Hello, and welcome to the Best Dam Podcast. This is your host Jill Lagan, CEO of the Boulder City Chamber. 

In each episode we will highlight what makes Boulder City, home of the Hoover Dam, the ideal place to operate your successful small business, explore world class tourism attractions, and discover why we are the perfect place to live and unwind. 

Our guest today is Eddie Rodriguez Jr.

Eddie is a Senior Arborist and Senior Sales Manager at First Choice Tree Service. He has over 20 years of experience motivating and leading sales teams to achieve sales excellence in arboriculture and horticulture Industry. Eddie is a Certified Arborist WE-3916A, and
holds an ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification from the the International Society of Arboriculture.

Eddie's primary responsibilities at First Choice Tree Service, include:

• Client consulting & advising
• Diagnosis and report writing, and 
• Developing tree maintenance programs

"AHA Moment"
When he began to see the people that he trained get promoted in the industry, he started to see them running tree companies, becoming supervisors and foreman’s and even owning their own businesses. The joy really came when he started to see them buying their own homes and new cars, having children and watching them send them off to college.

Key Questions that Eddie Answers:

1. The importance of a tree maintenance program
2. Credentialing and the International Society of Arboriculture
3. Bidding apples for apples not apples and oranges

Stories shared by Eddie:

• “The no net loss of tree canopy” National Initiative
• Scariest Professional Experience
• First Job
• What Eddie is Reading

About First Choice Tree Service

First Choice Tree Service is celebrating over 30 years of service to the Las Vegas valley. They offer a wide variety of services including:

• Residential and Commercial Tree Care
• Emergency Services
• Landscape Design and Transplant Services
• Plant Health Care and Grounds Management Services. 

Click here to learn more about First Choice Tree Service.

SOCIAL SITES

You can learn more about First Choice Tree Service by visiting these social sites:

Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
LinkedIn
YouTube

RESOURCES
Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) - https://www.tcia.org/
International Society of Arboriculture -  https://www.isa-arbor.com

The Best Dam Podcast is a Podcast Production of the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce.

Music for the Best Dam Podcast was created by ZakharValaha from Pixabay.