The GROW! Show

In this episode, Marty Grunder is joined by executive coach Megan Parker whose coaching has been instrumental in many landscaping companies' success and whose sessions at past GROW sessions have helped managers become the leaders their teams need. They talk about accountability as leaders and how to encourage accountability among their teams. Sign up for Grow 2026! ACE Peer Groups StrengthsFinder...

In this episode of The Grow Show, Vince Torchia and Emily Lindley detail the planning that has gone into GROW! 2026, what will be different about this year's event, and how landscape pros can get the most out of this learning experience - whether they attend or not. Sign up for Grow 2026! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  Leave a Review for the Grow Show! ️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  Subscribe to Our Youtube Channel! Episode...

In this episode, Vince Torchia shares how he sees landscaping companies set their year up for success early with planning, refining messaging, defining the wins, and communicating all of this with teams. He shares the themes that have driven Grunder Landscaping's growth and messaging, and how to evaluate where your focus should be for 2026. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  Leave a Review for the Grow Show! ️⭐️⭐...

Happy Holidays listeners! In this episode of The Grow Show, Marty Grunder shares the routine he follows during a holiday week to make equal time for recharging, reflecting, and resetting. Make time for yourself and your loved ones, but don't miss the opportunity to set your 2026 up for success in this final week of the year. Dorothy Lane Market Stihl GTA 26 Cordless Pruner (Complete the challenge...

In this episode, Marty details what the Complete Landsculpture team shared during our tour session rehearsals that had him frantically scribbling down notes to help the team back at home. He shares what impressed him from this, and then what he's working with his own team to implement as a result. Cookie Recipe Sign up for Grow 2026! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  Leave a Review for the Grow Show! ️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️...

In this episode, Marty Grunder and Vince Torchia recap what 2025 looked like for Grunder Landscaping Co. and the ups and downs that we saw. There were some great wins and also some lessons learned, all shared in our best effort to help other landscaping teams. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  Leave a Review for the Grow Show! ️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  Subscribe to Our Youtube Channel! Episode Chapters: 00:54 - Landscape...

Grunder Landscaping’s Cincinnati location recently secured a high-profile account simply because a prospect walked by one of their crews and was impressed—even though they couldn't see the actual work being done in the backyard. In this short episode, Marty breaks down the four key philosophies that turn job sites into referral generators, from treating your internal team better than you expect th...

Sign up for Grow 2026! Chris Strempek and Gene Freeman have been partners at Complete Landsculpture in Dallas, Texas for 34 years. In this conversation, they reveal why they would've hired consultants and learned their numbers much earlier, how treating team members like owners transformed their culture, and what makes their partnership work after more than three decades together—essential lessons...

Marty Grunder announces the new Landscape Pros Playbook, an 8-year dream project created with Landscape Management magazine. Learn why training should target specific pain points, how to answer "Would you want to work for you?", and why competitive pay with career paths transforms seasonal workers into department leaders. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️   Leave a Review for the Grow Show! ️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  S...

Marty Grunder reveals how to identify your personal superpower and spend 80% of your time leveraging it for maximum business growth. Learn the StrengthsFinder framework that unlocks hidden potential in your team, plus four practical tips to work more in your strength zone - even when you're doing it all yourself. StrengthsFinder 2.0 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️   Leave a Review for the Grow Show! ️ ⭐️⭐️...

In this episode, Marty Grunder is joined by Greenius' Matt Crinklaw to talk about the mistakes that come from not teaching your team the skills that they need, experiments in how onboarding impacts success, how to successfully train your team, and the tools available to support landscaping companies in effectively training your team. Matt shares the different learning styles people have, tailoring...

Barrett Chow, Executive Coach with McFarlin Stanford, joins Marty to discuss why the green industry's approach to human resources is fundamentally broken—and how to fix it. Barrett shares the strategic framework that transforms HR from a cost center into a growth enabler. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  Leave a Review for the Grow Show! ️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  Subscribe to Our Youtube Channel! Episode Chapters: 00:30...

Marty Grunder, founder of Grunder Landscaping Company and the Grow Group, sits down with his daughter Emily Lindley, the Grow Group's Content and Event Manager, to reflect on 30 years of the Grow Conference and the evolution of their $18 million landscaping company. From hosting the first Grow event with just 14 people in 1994 to today's conferences drawing over 1,000 attendees, Marty shares how s...

In this episode, Emily Lindley talks about what she's seen from facilities as she's toured landscaping companies and previews what our GROW! 2026 attendees will see and takeaway from our tour of Complete Landsculpture. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️   Leave a Review for the Grow Show! ️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  Subscribe to Our Youtube Channel! Episode Chapters: 00:00 - Episode Intro 00:44 - Exploring Various Facili...

In this episode, Marty reconnects with RJ Lawn & Landscape owners Ryan & Annette McCarthy who hosted the GROW! Tour at GROW! 2024 in Des Moines, IA. We hear about what's changed in their business since we visited, what challenges their business is currently facing, and what they've learned in their years in business.  ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️   Leave a Review for the Grow Show! ️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐...

In this episode, Vince shares what he’s seeing across the five ACE Peer Groups he facilitates; the real-world growing pains companies are facing, how revenue mix is often being shaped by the market instead of leadership decisions, and practical ways to drive more accountability inside your business. He also invites listeners to take the next step and join us at ACE Discovery, where owners and lead...

 In this interview, Marty Grunder is joined by  Taylor Milliken to talk about changes that come when you grow a company and the journey from being a high-schooler striping lawns to now being an impressive, professional operation serving Nashville's growing market. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️   Leave a Review for the Grow Show! ️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  Subscribe to Our Youtube Channel!   Episode Chapters: 00:00...

Addressing a question we received from a listener, Marty Grunder talks about the importance of understanding how hours impact the profitability of a job, how he helps his team understand the impact they can have, and what they do to monitor and manage hours. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️   Leave a Review for the Grow Show! ️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  Subscribe to Our Youtube Channel! Episode Chapters: 00:00 - Start...

In this episode Jason Cromley talks about the community he discovered by attending the GROW! Annual Conference, what it was like to host the conference, and what they've been up to in the six months since they hosted the tour during GROW! 2025. Jason shares how they're finding leads, what challenges the team is navigating this year, and what he hopes to see in the future for Hidden Creek Landscapi...

In this episode, Marty Grunder and Vince Torchia talk about the leadership traits they look for when adding to the team at Grunder Landscaping Co, how they manage planning conversations, and how great leaders push each other to get better. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️   Leave a Review for the Grow Show! ️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  Subscribe to Our Youtube Channel!   Episode Chapters: 00:00 - Episode Intro 01:03 - T...

Jarod was an early member of our ACE Peer Group Program and has been a longtime friend. In this episode, him and Marty reminisce on their businesses and where they started, how things changed, and what that journey looked like. They talk about the services they've offered and how that's changed as they've refined their businesses, how their roles have changed over time, and what drove each of thos...

In this episode, Emily Lindley shares three tips for landscaping companies to put a focus on their organic social media presence. She shares tips for planning out content, securing your account, and also ideas for content that will appeal to your clients. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️   Leave a Review for the Grow Show! ️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  Subscribe to Our Youtube Channel!   Episode Chapters: 00:00 - Episode...

The devil is in the details, and smart leaders know that the hardest part of their job tends to be consistency. In this episode, Marty shares 5 things that landscaping company leaders need to be doing or thinking about in order to be successful in their roles. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️   Leave a Review for the Grow Show! ️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  Subscribe to Our Youtube Channel! The Power of Cleanliness in La...

Procrastination can be a silent killer in your business and in your personal life. In this episode, Marty talks about how procrastination holds people back and the impact of not procrastinating. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️   Leave a Review for the Grow Show! ️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  Subscribe to Our Youtube Channel!   00:00 - Episode Intro 01:00 - The Power of Walking 02:20 - Procrastination: The Silent Killer...

Team Grunder works on multi-year plans so that they can project growth and know what investments are needed now for it to be possible later. In this episode, the team talks about what goes into making equipment purchase decisions. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️   Leave a Review for the Grow Show! ️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  Subscribe to Our Youtube Channel! 00:00 - Introduction & Welcome 02:18 - Introducing Bill...