The Ultimate Landscape CEO - Jeffrey Scott

Caramanico and Sons is a multi generational, 14M business based in Philadelphia, PA, that has figured out how to create extreme ownership and accountability without being extreme. In fact the owners of this firm are exceptionally nice, and have learned how to empower their staff. Jeffrey and John Caramanico Jr. discuss the family dynamics and […] The post Episode 186 – Extreme Accountability Without Being Extreme with John Caramanico Jr. appeared first on Jeffrey Scott.

Jeffrey Scott speaks with these two landscape entrepreneurs about their experiences hiring a Human Resource manager. Arnie Arsenault is managing partner of A. Arsenault and Sons, and Dustin Wolfe is owner of Artistic Grounds, both located in Massachusetts. Arnie and Dustin are interesting examples of this challenge given their relatively small size, and yet they […] The post Episode 185 – Hiring an HR Manager, with Arnie Arsenault and Dustin Wolfe appeared first on Jeffrey Scott.

Blair Walton runs a large, fast-growing, technology-forward design-build maintain company in Wilmington, NC. He shares his experience as “the host” of a recent Leader’s Edge peer group run by Jeffrey Scott, where over a dozen landscape business owners descended on his company to review it and learn from it. You will hear him talk about […] The post Episode 184 – The Peer Group Experience with Blair Walton appeared first on Jeffrey Scott.

Dale Drier is the General Manager for Drost Landscape (MI), a multi decade, multi division company where he started as a laborer, and grew into this position of GM to help grow and transform the company. Jeff and Dale talk about many the facets of being a second in command and we also discuss how […] The post Episode 183 – Becoming A Second In Command with Dale Drier appeared first on Jeffrey Scott.

Joshua Gámez is the founder of East Coast Facilities, based in Allentown, PA. It is merely 5+ years old, already 20 million and growing super fast. Joshua is turning the industry on its head by creating a front-line focused company. The business is uniquely diversified with multiple branches spread between northern snow country states and southern […] The post Episode 182 – Building a Front-Line First Company with Joshua Gámez appeared first on Jeffrey Scott.

Jeffrey Scott invites two of his clients and excellent landscape entrepreneurs, Chris Vedrani (Planted Earth Landscaping, MD) and Ted Lucia (Lucia Landscaping, MI) to share their experiences in fully staffing and growing their businesses in such a tight labor market. These two guests share unique strategies and techniques for managing a successful year; with ideas […] The post Episode 181 – Recruiting, Retaining and Making Money in a Tight Labor Market with 2 Special Guests appeared first on Jeffrey Scott.

Krisjan Berzins is CEO of Kingstowne Lawn & Landscape in Alexandria, VA. He runs an 8M fully residential business serving 3500 active clients. The business was started with another partner whom he bought out, and now is run by his leadership team fully. Jeffrey and Krisjan discuss how he almost sold his business, how it […] The post Episode 180 – A Leadership Run Business with Krisjan Berzins appeared first on Jeffrey Scott.

Matt Hiner is the “Chief Yardist” at Hiner Outdoor Living in Colorado Springs, CO. He runs a 3M+ residential design build and water feature business that he started 13 years ago. Jeffrey and Matt discuss what makes his business unique, namely his extraordinary success on social media, his unique niche with water features and a […] The post Episode 179 – Recruiting with Social Media with Matt Hiner appeared first on Jeffrey Scott.

In this 2nd episode with Dr. Charlie Hall, you will learn more about the economics of landscaping, with both global and national issues impacting the industry. Dr. Hall grew up working on a nursery in Western North Carolina. He is currently is a professor in the Department of Horticultural Science at Texas A&M University. Dr. […] The post Episode 178 – Four Economic Drivers Impacting the Landscape Industry with Economist Dr. Charlie Hall appeared first on Jeffrey Scott.

Lisa Fiore is Founder & CEO of LandscapeHub, a B2B online marketplace she created and launched in July 2017. A fourth-generation nursery professional, Ms. Fiore realized there was an opportunity to digitize the entire procurement process for the green industry.  Ms. Fiore was previously President of Fiore Landscape and Nursery Supply (FLNS), a century-old nursery […] The post Episode 177 – Reinventing the Green Goods Supply Chain with Lisa Fiore appeared first on Jeffrey Scott.