The Ultimate Landscape CEO - Jeffrey Scott

Larry founded Ryan Lawn and Tree (Merriam, KS) 35 years ago. It has 10 locations producing over $55 Million with around 500 employees.

It is a faith-forward business that he sold to his employees (ESOP) and operates using the Great Game Of Business (open book management.)

His employees enjoy full-time careers, and he shares his passion for transforming the industry through organic growth and acquisitions in the tree and lawn care industry.

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In July 2022, Jeffrey held a webinar on the topic of Navigating an Uncertain Economy, where he shared 8 proactive strategies for attaining financial resilience and staying on top of your game in your market.

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Kyle Cahill is founder and chief horticulturist of Grow and Company, a Houston TX based, multi-service residential landscape firm with 50 employees and almost $5M in revenue.

Jeffrey and Kyle discuss the dynamics of charging time and material (the basis for Kyle’s company) and we also discuss his unique slow-growth strategy which involves two acquisitions.

We also get into softwares, social media strategies and the love of the business.

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Jeff McManus is the Director of Landscape Services at the Univ. of Mississippi with 70 direct reports. He owns his own landscape business and is the author of the best-selling book “Growing Weeders Into Leaders”. Currently he teaches leadership development to companies across the green industry and beyond.

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Chase Mullin is founder of $18M Mullin Landscape based in New Orleans, LA with a branch in Baton Rouge.

He and I dive into the details on what personally drives him, how he has built a culture and a business from the inside out, how he balances residential and commercial, and how he plans to expand across the South East.

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He has honed the focus of his business on the high-end residential client, and proactively staffs the business with key employees. This including a General Manager from when his business was still small.

Matthew is an industry veteran who started out just like many others: going to an event, meeting leaders. This was the inspiration that he gained at a young age to invest in himself and his business.

Jeffrey and Matthew discuss many parts of his business, including: The right way to run a book club, implementing robotic mowers, and how to gain education outside the industry to make your business leaders smarter.

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Sean Baxter is the founder of Lawn and Landscape Solutions, in Kansas City, MO.

He reveals how he first focused on surviving and money, and then shifted his focus to “people first”, helping others who are at a crossroads in life.

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Brian Ham is the previous owner of Santa Rita Landscaping, Tucson, AZ. He built the business with his brother, got crushed in the great recession, and then rebuilt the business and took on a partner, and finally sold the 20M business one week before the pandemic hit.

Brian was a member of Jeffrey’s Peer Group, and together they discussed sheep hunting around the world, the tools their business used to survive the great recession after dropping from 14M down to 4M, and the 3 secrets to their longevity and success, plus much more.

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Dr. Charlie Hall is the “Ellison Chair in International Floriculture” at Texas A&M University. He is the foremost economist in the green industry.

They also grade the Fed, talk policies and politics, with a focus to doing your best work and taking advantage of the economy in 2022.

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