In this episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome David Hanny with Virginia Green. David shares his story of how he landed into the landscape industry and shares his advice on transitioning from one industry to the green industry. He talks about being proactive in a leadership role and the importance of engaging with your team - he even gets a little technical and touches on soil science and the health of the environment. This episode is hosted by Skyler Westergard with LandCare....
Apr 03, 2024•56 min•Season 4Ep. 44
In this replay episode of Growing in the Green Industry, our guest Jennifer Burnett, EVP of Organizational Development at LandCare discusses attracting and engaging talent and how it looked many years ago compared to how it is today. She also talks about attracting talent from other industries. Jennifer tells her story about exploring new opportunities and challenging and investing in yourself to achieve your goals. She also touches on family life and how she handles work/life balance as a worki...
Mar 27, 2024•54 min•Season 4Ep. 43
In this episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome Cate Deane with Ruppert Landscape. Cate talks about finding your passion and being able to utilize the resources out there that are available to everyone. Cate talks about finding the balance with training and mentoring and the importance of finding the best ways to keep your learners engaged. She shares how important it is to have a safe space when it comes to learning and not assuming that the learner knows all – assume they do not k...
Mar 20, 2024•54 min•Season 4Ep. 42
In this replay episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome Claire and Charlie Goldman, owners of R&R Landscaping. They talk about running a professional company with your spouse. They touch on the hustle, commitment, challenges, strategies and what makes it work. They share the importance of being present for your family and showing the way for your team. This episode is hosted by Miles Kuperus at Include Software and Brett Lemcke with RM Landscape. Listen here or on your favorite p...
Mar 13, 2024•48 min•Season 4Ep. 41
In this episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome Keenan Baird, Plant Healthcare and Fine Gardening Manager with Milosi. Keenan talks about not letting money get in the way of your dreams as he shares his personal story of how he got into the landscape industry. Keenan also talks about making mistakes - trying something new and making mistakes is ok and learning how to grow from your mistakes. He also shares the importance of communication with your customers. This episode is hosted b...
Mar 06, 2024•47 min•Season 4Ep. 40
In this replay episode of Growing in the Green Industry our hosts discuss the hot topics of hiring, recruiting and retention. With the lack of available workforce being a primary concern for our industry, and spring right around the corner our hosts touch on best practices for finding qualified professionals, proactive approaches for keeping professionals on staff and adjusting to wage increases This episode is hosted by Macey Robinson with LandCare, Neal Glatt, Managing Partner of GrowTheBench ...
Feb 28, 2024•46 min•Season 4Ep. 39
In this episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome Angela Hieronimus, Director of Engagement and Success with Blades of Green Lawn Care. Angela talks about the importance of having those hard conversations and how her experiences have helped her be successful in her HR role. She talks about recruiting, team member retention and engagement. She shares how they keep their team members engaged throughout the year through benefits, team gatherings and conversations. This episode is hosted ...
Feb 21, 2024•52 min•Season 4Ep. 38
In this replay episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome Bob Mann, Director, State and Local Government Relations with NALP. Bob talks about the EPA changing the paradigm of how they are evaluating pesticides and how they are looking at pesticides under the Endangered Species Act. He touches strategies on how the green industry can be more engaged in the political process. Bob talks about what you can do to get more involved and the big threats that our industry is facing right now. T...
Feb 14, 2024•48 min•Season 4Ep. 37
In this episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome Marin Clark, Co-founder of Threadleaf Landscape Design. Marin shares her experience with starting her own landscape design company, the gray areas and the advice of putting yourself out there and making that a priority. She talks about making those connections and the huge opportunities that come with networking. Marin also talks about their company values and making sure your goals are tied to your values. This episode is hosted by Sk...
Feb 07, 2024•50 min•Season 4Ep. 36
In this episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome Keenan Baird, Plant Healthcare and Fine Gardening Manager with Milosi. Keenan talks about not letting money get in the way of your dreams as he shares his personal story of how he got into the landscape industry. Keenan also talks about making mistakes - trying something new and making mistakes is ok and learning how to grow from your mistakes. He also shares the importance of communication with your customers. This episode is hosted b...
Feb 07, 2024•47 min•Season 4Ep. 40
As we approach NCLC in a few short months, in this replay episode of Growing in the Green Industry, our hosts are live from the 45th Annual National Collegiate Landscape Competition, where 600 students, 97 faculty members, and 347 industry professionals have gathered to learn, compete, and network. Discussion topics include charting your career path (and how it will change and evolve over time) and best practices for networking, interviewing, and follow up. The hosts also share personal intervie...
Jan 31, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 35
In this episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome Joe Ketterer, Director of Quality & Efficiency Maintenance Division with Ruppert Landscape. Joe shares his advice with training and execution is knowing what to do being one thing but doing what you know is another. They talk about the difficulties of how to quantify or assess a role in training. Joe also talks about how to make training more scalable and the challenges behind that. This episode is hosted by Skyler Westergard with ...
Jan 24, 2024•53 min•Season 3Ep. 34
In this replay episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome Jan Johnsen, Principal with Johnsen Landscapes & Pools. In this episode Jan talks about defining your market niche and how important referrals are. They talk about building strong relationships as well as touching on the labor shortages that so many are facing in the green industry. This episode is hosted by Brett Lemcke with RM Landscape, Luke Melegrano with Mariani Landscape and Neal Glatt with GrowTheBench. Listen here or...
Jan 17, 2024•49 min•Season 4Ep. 33
In this episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome Joe Kujawa, Practice Leader of Bruce Wilson & Company. Joe talks about the power and value of peer groups. Joe talks about the uniqueness that our industry has compared to other industries and how our industry is willing to share information – successes and failures. He also shares how networking can be intimidating but the importance of it. This episode is hosted by Skyler Westergard with LandCare and Brett Lemcke with RM Landscap...
Jan 10, 2024•45 min•Season 4Ep. 32
In this replay episode of Growing in the Green Industry, our hosts talk about the different career wins they have had over the last few months! They discuss the power of learning how to say no and improving your work/life balance to see the positive changes it has. They also touch on the importance of having a process and making your services a system. This episode is hosted by Miles Kuperus and Neal Glatt at GrowTheBench and Luke Melograno with Mariani Landscape. Listen here or on your favorite...
Jan 03, 2024•45 min•Season 4Ep. 31
In this special episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we want to wish you and your families a Happy Holidays! This episode is hosted by Brett Lemcke with RM Landscape and Skyler Westergard with LandCare. Listen here or on your favorite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/nalp-young-professionals
Dec 27, 2023•13 min•Season 4Ep. 30
In this replay episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome Jessica and Andrew Habasevich from Weed Man Lawn in Houston, TX. While they are both relatively new to the industry, Jessica has a long family connection to Weed Man; she is the daughter of Turf Holdings|Weed Man|Mosquito Hero CEO, Jennifer Lemcke. Jessica and Andrew dive into their career paths, and how backgrounds in accounting (Jessica) and logistics (Andrew) and years of playing and coaching sports helped prepare them for th...
Dec 20, 2023•58 min•Season 4Ep. 29
In this episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome Kohler Brafford, Principal at Black Pearl Management and Principal at White Pearl Management. Kohler talks about his story and how he entered into the green industry. He talks about early milestones that helped accelerate his career and shares his advice on never leaving anything on the table and taking a leap. He talks about as a business owner; his focus is not as much on the plants but is more about embracing the people and how impo...
Dec 13, 2023•53 min•Season 4Ep. 28
In this replay episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome Mick Mulhall, president of Mulhall’s, an Omaha, Nebraska-based family of green industry businesses. Mick shares a brief history of the business and thoughts around finding his place and passion, as well as the organization’s continued focus on plentiful and meaningful community engagement. The group also discusses the importance of focusing on the whole employee, not just the parts you need or encounter in the workplace, and how...
Dec 06, 2023•50 min•Season 4Ep. 27
In this episode of Growing in the Green Industry, our hosts talk about filling the gaps with new hires and some of the challenges they face when bringing on new team members - how to measure and quantify what we have asked them to achieve and how fast that should happen. They also discuss knowing where you are as an organization and the balance of flexibility. They talk about employee satisfaction and how our employees feel at our organizations but what’s most important is being willing to do so...
Nov 29, 2023•48 min•Season 4Ep. 26
In this special replay Thanksgiving episode of Growing in the Green Industry, our hosts wanted to wish all our listeners a very Happy Thanksgiving! This episode is hosted by Miles Kuperus, Macey Robinson with LandCare and Brett Lemcke with RM Landscape. Listen here or on your favorite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/nalp-young-professionals
Nov 22, 2023•22 min•Season 4Ep. 25
In this episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome Kyle Narsavage, President with GreenSweep. As someone who started their business very young, Kyle shares advice on starting your own business. Kyle also talks about his success being driven by his team. He shares his mantra on GreenSweep’s Row the Boat concept, how it started and how it has defined his team and business. This episode is hosted by Skyler Westergard with LandCare and Brett Lemcke with RM Landscape....
Nov 15, 2023•51 min•Season 4Ep. 24
In this replay episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome Brian Horn, editor of Lawn & Landscape magazine. A career journalist, Brian shares thoughts about what makes our industry truly unique, and how his team works each month to develop engaging and forward-thinking content. The group also focuses on the importance of embracing technology now and in the future, and Brian provides a preview of his session at LANDSCAPES 2021, Inside Customers' Minds: Results of Lawn & Landscape...
Nov 08, 2023•50 min•Season 4Ep. 23
In this episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome our guest, Savana Craven, Project Designer and Plant Specialist at Northland Design Group. Savana is a repeat guest and talks about what has changed since her last time on the podcast. She talks about some of the software she uses for design and in her planting design role she talks about the things that excite her - to include staying current and keeping up with the trends. She also touches on some of her experiences with traveling ou...
Nov 01, 2023•44 min•Season 4Ep. 22
In this replay episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome Matthew Ross, Director of Continuing Education at Longwood Gardens. The hosts get back to their horticultural roots, as Matthew talks about the history of public gardens, the importance of connecting people to the natural environment, and the horticultural and educational opportunities Longwood Gardens provides for the public. Matthew provides a unique perspective, as a horticulturist, educator, and photographer, and as someone ...
Oct 25, 2023•53 min•Season 4Ep. 21
This episode of Growing in the Green Industry is presented by the Veterans in Landscape Network and hosted by Joe Lewis with Yard Solutions, Brian Chapman with LMI Landscapes and Terry Williams with Green Lawn Fertilizing. In this special VILN takeover episode these military Veterans discuss how to be adaptable leaders and working beside your team as well as leadership dependability and being able to lean on your team. They discuss patience and how having the military mentality has helped them t...
Oct 18, 2023•51 min•Season 4Ep. 20
In this replay episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome Tyler Bloom from Tyler Bloom Consulting. Tyler and the hosts talk all things workforce, including the importance and benefits of having a diverse staff, why evolution and adaptation in employee education and development is paramount, and how listening to your team is underrated (and one of the easiest and most powerful things an organizational leader can do). This episode is hosted by Neal Glatt of GrowTheBench, and Brett Lemcke...
Oct 11, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 19
In this episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome our guest, Chelsea Hartshorn, Co-founder of Threadleaf Landscape Design. Chealsea shares her story on how she started in the green industry as a young professional in college. She talks about the flexibility of her design company and how they have been able to utilize the opportunities of a hybrid working environment. She also talks about AI and how it can revolutionize our industry. Chelsea shares how it can help in your daily job and...
Oct 04, 2023•52 min•Season 4Ep. 18
In this replay episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome Katie Raymond, Regional Director of Operations with Case Facilities Management Solutions. Katie talks about her experience working with service partners (subcontractors) and how to communicate with them to build a successful relationship. She talks about tips for being strategic and not technical with your service partners. This episode is hosted by Miles Kuperus and Macey Robinson with LandCare. Listen here or on your favorite ...
Sep 27, 2023•53 min•Season 4Ep. 17
In this episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome our guest, Jack Pohutsky, Assistant Project Manager and Site Supervisor at R.P. Marzilli & Co. Jack shares his thoughts on pushing for your career and being authentic. He talks about his 5 to 10-year goals and how his company is helping him achieve those goals. He also talks about being an advocate for yourself and your professional development as well as the industry. Jack also talks about the secret sauce and tips for what helps ...
Sep 20, 2023•45 min•Season 4Ep. 16
