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Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. Growing up working on his family’s Christmas tree farm and nursery, Chris di Stefano was instilled with a strong work ethic and a love for the outdoors at an early age. While he knew he didn’t […]
Read more about these NALP members and partners in the news. Sperber Landscape Companies Names New CEO Sperber Landscape Companies has appointed Jeff Berg as the company’s CEO. Richard Sperber, who has been serving as the company’s interim CEO, will continue his active leadership in the role of executive chairman. Berg spent 18 years as […]
Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. Even at the young age of four, Andy Miller knew he either wanted to “draw flowers or grow flowers” when he grew up. Miller attended vocational school for landscape and floral design in high school. He […]
When Emily Seely first started working for Farmside Landscape & Design, based in Wantage, New Jersey, she was looking for some short-term office work as she was completing her associate degree and was unsure of her next steps. She admits because she didn’t have a background in landscaping, she was a little intimidated to learn […]
Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. Landscapes Unlimited, based in St. Paul, Minnesota, was started in 2008. Founder Chris Holmgren had worked in the landscape industry for 15 years before creating his own company with the goal of building the biggest and […]
As early as elementary school, John Baxter and Ben Filchak were talking about owning businesses and working together. Baxter started cutting lawns in middle school and continued all the way through college. While he attended the University of North Georgia studying business management, he took a course on small business and created a business plan. […]
Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. Loren McIrvin grew up in the industry, helping his parents run a small landscape company in the San Francisco Bay area, which built his appreciation for nature. It wasn’t until he turned 18 that he knew […]
Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. It only took Curtis Atkinson one semester in college to know he wanted to start his own company. He had been working for another landscape company since high school, mowing lawns and working his way up […]
Joe Munie, president of Munie Greencare Professionals, based in Caseyville, Illinois, was presented the 2022 Advocacy Award during ELEVATE in Orlando, Florida. This award is presented to an individual who has dedicated their time and efforts to go above and beyond to help represent and defend the interests of our industry at the local, state […]
Ever since he was a kid, Nelson Alvarado has been interested in mechanical maintenance and fixing things with his hands. However, for most of his life, he considered it just a hobby. When life threw him some curveballs 10 years ago, Alvarado was forced to make some tough decisions. He moved from the banking industry […]