[Podcast] E13: Greenzie Takes Aim At the Landscaping Labor Challenge

CEO and co-founder of Greenzie Charles Brian Quinn discusses his effort to eliminate repetitive labor

November 5, 2019

Charles Brian Quinn or CBQ as he is known, the CEO and co-founder of Greenzie, joins Green Industry Pros Editor Ryan Whisner for a look back at GIE+EXPO 2019. Greenzie’s ongoing mission is to free humans from repetitive outdoor labor. CBQ and his team are starting that process through development of a robotic kit that attaches to existing commercial mowers that allows for self-driving activity. In this episode of Grass Roots, CBQ shares how landscapers and manufacturers reacted to the concept during GIE.

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