The Grow Group

05/29/2026

Your landscaping team can’t think like owners if only owners see the numbers.

At GLC, transparency has changed how our team shows up. When people understand job costs, margins, and how their role affects the result, they make better decisions.

A crew leader who knows the budget manages time and materials differently. A team member who understands profitability sees the bigger picture. And when growth benefits the whole team, people have a real reason to care about the outcome.

In this week’s Great Idea, we share how transparency, context, and bonus structures help teams think more like owners.

Want to see how this works inside GLC? Join us for a Grunder Landscaping Co. Field Trip in 2026. Dates are available in June, August, September, October, and December — and most sell out.

🔗 growgroupinc.com/blog/great-idea-how-do-we-get-the-team-to-think-like-owners

–Marty

05/28/2026

Trust will beat talent, tools, and tech.

In this episode, we unpack why the next generation of winning landscape companies won’t be defined by better equipment, bigger crews, or flashy design. Those things can all be copied. What can’t be copied as easily? Strong systems, real-time data, consistent ex*****on, and client trust.

If you’re still waiting until the end of the month to understand job costing, relying on the owner to make every major decision, or focused only on one-off projects, this conversation will hit home.

The best operators are building businesses that communicate faster, lead better, solve problems sooner, and create recurring value year-round.

And maybe the biggest takeaway of all: when GLC asked clients why they chose to do business with them, the answer wasn’t quality or creativity… It was trust.

The best landscape companies won’t just manage properties. They’ll manage trust.

🎙️ Catch Episode 166 of The GROW! Show podcast.

Now streaming on The Grow Group YouTube and The GROW! Show by Marty Grunder on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!

🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=U7HKlg1Sc7Q

05/26/2026

Less than 50 days until July 4.

So here’s the question: how are your 100 Days of Victory going?

By now, the pace is real. Crews are moving fast. Customers are calling. Schedules are tight. The little things are starting to show.

This is the time to pay attention.

→ Are your routines holding up?
→ Is your team still clear on expectations?
→ Are jobs moving the way they should?
→ Are you finding enhancement opportunities?
→ Are you leading with intention, or just reacting to the day?

Spring doesn’t have to be something you survive. It can be the stretch where your company gains momentum, strengthens habits, and turns pressure into progress.

There’s still time to tighten what needs tightening.

Keep training. Keep communicating. Keep watching the signals.

Finish these 100 Days strong.

05/23/2026

05/21/2026

🤔 What if the thing holding your landscaping business back sounds completely reasonable?

“We need more customers.” “I’ll ask for help when things slow down.” “Nobody can do it as well as I can.” “We’re not ready yet.”

In this week’s Grow Show, Marty calls out the lies that keep landscape companies stuck, the ones that feel responsible, smart, and safe… until reality shows up with a bill. Growth is rarely clean or convenient. It takes longer, costs more, and exposes weak systems fast.

But that doesn’t mean you’re failing. It means you’re growing.

The companies that move forward are the ones willing to stop hiding behind the excuses, ask for help, give their team a shot, and execute before everything feels perfect.

🎙️ Catch Episode 165 of The GROW! Show podcast.

Now streaming on The Grow Group YouTube and The GROW! Show by Marty Grunder on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!

🔗 http://youtu.be/TdQ_ZLD5OWk?si=oss1JDW

05/19/2026

Opening a second branch sounds exciting.

It also adds overhead, complexity, and a lot of decisions that need to be made well.

At GLC, our Cincinnati branch didn’t happen overnight. We started by doing work in that market from our Dayton location, then looked closely at routes, crew time, brand visibility, and staffing before making the move.

The biggest lesson: don’t expand based on a feeling. Look for the proof.

In this week’s Great Idea, we share the steps GLC took to open a second location and what other owners should think through before doing the same.

And if you want to see how we’re managing two branches in real life, join us at a Grunder Landscaping Co. Field Trip this year.

You’ll visit our Dayton headquarters, meet the team, and see the systems behind the work. Our first 2026 Field Trip is June 3–4, with more dates available later this year.

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–Marty

05/18/2026

A strong sales team does not happen by chance.

It needs clear goals, consistent follow-up, better meetings, and someone who knows how to keep the process moving.

That is what the Virtual Sales Manager Bootcamp is built for.

Over two days, owners, sales managers, lead salespeople, and account managers will learn how to manage sales activity, track the right numbers, coach their team, handle objections, and create a smoother handoff from sales to production.

You will leave with practical tools you can use right away to lead sales with more structure and less guesswork.

July 8–9, 2026

Register now and start building a stronger sales process.
🔗 growgroupinc.com/virtual-sales-manager-bootcamp

05/14/2026

😌 Ownership shows up when the team sleeps easy, knowing you’re handling what’s yours.

That kind of ownership doesn’t come from working harder. It comes from clear lanes, real trust, and systems that let good people do the work they were hired to do.

In this Grow Show episode, Marty Grunder talks with Bobyard founder Michael Ding about why estimators shouldn’t spend their days clicking through takeoffs and why great leaders stop solving everything themselves.

When ownership is clear, decisions move faster, estimates get better, and pressure comes off the owner.

If you want fewer bottlenecks and a team that can run without you hovering, this conversation is worth your time.

🎙️ Catch Episode 164 of The GROW! Show podcast.

Now streaming on The Grow Group YouTube and The GROW! Show by Marty Grunder on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!

🔗 http://youtube.com/watch?v=QqnpjBJRSzA

05/13/2026

🧠 Growth gets easier when your team has the right training and the right examples to learn from.

That’s what these two events are built to provide.

The Virtual Sales Manager Bootcamp helps your team tighten the sales process with better goals, follow-up, meetings, accountability, and handoffs.

The GLC Field Trips take you inside GLC to see proven systems working in the day-to-day.

One gives you the tools to lead sales better.
The other lets you see strong operations up close.

Both can help you bring better ideas back to your team.

Dates are open now, but they will not stay that way for long.

Register today and choose the event that fits where your company needs to grow next.