{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Startup Junkies Podcast","title":"Lawn Care Olympics in Fayetteville, Arkansas with Quinn Childress of Willow Street Lawns","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1863,"description":"Quinn Childress, owner of Willow Street Lawns and founder of the digital lawn care marketplace Lawnly, joins the Startup Junkies Podcast to talk about the first-ever Lawn Care Olympics coming to Fayetteville, Arkansas on September 20th. Quinn shares how he went from experiencing homelessness as a teenager to building a lawn care business, and now a platform designed to funnel local dollars toward nonprofits and people experiencing homelessness in Northwest Arkansas.\n\nIn This Episode\nWhy Quinn started Willow Street Lawns after experiencing homelessness at 15\nWhat the Lawn Care Olympics is and why it's coming to Fayetteville\nHow Lawnly connects homeowners, lawn care pros, and nonprofits\nWhy local dollars, not charity, are the key to breaking poverty cycles\nHow Startup Junkie's ecosystem helped Quinn scale two ventures\nWhat advice Quinn would give his younger self today\n\n⏱️ Chapters\n\n1:01 – Welcome to the Startup Junkies Podcast\n1:42 – Meet Quinn Childress: Willow Street Lawns & Lawnly\n2:09 – Announcing the First-Ever Lawn Care Olympics\n2:29 – The Vision: Turning Lawn Care into a Community Sport\n3:23 – Partnering with Nonprofits to Fight Homelessness\n4:45 – Quinn's Story: From Homelessness to Business Owner\n6:30 – Lawn Care Olympics Event Details (Sept 20 at New Beginnings)\n7:26 – Judges, Challenges, and Who Can Compete\n11:41 – Inside Lawnly: A Two-Sided Marketplace for Lawn Care\n14:06 – RISE Arkansas Sponsor Message\n14:34 – Quinn's Roots in the NWA Ecosystem & Building Lawnly\n19:18 – The Real Motivation: Helping the Local Economy Thrive\n22:22 – Time Machine Question: Advice to His Younger Self\n29:20 – How to Connect with Quinn & Support the Olympics\n—\nConnect with Quinn\n\n🔗 https://www.willowstlawns.com/\n\n🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/quinn-childress-9a2065155/\n\n—\n\n🎧 Follow the Startup Junkies Podcast on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. 👍 If you enjoyed this episode, like, subscribe, and share it with a friend.\n\nThe Startup Junkies Podcast is brought to you in...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/VIqyFnVoemaY16I1CQ_9OtsZkjBwg6MwfUeTfBb7LPw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hMTg0/ODVhOTk1ZmFiOTQ2/MWM3YTk4MTcxOTg3/NmY5Mi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}