Lavender Brothers, Toby Lavender on Episode 246
12/19/24 • 78 min
No matter your age, follow your passion. That’s what Toby Lavender has been doing for life. Automotive to hunting, Toby excels at all of it, and he’s not done yet. Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.
8:15 – I always preach to everybody that real formal education in the automotive repair industry is critical these days
18:17 – We flew in just so green to life and travel and didn’t know what the heck to expect and made the best of it
24:01 – I remember the first time we did a Million dollars in one year in sales, my accountant said, yeah, but it cost you $999,000 to do it!
29:48 – My first 10+ years in off-road was in desert racing, I learned you better have a lot of money or you better be able to build your own junk.
35:51 – I didn’t set out to do any of this, but I loved it and we just went with it and grew; Lavender Brothers grew into this 99% four-wheel-drive off-road shop
48:40 – One of my big life passions is hunting and everything related to that
54:19 – the paradigm shift was when I realized my employees were relying on me to provide the opportunity that they were showing up for
Special thanks to 4low Magazine and Maxxis Tires for support and sponsorship of this podcast.
Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.
No matter your age, follow your passion. That’s what Toby Lavender has been doing for life. Automotive to hunting, Toby excels at all of it, and he’s not done yet. Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.
8:15 – I always preach to everybody that real formal education in the automotive repair industry is critical these days
18:17 – We flew in just so green to life and travel and didn’t know what the heck to expect and made the best of it
24:01 – I remember the first time we did a Million dollars in one year in sales, my accountant said, yeah, but it cost you $999,000 to do it!
29:48 – My first 10+ years in off-road was in desert racing, I learned you better have a lot of money or you better be able to build your own junk.
35:51 – I didn’t set out to do any of this, but I loved it and we just went with it and grew; Lavender Brothers grew into this 99% four-wheel-drive off-road shop
48:40 – One of my big life passions is hunting and everything related to that
54:19 – the paradigm shift was when I realized my employees were relying on me to provide the opportunity that they were showing up for
Special thanks to 4low Magazine and Maxxis Tires for support and sponsorship of this podcast.
Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.
Previous Episode
Episode 245 with Tim Ryan of the V8 Swap Shop.
The original hot-rod kid is still playing with V-8s; but now he’s taking them off-road. Tim Ryan, owner of the V8 Swap Shop is revving up as your go-to guy. Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.
3;36 – I got knives pulled on me daily because they knew I had a nickel for milk money
12:08 – they organized the high school drags and all the high schools were invited to participate; me and my friends rand the show because we all had hot rods
21:52 – A buddy of mine had a CJ5, it was an eye catcher; we’d meet girls like crazy when in his Jeep, I was the same guy as the one in the old car, but girls liked Jeeps.
28:48 – My wife says she only wanted a guy with a normal nose and a small truck. Maybe God had a reason to make me buy that truck so I could meet her.
38:49 – So, I ended up ultimately back in the automotive world which is where my heart always was.
43:35 – When is it going to be your Independence Day?
51:22 – Each build is difference, we’re not a cookie-cutter shop.
Special thanks to 4low Magazine and Maxxis Tires for support and sponsorship of this podcast.
Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.
Next Episode
OneWorks Andrew Paulson, renaissance man on Episode 247
Outdoorsman and Renaissance man, Andrew Paulson can do anything – if he’s interested. In the last fifteen years, we’ve watched Andrew build anything he set his mind to. The stories are fun. Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.
4:16 – this is why I always fought the educational institution, I had enough of it when I was a kid
10:08 – I was taught to earn my allowance, I think that was great. You work for it, that has taken me far.
20:03 – I didn’t realize a nail gun at the time was a thousand bucks, it was grand theft, adolescent charge.
36:50 – “I’m sorry, you didn’t get the rock climbing wall attendant job, we’re going to put everybody under you and make you the lead!”
46:15 – If I had the skillset to build it – why not? Why not capitalize on that?
51:19 – On the water, whether I’m catching fish or not, that’s my decompress, where my brain slows down, where the noise shuts down.
1:11:53 – I meet Dustin and Becca Webster, it’s about this time, I realize I’m in way over my head. Four minutes after the National Anthem and I’m on my lid.
1:18:58 – “Hey, we’re going to need help with recovery, we’ve got a car in a tree!”
Special thanks to 4low Magazine and Maxxis Tires for support and sponsorship of this podcast.
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Conversations with Big Rich - Lavender Brothers, Toby Lavender on Episode 246
Transcript
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Welcome to Conversations with Big Rich. This is an interview-style podcast. Those interviewed are all involved in the off-road industry. Being involved, like all of my guests are, is a lifestyle, not just a job. I talk to past, present, and future legends, as well as business owners, employees, media, and land use warriors, men and women who have found their way into this exciting and addictive lifestyle we call off-road. We discuss their personal history, struggles
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