E: 48 If You Don’t Adopt the Cloud, You’re Toast

On this edition of the Grass Roots podcast, SquareStack founder and CEO Bill Furlong shares his insights on the importance of using apps to manage your business and offers a solution offered by the partnership of Green Industry Pros and SquareStack.

March 18, 2021

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Technology is both a blessing and a curse. It can help a business grow or at times, if implemented incorrectly can wreck it. Managing all the technology it takes to run a business these days can be a challenge. On this edition of the Grass Roots podcast, SquareStack founder and CEO Bill Furlong shares his insights on the importance of using apps to manage your business and highlights a solution offered by SquareStack and GreenIndustryPros.com to simplify the process using GreenApps.

The Grass Roots podcast dives into the root of the trends, business strategies, products, and personalities in the green industry. It provides a unique opportunity to give landscape contractors and related equipment dealers a deeper insight of the industry while on the job. Click here to find the past episodes of the Grass Roots podcast.

Read More: Appify Your Business: How-to-Guide in Leveraging Technology for Profit

To do download GreenApps visit, https://app.squarestack.com/greenapps

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The TURN: The Current State of the Green Industry

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The TURN: Prep Your Business for the New Year

In the latest episode of The TURN, Sarah Webb, editor of Green Industry Pros, and Darren Gruner, co-founder and CEO of Turf's Up Radio, discuss the various ways landscape professionals can prepare themselves and their business for 2024.

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Podcast Alert: Green Industry Pros and Turf's Up Radio Recap Equip Expo 2023

Green Industry Pros and Turf's Up Radio discuss industry trends highlighted at Equip Expo 2023.

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Podcast: Kubota Talks New Mowers, Equip Expo 2023 and More

Tom Vachal, senior product manager, turf, for Kubota Tractor Corp., chats with Sarah Webb, editor of Green Industry Pros, about Kubota's new mowers and how they’re designed to deliver more power, reliability and efficiency to end users.

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Podcast Alert: Green Industry Pros and Turf's Up Radio Kick Off Partnership At Equip

After months of preparation, Green Industry Pros and Turf's Up Radio officially launched their partnership with a kickoff podcast on the first day of Equip Expo.

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Make the Most of Attachments

Brant Kukuk, product manager for compact equipment at Ditch Witch, describes how tree care professionals can make the most of attachments.

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Upping Efficiency With Fleet Management Software

How incorporating fleet management software can help landscape companies streamline their operations.

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Overcoming The Supply Chain Crisis

Christin (CJ) Wam, senior director of marketing for Turf & Consumer Products at Briggs & Stratton, lays out how landscape pros can overcome the supply chain crisis.

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A Conversation with Women in the Green Industry Award Winner Linda Nelson

Linda Nelson, president of Greenscapes winner of Green Industry Pros’ inaugural Women in the Green Industry Award, talks how she got into the industry, challenges and successes she’s faced along the way and more.

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Make The Most Out Of UTVs

Maureen McCormack, go-to-market manager at John Deere, explains the benefits of using attachments on UTVs.

There’s a Different Mower for Everybody

Cub Cadet National Sales Manager of Professional Products Aaron Griffith discusses the company’s autonomous mowers and the future of technology in the lawn and landscaping industry.

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Put More Horsepower Into the Ground

Brant Kukuk, product manager at Ditch Witch, talks about how the right machines can save time on the jobsite and get work done faster with more power.

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Adding Tech to Your Lawn and Landscaping Jobs

CompanyCam has developed a mobile app that allows lawn and landscaping contractors to photo document their jobs, add those photos to their website, communicate with customers and workers and much more.

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E 62: FX Luminaire Sheds Some Light on Design

Grass Roots digs into the root of FX Luminaire's free software that simplifies the lighting design process

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E 61: A Little About Life-Scaping

Landscapes needs to be organized, healthy and have wow factor. Businesses need the same thing. Learn more about life-scaping on this episode of the Grass Roots podcast.

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E: 60 The Life Cycle of a Raindrop

Picking the right product early on and ensuring the contractor selects the right solution for their customer is an opportunity for growth. Learn more the the final episode of a three-part series on the Grass Roots podcast about drainage.

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E 59: How to Use NDS to Become an Expert in Drainage

Find out where to get some of the training to start adding drainage services to your list on this episode of the Grass Roots podcast

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E 58: Keeping Up With the Drainage Flow

Property owners are looking for ways to address current and potential drainage issues to protect their property and are turning to knowledgeable experts to help. Learn more about how adding drainage services can benefit your business.

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E 57: Greenzie Ready to Bring Robotics To Commercial Mowing

Greenzie let’s robotic mowers do the repetitive work. Learn more about their latest developments in this episode of the Grass Roots podcast.

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E 56: Digging In with Ditch Witch

Ditch Witch product managers Chapman Hancock and Brant Kukok talk productivity and versatility of vacuum excavators and stand-on or mini skid steers in the green industry.

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E 55: He Wants to Mow Your Lawn

A true cut above, he really wants to mow your lawn

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E 54: Weed Man Takes on Mosquitos With New Sub-Brand

Weed Man CEO Jennifer Lemcke highlights the introduction of mosquito control service to Weed Man as a sub-brand dubbed Mosquito Hero.

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E 53: Bringing a Backyard Paradise To Your Customers

OPEI President Kris Kiser explains the concept of “backyarding," referring to the trend to move many indoor activities, from working in an office or classroom to dining and recreation, to the outdoors.