Schedule of Events
Lawn & Landscape Top 100 Executive Summit and Awards Ceremony
2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Registration Open
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Keynote: How to Build a Relevant Culture in 2024
In this wildly entertaining keynote your attendees will benefit from these takeaways:
(1) ACT WITH SPEED:
Staying innovative is an admirable goal; but one that requires diligence because “relevance” is an ever-evolving target. An exciting culture for your team is one that is nimble enough not to wait for perfection. Launching new ideas, new services, and new products (before it’s too late) is invigorating for your culture.
(2) DON’T JUST ACT LIKE EXPERTS. PROVE IT:
Relevant leaders who earn the highest level of confidence deliver World-Class expertise through their own successes and temporary failures. That kind of transparency inspires your team members to exceed their goals by curating collaboration and celebration with each other. Ross shares how to become World-Class.
(3) LEARN WHAT MATTERS TO YOUR TEAMS:
Your people want to know they matter to you. Extreme curiosity shows your people you honor frequent encouragement. Team members want to know you acknowledge their contribution to the organization. People feel more engaged when the organization strives for an ‘emotionally connected’ brand.
(4) ADAPT (TODAY) TO YOUR CUSTOMER’s SHIFTING EXPECTATIONS:
The buried treasure, for sustainable growth, is how well you respond to your customer’s newest expectations. The WOW vs POW discipline does that by eliminating friction from every process and transaction. It prevents surprise gut-punches, reckless disappointment, and inexcusable blunders.
![Ross Shafer](/fileuploads/image/speakers/ross-shafer_200x200.png)
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Welcome Reception
8:00 AM – 7:30 PM
Registration Open
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM
M&A Integration
![Brian Horn](/fileuploads/confspeakers/Brian-Horn200x200NEW.jpg)
![Stephanie Blanco](/fileuploads/image/speakers/stephanie-blanco_200x200.jpg)
![Brad Cox](/fileuploads/image/speakers/brad-cox_200x200.jpg)
![Robbie Blair](/fileuploads/image/speakers/robbie-blair_200x200.jpg)
![Patrick Quinlan](/fileuploads/image/speakers/grey-box-200x200bw.gif)
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM
Networking Refreshment Break
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
Outsiders’ Perspective
![Brian Horn](/fileuploads/confspeakers/Brian-Horn200x200NEW.jpg)
![Austin Ashmore](/fileuploads/image/speakers/austin-ashmore_200x200.jpg)
![Lori Johnson](/fileuploads/image/speakers/lori-johnson_200x200.jpg)
![Billy McEnery](/fileuploads/image/speakers/billy-mcenery_200x200.jpg)
![Harry Lamberton](/fileuploads/image/speakers/harry-lamberton_200x200.jpg)
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM
Networking Refreshment Break
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
State of the Industry Panel
From a 30,000-foot view, what have the past 12 months been like, and what will the next 12 hold? From labor to AI to a presidential election, what do these executives see as the biggest issues in landscaping and how will they affect the industry? The discussion will also include any trends they have seen in their areas and how they are navigating any challenges they’ve faced.
![Jimmy Miller](/fileuploads/confspeakers/Jimmy-Miller200x200.jpg)
![Kevin McHale](/fileuploads/image/speakers/kevin-mchale_200x200.jpg)
![John Moehn](/fileuploads/image/speakers/john-moehn_200x200.jpg)
![Jeff Domenick](/fileuploads/image/speakers/jeff-domenick_200x200-new.jpg)
![Teddy Russell](/fileuploads/image/speakers/teddy-russell_200x200.png)