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Joshua Fain, a senior at Auburn University majoring in landscape horticulture and minoring in business, was named the 2026 Kevin Kehoe Student Leader of the Year at the 50th National Collegiate Landscape Competition. Throughout his time at Auburn, Fain has been a selfless leader and an outstanding student academically, despite running his business, J. Fain […]
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 […]
If you want your newer employees to feel connected to your company early on and build their confidence quickly, mentorships can be a powerful tool. Loren McIrvin, CEO of Allied Landscape, based in Livermore, California, notes that mentorships accelerate growth as new hires learn best practices and see what āgreatā looks like in the field […]
Macey Robinson, market vice president of North Texas and Oklahoma for LandCare, exemplifies people-first leadership, and her ability to build client trust, develop new business, and deepen team engagement has allowed her to soar through the ranks at LandCare. Robinson has transformed multiple branches and is an inspiring young leader who is lifting up others […]
If youāre a young landscape business owner or starting out in the industry by working for other organizations, your personal brand is the basis of your career. āIn todayās world, we buy from people we know and trust,ā says Jacob Hong, senior vice president of Woodlawns Landscape Company, Inc., based in Mundelein, Illinois. āThe fastest […]
Emily Galloway, a sophomore at Piedmont Technical College majoring in horticulture technology, is this yearās Kevin Kehoe Leader of the Year Award recipient. Previously, Galloway was a firefighter for four years. She says her start in the landscape industry was a byproduct of her firefighting career ending. Galloway sustained a severe shoulder injury during a […]
Skyler Westergardās journey through the landscape industry has given him multiple viewpoints including that of a student, a technician, a landscape company owner, a branch manager and a professor. Now the learning and development specialist at LandCare, LLC, based in Frederick, Maryland, Westergard says his foundation as a college professor and working as a branch manager for […]
Internships can be a useful tool in your recruiting toolbox. They provide the opportunity to educate the next generation about your company and the industry in general. You can also learn from these individuals ways to improve your operations. If youāre considering launching an internship program at your company, be aware of the logistics that […]
Itās common for college students to seek a summer job between semesters and this was the case for Brennan Wood, a student at the University of Arizona. Wood also happens to be NALPās CEO, Britt Woodās son, so he was encouraged to pursue a job in the landscape industry. Wood ended up working a summer […]
