For Ex-Marine, Front Lawn is the New Battlefield
The Dr. Phil Podcast
Dr. Phil McGraw
4.3 • 13.5K Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 2026
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
He served his country. Now he’s fighting a different battle — building a business that’s taking over his life. Jacob is a Marine veteran, husband, and father with another child on the way. He started a landscaping company to support his family — but instead of freedom, he’s drowning in work. Working late nights. Answering every call. Chasing every lead.
The truth? He didn’t build a business — he built a job. And he’s not alone.
There are over 33 million small businesses in the United States — making up nearly half the private workforce. But about 50% fail within five years… not because of lack of demand — but because of lack of systems.
In this episode of Dr. Phil’s Small Business Playbook, Dr. Phil steps in to help this Marine veteran: Reclaim his time Build real systems Create a business that actually supports his life — not consumes it. If you’re a small business owner, entrepreneur, or side hustler trying to scale — this is for you. Watch now and take back control of your business.
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| 0:00.0 | How many times a day do you see a plumbing band racing through your neighborhood? |
| 0:09.0 | Or a landscaper, or any small home improvement company. |
| 0:15.0 | These small businesses are everywhere, and they are the lifeblood of our economy. For every Fortune 500 company that makes headlines, |
| 0:24.6 | there are millions of small businesses quietly keeping America afloat. |
| 0:30.6 | To be exact, there are 33 plus million small businesses in the United States. That's nearly 46% of the private workforce. |
| 0:42.1 | But here's the problem. About 50% fail within five years. And it's not because of poor demand, |
| 0:50.0 | it's because of poor systems. You can be the best electrician in the world, but if your business doesn't run efficiently, |
| 0:58.2 | you're just not going to make it. |
| 1:00.3 | That's why I teamed up with high level for an ongoing series called Dr. Phil's Small |
| 1:05.2 | Business Playbook. |
| 1:06.6 | In each episode, we'll profile a small business owner who's burning the candle at both ends, |
| 1:12.6 | trying to scale their business while still making time for their family. |
| 1:17.6 | I'm going to share my experience in psychology, organization, and behavior. |
| 1:22.6 | And high level will show how its platform can transform a small business. Together, we'll help |
| 1:29.6 | business owners reclaim their time, create scalable systems for growth, turn stress into |
| 1:35.6 | structure, to deliver measurable business outcomes. Let's get to it. We're going to the rescue |
| 1:41.5 | of a Marine veteran who's launched a landscaping company to support his growing family. |
| 1:48.0 | My name is Jacoby Martinez. I own Sepertified Greenworks. It's a long care company where we service clients' yards. |
| 1:54.3 | I joined the Marine Corps back in 2019. I served with Alpha Company. I was a mortarman. So when my time was done, I ended up meeting my wife and we ended up having a kid and bought a house. |
| 2:04.6 | The real reason why we started this long care business was because we needed to afford child care. |
| 2:08.6 | Growing up, my family wasn't dirt poor, but we definitely weren't rich. |
| 2:12.6 | There was times where we stood in food lines, went to church pantries, pick up coke cans in |
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