Grass Roots - Green Industry Pros

In this episode, Green Industry Pros sits down with Justin Noland, senior product operations manager for Turf and RTV at Kubota, to break down the company’s newest equipment launches revealed at Equip Expo. Nolan highlights the refreshed F2510 front-mount mower and explores the new RTV-X Long Bed, the latest addition to the RTV-X Series. Beyond individual products, Nolan explains how Kubota’s turf...

Green Industry Pros Editor Sarah Webb sits down with Nicolette McCary, co-owner of Seattle Sustainable Landscapes, to learn how she got into the business, what winning this award means for her and more.

Green Industry Pros Editor Sarah Webb sits down with Deborah Munoz-Chacon, president and owner of Sonoran Oasis Landscaping to learn how she has succeeded in business and what advice she has for other women in the industry.

Green Industry Pros Editor Sarah Webb sits down with Ryan Schwoegler, senior vice president of product management for outdoor power equipment at Milwaukee Tool, and Bradley Berkman, product manager at Milwaukee Tool, to learn how green industry professionals can seamlessly incorporate battery-powered equipment into their operations and reap the benefits of doing so.

Tom Vachal, senior product manager, turf, for Kubota Tractor Corp., discusses Kubota's new ZD1611 and F3710 mowers and how they’re designed to deliver more power, reliability and efficiency to end users. Vachal also touches on why trade shows such as Equip Expo are so important for Kubota and the green industry as a whole.

Green Industry Pros Editor Sarah Webb sits down with Ana Avalos, owner of Colorful Impression Landscapes in Santa Rosa, Calif., and winner of the 2023 Women In The Green Industry Award winner, to discuss how she got her start in the industry, what it means to be a woman in the green industry, her advice for other women in landscaping and much more.

Green Industry Pros Editor Sarah Webb sits down with Jay Worth, marketing manager at SingleOps, to discuss what tactics and strategies landscape companies can implement to recruit and retain more employees.

Green Industry Pros Editor Sarah Webb sits down with Brant Kukak, product manager for compact equipment at Ditch Witch, about how attachments can help green industry pros with tree care, what they should consider before adding them to their arsenal and more

Green Industry Pros Editor Sarah Webb sits down with Ashlee Biggs, head of product marketing at Fleetio, to discuss how fleet management software can help landscape companies become more efficient, what they should consider before landing on a software and more.

Green Industry Pros Editor Sarah Webb sits down with Christin (CJ) Wam, senior director of marketing for Turf & Consumer Products at Briggs & Stratton, to discus how green industry professionals can get ahead of the supply chain issues by performing preventive maintenance and ordering necessary parts head of time.

Green Industry Pros Editor Sarah Webb chats with Linda Nelson, president of Greenscapes in Naples, Fla., and winner of Green Industry Pros’ inaugural Women in the Green Industry Award. Nelson talks about barriers she’s faced throughout her career, what the green industry can do to encourage more women to step into the industry and more.

Green Industry Pros Editor Sarah Webb sat down with John Deere Go-To-Market Manager Maureen McCormack, who breaks down how green industry professionals can implement UTV attachments to streamline their operation and boost their bottom line.

Aaron Griffith, National Sales Manager of Professional Products at Cub Cadet, discusses what autonomous mowers can do in the lawn and landscaping industry. Whether it’s following GPS for perfect stripes or cutting down on time at the jobsite, autonomous mowers can help save time and deliver a better mow, he says. Cub Cadet’s SurePath is a semi-autonomous mower that contractors can use now that’s e...

It seems like everyone in the green industry is struggling with the workforce shortage these days. Brent Kukuk, product manager at Ditch Witch, talks about what machines can do to make lawn and landscape contractors’ lives easier. Jobs that normally would require the work of two or three people can be done with one person if the correct machine is used, he says.

Nicole Henry, business development representative at CompanyCam, shares what CompanyCam does, the app features and what’s new with the startup that helps lawn and landscape companies document jobs.

In this episode of Green Industry Pros’ Grass Roots, Editor Ryan Whisner sheds some light on the subject of landscape lighting design. FX Luminaire Web Development Manager Scott Allison highlights the company’s free digital tool called My Design, a free program that eliminates the need for multiple pieces of software to design landscape lighting systems.

In this episode of Green Industry Pros’ Grass Roots, Editor Ryan Whisner talks to Monique Allen, author of “Stop Landscaping Start Life-Scaping, A Guide to Ending the Rush-rush, Humdrum Approach to Landscape Development and Care,” about some of the steps small businesses can take to have a win for the planet, people and profits. Allen highlights the concept of life-scaping and how it is about elev...

In this episode of Green Industry Pros’ Grass Roots, Editor Ryan Whisner concludes a three-part series on drainage with ADS product marketing management and marketing executive vice president Brian King to discuss some of the solutions used in providing drainage services.

In this episode of Green Industry Pros’ Grass Roots, Editor Ryan Whisner dives into the second part of the three-part series on drainage. The series began with episode 58 with a discussion with SiteOne Landscape Supply product marketing manager Matt Mikucki to discuss the concept of adding drainage as a service. For this episode, we’re focused on the education of contractors on drainage services t...

In this episode of Green Industry Pros’ Grass Roots, Editor Ryan Whisner begins a three-part series on drainage with Site One irrigation product marketing manager Matt Mikucki to discuss the potential benefits of adding drainage as a service. Subsequent episodes will include educational opportunities through SiteOne and NDS and more about some of the equipment utilized in adding the service.

In this episode of Green Industry Pros’ Grass Roots, Editor Ryan Whisner discusses the latest developments in robotic mowing with Greenzie CEO and co-founder Charles Brian Quinn. The kit developed by the Greenzie team enables commercial mowers to be operated autonomously. Through a partnership with Wright Manufacturing, this technology is coming closer to being available to contractors.

In this episode of Green Industry Pros’ Grass Roots, Editor Ryan Whisner talks to Brant Kukuk, compact equipment product manager, and Chapman Hancock, product marketing manager, vacuum excavators, from Ditch Witch about the variety of benefits and uses of vacuum excavators and stand-on or mini skid steers in the green industry.

Brian Schwartz was laid off from his job amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. On a whim, he started a free lawn mowing service for seniors age 65 and up. I Want to Mow Your Lawn is now a 501©3 not for profit organization that has built momentum across the country. Based on volunteers, he is reaching out to the landscape business community to participate in the program. On this weeks’ edition of the Grass...

Earlier this year, Weed Man officially expanded its service offerings with its own sub-brand  Mosquito Hero. On this episode of the Grass Roots podcast, Weed Man CEO Jennifer Lemcke introduces the Mosquito Hero sub brand and its potential benefits for the Weed Man franchisees. She discusses the reason behind the development of the sub-brand and how it fits into the overall service offerings for fr...