This two-day master class aims to give attendees the landscaping industry’s most powerful financial and operational benchmarks — plus provide cutting-edge tools and insights to help make smarter decisions, improve performance and plan confidently for 2026.
Each day is four hours of virtual high-impact learning, with built-in breaks to keep attendees fresh and optional breakout rooms to connect with peers from similarly sized companies. The master class will be hosted from Jan. 6-7, 2026.
Jeffrey Scott, LM columnist and host, stated that attendees should send in their financials (November 2024 – October 2025) using his simple benchmarking template. From their, Scott will plug the data into his powerful benchmarking system and send it back to help attendees show up ready to learn, analyze and act.
Go here for the benchmarking details and to register.
Early Bird Deadline: Nov. 21
- Save $200 per person when registering by the deadline.
Group Discount: Four for the price of three — email Meredith (meredith@jeffreyscott.biz)
- Each attendee needs their own ticket.
- Scott stated that each year the master class provides fresh new insights on the economy and financial management and decision making.
What’s new in the Financial Master Class in 2026?
2026 economic forecast:
Dr. Charlie Hall returns with bold, data-driven predictions for the coming year. Learn what to watch out for, what to prepare for and how to make confident business moves in 2026.
Key ratios that drive profitability:
Mitch Katz (Jeffrey Scott Consulting) reveals how to turn KPIs into powerful accountability tools. He will give added emphasis using direct labor and overhead ratios to guide company pricing, lean operations and staffing decisions.
Gamification that drives results:
Jono Fries (Schill Grounds Management) goes deeper into using KPIs to gamify your business. Learn how to create internal “games” that boost engagement, competitiveness and profitability. He will dive even deeper than he did at Scott’s Summer Growth Summit.
Removing financial roadblocks:
Sean Baxter and Derek Wells (Jeffrey Scott Consulting) share the recurring obstacles that prevent companies from hitting their short- and long-term financial goals — and proven ways to overcome them.
Supercharged goal setting:
Learn how to use benchmarking data to set better company and divisional goals (“rocks”), align your team and drive results.
Real-world case studies:
Hear how leading landscape companies applied these tools to dramatically improve financial performance in 2025 — and how to do the same in 2026.
Building company value:
Ryan Jardine (former owner, now advisor) shares lessons from selling his green industry business — and what he would do differently if starting over today.
Plus insights on both days from Jeffrey Scott. Make this your best year!
