Weston Zimmerman
CEO and Founder
Weston Zimmerman started in landscaping as a teenager at Tussey Landscaping in central Pennsylvania. Over 15 years he grew to lead crews on award-winning design/build projects while diving deep into operations and leadership. Struggling with figuring out profitability and dealing with over complicated workflows between the office and field, he co-founded SynkedUP â a business management app built by contractors, for contractors. Now leading SynkedUP, Weston is driven to end entrepreneurial poverty in the trades and help blue-collar contractors build profitable, thriving businesses.
Growth
How MS Landscaping Increased Their Profits by 30%
Running a business as an owner/operator can feel like herding cats, especially when youâre constantly trying to keep everything running smoothly, all the bills paid and still earn a profit. Hereâs a quick story about MS Landscaping. Keegan Grove, the owner and was doing jobs he was extremely…
Business Management
Are you the only one that can estimate jobs?
Are you the only one that can estimate jobs in your company? If yes, let me guess⌠You know what itâs like to miss dinner and let that pizza go cold. This is article 3 of 4 on my series of hurdles that contractors have to…
Crew Management
Can you Leave Your Jobsite in Your Crewâs Hands?
Can you leave your jobsite in your crewâs hands? Meaning you leave to take care of other things, and work keeps right on getting done. Even better if on-the-jobsite decisions can get made and problems can be overcome, without you having to get involved. Iâm continuing…
Growth
Hurdles to Growth that Contractors Face
At SynkedUP, I get to interact with thousands of contractors, giving me a unique perspective into the hurdles to growth that contractors face. When visiting contractors on my podcast trips, sometimes a contractor will ask me, âwhat should I be focusing on to grow my business?â…
Business Management
Business Hard? Choose Your Hard
Is business feeling hard right now? Maybe youâre seeing leads dry up. Maybe youâre having a hard time building a good team. Itâs not your imagination, these things are hard. Not to make light of these for real hard situations and challenges. But have…
News & Updates
Final Chance To Register for the Contractor Summit!
Final chance to register for the SynkedUP Contractor Summit 2024! Weâre buttoning up the last-minute registrations as we speak. I am so pumped! The entire SynkedUP team is going to be there (15 strong). And this yearâs event is already proving to be breaking records…
Crew Management
Incentive Plans for Your Crew
Iâve seen a couple posts this past week where contractors were asking about how to best structure incentive plans for your crew. Incentives for your crew members is a powerful tool to upgrade your team from âtime clock punchersâ to âthinking like an ownerâ. I believe most…
Business Management
Building a system for your estimating process
I’m going to be using the metaphor of the fishing test in the context of building a system for your estimating process. âDoes your business pass the fishing test?â Ever had anyone ask you that question? đ What do you mean by âfishing testâ? I…
Crew Management
Your Crew Going Over Estimated Hours Regularly?
Letâs say youâve estimated and installed your own jobs as the owner-operator of your business and gotten pretty good at estimating the correct amount of labor. It feels good, finishing the job, and your actual hours are right in line with your estimated hours. Then⌠You…
Marketing & Sales
Are You “The Best” Contractor In Your Area?
Can you make a better burger than McDonaldâs? Can you make “the best” burger? âOf course.â Then why does McDonaldâs sell more burgers and make more money than you do? âđ¤âŚâŚâŚâ Because McDonaldâs is one of the best at business systems⌠Their secret…
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