Sep 29, 2026
What does it take to leave a 20-year restaurant career and start a landscaping company from scratch at 43?
Allen LaMere joins Kory and LeRoy on The Green Grind to share how he made the leap. They talk about finding the right customers, raising prices, hiring, social media, and growing a business that can eventually run...
Sep 22, 2026
In this episode of The Green Grind, LeRoy and Kory Ballard have a raw, unfiltered conversation about one of the toughest challenges business owners face: learning when to get out of the way.
They break down why so many owners struggle with delegation, why “nobody can do it like me” can become a dangerous mindset,...
Sep 15, 2026
On this episode of The Green Grind, LeRoy Mains and Kory Ballard sit down with Brandon Comstock, a longtime landscape industry entrepreneur who built Landscapers by Nature in Calgary, Alberta, around commercial landscape maintenance, snow services, and a highly specialized condo-focused business model. Brandon shares...
Sep 8, 2026
What happens when the business you’ve spent years building is suddenly underwater—and then catches fire?
On this episode of The Green Grind,Kory and LeRoy sit down with Steve Nolte of Nolte & Sons to talk about one of the toughest challenges a lawn and landscape business owner can face. After years of growing his...
Sep 1, 2026
In this episode of The Green Grind, Kory and Leroy sit down for a no-guest conversation about what it really takes to grow a successful landscaping business—and why staying comfortable can be one of the biggest obstacles to growth.
The guys break down a recent acquisition, what they learned from bringing new team...