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Basically, we woke up early got into our PLANET shirts, had some coffee and raced to the EXPO center of Lullvull. Ā Today we had to set up the seminars, and prepare for the tons of spectators. Ā Funny that the staff is calm and collected yet all of us ambassadors are waking up and eventually bursting […]
Today (wednesday) was registration day and boy, did we have a long day!!! The other ambassadors and I worked the registration table, introduced guest speakers, and made sure the conference runs smoothly. Ā BUT, we stood all day and really learned on the fly and completely held things together. Zane Castle is ‘Mom’ while we are […]
FINALLY!!!! I just got into my room at the Marriott Louisville Downtown and this place is sweeeet! Its buzzing with excitement about the conference which starts in like 12 hours. Ā Never have I seen such promise in any industry!!! There are company reps running around the lobby networking and setting up a ton of future […]
The first time that I heard about GIC was in my careers class at BYU, Provo with Dr. Phil Allen (CLP and Planet Board Member). A group of students that just got back from the 2008 GIC, along with an ambassador, spoke about the great experiences they had at the conference. I quickly joined PLANET […]
As a journalist, Iāve had the opportunity to meet and interview hundreds of CEOs over the past two decades. But something tells me the Professional Landcare Networkās (PLANETās) upcoming Green Industry Conference (GIC) keynote panel featuring the leaders of TruGreen LandCare, Brickman Group and Ruppert Landscape is going to top all of those learning experiences. […]
Ā OPEI is proud to announce a new educational program launched this past September.Ā Developed with Weekly Reader, the leader in educational publishing since 1902, OPEIās Education and Research Foundation introduced a science-based curriculum to 3rd-5th graders with TurfMutt, the Yard Dog, as the mascot.Ā Pulling in scientific data on the value of turf, this […]
As I find myself in my third year of sitting on the International Certification Council (ICC) as the chair, I know the big question for everyone holding a PLANET certification is “what is going on” and “why all the change?” The ICC, the PLANET board, Canada’s certification council, PLANET staffĀ and many other volunteers have been […]
Last month, I presented my interpretation of what a true professional is, using an analogy of a four-legged stool. One of those legs happens to be hard work. Frankly, itās hard work to start a business, to maintain a business, and to be a consummate professional, even in the best of times. In more challenging […]
I recently watched the winner of the national spelling bee successfully spell out the final word of the competition and was announced the champion. As always, I am amazed how bright these young people are and how bad a speller I am. Then I started thinking about the upcoming Summer PLANET Leadership meeting being held […]
