#038 Mowers & Math: How a 20-Year-Old Built a Million Dollar Business in Alaska - Kaedyn Jennings

Kaedyn Jennings is 20 years old, from Wasilla, Alaska, and by almost every conventional measure wasn't supposed to be a success — a complicated upbringing between Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley, and a self-described bad student who nearly dropped out three months before graduation to start a lawn care company. He didn't drop out, but he did start the business — and four years later Snip&Clip Alaska has crossed a million dollars in total revenue, serviced properties over 6,000 times last year, and has become a force to be reckoned with in the industry.In this conversation Kaedyn walks Manny through all of it — his upbringing, the lawn care math that started everything, how he solved the three biggest problems in the industry before he even had his first client, and what he's learned about debt, hiring, leadership, and money from a network of real Alaska business owners he's built around himself.But the deeper thread running through this episode is what comes next — Kaedyn is 20, has already built the time freedom most people spend decades chasing, and is now figuring out how to turn that into financial freedom, 50 rental units, a helicopter, and a life built entirely on his own terms.  What We Cover Growing up between homes,  the aunt who raised him — and what shaped his driveHow he went from watching a friend cut grass to building a company that did close to $750K last yearWhy he believes passion is overrated when it comes to building a business — and what matters moreHis take on Dave Ramsey, debt, and why he's focused on eliminating it entirely at 20 years old"Hire fast, fire fast" — his no-nonsense approach to building a small team and getting out of the way in leadership.The loneliness of being a young entrepreneur, and why he says the bottom is just as lonely as the topBig aspirations and the long game he's playing while others his age drag their feet About Kaedyn Jennings Kaedyn Jennings is a 20-year-old entrepreneur from Wasilla, Alaska, and the owner of Snip&Clip Alaska, a lawn care and snow removal company serving the Mat-Su Valley and Anchorage. He built the business from the ground up as a teenager, growing it to a small team with an operations manager, a sales team, and an office — and he's currently aiming for 400 customers this year. He also creates content daily across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, where he shares his journey as a young business owner in Alaska. Follow Kaedyn Jennings on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTokSubscribe to his YouTube channel @KaedynJennings907  Contact Snip&Clip Alaska for your lawncare and snow removal needs. Advertise With Us Interested in putting your business in front of an engaged and growing audience that cares about Alaska? Learn more at www.thestateiamin.com Stay Connected @thestateiaminpodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok Subscribe on YouTube @thestateiamin Shoot me a text, what do you think?