F4F - Mike and Bo Schlechter - Everglades

May 30

Episode Summary

Corey, Tanner, and David with the Farm4Profit Podcast are thrilled to have Mike from Everglades Equipment Group joining us. Everglades Equipment Group, a family-owned John Deere dealership founded in 1963, boasts 18 locations across central and south Florida. They serve a diverse range of customers, from major agricultural producers to golf courses and construction businesses. Originating as a farming operation around southeastern Lake Okeechobee, the company traces its roots back to the early 1900s with Emanuel and Mary Schlechter. Now a third-generation leader, Mike will share insights on their expansive operations, the challenges of finding good help, and the motivation behind their popular YouTube channel, EvergladesTV, which has garnered 50.7k subscribers.

Founded in 1963, Everglades Equipment Group is a family owned and operated full-service John Deere dealership with 18 locations

covering central and south Florida.
Everglades Equipment Group serves a wide range of customers
the largest agricultural producers of sugar
citrus
vegetables
individual farmers
golf courses
nurseries & commercial landscape management companies
construction businesses
We have become one of the largest John Deere dealers in the world by focusing on customer experience
Everglades was initially founded as a farming operation around southeastern Lake Okeechobee (which continues to this day
The company traces its beginnings in Florida to the early 1900s when Emanuel and Mary Schlechter, with their seven children, left the Upper Midwest after reading about the vast agricultural opportunities in Florida. (from North Dakota)
Started a tractor repair shop