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Stories About the Pros

Short Term Pain = Long Term Results: Season 2, Episode 45 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In season 2, episode 45 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Miles Kuperus at Include Software and Brett Lemcke with RM Landscape talk with each other. In this podcast, our hosts talk about the changes that take place when spring arrives. They touch on communicating with your team, setting expectations, and how […]

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Trusting and Empowering Your Team: Season 2, Episode 44 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In season 2, episode 44 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Miles Kuperus at Include Software, Neal Glatt with GrowTheBench and Macey Robinson with LandCare, talk with Elizabeth Elliott, owner of Himmel’s Landscape and Garden Center. Elliott’s dream of owning Himmel’s Landscape and Garden Center started 20 years ago as an employee. […]

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The Path of Working with Your Spouse: Season 2, Episode 43 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In season 2, episode 43 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Miles Kuperus III with Include Software, Brett Lemcke, with R.M. Landscape and Luke Melograno, production coordinator at Mariani Landscape talk with Claire and Charlie Goldman, principals of R&R Landscaping. Claire Goldman joined the R&R Landscaping in 2008 after graduating from Auburn […]

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The Importance of Mentors and How to Grow in Your Landscape Industry Career

Jay Rotonnelli has been in the landscape industry for 32 years. He has worked his way up through the years holding positions such as supervisor, account manager and co-managed a maintenance department as well. He grew up helping his family on their 31-acre apple orchard. When the property owner came to develop their orchard, they […]

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REPLAY: Setting the Path for Sales Success with Kirk Armstrong: Season 2: Episode 41 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In season 2, episode 44 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, we want to look back at our episode where the hosts talked with Kirk Armstrong with Armstrong Sales Coaching. Hosts Neal Glatt, managing partner of GrowTheBench, Miles Kuperus, system architect at Include Software, Macey Wollenberg, account manager with LandCare, and Luke Melograno, […]

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Being Proactive with Safety with Drew Garcia and Greg Garcia: Season 2, Episode 40 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In season 2, episode 40 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Brett Lemcke with R.M. Landscape and Macey Robinson with LandCare talk to Drew Garcia, vice president of the landscape group with Rancho Mesa and Greg Garcia, account executive with Rancho Mesa. Drew Garcia started off as a professional baseball player. Drew […]

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D’Anna Wade on Communication and Corporate Social Responsibility Strategies

D’Anna Wade was her parents’ first employee when they started Wade’s Lawn Service, based in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. After studying public affairs and public administration, she worked for an international NGO focused on women’s health and rights while also getting her feet wet in consulting, working on her parents’ business to get their business systems in […]

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Attracting Young Professionals with Luke Wixo: Season 2, Episode 39 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In season 2, episode 39 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Jenn Myers, senior director of workforce development with NALP and Kim McCrossen, education manager with NALP, talk with Luke Wixo, maintenance business development manager with Weller Brothers. Wixo’s love for the outdoors and lawn maintenance inspired him to pursue and obtain […]

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Faces of the Industry: Nina Williams

For Nina Williams, getting into the landscape industry was by chance. Her previous jobs in the medical field required her to travel a lot and work long hours. ā€œI had been working in the medical field for a long time, and I was just wanting a change and so I was out looking for jobs […]

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The World of Autonomy: Season 2, Episode 38 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In season 2, episode 38 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, host, Brett Lemcke, VP of R.M. Landscape talks with Jarrett Herold, co-founder and COO of Electric Sheep Robotics. As COO at Electric Sheep Robotics, Herold heads up sales and operations for their autonomous mowing efforts. The opportunity to work with autonomous technologies […]

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