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Stories About the Pros

How I Do It: Running a Company from Another Country

Many people experienced working remotely for the first time last year, but it was business as usual for Andy Blanchford, LIC, president and CEO of Blanchford Landscape Group, based in Bozeman, Montana. Blanchford runs his company currently from Germany and plans to for the next three years at least. He has also lived in Okinawa, […]

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Industry Professionals Share Their 2021 New Year’s Resolutions

Setting New Year’s resolutions is a common practice as one year ends and another begins. While typically people use the new year to set personal goals you can also use the time to set some business resolutions. Below a handful of NALP members share their professional and personal resolutions for 2021 as well as their […]

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Happy New Year!: Episode 32 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

On this last day of 2020, our hosts reflect on the past year, talk resolutions and goals for the new year, and share what they are most looking forward to in 2021. A big thank you to our listeners!  We’re grateful for your support and excited about continuing this journey together in the new year. […]

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Happy Holidays!: Episode 31 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

Happy Holidays from the Growing in the Green Podcast!  Whether you’re continuing long-standing traditions or creating new ones (because….you know…2020), we hope you can enjoy some time with those you love this holiday season.  Listen to the full podcast below.

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Faces of the Industry: Kristy Mathews

Kristy Mathews, owner of K&B Lawn and Landscaping based in Jacksonville, Florida, has only been working in the landscape industry for less than a year. She started her business in April 2020. Thanks to contactless payments and their work being done outside, Mathews says the pandemic has not caused any issues for the business. ā€œEverybody’s […]

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Women in Landscape Network Virtual Networking Series Takeaways

Since August, the NALP Women in Landscape Network powered by Bayer has hosted over a dozen meetings via Zoom in conjunction with their new Virtual Networking Series. The WILN Leadership Team has worked to develop timely, relevant, and interesting offerings, and cultivate a variety of speakers and formats, including presentations by industry veterans and open […]

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Setting the Path for Sales Success with Kirk Armstrong: Episode 30 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In the 30th episode of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Miles Kuperus III, system architect at Include Software, Neal Glatt, managing partner of GrowTheBench, Luke Melograno, production coordinator at Mariani Landscape and Macey Wollenberg, an account manager with LandCare, talk with Kirk Armstrong from Armstrong Sales Coaching. Armstrong is a graduate of […]

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Why KPI? Tracking, Understanding and Utilizing Your Numbers with Miles Kuperus: Episode 29 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In the 29th episode of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Neal Glatt, managing partner of GrowTheBench, Luke Melograno, production coordinator at Mariani Landscape and Brett Lemcke, VP of R.M. Landscape interview their fellow host, Miles Kuperus, system architect at Include Software.Ā  Kuperus grew up in a family landscaping business, Farmside Landscaping & […]

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Individual Growth and Team Success with James Warner: Episode 28 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In the 28th episode of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Miles Kuperus III, system architect at Include Software, Neal Glatt, managing partner of GrowTheBench, and Luke Melograno, production coordinator at Mariani Landscape and Brett Lemcke, VP of R.M. Landscape talk with James Warner, co-owner of Odd Job Larry. Warner was born and […]

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Business Smarts: Operating with Open-Book Management

Open-book management (OBM) is the philosophy that your company will perform better if you share the relevant finances of the company as a whole. By sharing this information with all your employees you can engage them more and build a loyal, informed team. ā€œIt’s a great way to make sure all your colleagues are committed […]

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