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People-First Scaling Strategy Michael Montenaro
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How to Win Before The Bid Kayla Lujan
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Stop Losing Qualified Leads Robert Clinkenbeard
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Operational Systems That Scale Christopher Thacker
Shape your vision, strategize, and build a strong team for increased valuation and growth
How to become better leaders in your company.
Mike Montenaro is the CEO of Yardmaster, Inc., where he leads the company’s growth, innovation, and commitment to helping customers create and maintain exceptional outdoor spaces. With extensive experience in business […]
Where is your company headed?
Kayla Lujan didn’t plan on a career in the green industry. After graduating with degrees in marketing and sports management and spending two years in professional sports, she found herself […]
How to improve your brand and improve your company awareness.
Jack Jostes is the CEO of Ramblin Jackson, The Snow and Landscape Marketing Agency that helps landscaping companies throughout the United States attract more qualified customers with professional branding, direct response […]
Brothers Kurt and Matt Bland grew up in an entrepreneurial household as the children of Tom and Nancy Bland in Apex, North Carolina. As founders of Bland Landscaping Company (ca. 1976), at an early age Tom and Nancy exposed Kurt and Matt to the successes and the challenges of running a family business. As young men, the boys worked in every aspect of the homegrown business from field work to estimating and financial planning. Through the late 1980’s, 1990’s and early 2000’s industry icons like Frank Ross, Kevin Kehoe, and Bruce Wilson were regular consultants for the Bland family. Exposure to these industry influencers afforded both Kurt and Matt the opportunity to explore new and forward-thinking ideas about the landscaping industry, at a time when industry maturity and consolidation was still spoken about in a future tense.
