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Welcome to The Landscaping Growth Script is the authority on building your landscaping business with better leads, higher-value clients, and a year-round sales pipeline.Whether you’re in landscape design, landscaping, pool installation, outdoor kitchens, luxury patio furniture, landscape lighting, custom pergolas, outdoor media systems, or even copper gutter fabrication—this podcast is for you. Each week, Katy Doss, founder of Script Marketing, shares actionable, proven strategies for connecting with the wealthiest homeowner segment: affluent buyers.With 20+ years of marketing experience and deep expertise in the psychology of high-net-worth individuals, Katy and her team at Script—a full-service marketing firm specializing in luxury outdoor brands—unpack the tips, tactics, and tools that are working right now to grow visibility, credibility, and revenue.You won’t find fluff here. Just real, ready-to-use strategies that help you:<br /
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- 4 days ago46 min
#118: Your Landscaping Sales Hire Isn’t the Finish Line: Lessons from 17-Year Industry Sales Pro Kayla Lujan
Most landscaping business owners think the hard part is finding a good salesperson.It’s not. The hard part is everything that happens after they say yes — and it’s where most sales hires quietly fall apart.In this episode of The Landscaping Growth Script, Katy Doss sits down with Kayla Lujan, founder of GRiT3 (Green Industry Talent) and a former VP of sales with more than 17 years in the landscaping industry. Together, they break down how to hire, onboard, and coach a landscaping salesperson so they actually succeed.You’ll learn:Why you need a sales roadmap before you hire — and what an owner needs to get out of their head and onto paperWhy Kayla hires for behavior traits over experience, and how tools like Predictive Index and DISC help put people in the right seatWhat the first 90 days with a new landscaping salesperson should look like, and why coaching stops too soon in most companiesHow landscaping business owners can “let go of the rope” and avoid hero cape syndrome as they growThe two sales skills that can be taught: expert qualifying and delivering proposals in personThe simple six-minute calendar move Kayla says will raise your close rateIf you’re thinking about hiring your first landscaping salesperson — or wondering why your last one didn’t work out — this conversation gives you the roadmap.Because a great salesperson isn’t found. They’re developed.
- 1 weeks ago39 min
#117: What the Best Landscaping Companies Have in Common (From Someone Who’s Interviewed Hundreds of Them)
What separates a good landscaping company from a genuinely exceptional one? It’s not the revenue number. After 11 years of interviewing landscaping business owners, the answer Jill Odom keeps coming back to is how they treat their people.In this episode of The Landscaping Growth Script, host Katy Doss interviews the interviewer: Jill Odom, Senior Content Manager for The Edge, the official magazine of the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP). Jill shares what successful landscaping owners have in common, how great company stories get found, and why fake AI photos are costing companies trust.You’ll learn:Why profit alone isn’t the best measure of a successful landscaping businessWhat servant leadership really looks like for landscaping business ownersThe rare trait that helps owners grow: knowing they’re not the smartest person in the roomHow companies like Local Roots, BrightView and Mainscape take care of their teamsWhy AI-generated photos and flyers hurt trust, and where AI actually helpsHow to tell better stories in your landscaping marketing (hint: the client is the hero)If you want to grow a landscaping business people actually want to work for and buy from, this episode is a behind-the-scenes look at what the best companies get right.
- 2 weeks ago40 min
#116: How to Turn an Unhappy Landscaping Client Into Your Biggest Sale with Milosi’s Taylor Milliken
A ten-year client is unhappy. The owner shows up in person expecting a hard conversation. He leaves with a new $70,000 project.In this episode of The Landscaping Growth Script, Katy Doss sits down with Taylor Milliken, President of Milosi, a landscape design-build and maintenance company in Nashville and a recent Inc. 5000 honoree, to break down the exact communication system his team uses on every property visit — and how it consistently turns complaints into some of the company's biggest revenue.You'll learn:• Why "no complaints" doesn't actually mean a landscaping client is happy• The two-touch communication system Milosi uses on every single property visit• How an unhappy, decade-long client turned into a $70,000 landscape and lighting upgrade• The question Taylor asks his own team to keep small issues from lingering too long• How to identify your ideal landscaping client — and recognize when someone isn't a fit• Why Taylor is focused on simplifying operations as Milosi scales past eight figuresIf you've ever assumed a quiet client is a happy client, this conversation will change how you think about every single property visit.
- 3 weeks ago36 min
#115: You're Using AI Every Day. Are You Using It Well?
71% of the landscaping owners we surveyed use AI every day. 86% aren't confident they're getting the most out of it. Using AI and using it well turn out to be two very different things.In this episode, Katy Doss of Script Marketing shares what Script's AI survey of landscaping business owners revealed, and why most companies are stuck with AI living in the owner's browser tab instead of in the business.You'll learn:Why "Are you using AI?" is the wrong question, and what to measure insteadThe four stages of AI maturity, and how to tell which one your business is inWhere AI genuinely belongs in your marketing and sales, and where it should never decideHow AI can quietly make your brand sound like every competitorScript's 7 rules for AI in landscapingA 90-day plan to turn personal AI habits into repeatable business workflowsThe companies that win won't be the ones using the most AI. They'll be the ones that got very good at deciding where it belongs.Download the free report, "AI in Landscaping: The Gap Between Using It, and Using It Well," at scriptmarketingco.com/resources.
- Oct 6, 202642 min
#114: Inside Rossen Landscape: How an Integrator Builds the Systems Behind a Growing Landscaping Business
Every landscaping business owner hits the same wall eventually: you can’t be the one designing every backyard and the one running payroll, scheduling, and accountability. Something has to give.At Rossen Landscape, that something was Jason Navon — the CPA-turned-Integrator who spent the last 16 years building the systems behind the design/build company’s magazine-worthy outdoor spaces.In this episode of The Landscaping Growth Script, Katy Doss continues her two-part series on Rossen Landscape with Integrator Jason Navon, picking up where her conversation with owner Jeff Rossen left off.You’ll learn:- How the visionary/integrator model (from the book Rocket Fuel) helps a landscaping business owner scale without losing the vision- Why checklists, specialized roles, and documented process create more room for creativity — not less- The real story behind a client testimonial that proved “good process makes good people better”- Why Jason stopped answering every question his team asked him, and what happened to the business when he did- The three things every landscaping business owner needs in place to actually hold someone accountable- How Jason uses AI every day to run a smoother, more efficient landscaping businessIf you’re the visionary of your landscaping business wondering who’s going to build the structure underneath you, this episode will show you exactly what that role looks like — and why it matters more than you think.
- Sep 29, 202649 min
#113: Losing Control at $2.5 Million: What Jeff Rossen's EOS Journey Teaches Every Growing Landscaping Business
Most landscaping business owners hit a wall somewhere around $2.5 million in revenue — and what they do next determines whether the company grows past it or stalls out. Jeff Rossen, owner of Rossen Landscape, hit that wall too. For him, it wasn't a marketing problem or a sales problem. It was a systems problem.In this episode of The Landscaping Growth Script, Katy Doss talks with Jeff Rossen, owner of Rossen Landscape — a high-end residential design-build and maintenance company outside Washington, D.C. — about the moment he realized he couldn't run a growing landscaping business by himself, and how implementing EOS (the Entrepreneurial Operating System) changed everything from hiring to client onboarding.You'll learn:Why $2.5–4 million is the revenue ceiling most landscaping business owners hit when they try to run every part of the company themselvesHow EOS (the Entrepreneurial Operating System) helped Rossen Landscape build real structure without losing what made the business work in the first placeThe visionary/integrator split — and why Jeff and his business partner don't run it exactly "by the book"How Rossen turns a first client meeting into a concierge-level experience that wins six-figure landscape design-build projectsWhy Jeff qualifies every lead before sending a designer to the property — and when he's willing to walk away from a $350,000 jobThe hiring philosophy Rossen uses to keep scaling: prioritizing adaptability over industry experienceIf you're a landscaping business owner who feels like you've outgrown your own bandwidth, this conversation is a real blueprint for building the structure to grow past it — without losing the parts of the business you started it for.Next week: Jason Navon, Rossen's integrator, joins the show for the other half of this story — how the systems Jeff describes actually get implemented day to day.
- Sep 22, 202619 min
#112: Turn Your Robotic Mowers Into a Marketing Machine
Robotic mowers have quietly gone from novelty to competitive advantage. But most landscaping companies are only capturing half the value.In this episode, Katy Doss breaks down how to turn a robotic mower from a quiet operational upgrade into an active marketing asset — one that builds visibility, leads, and content your competitors don't have.You'll learn:• Why branding your mower turns it into a rolling advertisement• How naming each unit makes it memorable (and talked about)• A simple way to turn curious neighbors into real leads• Why trading cards for your mower fleet might be the most fun marketing move you make this year• How to create scroll-stopping content with nothing more than a phone• How to position robotic mowing as a premium outcome in your sales conversationsIf you've invested in this technology, or you're thinking about it, this episode will change how you think about what it's actually for.Download the free Robotic Mower Marketing Toolkit at scriptmarketingco.com/resources.
- Sep 15, 202628 min
#111: The Last Five Percent: What a Botanical Garden Director Knows About Designing Landscapes That Matter
A $200 pressure-washing job and a $20 million conservatory have more in common than you'd think. According to this week's guest, neither one succeeds or fails based on budget. Both come down to the same five percent.In this episode, Katy sits down with Morgan Pendergrass, Director of the Donald E. Davis Arboretum at Auburn University, whose career has spanned residential design, a stint working on the Disney Aulani Resort in Hawaii, and now nearly a decade running a 16-acre botanical garden. It's a conversation packed with design lessons that apply directly to how you run your business — and your crews.You'll learn:Why great landscape design means designing for twenty years from now, not twenty days from nowThe concept of "desire paths" — and why letting clients show you where they want to go beats designing what you assume they wantWhy the "last five percent" of a project is what clients actually remember, regardless of budgetWhat makes a landscape feel meaningful instead of just decorativeWhy ecological design isn't just a trend — it's what separates a living landscape from an expensive water sinkHow landscaping trends move like fashion, and why today's knockout roses are tomorrow's punchlineIf you've ever wondered why one project leaves a client thrilled and another leaves them lukewarm despite similar quality — this episode has your answer.
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Welcome to The Landscaping Growth Script is the authority on building your landscaping business with better leads, higher-value clients, and a year-round sales pipeline.Whether you’re in landscape design, landscaping, pool installation, outdoor kitchens, luxury patio furniture, landscape lighting, custom pergolas, outdoor media systems, or even copper gutter fabrication—this podcast is for you. Each week, Katy Doss, founder of Script Marketing, shares actionable, proven strategies for connecting with the wealthiest homeowner segment: affluent buyers.With 20+ years of marketing experience and deep expertise in the psychology of high-net-worth individuals, Katy and her team at Script—a full-service marketing firm specializing in luxury outdoor brands—unpack the tips, tactics, and tools that are working right now to grow visibility, credibility, and revenue.You won’t find fluff here. Just real, ready-to-use strategies that help you:<br /
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