Hardscape Growth

Alex Cadieux

podcast@hardscaper.com

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Booking Overview

Hardscape Growth is a business-focused series for contractors and leaders, centered on practical frameworks for scaling and improving field operations. Each episode features an industry operator sharing how they built systems for onboarding, premium client experience, and multi-million-dollar growth.

Metrics

Episodes: 111

Frequency: Monthly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 488 subscribers

Instagram: 12.0k followers

Contact Information

podcast@hardscaper.com

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Host

Alex Cadieux - Hosted by Alex Cadieux from Techo-Bloc. In this season, he breaks down core values for successful hardscapers and interviews industry veterans about what it takes to scale and avoid costly mistakes.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Hardscape/landscape business leaders or operators (often owners/operators) and industry experts tied to contractor growth topics; may include leaders representing tools/services used by landscape contractors (e.g., training platforms).
Required Achievements:  
Scaled to multi-million-dollar service operations, Built repeatable onboarding/training systems, Developed process-driven premium client experiences, Established referral- and communication-focused growth strategies

Recent Guest Discussions

Matt Crinklaw - Onboarding And Training To Reduce Turnover And Costly Mistakes; Building Repeatable Onboarding Checklists And Follow-up Check-ins; Turning Tribal Knowledge Into Structured Training.

Nicole Piazza - Turning Process Into A Premium Client Experience; Delivering Certainty And Trust; Reducing Pricing Competition; Improving Sales-to-field Handoffs And Communication.

Pat - Avoiding Costly Mistakes While Scaling; Data Vs Emotion In Business Decisions; Equipment And Hiring Decisions; Building Pipelines And When To Invest In Systems.

Ken - Avoiding Costly Mistakes While Scaling; Data Vs Emotion In Business Decisions; Equipment And Hiring Decisions; Building Pipelines And When To Invest In Systems.

Recent Topics

Landscaping, Hardscaping, Business, Operations, Personal Growth

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Hardscape Growth
:

How to Onboard and Train Landscape Employees to Reduce Turnover and Costly Mistakes

May 26, 2026

How do you onboard and train new landscape employees so they become productive faster, make fewer costly mistakes, and actually stay with your company?In this episode of the Hardscaper Growth Podcast, Alex sits down with Matt Crinklaw from Greenius to break down why onboarding is one of the most overlooked growth tools in the landscape and hardscape industry.Most contractors hire someone on Friday, put them on a crew Monday, and hope they figure it out. But without a clear onboarding and trai...

How To Turn Your Process Into a Premium Client Experience (And Win More Jobs)

April 29, 2026

How do you win high-ticket hardscape jobs without competing on price — and actually deliver a premium experience that drives referrals?In this episode of the Hardscaper Growth Podcast, Alex sits down with Nicole Piazza from American Paving Design to break down how they built a high-end hardscape company focused on process, communication, and delivering the “wow factor” at every stage of the job.From working out of a house to dominating entire neighborhoods with repeat clients and referrals, N...

How to Avoid Costly Mistakes Scaling to a Multi-Million Landscaping Business

April 13, 2026

How do you scale a landscaping business without losing money, overhiring, or running out of work?In this episode of the Hardscaper Growth Podcast, Alex sits down with Ken and Pat from Local Roots to break down how they scaled from working out of a car to building a multi-million dollar landscaping company — and the costly mistakes they made along the way.If you’re a contractor trying to grow your business, this episode will show you what actually works (and what doesn’t).Why scaling too fast ...

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