Casey PaytonNov 9, 2023
Ethics may not be as valued today as they once were, but successful businessmen and women should hold themselves to high standards, says Bill Hildebolt,…
Beth GeraciNov 3, 2023
At The Pattie Group, based in Novelty, Ohio, the focus not only is on customer service, but on mentoring and training employees. “We have very…
“You don’t want to offer too many services and turn into this big Chinese menu, you know?” says Matt Noon, 32, president of Boston-based Noon…
Dan JacobsJun 8, 2015
Starting your business as a teenager does have a few perks. Adam Linnemann, president of Linnemann Lawn Care & Landscaping started with a push mower,…
Dan JacobsNov 3, 2023
Danny Milligan, president of Strathmore Landscape, is proud of the company’s latest environmental initiative. “We cannot change from gas-powered trucks completely, but we are moving…
Michael Bellantoni has seen a lot in the 59 years he’s worked in landscaping (49 owning his own company). And he’s reminded of his start…
Dan JacobsNov 9, 2023
Robert Maffei, president of Maffei Landscape Contractors, remembers the day he went from a contractor running a small operation that would make him enough money…
How did you get into the lawn care industry? (did you start with this company, work elsewhere, etc.)? Started with Lawn Pride, Inc. in 1994.…
Ron HallAug 26, 2024
Alan White will soon begin his third decade in business. As the founder and owner of Ontario, Canada-based Turf Systems he’s learned a few important…
LM StaffNov 3, 2023
Richard Bare, president of Arbor-nomics, is a voracious reader. At the top of his list these days (and in the hands of his management team)…
Andre J. “Frenchy” Rheault is the only landscaper we know who has had a frozen dessert named in his honor. During a 20-year career as…
“Even after 30 years with Lawn Doctor, we still get calls here from people saying, ‘I want to speak with the guy with the funny…
In 1979 Wayne Volz wanted a 10-speed bicycle. “My Dad told me that if I wanted it, I would need to earn the money to…
Dan JacobsAug 26, 2024
Not many 40-year–old company founders can say they’ve led their companies for 25 years. Ray Bradley founded what would become Raymow Enterprises when he was…
LM StaffMar 19, 2021
With his first job at All American Turf Beauty (AATB), the company his father started in 1976, Kevin Johnson earned $48 delivering brochures in the…
LM StaffAug 27, 2024
Things are looking up in the weed business. Tom Mauer, president and owner of two Springfield, MA-based Weed Man franchises is expecting a year of…
Kevin KehoeNov 3, 2023
This past December, Eric Hansen drove to Livonia, MI, to receive the keys to a new, propane-fueled Ford F-350 from Jack Roush of Roush Performance.…
LM StaffAug 26, 2024
It took Jerry Grossi and his partner Ed Dudgeon more than a few years to figure out the property maintenance company they formed more than…
