Blog Wide – The Commercial Landscaper Podcast

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How to become better leaders in your company.

William Fidler

William Fidler September 21, 2021

Will Fidler is the CEO and President of RGA Enterprises, Inc, a Charlotte based Contract Manufacturer of household cleaning products. After graduating from the University of Kentucky, where he was a Quarterback on the Kentucky Wildcats Football Team, Will launched his career and went to work for Brenntag, the world’s largest Chemical distribution company. After excelling in multiple roles within Brenntag Will decided to pursue a more entrepreneurial career path, and in 2016 in partnership with his mother and father acquired RGA Enterprises, Inc. Driven by a competitive nature and passion for leadership, Will and his team continue to find […]

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Business Strategy

Where is your company headed?

Joshua Simon

Joshua Simon September 14, 2021

Joshua began his career in commercial real estate in 2004, and it wasn’t long before his headstrong attitude allowed him to forge ahead and start SimonCRE in 2010, during some of the toughest of economic times. As Founder and CEO, Joshua leads the company’s growth strategy while directing the daily operations. He carries the torch for a team committed to developing projects that benefit clients and the communities they serve. SimonCRE develops properties all across the country. To date, the company has completed over 230 projects across 22 states, equaling a total value of more than $500 million. When Joshua […]

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Business Strategy

Where is your company headed?

Justin White

Justin White September 7, 2021

Justin White is the CEO of K&D Landscaping, a full-service construction and maintenance landscape company located in Santa Cruz, California. Taking over the family company in 2015, Justin has focused on sustainable growth with increased profitability. Expanding upon a solid foundation his parents built over 30 years ago, Justin took K&D from a small, mom-and-pop operation to a humming $10MM, culture-driven company just four years later. Justin and K&D are highly involved with their community. Justin sits on multiple non-profit boards and is the chapter president of the local California Landscape Contractors Association. In 2019 he debuted on the cover […]

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Business Execution

How to better execute on your goals.

Kent Gregoire

Kent Gregoire August 31, 2021

Kent Gregoire is a serial entrepreneur. He launched his first manufacturing company at age 14. Since then, he has founded and led more than a dozen organizations. Throughout his entrepreneurial journey, Kent has also provided advisory, training, and coaching services to executive-level management under the Symphony Advantage brand. Finally, he is an angel investor in purpose-driven companies as well as a sought-after speaker in the U.S. and beyond. Part of what makes Kent unique is his ‘why’, which consists of unleashing the entrepreneurial spirit for good. In fact, he’s one of the first certified conscious capitalism consultants in the world. […]

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Business Strategy

Where is your company headed?

Marcia Riner

Marcia Riner August 24, 2021

Marcia came from a family of business owners and she has run 3 successful businesses. She has been guiding small business owners to grow their wealth since 1997. She noticed a common thread that branched across every one of them, including her own. Many small business owners create and grow their businesses with no exit plan. They hope that their business is worth selling someday, but they often realize too late that it is not worth much, if anything at all. Sadly, closing their dream and legacy down only to lose the years of investment. Marcia has a heartbreaking experience […]

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Finance

How to understand your finances better or become profitable

Greg Crabtree

Greg Crabtree August 17, 2021

Greg Crabtree, speaker, author, entrepreneur and financial expert. Greg founded his own firm Crabtree, Rowe and Berger to focus on helping entrepreneurs build their economic engine. After being named to the INC 5000 list for 2019, Greg’s firm merged with Carr, Riggs & Ingram CPA’s and Advisors, a top 25 U.S. Accounting firm to help broaden their impact on the entrepreneur community. In 2011, Greg’s first book “Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits” shares his core principles of how to turn your business into a wealth building engine. In 2014, Greg contributed a chapter to Verne Harnish’s book, “Scaling Up” […]

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Culture

How to improve your company culture.

James Jordon

James Jordon August 10, 2021

James Jordon’s entrepreneurial spirit and diligence in business led him to establish Jordon Development Company (JDC) which focuses on real estate development and JCC General Contractors. JDC has completed several residential projects in Greenville and made them available for affordable rentals. The company has worked with several community partners to ensure success of its mission. JCC is a certified, minority-owned business that specializes in commercial construction, and facilities support services. JCC works with government agencies such as the Department of Defense and also with private large companies such as Coca-Cola. JCC has recently completed projects such as: A bottling plant […]

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Leadership

How to become better leaders in your company.

Richard Medcalf

Richard Medcalf August 3, 2021

Founder, XquadrantHost of The Impact Multiplier CEO podcast Richard Medcalf describes himself as “what you get if you were to put a McKinsey consultant, a slightly unorthodox pastor and an entrepreneur into a blender”. Richard is an executive coach & leadership consultant to exceptional founders & CEOs and their leadership teams. His clients are elite performers who’ve already achieved incredible things, and still have the ambition to 10x their impact and influence and achieve something that seems impossible right now. That can involve 1:1 coaching, taking the leadership team to its next level, or scaling high-performance culture throughout the business. […]

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Finance

How to understand your finances better or become profitable

Kaihan Krippendorff

Kaihan Krippendorff July 27, 2021

Kaihan Krippendorff has made a commitment to helping organizations and individuals thrive in today’s era of fast-paced disruptive technological change. He began his career with McKinsey & Company before founding the growth strategy and innovation consulting firm Outthinker. His growth strategies and innovations have generated over $2.5B in revenue for many of the world’s most recognizable companies including BNY Mellon, Citibank, L’Oréal, Microsoft, and Viacom.A best-selling author of five books, most recently the Edison Award-nominated, Driving Innovation From Within: A Guide for Internal Entrepreneurs. He is a member of the prestigious Thinkers50 radar group – A global selection of the […]

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Business Execution

How to better execute on your goals.

Natalya Berdikyan

Natalya Berdikyan July 20, 2021

Natalya Berdikyan is the founder and CEO of Life By Design Academy and Frontline Consulting, a consulting and coaching firms that help individuals and organizations grow to their full potential beyond existing borders and boundaries. Natalya is originally from Moscow. She has lived in the USA, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, and Germany. She has over 20 years of experience in building businesses in various sectors and geographies. ‘Her strength is always challenging the status quo, embracing and managing change.’ Natalya started her career in Business Development and Sales. She then moved from a NASDAQ listed HR corporate to becoming a business […]