March 2025 Contractor of the Month is: NOLA Outdoor Lighting

Can you tell us about your business?

We Install the best quality landscape lighting fixtures that will add brilliance and value to your residence. We specialize in landscape up lights and path lighting. You chose the light fixtures depending on the quality you want from high quality aluminum fixtures to copper or brass. Leave it to us to have your residence standing out in the neighborhood. All of our brass products come with a lifetime warranty. We will give you the best installation process.

How did you get into the landscape lighting business?

I first started my lighting journey when I worked on my parents' home. I fell in love with how much it changed the way they felt walking up to their home, and I knew I had to start offering it to neighbors, and it took off.

What percentage of your business is landscape lighting/what other services do you provide (ie: landscaping, irrigation, electrical…)?

I am 100% lighting.

How long have you been installing landscape lighting?

I have been installing for around 6 years now.

What AMP products do you prefer to use? Which fixtures are your favorite?

It absolutely has the be the RGBCW G5 ControlPro! With all the colors and color temperature adjustments, it makes my life as a designer and installer so much easier.

What tips or tricks have you learned that have benefited your work from a design/installation perspective?

I’ve learned about where to place fixtures and how far they should be installed from the object. Learned many tricks and made some mistakes which lead to more tricks. Its always about learning new things each day.

Tell me about your sales process. How do you find your customers? What is your sales process? Do you use sales tools such as a free demo…

We use social media and word of mouth mostly but also do door hangers. We meet the client and see what they would like. We then off we a proposal of lighting plan and prices. We have used free demo before as well!

Where do you find inspiration for your lighting designs?

We find inspiration in the way the home will look at night and how to changes the customers experience, this means showing customers past examples, doing demos at night, and really understanding customers' needs.

What do you feel is the most personally rewarding part of installing a lighting system for a client?

Seeing the client's reaction at night. This is hands down the best feeling you get as an installer and designer.

Tell us a little bit about you personally: What do you like to do outside of work? What are your hobbies?

I work out and like to maintain a healthy lifestyle and I also like cars. I am also a big community advocate and volunteer regularly.