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Designing Growth After Dark Brent Franz
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Automating Growth After Acquisition Andrea Palacio
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Turning Risk Into Strategy Rick Williams
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Clarity Amidst Chaos: The 10X Growth Mindset Krista Bontrager and Crystal Knafel
Shape your vision, strategize, and build a strong team for increased valuation and growth
Brent Franz owns and operates Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Sarasota, serving residential and commercial clients throughout the market. He is the current Outdoor Lighting Perspectives Franchisee of the Year, receiving […]
Andrea Palacio is the founder of Crewless and co-owner of Angler Lawn & Landscape. Before Angler, she and her husband ran a successful e-commerce business while sailing on a boat, […]
Rick Williams brings more than 17 years of experience within the landscape industry across the United States, having served in a variety of roles. His approach to risk management centers […]
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.
