A dinner to remember: We brought together four different companies at Equip Expo 2025 for a fun evening we’ll long remember. From left to right, counterclockwise are Nader Hassen, Landscape Management; Taylor Turner, Numerator; Kyle Parks, Mulch Mate; Kevin Stoltman, LM; John Perry, Greene County Fertilizer Co.; Nick Carlson, Mulch Mate; Jim Turner, Numerator; and Seth Jones, LM. (Photo: LM staff)
Two CEOs and an editor walk into a bar…: OK, in this case, they walked into a conference room at Equip Expo … Marty Grunder (center), CEO, Grunder Landscaping Co. and The Grow Group, joins Jones and Stoltman, CEO of North Coast Media, for a quick pic following the LM150 panel discussion hosted by Jones.
(Photo: LM staff)
Rooftop access for the VIPs: Tony Sellers, president, Sellers
Services, Rochester, Ind., and Mark Layton, enterprise account executive, Weathermatic, enjoy the nice view and the great weather during ACE Connect. (Photo: LM staff)
It’s a Park City party!: We can always count on Complete Landsculpture co-owner and vice president Gene Freeman (left) for a few big laughs and a great discussion on music. Freeman and Chris Strempek, president and CEO of Complete Landsculpture, will host GROW! 2026 in Dallas next month. (Photo: LM staff)
A good place to hang with the numbers guys?: The No Name Saloon: Outside Park City, Utah’s No Name Saloon are (from left to right) Sellers; Freeman;
Jason Creech, owner, Creech Landscape, Alpharetta, Ga.; Ian Hanemann, financial analyst,
McFarlin Stanford; and Logan Quebedeaux, senior accountant, McFarlin Stanford. (Photo: LM staff)
Connecting at ACE: Connect Jones spotted two friends of LM at the ACE Connect event in
Park City, Utah, hosted by McFarlin Stanford: Marty Grunder and Barrett Chow, executive coach, McFarlin Stanford. (Photo: LM staff)
Not their first rodeo: The premier event at the National Association of Landscape Professionals’ (NALP) Elevate 2025 was a raucous rodeo held at Corona Ranch in Phoenix. Joining LM Editor-in-Chief Scott Hollister (left) and LM Editorial Director Jones (right) is Mark Bradley, chairman, LeanScaper. (Photo: LM staff)
