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Stories About the Pros

Faces of the Industry: Gail Reinhart

Finding her career in the landscape industry was a process of trial and error for Gail Reinhart. She grew up on a 500-acre farm and was an athlete in high school, but after she graduated, she had no idea what she wanted to do next. She tried college for a semester before going into the […]

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Growing in the Green Industry

REPLAY: Putting in the Time and $$: A Commitment to Continuing Education with Palmer Higgins

In this replay episode of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Miles Kuperus, system architect at Include Software, Neal Glatt, managing partner of GrowTheBench, and Luke Melograno, production coordinator at Mariani Landscape talk with Palmer Higgins, CEO ofĀ Mainely Grass, a New England lawn care company. Higgins first entered the landscaping and lawn care […]

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Reflecting Back and Looking Forward: Season 3: Episode 7 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In season 3, episode 7 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Brett Lemcke of R.M. Landscape and Macey Robinson with LandCare talk with each other. In this podcast, our hosts reflect back on the last six months and look forward to the next six months and how you get through those moments. […]

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REPLAY: The Twists and Turns of Finding Your Dream Job with Macey Robinson

In this replay episode of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Neal Glatt, managing partner of GrowTheBench, Miles Kuperus, system architect at Include Software, and Brett Lemcke, VP of R.M. Landscape, talk with Macey Robinson, a branch manager for LandCare in Dallas, Texas. Robinson has been with LandCare since 2017 when she came […]

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Building and Growing Your Start-Up with Mark Javier: Season 3, Episode 5 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In season 3, episode 5 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Brett Lemcke with RM Landscape, Luke Melograno with Mariani Landscape, and Macey Robinson with LandCare, talk with Mark Javier, founder of Plants Without Borders. Ā  Javier studied economics at UC San Diego and worked for six years at various startups in […]

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REPLAY: From the Source: Answers to Improve Your Business

In this replay episode of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Neal Glatt, managing partner of GrowTheBench, Miles Kuperus, system architect at Include Software, Brett Lemcke, VP of R.M. Landscape, and Luke Melograno, production coordinator at Mariani Landscape, pose questions for each other. In this podcast, the panelists discuss their questions for each […]

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Faces of the Industry: Sharon Chao

When Sharon Chao was recruited out of college by Gachina Landscape Management, based in Menlo Park, California, the company only had 60 employees. The company was growing with one accountant and Chao was brought on to help with payroll. Since then she moved up to accounting manager, controller and is now director of finance. Previously, […]

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Know Your Limitations with Jan Johnsen: Season 3, Episode 3 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In season 3, episode 3 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Brett Lemcke with RM Landscape, Luke Melegrano with Mariani Landscape and Neal Glatt with GrowTheBench talk with Jan Johnsen, principal with Johnsen Landscapes & Pools. Johnsen and her husband ran a design/build firm for over 30 years and today it is […]

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Branching Models with Pam Dooley: Season 3, Episode 2 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In season 3, episode 2 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Brett Lemcke with RM Landscape and Macey Robinson with LandCare talk with Pam Dooley, owner of Plants Creative Landscape. Dooley grew up as an athlete and plant lover and earned the nickname “Plants” from her teammates during her collegiate volleyball years. […]

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Let’s Talk Grass Roots Efforts with Bob Mann: Season 3, Episode 1 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In season 3, episode 1 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, host Brett Lemcke, VP of R.M. Landscape talks with Bob Mann, director of state and local government relations for NALP. Prior to joining NALP, Mann was a thirty-year-plus veteran of the professional lawn care industry. A native of Duxbury, Massachusetts, Mann graduated […]

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