Episode 11

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23rd Apr 2025

The Power of Consistency: How Dan Hillenbrand Manages Three Businesses

In this episode, I’m joined by Dan Hillenbrand, the owner of Spring Green Lawn Care, Majestic Pool and Spa Service, and The Olie Gathering Place. Dan shares his journey from managing lawn services to building multiple successful businesses in Oklahoma City. He talks about the importance of consistency, the advantages of choosing a franchise model, and how he balances his time across three businesses. Dan also provides tips on overcoming challenges, strategic planning, and the role of supportive relationships in his success.

Timestamps

[00:45] Dan's background: From Las Vegas to Oklahoma City

[02:07] How Dan started his first business in college

[05:26] Choosing a franchise vs. starting from scratch

[07:41] Marketing support from the franchise system

[10:49] How Dan achieved significant growth in the franchise system

[15:00] How Dan acquired The Olie Gathering Place and made it an event space

[20:45] Dan’s decision-making process behind expanding from one business

[26:37] How Dan approached managing multiple businesses

[30:15] How L10 meetings helped Dan transform his business from a solo operation to a systematic organization.

[33:44] Tools and methods used by Dan to manage tasks and time

[37:29] One Technology Dan can’t live without

Quotes

● I've always been an entrepreneur at heart, even from being a kid. I feel comfortable in the home service industry, and that's why I took on Majestic Pools.

● Consistency in everything you do is the biggest thing I can say about success. Whether waking up at the same time every day or showing up for work, just staying consistent is key.

● Every little move I make is like playing chess. I'm playing chess all day long. I'll make this move, and we will have an effect on that move. And I'll have to continually move all over the game piece to make things work to my advantage.

● I don't know where the chess game came to me, but it feels like every time I make a move, I'm looking out to what's going to happen because of that move and then what's my next move after that.

Resources

Spring Green Lawn Care- www.spring-green.com

Majestic Pool and Spa Service- https://majesticpoolsokc.com/

The Olie Gathering Place- https://www.theolieokc.com/

Connect with Dan Hillenbrand on LinkedIn- linkedin.com/in/danhillenbrand

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The Oklahoma Business Show
Conversations with business owners and leaders about their wins, struggles, and lessons learned along the way.
If you're anything like me, hearing other business owners and leaders talk about their experiences at a conference, a lunch, or just over a cup of coffee is always an encouraging and exciting conversation, and that's the simple goal of The Oklahoma Business Show. Listen to successful business owners as we discuss topics ranging from how and why they started their business, challenges they had to overcome that made them stronger, victories that made them hold their head a little higher, and lessons they've learned along the way.

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Chris Moroz

Who is Chris Moroz? 🧐

I started my career in IT long before launching my own business. Finding joy in learning about computers throughout my early teens and young adult years eventually led me to pursue work at Fortune 500 companies such as AOL and Dell, where I was awarded Top 5 sales awards at both companies.

Shortly after leaving Dell, I started Golden Years Computer Services, which served residential clients in their Oklahoma City homes. Within 6 months, as word began to spread of the high level of service being provided, we added small business support to our growing list of services.

Since the start of these companies in 2009, I'm flattered that I've received several nominations for OKC Biz Magazine’s Best of Business awards (and most recently nominated as best Cyber Security provider in OKC). As part of my belief that we can all improve other's lives, we've partnered with Feed The Children, and were recently able to donate a dozen computers to Bethany Public Schools to assist student transition to remote learning during the pandemic.

When I'm not busy saving the day for a small business owner, you can find me unplugging from all things tech: hiking and camping in Oklahoma’s breathtaking scenic parks, discovering new foods in locally-owned restaurants with his friends, and investing quality time with my wife, Kari, and two daughters, Gracie and Trinity.