The Lighting Trade School Podcast
The Lighting Trade School Podcast
Podcast Description
If you own an outdoor service business and want to add landscape lighting—or already run a lighting company and want to scale—this podcast is for you.
Join The 3 Lighting Amigos (Nate Mullen, Captain Matt, Shane Duffy) as we dive deep into the world of landscape lighting design, installation, marketing, and business growth. Featuring the Godfather of Landscape Lighting and lighting business owners pulling in over $1 million in revenue annually, we bring 50+ years of combined experience to the table.
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The podcast emphasizes key aspects of landscape lighting, including essential beam spreads and wattages, placement techniques, and common pitfalls to avoid, such as glare in lighting jobs. Specific episodes will cover topics like the 7 deadly sins of lighting and tips for maximizing revenue in outdoor lighting careers, providing practical insights for listeners.
If you own an outdoor service business and want to add landscape lighting—or already run a lighting company and want to scale—this podcast is for you.
Join The 3 Lighting Amigos (Nate Mullen, Captain Matt, Shane Duffy) as we dive deep into the world of landscape lighting design, installation, marketing, and business growth. Featuring the Godfather of Landscape Lighting and lighting business owners pulling in over $1 million in revenue annually, we bring 50+ years of combined experience to the table.
We’re rolling into Dallas to kick off a Guinness World Record–level Festival of Lights build and we’re talking habits: the small, repeatable actions that quietly compound into monster wins.
Inside this episode:
Always Be Learning (for real): how to build a documented library of lighting details (good/bad day & night photos), ask better questions, and avoid “parrot” advice.
Stairs & landings done right: glare traps, elevation changes, placement pitfalls… and why catalogs often mislead you.
The Notebook Rule: why we all carry physical notebooks, how “permission to forget” boosts focus, and how to turn notes into SOPs that scale.
Morning routines that matter: stretch, move,and think before inboxes and fires. Use your best brain hours to push the business forward.
Time discipline: pre-qualify hard, stop wasting hours, measure your week by face-to-face selling moments.
ABN – Always Be Networking: take meetings, study other industries’ presentations, and steal follow-up tactics that work.
Money habits: keep overhead viciously low then reinvest in skills that separate you.
February Advanced Training: limited seats, application required. This is not basics. It’s for doers who demo, learn, and implement.
Plus, a quick sponsor shout: Lifetime Lighting’s TITAN (MR11 drop-in) is here hardscape-ready with a full mount family. It’s a weapon for tight spaces and precision work.
Want a full deep-dive on stairs/landings, glare control, and detail libraries? Drop a comment and we’ll dedicate an episode.
Ready to Start or Grow Your Landscape Lighting Business?
🔹 Learn design, sales, and installation at:https://www.lightingtradeschool.com/
🔹 Buy elite fixtures from:https://lifetimelightingsystems.com/
🔹 Join The Illuminati Lounge Club — $47/mo weekly group calls with the 3 Lighting Amigos:https://www.lightingtradeschool.com/illuminati-lounge-club
🔹 Join our Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/2196456184072265
🔹 Apply for 1-on-1 mentoring with Captain Matt:https://www.captainmattoutdoors.com/captains-crew
🔹 Start your own lighting biz as a GloGeek:https://glogeeksgang.com/
🔥 50 lighting assassins. That’s it. The elite rise, everyone else is background noise. You can chase jobs…or become the one others chase. Which are you?
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