Landscape Management, January 2019
COVER STORY Serious business Continued on page 14 Now in its eighth year the LM Growth Summit is unique in the industry in that it brings lawn care professionals face to face with some of the industrys leading innovators Sure the opportunity exists to schedule these meetings at national or regional trade shows But good luck successfully making 10 meetings with top level executives let alone the owners of the companies or the actual inventors of the equipment at any trade show The LM Growth Summit is designed so that every attendee meets with every partner period To be honest with you I was kind of apprehensive before I came in because I was thinking I would be a captive 12 LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET JANUARY 2019 audience says first time attendee Mark Utendorf president of Emerald Lawn Care in Rolling Meadows Ill I didnt feel like any of the vendors were really trying to push their product It was very educational the vendors were very well informed and that was the focus of the conversation finding out what were doing and where their products may or may not help us Attendees also liked the events organization We are all kept to task to make our different meetings with the different vendors and suppliers says 2018 LM Growth Summit attendee Mike Caprio regional business consultant for Lawn Doctor Too often you go to different events and you see people wandering in the halls or theyre on their phones WHEELS UP Turfco President George Kinkead left talks to the Spring Touch Lawn Pest Control team about the finer details of the T3100 spreadersprayer The industrys best kept secret is a secret no more welcome to the LM Growth Summit BY SETH JONES LM EDITOR IN CHIEF PHOTO SETH JONES
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