Clear Path AI: The 24/7 Land Clearing Advisor Trained on $20M in Ad Spend

Clear Path AI: The 24/7 Land Clearing Advisor Trained on $20M in Ad Spend

Jacob Neffendorf and I just launched Clear Path AI — a 24/7 AI advisor trained on nearly $20 million in land clearing ad spend and thousands of hours of real operator systems and transcripts. In this episode, we pull back the curtain with a full live demo and break down what this tool can actually do for your business right now. What you'll learn: * The 3 levers that control your land clearing business (leads, sales, capacity) — and how to diagnose which one is your current bottleneck * Why a guardrailed, industry-specific AI gives you better answers than generic tools like ChatGPT * How Clear Path builds SEO website structures, content calendars, and Google Business Profile strategies in real time * Why the companies who adopt AI fastest will get the outsized returns — and what that looks like in land clearing specifically * How to set a 12-month revenue target and work backwards from it using Clear Path 🔗 Learn more about Clear Path AI: landclearing.io/founding100 [https://landclearing.io/] 📩 OWNR OPS Newsletter: https://ownrops.com/newsletter [https://ownrops.com/newsletter] 📞 Quo (formerly OpenPhone) — shared inbox, AI assistant & Jobber integration — 20% off first 3 months: http://quo.com/ownrops [http://quo.com/ownrops] 📋 Jobber (estimates, scheduling & invoicing — 20% off): https://go.getjobber.com/ownrops [https://go.getjobber.com/ownrops] 🌐 Stryker Digital (SEO & Google Ads for trades): https://stryker-digital.com/?el=oo [https://stryker-digital.com/?el=oo]

The Operators Who Make the Best Decisions Fastest Win — Here's How AI Helps

💰Apply for OPS Accelerator ➡️ https://ownrops.com/accelerator [https://ownrops.com/accelerator] The operators who grow fastest aren't the ones working the hardest — they're the ones making the best decisions the quickest. In this episode, I sit down with Jacob Neffendorf from Rise Online Ads and Land Clearing Growth to break down how AI is giving land-clearing operators access to answers they used to have to guess at — pricing, hiring, proposals, content, and more. What you'll learn: * Why tracking nothing vs. tracking everything creates a 10x difference in revenue * How to build a full property proposal in under 5 minutes using AI * What the Clear Path AI tool is, how it was built, and why it's different from generic AI * The hiring math question: can you afford to hire — and can you afford not to? * How answer engine optimization is replacing SEO for local service businesses * Why the first operators to adopt this will have an unfair advantage in their market 🔥 Services We Use 🔥We use Jobber to handle our estimates, scheduling, & invoicing➡️ Get 20% off Jobber here: https://go.getjobber.com/ownrops [https://go.getjobber.com/ownrops]💰 Bookkeeping: Get 50% off bookkeeping for 3 months with the Home Service Bookkeeping Pros: https://dialedinbookkeeping.com/ownrops [https://dialedinbookkeeping.com/ownrops]🚀 Get ranked #1 On Google With Stryker SEO: https://stryker-digital.com/?el=oo [https://stryker-digital.com/?el=oo]Want to learn more about starting and scaling your own service-based business?📩 Sign up for the OWNR OPS Newsletter: → https://ownrops.com/newsletter [https://ownrops.com/newsletter] Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes with blue collar entrepreneurs sharing their best insights and growth tips!

How Owner Operators Can Hire Better

💰Apply for OPS Accelerator ➡️ https://ownrops.com/accelerator [https://ownrops.com/accelerator] In this episode of the OWNR OPS Podcast, I sit down with Patrick Murphy of Qualified Hires to talk about how land clearing, forestry mulching, and home service business owners can actually find, hire, and keep good people. Patrick has helped me build out the hiring process at Bear Claw, and in this conversation we break down what most operators get wrong when hiring, why good people are out there, and how to build a process that attracts crew members who show up, do quality work, and take ownership. If you’re tired of being the only reliable person in your business, this episode will help you rethink hiring and start building a team the right way. In this episode, you’ll learn: 📌 Why “there are no good people” is usually the wrong belief📌 How to find better crew members for your business 📌 What most owner-operators get wrong in the hiring process 📌 Why good people need the right system to succeed 📌 How I improved hiring at Bear Claw 📌 How to stop doing everything yourself and start building a real team Hiring is not just about finding people.It’s about creating a process that finds the right people. Watch the full episode to learn how to hire better and build a team that can help your business grow. 🔥 Services We Use 🔥 📞 We use Quo (formerly OpenPhone) for all business calls & texts — AI answers after hours so you never miss a lead ➡️ Get 20% off your first 3 months: http://quo.com/ownrops [http://quo.com/ownrops] We use Jobber to handle our estimates, scheduling, & invoicing ➡️ Get 20% off Jobber here: https://go.getjobber.com/ownrops [https://go.getjobber.com/ownrops] 💰 Bookkeeping: Get 50% off bookkeeping for 3 months with the Home Service Bookkeeping Pros: https://dialedinbookkeeping.com/ownrops [https://dialedinbookkeeping.com/ownrops] 🚀 Get ranked #1 On Google With Stryker SEO: https://stryker-digital.com/?el=oo [https://stryker-digital.com/?el=oo] Want to learn more about starting and scaling your own service-based business? 📩 Sign up for the OWNR OPS Newsletter: → https://ownrops.com/newsletter [https://ownrops.com/newsletter] Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes with blue collar entrepreneurs sharing their best insights and growth tips!

The Decision Filter Every Land Clearing Business Owner Needs

Too many decisions. Not enough clarity. Sound familiar? 💰Apply for OPS Accelerator ➡️ https://ownrops.com/accelerator [https://ownrops.com/accelerator] In this episode, I sit down with Jacob Neffendorf of Rise Online Ads to talk about one of the biggest things that holds owners and operators back — chasing the wrong problems. I share the story of the 6 weeks I spent building a custom app to replace Jobber and GoHighLevel, and why I shut the whole thing down before it ever launched. Jacob pulls real data from 460 land clearing companies that shows exactly where operators are losing deals. What you'll learn: 📌 Why you keep going back to equipment research instead of fixing your leads problem 📌 The only 3 things that matter right now: Leads, Sales, Hiring📌 How many calls on average to reach a lead 📌 How many follow-ups to close a deal. 📌 Is AI a shiny object or a real tool for your business right now? 🔥 Services We Use 🔥 We use Jobber to handle our estimates, scheduling, & invoicing➡️ Get 20% off Jobber here: https://go.getjobber.com/ownrops [https://go.getjobber.com/ownrops] 💰 Bookkeeping: Get 50% off bookkeeping for 3 months with the Home Service Bookkeeping Pros: https://dialedinbookkeeping.com/ownrops [https://dialedinbookkeeping.com/ownrops] 🚀 Get ranked #1 On Google With Stryker SEO: https://stryker-digital.com/?el=oo [https://stryker-digital.com/?el=oo] Want to learn more about starting and scaling your own service-based business? 📩 Sign up for the OWNR OPS Newsletter: → https://ownrops.com/newsletter [https://ownrops.com/newsletter] Join our FREE Skool community → skool.com/ownrops [skool.com/ownrops] Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes with blue collar entrepreneurs sharing their best insights and growth tips!

OWNR vs. Operator: The Mindset Shift for Scalable Growth

💰Apply for OPS Accelerator ➡️ https://ownrops.com/accelerator [https://ownrops.com/accelerator] In this episode, Jacob Neffendorf lays out the data-backed difference between operators stuck at low six figures and owners building multiple seven-figure land clearing companies. If you've been wondering whether to hire — and whether you can afford to — this episode answers that question with real numbers. What you'll learn: * The 3 walls every land clearing business hits (leads, sales, talent) and how to move through them * Why close rates average 6% across the industry — and how top performers hit 24% * The true cost of staying booked out past 4–6 weeks without hiring * How to run the hiring math and know when to pull the trigger * Whether to hire an operator, a closer, or admin first — and why it depends on your weakness Whether you're running land clearing, forestry mulching, or any field service business, this episode covers the owner mindset, hiring decisions, close rate tracking, and business systems you need to scale past the operator ceiling. 🔥 Services We Use 🔥We use Jobber to handle our estimates, scheduling, & invoicing➡️ Get 20% off Jobber here: https://go.getjobber.com/ownrops [https://go.getjobber.com/ownrops]💰 Bookkeeping: Get 50% off bookkeeping for 3 months with the Home Service Bookkeeping Pros: https://dialedinbookkeeping.com/ownrops [https://dialedinbookkeeping.com/ownrops]🚀 Get ranked #1 On Google With Stryker SEO: https://stryker-digital.com/?el=oo [https://stryker-digital.com/?el=oo] Want to learn more about starting and scaling your own service-based business?📩 Sign up for the OWNR OPS Newsletter: → https://ownrops.com/newsletter [https://ownrops.com/newsletter] Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes with blue collar entrepreneurs sharing their best insights and growth tips!