Reunited: During Ignite 2024 — Aspire Software’s user conference in Orlando — Landscape Management Group Publisher Bill Roddy (left) reconnected with an old friend, Yi Wei with Southern Botanical. The two first met at Ignite 2023 in Las Vegas. (Photo: LM staff)
Check out a few of the places where the LM team made its rounds recently.
Meeting of the minds: Following a media luncheon on the first day of Ignite 2024, LM Editor-in-Chief Scott Hollister (far left) and Roddy (second from right) spent some quality time with some of Apires’ senior leaders, including (from left) Brian Brinkworth, senior director, product management; Dan Blake, chief technology & strategy officer, and Mark Tipton, co-founder and CEO. (Photo: LM staff)
Liftoff at Ignite: Hollister spent some time with Tipton and his wife, Amy, during the event’s Welcome Reception. (Photo: LM staff)
Singin’ the Blues: Roddy and Megan Broeckling, Aspire’s senior events specialist, during the Ignite the Night party at the House of Blues at Disney Springs. (Photo: LM staff)
Elevating in Orlando: The LM team at Ignite 2024 caught up with some folks they’ll see plenty of in November at the National Association of Landscape Professionals’ Elevate 2024 event. Here’s Hollister with Britt Wood, NALP’s CEO, and Allegra Bartscherer, the association’s senior director, membership.
(Photo: LM staff)
Like father, like sons: Todd’s Service’s (Hamburg, Mi.) Owner Kurt LaButte (third from left) with his sons — and future co-owners — Keegan, Mikal
and Austin. (Photo: LM staff)
Selfie with Seth: LM Editorial Director Seth Jones seized another opportunity for a massive selfie, this time during a packed room at the 2024 Summer Growth Summit in Overland Park, Kan., with Hollister (center) and event host Jeffrey Scott — an LM columnist. (Photo: LM staff)
A couple of industry ambassadors Longtime friend of LM Chris Senske, acquisitions ambassador, Senske Services, and Roddy catch up at the Summer Growth Summit. (Photo: LM staff)
The nicest man in the industry: The LM team and Jeffrey Scott had to get a photo with the host company’s president — and nicest man in the industry — Larry Ryan of Ryan Lawn & Tree (center.) (Photo: LM staff)
The platinum sponsor: CEO and founder of LMN Mark Bradley (center) with Jones and Scott. LMN served as the platinum sponsor of the Summer Growth Summit, while LM was able to afford the title of exclusive media partner. Hey, we’ll take it!
(Photo: LM staff)
That’s a wrap!: Count on friends Tommy Thornton, president of Southern Eco Scapes, Macon, Ga., and Jones
to shut down the bar at any industry event — this time the 2024 Summer Growth Summit. Until next time! (Photo: LM staff)
