The Ultimate Landscape CEO - Jeffrey Scott

Heather Dirksen is President of the $35M Arbor Masters, with 9 branches in five states. Heather is driven, with many careers: First in the military, then as a civilian air traffic controller, then at the age of 29 she started a flight school to subsidize the cost of flying and earn her commercial rating. After […] The post Episode #176 – From Military to President of Arbor Masters with Heather Dirksen appeared first on Jeffrey Scott.

Mike Haynes founded The Loving Companies and has a unique niche in growing sod and landscaping for builder homes. He has 9 branches in the south east. Mike’s simple and humble start as a middle schooler with a dream and a push-mower in the early 2000’s has led to what has become one of the […] The post Episode #175 – 0-80M in 18 Years with Mike Haynes appeared first on Jeffrey Scott.

John Puryear, President of Puryear Farms, a commercial and residential landscape firm with over seventy full time employees servicing the Nashville Metropolitan Area since 1991. Their base is a 100-acre nursery located on the banks of the Cumberland River. Jeffrey and John discuss his courageous change of company culture from paternalistic to leadership team, and […] The post Episode # 174 – Transforming a Paternalistic Culture and Gaining Freedom with John Puryear appeared first on Jeffrey Scott.

Jeff Rossen is the majority owner of Rossen Landscape, an $8 million firm specializing in high-end residential design, construction and maintenance. It is 100% focused on developing a culture and processes that result in loyal clients in the affluent Great Falls, Virginia, market, a short drive from Washington D.C. Jeff Rossen, President, and CEO, drives […] The post Episode #173 – The Triple Threat of Process, Culture and Client Focus with Jeff Rossen appeared first on Jeffrey Scott.

Strong business values and ethics have enabled Enviroscapes to grow from its first $5.00 per week mowing client into a multi-million dollar landscape company that ranks in the top 2% of all landscape companies nationwide. At fourteen, owner Todd E. Pugh began mowing lawns to earn spending money and begin saving for college. After graduating from […] The post Episode #172 – Building Branches and Culture, Recruiting Science, and Giving Back with Todd Pugh appeared first on Jeffrey Scott.

Mike Hommel (President) of Designs By Sundown.  Under his leadership, Designs By Sundown in Denver Colorado has grown from 2 employees in 1985 to reach revenues of $31,000,000. To this day, Michael is still the driving force behind the day to day operations of the company; he has built a leadership team from the brightest […] The post Episode #171 – From One Crew to $31M with Michael Hommel appeared first on Jeffrey Scott.

Making high profit requires more than achieving solid gross profit margins, it means gaining the most profit you can from each hour of your production staff’s labor. Jeffrey has been a student of this concept for years and has brought together two high-performing clients to discuss this approach: Doug Taylor (Owner of Frontiers Design & […] The post Episode #170 – Using Throughput To Drive Profitability, with 3 Special Guests appeared first on Jeffrey Scott.

As President and CEO of Bland Landscaping Company in Apex, NC. Kurt Bland has seen and experienced many sides of the landscape Industry since he first joined his family business at 15years old. Kurt and I discuss what it means running a Private Equity backed company and how he and his brother Matt stay involved […] The post Episode #169 – Selling Your Business to Private Equity with Kurt Bland appeared first on Jeffrey Scott.

Traven Pelletier is the Owner of Lotus Gardenscapes. Lotus Gardenscapes is an award-winning design/build, maintenance and tree company located in Dexter, MI. Traven is an artist at heart, and a highly creative hardscape designer who has built a hugely successful firm that attains high profits with its highly customized, artistic design build work. Lotus Gardenscapes […] The post Episode #168 – Selling Highly Creative Design Build For High Profit with Traven Pelletier appeared first on Jeffrey Scott.

George Tucker is owner of LanDesign in MO. Founded in 2002, it is one of the most progressive, well-known green industry businesses in the St. Louis region specializing in commercial and residential landscape projects with a services arm and a new irrigation division. George has hired a CEO and a COO to run the business, […] The post Episode #167 – Hiring a COO and CEO with George Tucker appeared first on Jeffrey Scott.