Bryan M. Clayton is an American mobile app developer who is the cofounder of

GreenPal GreenPal is an online freelancing platform that connects landscapers to clients in the United States. The company is based in Nashville, Tennessee and was founded in 2012. GreenPal's business model was inspired by Uber, Airbnb and Lyft. As of Jan ...

, a mobile app and online

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platform that connects homeowners with local

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providers.Ehlinger, Samantha (2017-10-18).
The Uber of yard work draws San Antonians to GreenPal
. ''ExpressNews.com''. Retrieved 2020-02-10.GreenPal simplifies lawn care with app
. ''The Tennessean''. Retrieved 2020-02-10. He is also the ex-owner of Peach Tree, a

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company that he sold in 2013.

Early life

Clayton started working as a lawn cutter at the age of 12. He attended Middle Tennessee State University, where he received a B.A. in

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Career

In 1998, at the age of 18, he co-founded the Tennessee-based landscaping company Peach Tree, Inc., with Chip Burnette. Clayton and Burnette went on to work on landscaping accounts for

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, Fifth Third Bank, among others. In 2013, Clayton sold Peach Tree, Inc. to LUSA Holdings, operator of Landscapes USA. The company had over 125 people working for them and had revenue of over $7 million annually at the time it was sold. In 2012, Clayton devised the idea for a mobile app called

after reading an article about Airbnb. Clayton recruited his childhood friends, Zach Hendrix, Gene Caballero, and Ross Brooks as co-founders for his idea. Together, they founded GreenPal.As of 2017, Clayton is the company’s largest shareholder, with 45 percent of the company’s shares. Clayton is also a mentor at Accelerators Organization. Clayton has been a guest on dozens of podcasts, including on Growth by Sabir, ByteAnt, John Meese, Duct Tape Marketing, and Predictable Profits.

Personal life

Clayton enjoys participating in sports such as

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, and long-distance running. He also volunteers for the charity

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in his spare time.

References

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