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If David Erdman had to give advice to his younger self, he says he wouldnāt have spent two years as an engineering major at Michigan State University. Instead, he wishes heād dived straight into landscaping from the start. Like many others in the industry, Erdman originally started mowing lawns and doing landscape maintenance when he […]
What started as a summer job in high school working on a mowing crew eventually turned into a full-time job and career for Josh Nieuwsma. He says there wasnāt one specific moment he realized he could make a career out of landscaping, but once he started the landscape management program at Michigan State University, Nieuwsma […]
Originally, Marcus Jones set out to be a music teacher. Now, he is the director of systems for Landscape Workshop. āThe only constant is change,ā Jones says. āYou have to stay flexible because things rarely unfold exactly as you expect.ā Like many others unfamiliar with the industry, Jones says before joining Landscape Workshop he thought […]
When Angelica Negrete left Colombia with her husband due to safety concerns, she had to start over from scratch in the U.S., including learning a new language, building new connections, and adapting to a new system. With her background in business, she knew she had transferable skills and saw the landscape industry as a blank […]
Unlike others who took a more winding path before finding a career in the landscape industry, Javier Suarez started his very first job in the industry in 2001. āThe people I worked with back then taught me everything they knew and made me feel comfortable working in this industry,ā he says. In 2005, he joined […]
Yenni Rivas was working as a janitor for a tech company when she first saw a woman taking care of the plants in the building. Curious, she asked if there were open positions for a similar role. The plant technician told her yes, and so Rivas applied. She landed the job with Ambius, a company […]
In college, Emilie Steinauer was undecided about her major until she took a landscape appreciation course to fulfill a core credit requirement. Before taking the class, she had no idea the landscape industry existed as a career path. āThat class opened my eyes to the world of horticulture, and I quickly realized my passion for […]
After a 22-year career in pest control, Joe Campbell was introduced to the lawn care and landscape industry when he joined ABC Home and Commercial Services, based in Lewisville, Texas, nine years ago. āIt was very interesting because when I accepted my position with ABC, I knew I was coming on board as vice president […]
Getting into the landscape industry was a happy accident for Meray Elofson. āIāve always been drawn to companies that are working towards something thatās bigger than themselves,ā Elofson says. āI think thatās a big reason why I stayed in tech as long as I did, even though itās crazy. I think as humans, we innately […]
From a young age, Sierra Smith was interested in construction. āI had no idea how to really get into it, but I knew I wanted to create, I wanted to design, I wanted to build, and I had very little knowledge and exposure to it,ā Smith says. Her interests expanded into the landscape industry after […]
