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Navigating the Founder Exit Kory Mitchell
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Fleet Strategy Driving Operational Efficiency Daniel Simpson
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Scaling Through Intentional Culture Katelyn Milanes
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Cultivating Growth Through Branding Karen Schakarov
Kory Mitchell is a strategic growth expert, proven business builder, and trusted advisor. He has walked the exact path he now helps other Founders navigate. With over 25 years in the specialty contracting industry, Kory has experienced the full entrepreneurial journey—from building a small regional business into a nationally recognized […]
Daniel Simpson is a Product Marketing leader at Fleetio, where he helps fleet-driven businesses solve everyday operational challenges with practical, easy-to-adopt technology. Before entering the software world, Daniel worked in construction and has supported business operations across Canada, the UK, Australia, and the United States. That hands-on experience shapes his approach […]
Where is your company headed?
Katelyn Milanes is the Director of Culture & Employee Engagement at Fisk Lawnscapes. Katelyn has a proven track record of cultivating positive workplace cultures and creating people-centered organizations that thrive. She specializes in organizational culture, professional development, and human resources strategy. Before moving to Colorado, she spent eight years working […]
How to improve your brand and improve your company awareness.
Karen Schakarov joined Monarch in January 2024. As Chief Marketing Officer, Karen is responsible for leading strategic marketing initiatives and enhancing the Monarch brand to drive growth and value for all stakeholders. Prior to joining Monarch, Karen was President and founder of ES&SY Group, where for two decades she drove […]
How to become better leaders in your company.
Richard Sperber is a veteran landscape industry entrepreneur best known for leading the family legacy behind ValleyCrest Landscape Companies and later founding Sperber Landscape Companies. He began his career at ValleyCrest, the business started by his father, Burt Sperber, and went on to take leadership of the company in 2001, […]
Aaron is the Co-Founder of Sterling Point Advisors, a boutique mergers and acquisitions firm focusing on guiding privately held companies through the strategic challenges of exiting their businesses. He has successfully completed 70+ transactions since founding Sterling Point in 2018. Aaron earned a Juris Doctor from The University of Akron […]
How to better execute on your goals.
Eli Zevin is the General Manager of Aspire, the leading business management platform for commercial landscaping companies, operating under ServiceTitan. He leads the Aspire business and is responsible for its growth, customer success, and product direction. Eli came to Aspire after nearly a decade at ServiceTitan, where he built and led […]
How to become better leaders in your company.
Angelique Robb, a certified landscape designer and owner of award-winning Papillon Designs and Landscaping in Scotland, UK, launched the idea for SYNKD in January 2021. Built upon Angelique’s passion for the profession and helping it “raise the bar,” today SYNKD media and the SYNKD Live events unite landscape professionals across architecture, […]
Dustin Walker is the Owner and President of Landscape St. Louis, a high-end residential landscape design, build firm based in St. Louis, Missouri. After building leadership experience outside the green industry, Dustin made the intentional leap into landscape ownership, acquiring Landscape St. Louis and stepping into the challenge of leading […]
