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Marty Grunder

Marty Grunder is president and CEO of Grunder Landscaping Co. and The Grow Group, based in Dayton, Ohio.

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Grow with Grunder: A busy-season survival guide

Marty Grunder discusses planning for a busy season and how to stay ahead.

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Grow with Grunder: Lessons from Mildred and Tad

Marty Grunder shares tidbits of knowledge he picked up from his aunts throughout his childhood.

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Grow with Grunder: Use your systems to reach your full potential

Good managers make good decisions with good information. We need the information to be accurate, and we need the information in our software systems to be readily available so we can make decisions on the future of our business.

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Grow with Grunder: What makes a company culture great

My favorite part about hosting our GROW! Annual Conference each year is getting the chance to highlight landscaping companies that are doing amazing things in their market. My team always starts the planning process by identifying companies that would be great tour hosts. It’s how we ended up bringing this event to Des Moines in […]

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Your calendar: A map for success in the year ahead

Marty Grunder recommends setting up your 2025 calendar right now to plan for a more successful year.

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Grow with Grunder: Lessons from Hidden Creek Landscaping

Possibly my favorite thing about the landscaping industry is the people who work in it. In my 40 years in business, I’ve met so many kind people running or working in small businesses and so many people who were willing to help lift up the next person and help them with their business. I originally […]

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Grow with Grunder: Why managing up matters

Marty Grunder shares three growth strategies from Vince Torchia, Grow Group vice president.

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Grow with Grunder: The power of a platform

Marty Grunder discusses the importance of having a platform and GLC’s CEO Seth Pflum’s three mantras while working with a team.

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Grow with Grunder: How making sustainable choices builds good business

Marty Grunder says we have many opportunities to make small changes that can create an impact on Mother Earth while also being good for our businesses.

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Grow with Grunder: What should you consider in your facility?

In my nearly 30 years as a consultant in the landscaping industry, I have visited well over 200 different landscaping companies. I have seen facilities that are impressive, ones that are efficient and then some that were just plain bad, too. I’ve seen facilities that were built, bought and even rented. I don’t think there’s […]

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Grow with Grunder: Why learning to succeed is a two-way street

Marty Grunder explains how we can all learn more and get further when we celebrate the success of others instead of criticizing, tearing down or assuming they may have a leg up that we don’t have. He shares what these successful individuals or business are doing that we all can learn from when it comes to working to obtain success.

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Grow with Grunder: 3 big changes that altered Landscape Workshop’s trajectory

When JT Price took over, there were some critical changes he made that set the team at Landscape Workshop up for the success it has seen over the last decade.

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Grow with Grunder: Sell more to your existing clients

Marty Grunder shares his takeaways from a training session on how to find and sell enhancements to help hit sales goals.

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Grow with Grunder: Nothing happens if you do nothing

Marty Grunder explains that that doing nothing is the number one barrier to companies’ success

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Grow with Grunder: Take advantage of metrics to make smart decisions

Marty Grunder explains why you need to focus on the right metrics to make smart decisions to help your business grow.

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Grow with Grunder: Is your sales team ready to make sales?

Marty Grunder explains that as we look ahead to 2024, one thing is clear, for salespeople to win in the current economy, they’re going to have to search for work.

Grow with Grunder: Nice people don’t finish last

Marty Grunder shares why owners and leaders who act like ogres have a hard time keeping team members, weighing down their company and restricting their growth and success.

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Grow with Grunder: How to make a good impression and win new business

Marty Grunder shares the importance of treating your team with compassion, respect and understanding, and how they will, in turn, treat those they come into contact with the same way.

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Grow with Grunder: Improve the culture at your company with open book management

Marty Grunder shares how Grunder Landscaping Co. has improved with a more open approach that shares financial information, key performance indicators, and plans and goals with our team.

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Grow with Grunder: Put your marketing materials to work for your business

As organic leads slowed for the Grunder Landscaping in 2023, Marty Grunder shares why GLC renewed its focus on marketing.

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Grow with Grunder: Do your systems help your team thrive?

Marty Grunder shares what leadership teams can do to make systems that allow their team to work well together.

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Grow with Grunder: 3 great ideas we’ve borrowed at Grunder Landscaping Co.

Marty Grunder shares how Grunder Landscaping Co. improved their business by observing other companies to bring new ideas and methods to their operation.

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Grow with Grunder: Why planning ahead is more crucial than ever for business success

Marty Grunder reflects on how turnaround times have increased in recent years and why it’s never too early to start planning for future projects, purchases and changes you want to make to your business.

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Grow with Grunder: How a podcast can lead to continued education and help your business grow

Marty Grunder shares how his weekly podcast features valuable thoughts from experts that can serve as important tips for the success of your business.

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