What's it all about?
Find out how just one day can change your business forever.
What's it all about?
Find out how just one day can change your business forever.
Our industry experts will show you how to take the guesswork out of running your landscape business with proven best practices, and practical rules for success – AND we’ll show you how to setup and use the best landscape management software in the industry.
All in just a single day.
Our industry experts will show you how to take the guesswork out of running your landscape business with proven best practices, and practical rules for success – AND we’ll show you how to setup and use the best landscape management software in the industry.
All in just a single day.
By the end of an LMN Workshop you will:
- Set sales goals and develop a Sales Budget
- Create a Labor Budget and leave with a crew plan
- Better understand how to get more efficient using an Equipment Budget
- See how the Material Budget is impacted with solid pricing techniques
- Get comfortable operating professionally with an Overhead Budget
- Become aware of your forecasted Profit
- Learn how to calculate Overhead Recovery
- Find out how leading companies manage customer experience in CRM Overview
- Discover how fast & easy bidding should be with our Estimating Overview
- Get a look at the power of LMN Time and see how we Schedule jobs
Attend for just
$99
We help great landscapers become great business people. Let us show you how.
By the end of an LMN Workshop you will:
- Set sales goals and develop a Sales Budget
- Create a Labor Budget and leave with a crew plan
- Better understand how to get more efficient using an Equipment Budget
- See how the Material Budget is impacted with solid pricing techniques
- Get comfortable operating professionally with an Overhead Budget
- Become aware of your forecasted Profit
- Learn how to calculate Overhead Recovery
- Find out how leading companies manage customer experience in CRM Overview
- Discover how fast & easy bidding should be with our Estimating Overview
- Get a look at the power of LMN Time and see how we Schedule jobs
Attend for just
$99
We help hard working landscapers become great business people. Let us show you how.
45%
of owners don't budget to pay themselves a salary.
Did you know?
Did you know?
45%
of owners don't budget to pay themselves a salary.
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Know Your Numbers
Increase a 3-person crew’s productivity by a conservative 10%. That crew generates $300,000/year in production would now generate $330,000. This 10% is easily obtained, when you consider the cost of wasted time, download our spreadsheet and do the math for your self to see how simple reductions in wasted time can save thousands.
Know Your Numbers
Increase a 3-person crew’s productivity by a conservative 10%. That crew generates $300,000/year in production would now generate $330,000. This 10% is easily obtained, when you consider the cost of wasted time, download our spreadsheet and do the math for your self to see how simple reductions in wasted time can save thousands.
For landscapers, by landscapers.
As landscapers ourselves, we set out to tackle some of the most common problems faced by business owners and their staff, presenting them in a 1-Day deep dive designed to change the way they look at their operations.
With thousands of attendees to date and countless businesses forever changed, we'd like to introduce you to the new LMN Workshops.
Your Needs
Improve your day to day operations.
Eliminate waste & increase revenue.
Know your hourly/daily operating costs.
Make better equipment purchasing decisions.
Better understand the needs of your business.
We'll Help You
Create and stick to a comprehensive budget.
Increase revenue with the staff you already have.
Read the numbers as a path to profit.
Price jobs to properly pay for equipment.
See your business in a whole new light.
Meet Our LMN Workshop Leaders
All of our LMN Certified Consultants are industry experts. Learn from the best!
Frank Bourque
Frank Bourque
Landscape Business Growth Consultant – Greenmark
Website: frankbourque.com
Frank is an award-winning landscape professional, speaker, writer, consultant, and entrepreneur with an extensive background in business and hardscape construction. He has been a part of the Green Industry for over 20 years as a business owner, working in various sectors including retail, landscape management, and landscape design/construction.
Now, Frank coaches full time internationally and speaks at some of the largest conferences and contractor events throughout the US and Canada. He has been part of the speaker line-up and host at events such as Hardscape North America, GIE Expo, Landscape Ontario Congress - Hardscape Live and many more. He is also a certified ICPI & NCMA instructor and Certified Landscape Horticultural Technician.
George Uvari
George Uvari
President – Oriole Landscaping Inc.
Website: oriolelandscaping.com
As a co-founder of Oriole Landscaping, George started the business in 1986 with friend Peter Guinane, designing and building simple landscaping projects for Toronto homeowners to put themselves through university. He finds that his awe for trees and nature in general has grown over the years. After viewing gardens all over the world, he knows that when done well, gardens will appreciate as time goes on. He looks to bring this value to Oriole clients’ properties. George has a natural business acumen which helped to drive the development of the company from a small service venture to a company that now provides extensive and multi-faceted outdoor living spaces.
George is also a regular speaker, teacher and consultant for the landscape industry. Most recently, he has been travelling across the US, coaching other companies and helping them implement budgeting, estimating and planning software. He is a former President of the Toronto Chapter of Landscape Ontario. He has recently been certified as an LMN consultant to provide workshops across North America and to help many more achieve success.
George currently lives in the Don Mills area with his wife, Julie, and their two kids. He continues to pursue the elusive excellence in his tennis game.
Jacki Hart
Jacki Hart CLM
President – Consulting By Hart
Website: getcbh.com
Jacki Hart is President of Consulting By Hart, an innovative business coaching and consulting company. She has an impressive track record for shifting entrepreneurs into next level thinking and deepening the critical business skills of owners and management teams. She is a highly sought-after Business Improvement Coach, Speaker and Workshop Facilitator.
Jacki brings to her coaching the experience of a successful 25 year contractor Entrepreneur, founder of Multiple Award-Winning Water’s Edge Landscaping based in Muskoka, which she successfully ran and later sold with excellent ROI.
She develops and manages B2B Peer Networks plus many Landscape Industry business training programs in Canada. She continues to write monthly business columns for the Landscape Industry, published internationally.
Jacki is an effective mentor, coach and strategic thinker.
Nathan Helder
Nathan Helder
President – Southbrook Management Consulting
Website: southbrookmc.com
Nathan Helder is a third-generation owner and the President of Gelderman Landscape Services located in Waterdown, ON.
For over 60 years Gelderman has provided the Red Carpet treatment to the commercial maintenance & snow market and residential design build homeowner. Nathan is passionate in helping business owners realize their dreams by focusing on strategy, finance & HR. In 2014, Nathan created Southbrook Management Consulting which focuses on providing customized management solutions for business owners who have become frustrated & worried about the direction and financial success of their companies. Southbrook offers choices ranging from behavioral assessments to 1:1 consulting.
Neal Glatt
Neal Glatt CSP, ASM
Managing Partner – Grow The Bench
Website: growthebench.com
Neal Glatt, CSP, ASM is a managing partner with GrowTheBench.com. In his career as a snow contractor, Neal joined Case Snow Management, Inc. as an Account Executive in 2010. The company owned a single pick-up truck and had annual revenues of less than $1 million. Leading the sales effort and serving as part of the leadership team, Neal helped the company exceed $40 million in annual sales before beginning his own coaching practice in 2017. During that time, Neal discovered the power of focusing on strengths and the ability of strong leadership to influence amazing results. His passion is to help other people also find fulfillment and success in life. He is a Certified Strengths Coach through Gallup and a John Maxwell Certified Coach, Speaker, and Trainer.
Neal earned Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Marketing and Spanish from Northern Michigan University. He is a regular columnist for Snow Business magazine and lives in Hopkinton, MA. Neal ran the Boston Marathon in 2018 and is currently training for the 2019 Boston Marathon, both times for well-deserving charities. You can learn more about Neal at nealglatt.com.
Peter Guinane
Peter Guinane
CEO – Oriole Landscaping Inc.
Website: oriolelandscaping.com
Peter co-founded Oriole Landscaping in 1986 with his business partner, George Urvari, starting with designing and building simple landscapes for Toronto homeowners, in order to put themselves through university. Over the years Peter has worked diligently to build an award-winning firm offering landscape design, construction and project management. His personal mission is to make every client a “raving fan,” and Oriole’s success over the years undoubtedly speaks to this drive to impress.
An active and supportive member of the green industry, Peter has held multiple positions over the years, including past Chair of Canada Blooms, currently on the Board for Landscape Ontario, past Chair of the Contractor Sector group and Vice Chair of the Landscape Canada Committee with the Canadian Nursery and Landscape Association.
Peter has spoken at many industry events sharing his experience and knowledge to help advance the profession. He has recently been certified as an LMN consultant to provide workshops across North America and to help many more achieve success.
Ed Schultheis
Ed Schultheis
Owner – ThruPutNow
Website: thruputnow.com
Ed Schultheis has been part of the green industry for over 25 years. He is the owner of ThruPutNow, a business support company that works with companies of all shapes and sizes with one mission in mind-Enable and Support companies to achieve their goals. Thru his 25+ years in the industry, Ed worked his way from the ground up, graduating from SUNY Cobleskill and starting his career as an assistant field supervisor. Throughout those years Ed moved throughout the country holding a variety of positions including Branch manager, Region Operations manager, and Director of Fleet for one of the largest companies in the landscape industry. It was those 25 years working thru incredible growth, mergers, and acquisitions, where Ed gained his experience and helped shape his vision for ThruPutNow. Today, Ed is a regular speaker and consultant in the green industry working with firms both small and large to provide them the support mechanisms that they need to achieve even greater success.
Ed lives in Raleigh, NC with his wife and 6-year-old son. When he is not traveling for work he can be found watching hockey or running and biking.
Adam Linnemann
Adam Linnemann
Founder & CEO – The Green Executive
Website: thegreenexecutive.com
Adam Linnemann is the founder and CEO of The Green Executive, a landscape industry peer group and consulting firm. With over 25 years of landscape industry experience, Adam has grown his nationally recognized landscape company, Linnemann Lawn Care & Landscaping, Inc. from the bottom up. Starting at the young age of just 14 years old, Adam has grown his lawn and landscape company from 1 to over 25 employees and is experienced in small landscape business acquisitions, strategic planning and marketing. His strengths include goal setting and accountability, organization of financial data and unique add-on business ideas that help generate additional company revenue. Adam is an LMN certified consultant. He is a retired Trailblazer with the National Association of Landscape Professionals and has sat on the Landscape Management Magazine Editorial Advisory Board. He has been featured in several trade magazines including Landscape Management, Turf, Lawn & Landscape Magazine and Green Industry Pros. Adam is a two time President of the Columbia, IL Rotary Club and is a regular columnist for the Waterloo, IL Republic Times. He is a retired Police Officer from the Valmeyer, IL Police Department and the Monroe County IL Sheriffs Office, at which he served his community for over 15 years. He is a member of the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce, St. Louis Nursery & Landscape Association, Snow & Ice Management Association and participates in Project Evergreen and SnowCare for Troops. In his spare time, Adam enjoys vacationing in the Riviera Maya, Mexico with his wife, Sahra, and two boys, Nash and Wynn. He also enjoys going to St. Louis Cardinals games, riding ATV’s, and is an avid cook using his Big Green Egg!
Sahra Linnemann
Sahra Linnemann
Do-er of Things (Consultant, Technically Speaking)
Website: thegreenexecutive.com
That's right, Sahra is a do-er. For 15+ years she has been working in bookkeeping, operations, and the jobs nobody else wants to do in her family's lawn care & landscaping company. She has a knack for seeing how all the moving parts fit together and finding the parts that need a little grease. Not only is Sahra a LMN Certified Consultant, she is Quickbooks Certified as well; drawing on those skills to 'get things done'. "I love, love, love seeing a Company really dig in and use the tools they have available. Very often all it takes is someone who isn't so close to the project to 'see' it more clearly. I can't even express how rewarding it is to watch a Company find success!"
For landscapers, by landscapers.
As landscapers ourselves, we set out to tackle some of the most common problems faced by business owners and their staff, presenting them in a 1-Day deep dive designed to change the way they look at their operations.
With thousands of attendees to date and countless businesses forever changed, we'd like to introduce you to the new LMN Workshops.
Your Needs
Improve your day to day operations.
Eliminate waste & increase revenue.
Know your hourly/daily operating costs.
Make better equipment purchasing decisions.
Better understand the needs of your business.
We'll Help You
Create and stick to a comprehensive budget.
Increase revenue with the staff you already have.
Read the numbers as a path to profit.
Price jobs to properly pay for equipment.
See your business in a whole new light.
Meet Our LMN Workshop Leaders
All of our LMN Certified Consultants are industry experts. Learn from the best!
Frank Bourque
Frank Bourque
Landscape Business Growth Consultant – Greenmark
Website: frankbourque.com
Frank is an award-winning landscape professional, speaker, writer, consultant, and entrepreneur with an extensive background in business and hardscape construction. He has been a part of the Green Industry for over 20 years as a business owner, working in various sectors including retail, landscape management, and landscape design/construction.
Now, Frank coaches full time internationally and speaks at some of the largest conferences and contractor events throughout the US and Canada. He has been part of the speaker line-up and host at events such as Hardscape North America, GIE Expo, Landscape Ontario Congress - Hardscape Live and many more. He is also a certified ICPI & NCMA instructor and Certified Landscape Horticultural Technician.
George Uvari
George Uvari
President – Oriole Landscaping Inc.
Website: oriolelandscaping.com
As a co-founder of Oriole Landscaping, George started the business in 1986 with friend Peter Guinane, designing and building simple landscaping projects for Toronto homeowners to put themselves through university. He finds that his awe for trees and nature in general has grown over the years. After viewing gardens all over the world, he knows that when done well, gardens will appreciate as time goes on. He looks to bring this value to Oriole clients’ properties. George has a natural business acumen which helped to drive the development of the company from a small service venture to a company that now provides extensive and multi-faceted outdoor living spaces.
George is also a regular speaker, teacher and consultant for the landscape industry. Most recently, he has been travelling across the US, coaching other companies and helping them implement budgeting, estimating and planning software. He is a former President of the Toronto Chapter of Landscape Ontario. He has recently been certified as an LMN consultant to provide workshops across North America and to help many more achieve success.
George currently lives in the Don Mills area with his wife, Julie, and their two kids. He continues to pursue the elusive excellence in his tennis game.
Jacki Hart
Jacki Hart CLM
President – Consulting By Hart
Website: getcbh.com
Jacki Hart is President of Consulting By Hart, an innovative business coaching and consulting company. She has an impressive track record for shifting entrepreneurs into next level thinking and deepening the critical business skills of owners and management teams. She is a highly sought-after Business Improvement Coach, Speaker and Workshop Facilitator.
Jacki brings to her coaching the experience of a successful 25 year contractor Entrepreneur, founder of Multiple Award-Winning Water’s Edge Landscaping based in Muskoka, which she successfully ran and later sold with excellent ROI.
She develops and manages B2B Peer Networks plus many Landscape Industry business training programs in Canada. She continues to write monthly business columns for the Landscape Industry, published internationally.
Jacki is an effective mentor, coach and strategic thinker.
Nathan Helder
Nathan Helder
President – Southbrook Management Consulting
Website: southbrookmc.com
Nathan Helder is a third-generation owner and the President of Gelderman Landscape Services located in Waterdown, ON.
For over 60 years Gelderman has provided the Red Carpet treatment to the commercial maintenance & snow market and residential design build homeowner. Nathan is passionate in helping business owners realize their dreams by focusing on strategy, finance & HR. In 2014, Nathan created Southbrook Management Consulting which focuses on providing customized management solutions for business owners who have become frustrated & worried about the direction and financial success of their companies. Southbrook offers choices ranging from behavioral assessments to 1:1 consulting.
Neal Glatt
Neal Glatt CSP, ASM
Managing Partner – Grow The Bench
Website: growthebench.com
Neal Glatt, CSP, ASM is a managing partner with GrowTheBench.com. In his career as a snow contractor, Neal joined Case Snow Management, Inc. as an Account Executive in 2010. The company owned a single pick-up truck and had annual revenues of less than $1 million. Leading the sales effort and serving as part of the leadership team, Neal helped the company exceed $40 million in annual sales before beginning his own coaching practice in 2017. During that time, Neal discovered the power of focusing on strengths and the ability of strong leadership to influence amazing results. His passion is to help other people also find fulfillment and success in life. He is a Certified Strengths Coach through Gallup and a John Maxwell Certified Coach, Speaker, and Trainer.
Neal earned Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Marketing and Spanish from Northern Michigan University. He is a regular columnist for Snow Business magazine and lives in Hopkinton, MA. Neal ran the Boston Marathon in 2018 and is currently training for the 2019 Boston Marathon, both times for well-deserving charities. You can learn more about Neal at nealglatt.com.
Peter Guinane
Peter Guinane
CEO – Oriole Landscaping Inc.
Website: oriolelandscaping.com
Peter co-founded Oriole Landscaping in 1986 with his business partner, George Urvari, starting with designing and building simple landscapes for Toronto homeowners, in order to put themselves through university. Over the years Peter has worked diligently to build an award-winning firm offering landscape design, construction and project management. His personal mission is to make every client a “raving fan,” and Oriole’s success over the years undoubtedly speaks to this drive to impress.
An active and supportive member of the green industry, Peter has held multiple positions over the years, including past Chair of Canada Blooms, currently on the Board for Landscape Ontario, past Chair of the Contractor Sector group and Vice Chair of the Landscape Canada Committee with the Canadian Nursery and Landscape Association.
Peter has spoken at many industry events sharing his experience and knowledge to help advance the profession. He has recently been certified as an LMN consultant to provide workshops across North America and to help many more achieve success.
Ed Schultheis
Ed Schultheis
Owner – ThruPutNow
Website: thruputnow.com
Ed Schultheis has been part of the green industry for over 25 years. He is the owner of ThruPutNow, a business support company that works with companies of all shapes and sizes with one mission in mind-Enable and Support companies to achieve their goals. Thru his 25+ years in the industry, Ed worked his way from the ground up, graduating from SUNY Cobleskill and starting his career as an assistant field supervisor. Throughout those years Ed moved throughout the country holding a variety of positions including Branch manager, Region Operations manager, and Director of Fleet for one of the largest companies in the landscape industry. It was those 25 years working thru incredible growth, mergers, and acquisitions, where Ed gained his experience and helped shape his vision for ThruPutNow. Today, Ed is a regular speaker and consultant in the green industry working with firms both small and large to provide them the support mechanisms that they need to achieve even greater success.
Ed lives in Raleigh, NC with his wife and 6-year-old son. When he is not traveling for work he can be found watching hockey or running and biking.
Adam Linnemann
Adam Linnemann
Founder & CEO – The Green Executive
Website: thegreenexecutive.com
Adam Linnemann is the founder and CEO of The Green Executive, a landscape industry peer group and consulting firm. With over 25 years of landscape industry experience, Adam has grown his nationally recognized landscape company, Linnemann Lawn Care & Landscaping, Inc. from the bottom up. Starting at the young age of just 14 years old, Adam has grown his lawn and landscape company from 1 to over 25 employees and is experienced in small landscape business acquisitions, strategic planning and marketing. His strengths include goal setting and accountability, organization of financial data and unique add-on business ideas that help generate additional company revenue. Adam is an LMN certified consultant. He is a retired Trailblazer with the National Association of Landscape Professionals and has sat on the Landscape Management Magazine Editorial Advisory Board. He has been featured in several trade magazines including Landscape Management, Turf, Lawn & Landscape Magazine and Green Industry Pros. Adam is a two time President of the Columbia, IL Rotary Club and is a regular columnist for the Waterloo, IL Republic Times. He is a retired Police Officer from the Valmeyer, IL Police Department and the Monroe County IL Sheriffs Office, at which he served his community for over 15 years. He is a member of the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce, St. Louis Nursery & Landscape Association, Snow & Ice Management Association and participates in Project Evergreen and SnowCare for Troops. In his spare time, Adam enjoys vacationing in the Riviera Maya, Mexico with his wife, Sahra, and two boys, Nash and Wynn. He also enjoys going to St. Louis Cardinals games, riding ATV’s, and is an avid cook using his Big Green Egg!
Did you know?
93%
of companies don't build a budget.
Did you know?
93%
of companies don't build a budget.
Better your equipment.
Win with LMN and Caterpillar!
LMN & Caterpillar want to help! Sign up and attend an educational workshop anywhere in North America between June 1, 2018 & April 30, 2019 and be automatically entered to win one of these incredible Cat prizes!
(includes Flights & Accomodations for 2)
(Hat, Shirt, Belt, Jacket, Gloves, Socks and Boots)
*Contest Details: Draw to be held via love-stream during the first week of May, 2019. Prizes to be presented at SIMA 2019 (June 2019). One entry per person. Multiple entries per company are allowed. You must attend the 1-Day Workshop to qualify.
BONUS PRIZE: Win a year-long business consultation with industry expert Jeffrey Scott! Now's your chance to hit that next big business goal, and Jeffrey Scott can help.
Better your equipment.
Win with LMN and Caterpillar!
LMN & Caterpillar want to help! Sign up and attend an educational workshop anywhere in North America between June 1, 2018 & April 30, 2019 and be automatically entered to win one of these incredible Cat prizes!
Cat® Mini Ex
Caterpillar Plant tour in Clayton NC
(includes Flights & Accomodations for 2)
Cat® Head to Tow Prize Pack
(Hat, Shirt, Belt, Jacket, Gloves, Socks and Boots)
*Contest Details: Draw to be held via love-stream during the first week of May, 2019. Prizes to be presented at SIMA 2019 (June 2019). One entry per person. Multiple entries per company are allowed. You must attend the 1-Day Workshop to qualify.
BONUS PRIZE: Win a year-long business consultation with industry expert Jeffrey Scott! Now's your chance to hit that next big business goal, and Jeffrey Scott can help.