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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: Is your business set up to serve your ideal client?

Marty Grunder shares how by identifying its ideal client, Ruppert Landscape can wrap all its processes, culture and truck and equipment setups around it.

Grow with Grunder: Why you should plan for next year now

Vince Torchia, vice president and Marty Grunder, CEO of The Grow Group share why it’s so important to start planning for next year now.

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How Grunder Landscaping Co. chooses its training topics

In this blog, Marty Grunder explains how Grunder Landscaping Co. sets the topics for the company’s employee training sessions.

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Grow with Grunder: Understand costs, gross margins to drive profitability

Marty Grunder shares why it’s important to understand your costs and gross profit margins to optimize your business operations.

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Grow with Grunder: How identifying ideal clients and team members leads to success

Marty Grunder of Grunder Landscaping Co. and The Grow Group explains how identifying your companies ideal clients and team members leads to success.

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Grow with Grunder: Why one-on-one meetings are important

Marty Grunder shares why one-on-one meetings are an essential tool to keep employees engaged and ensure their career development and success.

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Grow with Grunder: Why the team is the most valuable asset

Landscape Management columnist Marty Grunder explains why the team can prove to be landscape companies’ most valuable asset.

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Grow with Grunder: Establish company goals to create success and growth

Marty Grunder of Grunder Landscaping Co. and The Grow Group explains how creating goals at the beginning of the year sets you and your team up for success and allows for growth every day as you work toward those goals.

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Grow with Grunder: When a strong company makes a strong platform

I always look forward to gathering with my fellow landscape pros at in-person events, but this year, our gatherings will be even sweeter. GROW! 2021 was a fantastic event, and I’m grateful we were still able to hold the event safely with some added precautions in place. I’m very excited to get to work planning […]

Grow with Grunder: Are you prioritizing the best sales prospects?

This year is busier than any in recent memory, and our salespeople are constantly fielding calls from new prospects. On top of that, we’re hearing from landscape pros across the country that scheduling is a challenge with staffing problems, material shortages, and the usual disruptions from the weather. Demand is at an all-time high for […]

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Grow with Grunder: Simple ways to thank your team members

Marty Grunder of Grunder Landscaping Co. and The Grow Group shares simple but meaningful ways he shows appreciation to his team members.

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Grow with Grunder: A spring cleanup

Landscape Management columnist Marty Grunder explains how is company uses organization and technology as a tool to help its teams do their jobs.

Grow with Grunder: Do your team leaders know your expectations?

Team leaders at Grunder Landscaping have a lot of responsibility. They are our eyes and ears in the field, project managers on job sites and play a key role in ensuring our entire team is trained in best practices. Each day, our crews spend about 30 minutes total at our shop, but they spend hours […]

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Grow with Grunder: Increase efficiency with software

Marty Grunder explains how his company uses software to help increase efficiency complete work in the busy spring season when labor is short.

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Grow with Grunder: How Grunder Landscaping Co. gives job offers on the spot

It’s starting to feel like spring in Dayton, Ohio, and at Grunder Landscaping Co. our season is off to a strong start. We’ve known since December that one of our biggest priorities would be finding the team members we need to have a successful 2021, and have been working hard to recruit since the year […]

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How to be a profit pro

Marty Grunder shares three steps companies striving to be profit pros can take this year to improve efficiency, reduce the chaos and increase profitability.

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Grow with Grunder: How to maximize your time

Marty Grunder shares how he’s able to run both Grunder Landscaping Co. and The Grow Group and still have time for himself.

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Grow with Grunder: Cancel out the noise

Marty Grunder reminds landscapers that they should be prepared to quickly jump into action when demand for their services is at its all-time high.

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Make the most of your mornings

Marty Grunder describes three things owners and leaders can do to maximize the time they spend with their teams during the morning rollout.

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Be prepared for anything 2021 brings

Landscape Management columnist Marty Grunder explains how landscapers can be prepared for anything the year 2021 throws at them.

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Grow with Grunder: Fast forward to December 2021

What does success look like for your business at the end of this year? Marty Grunder offers three steps for reaching your goals.

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Fall is for planting, December is for planning

Marty Grunder explains why the month of December can be the best time for landscape professionals to reflect on the past year and plan for the coming year.

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Grow with Grunder: A Mistake I Made

Last month, I had an early-morning sales call and was meeting the homeowner at 7:15. I had been to the property before, and the homeowner asked me to call him when I was outside so he could come out and meet me. I knocked on the door and gave him a call to let him […]

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Grow with Grunder: The art of saying no

Columnist Marty Grunder explains how instead of saying “yes” to any and all types of work, saying “no” can help landscape contractors grow their business.

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