The National Association of Landscape Professionals’ (NALP) Leaders Forum, an executive-level education and networking event, will take place at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on Jan. 25-28. “Attendees love this event. They talk about the intensive peer learning and relationship building as some of the biggest benefits,” said Sabeena Hickman, CEO of NALP. “We... read more
The Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association (ONLA) will welcome 200 students on Nov. 2 and 3 for its second annual Ohio High School Landscape Olympics, a competition at The Ohio State University Agriculture Technical Institute (OSU ATI) in Wooster, Ohio. Educators and students from 20 schools and career centers across the state will travel to this year’s event. Additionally, more than... read more
You’ve probably heard this phrase before, related to networking, business development and sales. The theory goes that if you’re always seeking new opportunities, doors will open. It’s the old, “the harder I work, the luckier I am” routine. It’s a numbers game. Increase the input to increase the output. Regardless of how you frame it, the focus is the same:... read more
The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) named seven industry members as its newest Trailblazers. These individuals were nominated by their peers for making significant and long-term contributions to the landscape industry and for being committed to giving back to the industry, NALP said. Each Trailblazer sets aside one day per year to provide on-site mentoring to an NALP member.... read more
Landscape industry consultant Jeffrey Scott of Jeffrey Scott Consulting will host a networking dinner for landscape company owners on July 21 at 6 p.m. in the Chicago area. The topic of discussion will be “How to retain your landscape employees and dramatically increase their productivity.” There are six slots remaining; space is limited to 18 owners. The location is Ristorante... read more
Kristen Edens, or Kris the Scribbler, discusses how networking can be the key to business growth. It’s not as hard as you think—and you never know where your lead of the year will come from. read more
