Bryan M. Clayton
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	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]}

Early life

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]

Career

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]}

Personal life

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]

References