Growing In The Green Industry NALP Young Professionals

In this episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome Mackenzie Chris with Southern Botanical.  Mackenzie tells her story on how she grew quickly into her current Branch Manager role.  She touches on her early career to where she is now.  As a Branch Manager, Mackenzie talks about what she shares with her field team to make sure that they are prepared.  Mackenzie talks about mentorship, training, career paths and making sure her team feels seen.  This episode is hosted by Skyler
Westergard with LandCare and Brett Lemcke with RM Landscape.

In this replay episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome Joe Lewis, COO with Yard Solutions, Inc.  Joe talks stress management and setting expectations with your team.  He talks about the importance of taking care of your team as well as educating and training your team on how to manage stress.   Joe talks about being proactive vs. reactive and having a plan in advance to set your team up for success.  This episode is hosted by Brett Lemcke with R.M. Landscape.

In this special episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome Hope Smith with Plants Creative Landscape, Terry Williams with Green Lawn Fertilizing and Jenny Girard with RM Landscape.  May is Mental Health Awareness Month and in this week’s episode, our guests share some of their stories and experiences around mental health personally and professionally.  This episode is hosted by Jenn Myers with the National Association of Landscape Professionals.

In this replay episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome Paul Beblowski, Senior Product Manager with STIHL. Paul talks about the state of battery powered equipment. He touches on infrastructure and seeing the hard and soft payback moments in the move to battery. If you are considering battery-powered equipment, you don’t want to miss this episode. ⁠Click here⁠ for more information on materials of trade exceptions. This episode is hosted by Brett Lemcke of R.M. Landscape and Neal Glatt with GrowTheBench.

In this episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome Chad Diller with Landscape Leadership.  Chad shares his non-traditional path of how felt lost at times in his career and how he finally ended up in landscape industry.  He talks about what he learned in the past and
taking those experiences and applying them to your next opportunities.  Chad also shares advise to stop minimizing the little things that make a big difference. This episode is hosted by Skyler Westergard with LandCare and Brett Lemcke with RM Landscape.

In this replay episode of Growing in the Green Industry, our guests Vanessa McQuade, Senior Account Executive and Owner and Rob Murray, CEO and Co-owner of Intrigue Media discuss the bigger picture with sales and marketing. They talk about digital marketing and making the communication shift from company centric, and solution oriented to customer centric, and program oriented with their content. They also talk about the steps to help contractors get past pushing marketing off year after year as well as how to get started with their marketing efforts with starting small and how not to overwhelm yourself.  This episode is hosted by Brett Lemcke of R.M. Landscape and Neal Glatt with GrowTheBench.