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Mike Lysecki
A proven expert in sales growth and operational efficiency, Mike now shares his experience to help landscape firms across North America succeed.
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Do you have a plan?
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Episode Descriptions
Episode 1
The People Problem

Great people drive your success. But, in a tight labor market, a lack of good people is your toughest challenge. How do you reduce your dependence on labor, retain your top performers and direct your company toward more profitable work?

Episode 2
Do You Have a Plan?

You would never start a landscape without a plan. Do you start your business year without one? A budget lays out your roadmap for sales, labor, equipment and ultimately the profitability you achieve.

Episode 2
People Who Think Like Owners

A business full of owners manage with the same values you do. Mike lays out a clear system including budgeting, standards, training and incentives that teach and motivate your employees to work as hard and aspire to the excellence as you do.
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Meet The Specialist

Mike Lysecki

Mike joined The Beach Gardener, a large Toronto-based full service landscape firm, after 6 years developing and implementing software systems in landscape companies across North America. Mike and the TBG ownership focused on developing systems, processes and training that would reduce mistakes, increase productivity and align staff around a common vision of success. Chief among their amazing results was a doubling of sales revenue (3.5 million to 7 million) without increasing any staff. Now as director of the Landscape Management Network, Mike develops and trains those same systems for the entire green industry through their member network. Landscape Management Network enjoys a close working relationship with Caterpillar, who partnered with ANLA to bring LMN to Clinic.
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Dr. Charlie Hall

1:56
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8:00
How do you measure a fair return on the investment in your business and are you earning enough for your hard work?
13:29
Consumer dollars have shifted away from our industry. How do we reclaim that spending and target a new generation of customers?
7:16
Where are your profit dollars slipping away and how can you plug the leaks?

Sid Raisch

1:05
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6:40
With lower customer counts, increasing sales per customer could transform your future. Sid looks at how to get there.
7:08
Is the industry effectively investing today in creating the future generations of passionate gardens that will support our businesses for years to come? Here's a plan you can put into action.

Jim Paluch

2:00
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6:57
Success starts with setting the right goals the right way.
6:41
What gets measured gets sold.
6:01
In our industry nobody wins until someone goes outdoors.

Jean Ann Van Krevelen

1:25
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2:08
It's not just a numbers game, but lots of fans is a great place to start.
8:12
What do you say, who do you say it to, who gets it done and how do you know if it's working?

Joe Judge

2:14
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7:49
Don't leave your career to chance. There are three questions to ask for growth and success.
8:38
Even hard working teams sometimes need to work just a little bit harder. How do you get that extra effort from your people?
4:35
Free up the time you spend solving problems by fixing broken systems.

Mike Lysecki

1:56
Watch a free preview of Mike Lysecki's videos.
5:35
Reduce your dependence on labor and reward the top performers you rely on for success.
6:34
Profits don't happen by accident. How are you planning to get there?
3:27
You can get your employees to work and think like you, but not without a system to make it happen.

Faith Savage

1:12
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6:10
Avoid buyer's regret by helping your customers take home colors that match the mood they want to create?
4:28
Set yourself apart from the competition with large containers, complementary combinations and

Marcus vandeVliet

1:17
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4:54
This process will shape budgets, strategy and profitability. Marcus gets you started.
6:32
Which numbers really matter and which numbers may be hiding real problems in your business?
5:59
As your business grows how do you stay in touch with what is working, and what's not, on the front lines?

John Kennedy

1:09
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5:20
Simple secrets that transform order takers into effective sales people.
3:22
Managing the time you can't afford to waste.

Jeffrey Bruce

2:10
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5:44
Without water you're out of business? As cities shut of the faucet, where will landscape water come from?
9:21
It's not just digging holes thirty feet up in the air. Learn what it takes to enter this emerging market.
5:24
Pretty is not enough. The new landscape is being put to work.

Jeff Korhan

2:17
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4:12
Facebook sees more information each day than Google. What does this mean to customers who are looking for you?
5:26
What if your customers could scan a "barcode" with their phone and find more information on a website? They can.
3:49
If Facebook is working a cocktail party, blogging is taking your best customers out to dinner. What are you waiting for?

Mark Bradley

1:42
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4:18
Bad hires cost you money. Improve retention and avoid expensive mistakes.
6:00
Systems - from design to execution - define your success. What's your role in the process?
7:40
A good bonus plan rewards you and your employees. Mark lays out a detailed plan to make this happen.

Ruth Bachman

0:53
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3:39
Life's biggest challenges present our greatest opportunities for growth - if we can find the strength and focus.

Bob Coulter

2:05
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4:19
Does your team go glassy eyed when you call a meeting? Learn how to have meetings that drive action and success.
5:14
Going from star performer to great manager isn't magic. It's a process you can put to work for your business and your career.
6:43
It's not how many hours you have but how you use the hours available. Here are three easy steps for taking control of your schedule.

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5:14
Going from star performer to great manager isn't magic. It's a process you can put to work for your business and your career.
8:12
What do you say, who do you say it to, who gets it done and how do you know if it's working?
7:16
Where are your profit dollars slipping away and how can you plug the leaks?
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