Welcome to The Grow Show podcast, brought to you by The Grow Group. Led by your host, Marty Grunder, The Grow Show shares ideas, tips, tactics, and insights to help you grow your landscaping business.
For our very first episode, I have a very special guest. Roger Phelps is the Corporate Communications Manager at STIHL, and handles social media, corporate PR, event marketing, and strategic partnerships for the company. Roger began his career in the Navy, and has been enthralling our team with stories of leadership for years as a speaker at events.
You’ll hear his unusual path from the Navy to event planner to Corporate Communications, some mistakes Roger made early on in his leadership journey, insider stories about the amazing company culture at STIHL, and his ideas about what makes a great leader and what any individual can do to improve the way they work with others.
Discussion Points:
- Roger’s background and unusual path to Stihl
- Leadership and its importance
- Leadership mistakes Roger has made and observed
- Stihl’s company culture
- Leading younger generations and their different motivations
- Handheld equipment and the improving battery technology
- Adopting the “Find a Better Way” mindset
Resources:
Roger Phelps LinkedIn
Stihl USA
Stihl for Professionals
NALP
National Collegiate Landscape Competition
GROW! Conference Feb 2024
The Grow Group
Grunder Landscaping
Marty Grunder LinkedIn
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