Life in the Fastlane

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”.
Episodes
Episodes



Monday Mar 18, 2024
062. Pride has been lost in our world. Lets fight to bring it back.
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Nick and Kyle sit down and discuss pride and how without it we struggle as a society. Imagine a world where everyone just doesn't care. Things tend to not move forward, tasks don't get handled, life kind of just comes to a halt. If we as humans put pride in what we do whether that with what you do for a living or just yourself. It says volumes about your character. We take pride in our work at Dawson Manufacturing and in our daily lives outside of it. Doing it right the first time is always the best way.
Check out our products at: www.mulchmateusa.com
Check us out on YouTube: Mulch Mate Dawson MFG - YouTube
Check out our Instagrams: MulchMateUSA, KartMateUSA and DawsonMfg
Email us Questions: heyfastlane@gmail.com
Nicks Coaching Program: #TeamMulchMate (mulchmateusa.com)
Nicks Book List: Nick Favorite Book list (mulchmateusa.com)
Contact Us: Sales@mulchmateusa.com



Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Nick and Kyle welcome an in-house guest, Graham with G&M Lawn and Landscape. They had a self-inflicted problem with their MulchMate which resulted in a trip to our HQ. We learned about their story and their testimonial of their results with MulchMate, even we were astonished. A job that normally too 30 yards of mulch resulted in 15 yards of material used on the property!! That is Bonkers! See what else Graham has to say.
Check out our products at: www.mulchmateusa.com
Check us out on YouTube: Mulch Mate Dawson MFG - YouTube
Check out our Instagrams: MulchMateUSA, KartMateUSA and DawsonMfg
Email us Questions: heyfastlane@gmail.com
Nicks Coaching Program: #TeamMulchMate (mulchmateusa.com)
Nicks Book List: Nick Favorite Book list (mulchmateusa.com)
Contact Us: Sales@mulchmateusa.com



Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
060. Welcome to the Circus, it's out to get you. FIGHT!
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Nick and Kyle discuss an interesting topic. Life is a circus no doubt, the world is designed to tear you down, it's all about how you handle it and get back up. Nick while creating and building Dawson Mfg. handles the punches of life such as a fire marshal inspection and trying to make production difficult and more. Kyle balancing work at Dawson, a growing family and a landscaping company. Heck even other forces like the economy try to take us down like the global pandemic and or tires blowing out on trailers as we head to the largest event for the landscaping industry. Its all about how we handle the situation. Execute, execute, execute!
Check out our products at: www.mulchmateusa.com
Check us out on YouTube: Mulch Mate Dawson MFG - YouTube
Check out our Instagrams: MulchMateUSA, KartMateUSA and DawsonMfg
Email us Questions: heyfastlane@gmail.com
Nicks Coaching Program: #TeamMulchMate (mulchmateusa.com)
Nicks Book List: Nick Favorite Book list (mulchmateusa.com)
Contact Us: Sales@mulchmateusa.com



Monday Mar 11, 2024
059. GATOR is in the house!
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Nick invites his friend JD on to the podcast after stopping by the shop. They talk fun stories and their background on how they met. You'll love the stories they go into about their bachelors parties and Craig had to pop in and tell them to leave some parts because of how not kid friendly the stories are. Sit back and enjoy the ride.
Check out our products at: www.mulchmateusa.com
Check us out on YouTube: Mulch Mate Dawson MFG - YouTube
Check out our Instagrams: MulchMateUSA, KartMateUSA and DawsonMfg
Email us Questions: heyfastlane@gmail.com
Nicks Coaching Program: #TeamMulchMate (mulchmateusa.com)
Nicks Book List: Nick Favorite Book list (mulchmateusa.com)
Contact Us: Sales@mulchmateusa.com



Friday Mar 08, 2024
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Nick and Kyle speak with Joe who works for Univest. Univest is the lender that helps MulchMate customers finance their machines so that instead of forking out $35k on a machine, they are just responsible for a monthly payment which allows them to cashflow the machine through the work they are able to produce with the machine. Joe's discusses how easy the process is and some cool differences in their process when compared to other lenders that makes them the best fit for MulchMate.
Check out our products at: www.mulchmateusa.com
Check us out on YouTube: Mulch Mate Dawson MFG - YouTube
Check out our Instagrams: MulchMateUSA, KartMateUSA and DawsonMfg
Email us Questions: heyfastlane@gmail.com
Nicks Coaching Program: #TeamMulchMate (mulchmateusa.com)
Nicks Book List: Nick Favorite Book list (mulchmateusa.com)
Contact Us: Sales@mulchmateusa.com



Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
057. Spreading that Black Gold!!! Feat. Tom with Oxford Lawn Services
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Nick and Kyle have a great, LONG conversation with Tom at Oxford Lawn Services. His purchase of the MulchMate was a solution to a problem in his geographical location with topdressing that has taken his company by storm and to new levels. Tom's testimonial to the MulchMate just solidifies the output of 2x your efficiency, 2x your production and 10x your comfort. Buy your MulchMate TODAY!
Check out our products at: www.mulchmateusa.com
Check us out on YouTube: Mulch Mate Dawson MFG - YouTube
Check out our Instagrams: MulchMateUSA, KartMateUSA and DawsonMfg
Email us Questions: heyfastlane@gmail.com
Nicks Coaching Program: #TeamMulchMate (mulchmateusa.com)
Nicks Book List: Nick Favorite Book list (mulchmateusa.com)
Contact Us: Sales@mulchmateusa.com



Monday Mar 04, 2024
056. Lean Mean Money Machine. Feat. Dave Cutter
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Nick and Kyle sit down to talk to one of the early adopters of the MulchMate Dave Cutter. He is rocking a Gen 2 Machine on his truck unit and one of the earlier generations on a DMT unit him and his son use as well. While they only put down roughly 150 yards of mulch per year, this machine well pays for itself in efficiency as well as saving the way his body feels at the young age of 62 still in the field. From the solo entrepreneur to the multi state conglomerate, the MulchMate is right for you.
Check out our products at: www.mulchmateusa.com
Check us out on YouTube: Mulch Mate Dawson MFG - YouTube
Check out our Instagrams: MulchMateUSA, KartMateUSA and DawsonMfg
Email us Questions: heyfastlane@gmail.com
Nicks Coaching Program: #TeamMulchMate (mulchmateusa.com)
Nicks Book List: Nick Favorite Book list (mulchmateusa.com)
Contact Us: Sales@mulchmateusa.com



Friday Mar 01, 2024
055. The power of saying NO/NOT YET is really a superpower.
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Nick and Kyle discuss the power of saying no or not yet in business as a superpower. The old adage "you give an inch they will take a mile" is true in a lot of scenarios. Kyle one project costs him around $10,000 dollars just by telling the client yes, we can do that, when in reality saying no to the project in its entirety would have saved a lot of heart ache and issues. Nick discusses how saying not yet is beneficial too. By allowing yourself some time to process the information you have taken in and not making a decision immediately could potentially lead to a minor change in a gearing to provide immense torque in a product that once was not thought of.
Check out our products at: www.mulchmateusa.com
Check us out on YouTube: Mulch Mate Dawson MFG - YouTube
Check out our Instagrams: MulchMateUSA, KartMateUSA and DawsonMfg
Email us Questions: heyfastlane@gmail.com
Nicks Coaching Program: #TeamMulchMate (mulchmateusa.com)
Nicks Book List: Nick Favorite Book list (mulchmateusa.com)
Contact Us: Sales@mulchmateusa.com

We have on Mission on Life in the Fastlane, WIN. Nick and Kyle want to spread a message to all those who listen is that no matter who you are or what your circumstance in life is you can win. Nick has seen the depths of homelessness to running multi-million-dollar companies from the ground up. Kyle has the experience of running a six-figure landscaping business, and while facing failures builds it back better than ever in real time. Their mission is to win and help others in the process.