—when the company grows, the people helping build it should grow with it. 👊
- Great partnerships require defined lanes, trust, and knowing when to make concessions instead of needing to be right. 🧩
- Five-star service becomes sustainable when excellence is practiced so consistently that the team no longer sees it as a standard—it’s simply how they work. ⭐
- There is still massive opportunity for people willing to do the hard, hands-on work that others increasingly avoid. 💪
🔹 Valuable Time-Stamps🔹
🕐 00:04:00 - Old-School Customer Service Still Wins
🕐 00:05:00 - Leading Your Team From the Front
🕐 00:09:00 - Making Business Partnerships Actually Work
🕐 00:15:00 - Building a Five-Star Service Culture
🕐 00:22:00 - Growing Without Sacrificing Your People
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