Bryan M. Clayton | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Mobile App Developer, Landscaper |
| Years active | 1998-Present |
| Known for | GreenPal |
Bryan M. Clayton is an American mobile app developer [1] [2] who is the cofounder of GreenPal, [3] a mobile app and online freelancing platform that connects homeowners with local lawn care providers. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] He is also the ex-owner of Peach Tree, a landscaping company that he sold in 2013. [9] [10] [11]
Clayton started working as a lawn cutter at the age of 12. [5] [12] [13] [14] He attended Middle Tennessee State University, where he received a B.A. in Business Administration. [15]
In 1998, at the age of 18, he co-founded the Tennessee-based landscaping company Peach Tree, Inc., with Chip Burnette. [9] [16] Clayton and Burnette went on to work on landscaping accounts for Jack in the Box, Cracker Barrel, Fifth Third Bank, among others. [16] In 2013, Clayton sold Peach Tree, Inc. to LUSA Holdings, operator of Landscapes USA. [9] [10] [11] The company had over 125 people working for them and had revenue of over $7 million annually at the time it was sold. [5] [13] [17]
In 2012, Clayton devised the idea for a mobile app called GreenPal after reading an article about Airbnb. [18] [7] [19] [3] [20] [1] Clayton recruited his childhood friends, Zach Hendrix, Gene Caballero, and Ross Brooks as co-founders for his idea. Together, they founded GreenPal. [4] [5] [21] [22] [9] As of 2017, Clayton is the company’s largest shareholder, with 45 percent of the company’s shares. [9]
Clayton is also a mentor at Accelerators Organization. [23] Clayton has been a guest on dozens of podcasts, including on Growth by Sabir, [24] ByteAnt, [25] John Meese, [26] Duct Tape Marketing, [27] and Predictable Profits. [28] [29]
Clayton enjoys participating in sports such as hiking, martial arts, and long-distance running. He also volunteers for the charity Achilles International in his spare time. [30]
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