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Business Advice & Stories

WILN Takeover – Mentorships!: Season 3: Episode 10 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In season 3, episode 10 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, members of the NALP Women in Landscape Network (WILN) took over the podcast. Jenny Girard with RM Landscape and Stephanie Leveling with the Integra Group hosted this week’s podcast. Girard earned her associate degree in science and mathematics before moving on to […]

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Business Smarts: Lawn and Landscape Companies Share Thoughts About Recession Predictions

Talk of a possible recession is a major topic in the news cycle right now. From rampant inflation to continued supply chain woes, the general attitude about the economy has been quite negative. What remains to be seen is if a recession is actually coming in the near future. Curtis Dubay, chief economist in the […]

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The Future of Battery-Powered Equipment with Paul Beblowski: Season 3: Episode 9 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In season 3, episode 9 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Brett Lemcke of R.M. Landscape and Neal Glatt with GrowTheBench talk with Paul Beblowski, senior product manager with STIHL. As a product manager, Paul Beblowski oversees product development for STIHL professional battery products and energy management in the United States. He […]

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Business Smarts: Keys to Implementing Business Software

As you are growing your lawn care or landscape company, eventually, there will come a time when it is imperative to add business software to help with your efficiency. ā€œWhen a business gets a certain size, there is no way for a person, or people, to remember everything needed to make the business work as […]

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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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Business Smarts: Reviewing Snow Contracts

In the sweltering heat of July, snow is probably the last thing on your mind, but now is the time to be reviewing your snow and ice management contracts if you haven’t already. ā€œYou should be looking at all of your agreements annually for routine analysis of where you stand on the efficacy of 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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How I Do It: Breaking the Mold of the Average Tree Operation

Like many other companies in the industry, Limbwalker, based in Louisville, Kentucky, had humble beginnings. Cory Petry and Chris O’Bryan started the business with a truck, an old chipper, some chainsaws and climbing equipment in 2004. Now 18 years later, they have 45 employees and more ISA Certified Arborists on staff than any other company […]

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Sun Valley Landscaping Implements Navigator Program to Support Team Members

Last year, Sun Valley Landscaping, based in Omaha, Nebraska, struggled with employee turnover. These employees cited overwhelming personal circumstances that caused many of them to quit. Yet Paul Fraynd, LIC, co-owner of Sun Valley, says he felt like he was failing. ā€œWe don’t have a lot of people that leave to go work at the […]

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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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