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What do you get when you combine old friends, microphones, and the 90’s most famous body of water (Sorry, Persian Gulf!)? The Dawson Dudes! Listen as longtime fans Brian and John, along with Capeside newbie Chris, watch, explicate, theorize, and otherwise rigorously/ridiculously analyze every (!) episode of Dawson’s Creek. Nothing goes unnoticed by The Dawson Dudes.
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Life in the Fastlane

Nick Carlson & Kyle Parks

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Nick Carlson, CEO and Founder of Dawson Manufacturing, shares experiences from his racecar career to owning a multi-million-dollar landscaping company out of Maryland. CTO Kyle Parks, owner of Scarlet Oak Landscaping offers insight with his company as well as asks the peoples questions for Nick to answer. The two also talk about life amongst themselves and with guests on the show. Welcome to ”The Life in the Fast Lane Podcast”.
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One of the reason's Nick loves golf and racing. They are very much solo sports, golf more than racing. When you are driving it's all you in the race. When you are in the pit you have a team. When you are golfing, no one can handle your swing but you. No one controls your put but you. No one chips the ball but you. No one scores but you. When it com…
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One thing Nick has been saying a lot lately is "I want my inner circle to surround me with Rolex's". To have a Rolex means one of two things about your character which is easy to spot. One you like to showboat, or two you work your ass off and this is your trophy. We choose to surround ourselves with the later. A rising tide raises all ships and th…
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A lot of smaller companies ask well how can I afford a machine when we only produce $500k in revenue. Well here is where you can. The machine not only helps you in what you currently do it helps you in what you can do. Sure your current annual revenue is $500k but machine will free up white space in your calendar to do more work. With the help of p…
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We announce our Yeti giveaway winner from speaking to landscapers down at Chesapeake Landscape Material yard in Pasadena MD. Nick and Kyle talk about the demo they did with Metro Grounds and some of the things they could have done differently to improve for the next demo. Check out our products at: www.mulchmateusa.com Check us out on YouTube: Mulc…
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Nick and Kyle discuss credentials within hiring, who a person is and how to handle disagreements. No real right way but credentials go a long way when talking to certain people. A lawyer and doctor can have certain credentials compared to a business owner, but the execution of perfection can make the difference in the individual. You can be a docto…
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We just finished our Dawson Demo the recent weekend. One of our customers without the DMT is able to do $100k a month without the MulchMate. MulchMate projects his numbers to shoot to $250,000 per month with 2 team members and this is all while working for 4-5 months a year in Texas! That is just NUTS, yes you read all of that right. See how the DM…
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Kick back and relax with Nick and Kyle today. Demo Day went off well with lots of lessons learned and excited for the next one in January. Equip is the next big event where you can see our newest equipment. October 16th, 17th, and 18th at the Kentucky Exposition Center. It's the LARGEST event in the green industry and we want to see you. We have so…
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Many companies are hiring on the basis of DEI, (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion). In the sense of standards, they tend to be lowered for a hiring sake versus the merit of the individual. MEI (Merit, Equity and Intelligence) is the basis of hiring on these standards to best further how a company can grow and be better in the long haul. Check out the…
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Nick and Kyle take a small trip to Belmont Trailers for a DMT pickup and to swap out some upgraded control boxes for our customers. Dawson MFG is currently undergoing renovations with carpet, paint and tile in the office areas and everyone is in a tailspin. Events like this really pull a team together to work harder and make sure everything gets do…
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Nick and Kyle sit down to discuss the numbers of what MulchMate costs a company to not buy. We used very recent data from a company that produces roughly $45 million dollars a year in revenue. The numbers we recorded for just the spring season in saving was $150,000, but what many people don't understand is that the machine increase your productivi…
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Dawson Manufacturing is hosting its second demonstration day at Dawson Manufacturing Global Headquarters. 899 Airport Park Road Glen Burnie MD 21061 Suite E (Back Lot). We will have free food, and prizes at the event. You will be able to try all out our products and machines at the event and ask all the questions your heart desires. RSVP here! @mul…
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What is the difference between cost and price? Well price is the numerical value of the product or service. Its what you pay for on the invoice. You may ask, " What is cost then"? Well cost is the value the product or service can provide you. Imagine having a machine that allows you to rake in money. Do you want to rake in $1000.00 or $3000.00. Wel…
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We all go about life with it happening to use versus us happening to life. Well, what do we mean about that? Kyle took sometime this summer to spend more time with his daughter and wife. While doing that he had a friend take over the mowing section of his business and didn't notice how much it was costing him till last second. Now it didn't get out…
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Sayings exist for a reason. You are the sum of the 5 people you are around the most. That could be your net worth, yourself worth, your personality, all of it and more. We are social being and in order to become a part of the click of people you need to blend in or offer something to better yourself and those around you. A great book to read on thi…
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Whether its accepting you are wrong to a coworker, or doing something you really don't want to do within a company, or even working longer hours than expected. No matter what you do for a living, you will eventually have to eat some crap, as an employee or employer. Facing it and getting better is truly a test to oneself to get better and provide t…
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Nick and Kyle dive into a little blue-collar work. We don't know everything one statistic we do know is that for every 5 blue-collar workers 2 are taking their place and it is going to cause some problems but leaves a gap in for people to make a great living for themselves. There are some extremes that we all see is that those who work in the trade…
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Nick and Kyle have had a full week of work this week. The 27th annual SIMA show in Pittsburg has kicked off. Kyle, Justin, and Gavin took care of the booth before being kicked out. We took up the MulchMate, our SnowMates and KartMates for display. Nick has an Audi update as he has to take the transmission out again because the reverse "fork" is mes…
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Today everyone falls victim to their pain. With pain comes a lesson to become a better person, strengthen relationships, mend past issues and more. It is very hard sometimes in the moment to see a clear path but if you learn the discipline to attack the problems head on then you not only become a better person but you learn a valuable lesson. Remem…
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A lesson Nick taught Kyle a few years ago when it came to running a business is that honesty is the best policy. When Kyle spoke to Nick about a project and the issues he was running into, Nick called out the BS. Honesty has since turned into a lifestyle for not only Nick but Kyle. The ability to tell a client what is going on like a vender not hav…
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Life as an entrepreneur is like living at the beach. Some days will be nice, some days it will be nice with some larger waves. Some days you will encounter a small storm, and some days you will encounter hurricanes. It is not a matter of what happens to you, its a matter of how you handle it. We will always be dealt bad cards, the struggle is not f…
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Do you go around letting your bosses or senior colleagues know that it "Must be nice" to be in their position? If you do, we suggest you take a step back and look at the extra time that individual put in to get into that position. Not a lot of people see the late nights because they are with their family doing something. Those who put the time in a…
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Financial Freedom is something that is used very loosely in recent times. Yes, Financial Freedom is something that varies from person to person; Nicks Financial Freedom is completely different from Kyles because their purpose and definition is completely different. Your moral compass has a lot to do with the concept as well. You can't be free from …
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Many people in the current moment try to find the easy way out of things, whether that is cleaning up after oneself after dinner or simply cleaning up the work place at the end of the day to make sure the start of the new day is crisp and ready. Nick and Kyle talk about applications at Dawson recently such as replacing tarp Velcro versus using duck…
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Like a building you have to create a strong foundation to support it. Nick and Kyle really believe in a moral compass heavily when it comes to not only your personal life but in business. There are a lot of people in business just for the money, but the strongest companies that weather economic storms and even more are the ones that are focused on …
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Nick and Kyle talk about Nicks experiences in relation to hiring great teammates. The whole reason Kyle came to work at Dawson was the culture that they guys had created between one another and their determination to win! You have to make sure everyone on the team is driven towards the same goal and they will guide you to success. Check out our pro…
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Nick and Kyle dive into a little state of the union as to the health of the company with this silent "recession" appears on the horizon. Nick in the beginning of the year was concerned about what would happen but through experience of whethering the storm of 2008, he had an idea of what to do to come out on the other end better. Nick and Kyle also …
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We always say that its about the little wins that make you 1% better. People tend to quit when things become monotonous and that is when you should dig in deeper to master the craft so that you can't mess up. Micheal Jordan always started his warmups with chest a passes, then went through his sequence. The consistency of those chest passes and urge…
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Many people when they see someone that is experiencing the success they wish they had, it is very easy to see that individual as cocky when in reality most people are just confident. When it comes to landscaping and bulk material dispensing with the MulchMate, Nick is the KING without a doubt. He comes off as cocky to some because of their perspect…
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Nick and Kyle talk about a line from a recent podcast listen, "The more you use curiosity, the more you will be curious". Curiosity is like a muscle the less you use it the more it atrophies away. Now, there is a saying that Nick sides with, "Curiosity kills the cat". By his stories, we can see why Nick feels as if curiosity can lead to problems. H…
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A short little banger between Nick and Kyle about the products and their release. Lets take a look at Tesla for a second. When they released the first car, it was the most decked out luxury electric car on the market. The most recent released model is the model 3 the cheapest most base model they offer. Playing human phycology for a moment, we rele…
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Nick and Kyle sit down and discuss the comparisons from out products to the nearest related products on the market. The MulchMule is the closest relative to the MulchMate and even at one point tried to sell the product to Nick. The capacity that MulchMate can handle between with the materials thrown at it and the ability to go on any truck on the m…
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Nick and Kyle dive into why Dawson Manufacturing was built the way it is and how. We talk about the layout out the company mainly in this episode. There is a flow in the building that keeps the parts hot, or simply put, keeps parts in motion. Resting parts cost money, time and lead to mistakes. The way things work is parts come in and go one of two…
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We at Dawson Manufacturing pride ourselves in how much we take care of our customers. We literally go leaps and bounds to be sure if a machine is down, we overnight a part to them to their door so that it can be up and running that day. Craig and Nick have spent countless hours on flights to customers to take care of issues or resolve what is going…
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Nick talks about his recent trip to Utah with his family as his first vacation is 2-3 years. Many people take vacations to reject reality for some time. When Nick and his family go. he took time to enjoy the landscape, nature and what all is going on around him that is different from Maryland. The team back at home kick into high gear getting repai…
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Kyle takes some time solo to talk about a common saying around Dawson Manufacturing. Life is designed to knock you down, if you play victim you will loose. If you accept the responsibility and look at the cards you have been dealt, you can turn a really crappy situation into a pretty good day! With this mindset it has allowed Nick and Craig to take…
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We are in a world of pointing fingers, "It wasn't my fault, it was so and so's". The reality is you are the one at fault. Everything, outside of the uncontrollable, is your fault. As a landscaper, if you see there is rain in the forecast and you don't pull some lawns on the schedule early, or add some to the end of the week to balance the schedule …
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Overtime has many more facets to it than one person might anticipate. When you look at a overtime from an owners perspective not only is it more money paid out to employees, but it's a liability of the guys on a job site longer. That increases the ability for fatigue and a foggy headspace to allow mistakes on the jobsite. There is then the insuranc…
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Nick and Kyle take some time to talk about some of the good things going on in life. We are surrounded by so many negative things going on in life and your emotions affect those around you. Todays podcast was about celebrating the good things in life, seeking the silver lining and bringing you along. Remember to always smile for those around you. I…
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Join us for a very special episode with Mickey Payne. Micky and Nick go WAY back to when Nick was about 13 when he started racing legends cars. Micky taught Nick a lot about racing. They sat down to share some stories as a time stamp. Micky is currently going through a tough time in life, and he shares briefly at the end what is going on. One lesso…
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Nick and Kyle discuss the importance of a mission statement when it comes to a company. Many small businesses push it to the wayside and the culture, as well as performance dwindle. Mission statements have to be felt to the core from the newcoming team members in your company and even to the customers. Mulch Mate provides its customers with the bes…
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The proof is in the pudding! The DMT MulchMate Combo really can increase your profits by double and decrease material used by half. Yes, you heard that right in HALF! Topdressing is becoming wildly popular in the southern states and is now creeping into the Mid-Atlantic region. This process is a natural way of introducing natural nutrients back int…
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Nick and Kyle discuss you mindset by eliminating distractions from your daily life. Your phone is a distraction, your TV is a distraction, living with these distractions numb you of the daily journey in life. Learn to take things in moderation like books and podcasts. Take some time to go from educational to entertaining formats. Listen to some mus…
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Nick and Kyle talk about a topic that came to them over the weekend. It stems from seeing grass cutters out over the weekend or on the way into work with companies sub $500k just working day in and day out mowing grasses. At this rate you are just a grass cutter. Landscapers is the next tier where typically the companies are running near $1 million…
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When it came to a vision for Dawson Manufacturing, Nick was very clear with what he wanted to accomplish. We as a team have hit one of the checkpoints which was to be on the cover of Landscape Management Magazine with the MulchMate in all its glory. The whole team prides themselves in what we do day to day at MulchMate and this is a large accomplis…
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Nick and Kyle discuss a quote by "The Notorious" Conner Mcgregor. Laziness leads to mediocrity. When you start reflecting on your life and recognize you have ben lazy you become unhappy with yourself. We are in a current society that is strictly based on scrolling on the phone for a dopamine rush and it does us no good but make us feel happy for a …
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Our secret is out. Dawson Manufacturing made it to the Landscape Management Magazine cover. When Nick started to build Dawson Manufacturing he did it with this goal in mind and it is now a reality. The only thing is that it took a bunch of small victories to get there. MulchMate selling without a demo was definitely one of them. Another was the suc…
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As many of you know, Nick and Kyle are happy people, Kyle sometimes too much. You as an individual are in control of how you feel and if you are always negative that has an effect on others. If you are happy and positive, it has an effect on others. Here is an exercise, look at the person next to you and smile, tell them how good they make you feel…
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Nick and Kyle have a little let loose episode on some thoughts about a previous podcast they had, nothing bad but a conversation worth having to show others its okay to speak with those in your organization. Nick surprises Kyle with his one-year anniversary gift with being at Dawson MFG, and for some reason patience is brought up in today's discuss…
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Nick and Kyle discuss the topic of who influences your actions in life and who are you trying to impress in life? These are two totally different topics to think about, one is whos actions you are trying to emulate to become a better you. The other is who are you trying to impress which should be yourself in the future. This is one of those start a…
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Nick and Kyle talk about distractions in life. We are so inundated in our present day with information and social media it becomes a distraction to our daily performance and lives. A lot of us just use it as an escape, however it is ruining the performance of our life's and not allowing us to become our best selves. Think about it, we get on our ph…
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