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Women in Landscape

REPLAY: The Twists and Turns of Finding Your Dream Job with Macey Robinson

In this replay episode of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Neal Glatt, managing partner of GrowTheBench, Miles Kuperus, system architect at Include Software, and Brett Lemcke, VP of R.M. Landscape, talk with Macey Robinson, a branch manager for LandCare in Dallas, Texas. Robinson has been with LandCare since 2017 when she came […]

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Faces of the Industry: Sharon Chao

When Sharon Chao was recruited out of college by Gachina Landscape Management, based in Menlo Park, California, the company only had 60 employees. The company was growing with one accountant and Chao was brought on to help with payroll. Since then she moved up to accounting manager, controller and is now director of finance. Previously, […]

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Building Relationships with Your Service Partners with Katie Raymond: Season 2, Episode 52 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In season 2, episode 52 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Miles Kuperus at Include Software and Macey Robinson with LandCare talk with Katie Raymond, regional director of operations for Case Facilities Management Solutions. Raymond is a director of national operations at Case FMS. She has been there for 11 years and […]

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Faces of the Industry: June Hawkins

June Hawkins has been in the landscape industry for 37 years, but she majored in interior design in college. She also minored in horticulture and art. Her mother always felt Hawkinsā€™s calling was landscape architecture, and Hawkins ended up working for a landscape architecture firm right out of college for 12 years, where she did […]

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Climbing High: Alisha Amundsonā€™s Experience as an Arborist

If you reach Alisha Amundsonā€™s voicemail, it says sheā€™s either in a tree or assisting another customer. This sums up the majority of this arboristā€™s day, but she is also a mother and owner of Tree Girl Designs, based in Orlando, Florida. Amundson says getting into arboriculture was fated for her, although she didnā€™t seek […]

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How I Do It: Being A Woman in A High-Intensity Position

Tara Piergies-Baker has been in the industry since 2004. She was steered towards landscape architecture by her professor Roy DeBoer at Rutgers University thanks to her love of the outdoors and working outside. She took on the role of design/build construction sales manager at Milosi, based in Hendersonville, Tennessee, last August and she says itā€™s […]

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ā€˜Opportunity of a Lifetimeā€™: One Young Professionalā€™s Journey in the Landscape Industry

Brooke Garcia began her college journey at Kansas State University in the College of Architecture. While inside the studio, she would see other students taking classes outside studying plants. Uninspired by architecture, she knew she wanted a career path that would still allow her to be creative. When she saw landscape design listed as an […]

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Trusting and Empowering Your Team: Season 2, Episode 44 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In season 2, episode 44 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Miles Kuperus at Include Software, Neal Glatt with GrowTheBench and Macey Robinson with LandCare, talk with Elizabeth Elliott, owner of Himmelā€™s Landscape and Garden Center. Elliottā€™s dream of owning Himmelā€™s Landscape and Garden Center started 20 years ago as an employee. […]

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Faces of the Industry: Jina Rockwell

Jina Rockwell entered the landscape industry by happenstance. She graduated from Miami University with a degree in consumer sciences and earned a marketing MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. Before starting her own landscaping company, she had a successful career in purchasing, supply chain, marketing, and business development across multiple industry sectors. Now she is […]

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The Path of Working with Your Spouse: Season 2, Episode 43 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In season 2, episode 43 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Miles Kuperus III with Include Software, Brett Lemcke, with R.M. Landscape and Luke Melograno, production coordinator at Mariani Landscape talk with Claire and Charlie Goldman, principals of R&R Landscaping. Claire Goldman joined the R&R Landscaping in 2008 after graduating from Auburn […]

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