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Interview Series: Marty Grunder on the Journey to GROW!
FromThe GROW! Show
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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Jan 17, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
You’ll never have dinner alone, or sit at presentations for more than 45 minutes at the GROW! Conference 2024, happening February 6-8 in Des Moines, IA. In this episode, we discuss the conference in depth. Vince Torchia turns the tables and interviews our host, Marty Grunder, on why he started The Grow Group and created the GROW! Annual Conference. He shares what he's learned along the way, the funny mistakes, and what our team considers when we build the agenda each year.
Discussion Points:
What is GROW! all about?
The first conference
Coming up with the conference agenda
How GROW! stands out and what it offers
Lessons learned at past GROW! conferences
The structure and timing of the conference
“Dine arounds” and the host company tour
The highlight of 2024
The Grow Show podcast is sponsored by STIHL and brought to you by The Grow Group - a leading coaching and education firm for landscape professionals. Your host is Marty Grunder, president and CEO of The Grow Group and Grunder Landscaping Co., one of the most successful design-build operations of its kind in the Midwest. The Grow Show shares ideas, tips, tactics, and insights that will help you grow your landscaping business.
Resources:
GROW! Conference Feb 2024
The Grow Group
Grunder Landscaping
Marty Grunder LinkedIn
Stihl
Discussion Points:
What is GROW! all about?
The first conference
Coming up with the conference agenda
How GROW! stands out and what it offers
Lessons learned at past GROW! conferences
The structure and timing of the conference
“Dine arounds” and the host company tour
The highlight of 2024
The Grow Show podcast is sponsored by STIHL and brought to you by The Grow Group - a leading coaching and education firm for landscape professionals. Your host is Marty Grunder, president and CEO of The Grow Group and Grunder Landscaping Co., one of the most successful design-build operations of its kind in the Midwest. The Grow Show shares ideas, tips, tactics, and insights that will help you grow your landscaping business.
Resources:
GROW! Conference Feb 2024
The Grow Group
Grunder Landscaping
Marty Grunder LinkedIn
Stihl
Released:
Jan 17, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (52)
Hiring: Interview Questions to Help You Find the Right Team Members: You only get a short time to decide if someone is a good fit for your team or not during the interview, and asking the right questions can help you find the right culture fit on the first try. In this episode, Vince Torchia, VP of The Grow Group, shares the questions he recommends you ask potential employees. Vince Torchia is vice president of The Grow Group, where he drives strategy, oversees day-to-day operations, and provides executive coaching to clients. A graduate of the University of Dayton’s School of Business, Vince travels the country, ensuring programs consistently deliver results and demonstrating how business owners can leverage the strengths of both their right-hand men and women and the millennial workforce to succeed. Discussion Points: What do you know about our company? Why do you want to work here? Short and long-term goals? Your last job and details about your experience Tell me about a conflict by The GROW! Show