Father · Founder · Speaker · Las Vegas, Nevada

The moment Limits disappear.

As seen
on
FOX 5 Las Vegas

He doesn't motivate. He activates.

From a metal shed in Las Vegas to a $2 million company in four years. Bilingual keynotes, corporate training, and private mentorship built on results, systems and thirty-five years of doing the work. His story is the case study.

35Years in the trade
3×CEO
EN · ESBilingual on stage
Edgar Andres Larios speaking on stage in a maroon blazer
On stageEdgar Andres LariosThe Larios Effect
Christ · Purpose · People
Scroll · The story

EdgarAndresLarioscameatfifteenwithnoEnglish.
Thirty-fiveyearslaterheownsthecompany.
Nowheactivatesyours.

Proof, not promise.

Private mentorship

Results. Systems. Mentorship.

Not a program you sit through. A system you keep. Edgar Andres Larios mentors founders and leaders in the four things that took him from the crew to running the company, and he stays beside you while you put them to work.

Leadership

Go from doing everything yourself to leading a team that moves without you.

Public speaking

Say it once and be understood, in a meeting, on a stage, on camera, in English or Spanish.

Company culture

Build a place good people want to stay, with owners and crews in the same conversation.

Business scaling

The systems behind growth, from a man who grew his company from one lawnmower.

Faith first. Family always. Community in everything he builds.

The story · in his words

From a metal shed to the stage.

Seven chapters. Every quote is his.

Chapter I A small town in Jalisco

Everybody comes with a dream.

Edgar Andres Larios grew up in a small town in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Landscaping ran in the family. The decision to leave was the same one millions make: build a better life, and send some of it home.

Blue agave fields beneath the mountains of Jalisco, Mexico
Jalisco, Mexico · where it began

“I think everybody decides to come here with a dream, and everybody comes here to help their family to get better in Mexico.”Edgar Andres Larios · Fox 5 Las Vegas

Chapter II Age 15 · Las Vegas, Nevada

No English. No home. A metal shed.

He arrived at fifteen with, as he puts it, one hand in front and one behind. No language, no place to stay, no guarantee. His first bed in America was a metal shed from Home Depot, in the cold. He enrolled in high school anyway and finished in two and a half years.

A corrugated metal shed wall in the cold
Age 15 · a metal shed for a bedroom

“I used to cry myself to sleep. I was sleeping in one of those metal sheds they sell at Home Depot. It was very cold, and I was very lonely.”Edgar Andres Larios · Fox 5 Las Vegas

Chapter III First job

Digging irrigation trenches by hand.

His first job was in the field, digging trenches for irrigation lines. That ditch is where he learned the trade, the language, and the definition of work he still teaches today.

Work boots and a shovel in freshly dug ground
First job · trenches for irrigation lines

“Hard work is doing what you said you'd do. Even when you're tired, even if you don't want to do it, and you're still doing it. That's hard work.”Edgar Andres Larios · Fox 5 Las Vegas

Chapter IV Thirty years in the trade

Laborer. Foreman. CEO. Three times.

Thousands of projects across the Las Vegas Valley. He climbed from the crew to the corner office at three different companies, doubling one from $4 million to $8 million in revenue and lifting its profit fifteen to twenty percent. He earned his Certified Arborist and Certified Tree Safety Professional credentials along the way.

Edgar Andres Larios, studio portrait, arms crossed
Laborer · foreman · CEO, three times

“I worked for different companies from being a laborer to becoming a CEO. For three different companies… with no experience, no English, no nothing, just with the goal to be somebody.”Edgar Andres Larios · in his own words

Chapter V May 2022 · High End Companies

One lawnmower. Eighty thousand in debt.

After three decades working for other people he took a leap of faith and started his own company with a lawnmower and a few yards to cut. He opened the doors $80,000 in debt, borrowed from a friend and his father-in-law, with a year to pay it back.

A young Edgar Andres Larios pushing a lawnmower with his small son at his feet
Where it started · father and son

“The American dream is not dead. The American dream is what you're made of. If you think it can happen, it will happen for you, but you've got to work hard for it.”Edgar Andres Larios · Fox 5 Las Vegas

Chapter VI Four years later

Nearly twenty people. Two million a year.

High End Companies grew on word of mouth alone. No ads, ever. Today it runs commercial and residential landscaping across the valley, holds a BBB A+ rating, and in March 2026 Fox 5 Las Vegas sent a camera to the job site to tell the story.

Edgar Andres Larios interviewed on a job site by Fox 5 Las Vegas
Fox 5 Las Vegas · March 12, 2026

“Do not give up. Do not give up because dreams do come true. I really never thought in a million years that I was going to have a company that is this successful.”Edgar Andres Larios · Fox 5 Las Vegas

Chapter VII Now

Giving it back. The Larios Effect.

With the company established, his next goal is the one he calls a revelation: give something back to his community. He mentors the next generation of Latino entrepreneurs, puts owners and crews in the same conversation, and helps the people who do the work become the owners and leaders of their community.

Edgar Andres Larios on stage at a Larios Effect speaking event
On stage · The Larios Effect

“…there's a lack of communication between the laborers that do the work and the owners of the companies… I want to make sure we empower our community to become more business owners, become leaders of the community.”Edgar Andres Larios · in his own words

Chapter VIII is yours.

Every chapter above is something he can teach. Start with a thirty-minute call.

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The Larios Effect

The moment limits disappear. One spark, seven directions, no ceiling. This is the mark he built his company under, and the fire he speaks from.

FOX 5
Edgar Andres Larios on a job site, from the Fox 5 Las Vegas feature

Las Vegas man builds landscaping business from the ground up after immigrating from Mexico

March 12, 2026 · Karla SalinasWatch the segment →

In the news · on stage

Seen, booked, and on stage.

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Las Vegas

“If you think it can happen, it will happen for you. But you've got to work hard for it.”Edgar Andres Larios · Fox 5 Las Vegas

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Podcast · The Real Brad Lea

Dropping Bombs with Brad Lea

Episode releasing September 2026

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Stage

Closing speaker · Franklin, Tennessee

Edgar Andres Larios closes the stage. Saturday, September 19, 2026.

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What Edgar Andres Larios teaches

Six rooms. Both sides of the table.

On site for your team, in English, Spanish, or both at once.

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I

Emotional Intelligence 2.0

Read the room before you run it.

II

5 Levels of Leadership

From position to person to legacy.

III

Fun in the Workplace

Crews that laugh together stay together.

IV

Operations & Safety

Certified Tree Safety Professional. He's lived it.

V

16 Laws of Communication

In English and in Spanish, at the same time.

VI

Leading with a Servant's Heart

The only leadership that lasts.

He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

Proverbs 21:21

El que sigue la justicia y la misericordia hallará la vida, la justicia y la honra.

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Thirty minutes, on Zoom, directly with Edgar Andres Larios. Bring the ceiling. He'll bring the ladder. Private mentorship, a keynote, or training for your team, in English or Spanish.

  1. Pick a time that works for you.His real calendar, live on this page.
  2. Answer a few quick questions.So he can prepare, and the call is about you from the first minute.
  3. Show up. Leave different.If it's not a fit, he'll tell you that too.
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