Most people sell their business and retire. Rebecca Seibel sold hers and started over. This time, entirely on her own terms. She bought a horse, moved to an off-grid cabin in the Wisconsin woods, and built something she actually wanted to wake up for every day.

Now, as the founder of Tree Spirit Consulting, Rebecca travels North America training tree crews on everything from chainsaw safety to aerial rescue to leadership. Weaving decades of hard-won field experience into every course she teaches.

In this conversation, we get into:

- Why your "internal drive" determines whether your business survives.
- What it's really like being a woman in field arboriculture.
- The training most tree crews skip, and why that's dangerous.
- Why the $200 bid is disrespectful to the entire industry.
- What "build a company you want to work in forever" actually means in practice.

Connect with Rebecca:

- Website: https://www.treespiritconsulting.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treespiritconsulting
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@treespiritconsulting

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In this episode, Graeme sits down with George Trott of G Trott Tree Consultancy in the UK - the first international guest on the podcast. George watched a tree crew swinging chainsaws at a holiday park when he was 18 and never looked back. He shares the full journey from climbing trees commercially to running his own arboricultural consultancy, and what finally pushed him to go out on his own two years ago.

They dig into what makes tree companies thrive versus just survive, the key differences between the UK and North American industries, and why staying curious might be the most important thing any business owner can do.

Topics covered:

- From tree surgery to consultancy - George's career path.
- UK qualifications vs ISA certifications in North America.
- Why three is the magic crew number in the UK.
- How to find ideal clients on LinkedIn.
- AI tools for lone workers and tree consultants.
- Planning applications, tree safety, and a wild WWII bomb shelter story.

Connect with George Trott:

Website: https://www.gtrotttreeconsultancy.co.uk/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgetrott/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gtrott_treeconsultancy/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558119736660

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Studying for your ISA Certified Arborist exam doesn't have to be boring. In this episode, I sit down with Chris Comer, founder of Tree Nerd, a visual, engaging ISA exam prep platform built by an arborist, for arborists.

Forget dry PowerPoint lectures. Tree Nerd pairs real video footage of arboricultural work with the science behind it, making complex material far easier to understand and retain.

Chris walks us through how to use the platform alongside the official ISA study guide, and introduces the community and study group features that make exam prep a collaborative experience.

Whether you're a tree service owner looking to get your crew certified, or an arborist ready to level up your career, this one's for you.

Find Chris at:

Joshua Tree: https://myjoshuatree.com/
Tree Nerd Academy: https://www.treenerdacademy.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-comer-2b9a561b5/

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