Building the new standard for operating a landscape business.
The LeanScaper Operating System: the way a market-leading landscape business runs, written down so any company can install it.
About LeanScaper
Together, we’re building a better landscape industry.
LeanScaper helps landscape companies run more smoothly, for the owners who lead them and the hardworking people who care for our properties, neighborhoods and communities.
“Just a landscaper.”
We’ve all heard the saying. The subtle dig, and the lack of pride and respect behind it, aimed at an industry of men and women who do remarkable good for our homes, our neighborhoods and our communities.
But the men and women of this industry have never been the problem.
For too long, this industry has run on broken systems and traditions.
With no clear standards for how to operate, every company has been left to fend for itself. It demands too much of the people working in it, and they’ve paid for it:
- Owners and managers who burn out carrying every decision.
- Wages that don’t match the skill.
- Good people who feel they have to leave the trade.
We believe there’s a better way.
It all starts with better-run businesses.
Creating the technology that lets people do more.
LeanScaper AI, the AI-powered operating platform for landscape businesses, puts the system in every person’s hands.
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Building a network of support, so no one does it alone.
Guides, owners who’ve done it, and Accelerator, a weekly program with Mark there every week.
See the Accelerator programWe see an incredible future for the landscape industry and everyone in it.
For the industry
A trade people choose on purpose, known for the skill it takes and the good it does for every home and neighborhood.
For every company
Companies that run on clear standards, earn real profit, and don’t depend on one person carrying every decision.
For every team
Leaders who own the results, and crews who know what great looks like and get to deliver it every day.
For every man and woman
A clear path to grow, pay that matches the skill, and a career that provides for the people they love.
Meet Mark Bradley. He’s spent 30 years proving what this industry can be.
Mark grew up in landscaping and started working in it at 14. He started his own company and grew it into a Top 100 landscape business, with the highest revenue per employee on the list. Along the way, he learned what it costs to carry a growing company on one person’s shoulders.
- 30 yearsRunning and growing a top landscape business
- Top 100Landscape company he built and sold
- FounderOf the software the industry ran on
See the impact LeanScaper is having on businesses across the industry.
See all owner stories
R.E. & Sons Landscaping
We grew the business, and stopped trying to carry everything ourselves.
- $1.6M revenue growth in one year
- 20–30 sales hours saved each month
- Less depends on us day to day
Auman Outdoor
We doubled the business. And made it less dependent on us.
- $1.1M → $2.4M projected revenue
ProGreen Turf & Landscape
We were growing the business. We didn’t want it to own our lives.
- ~63% → ~74% efficiency
Start with a free LeanScaper deployment plan.
Book a 30-minute call with a Guide. You’ll leave knowing where your business stands and where to start.
Free30 minutesWith a LeanScaper Guide
On the call, your Guide will:
Find your biggest constraint.
The one thing holding the business back right now.
Show what it’s costing you.
In margin, in hours, and in the people carrying it.
Map your deployment plan.
Where LeanScaper fits first, and the change that matters most.
Hear how the best landscape businesses run.
Mark Bradley and Benji Carlson, with owners and experts from across the industry.
Let’s build a brighter future for you, your team and your company.
Start with a free 30-minute call. Your Guide finds your constraint, shows what it’s costing you, and maps your LeanScaper deployment plan.
Get my free deployment planQuestions owners ask us first.
Not sure where to start? Talk to a Guide. It’s free, and you’ll leave with a written 90-day plan for your business.
Book a meeting with a GuideWhat is LeanScaper?
LeanScaper is the operating system for landscape businesses. It brings together a methodology (the LeanScaper Operating System), an AI-powered platform (LeanScaper AI), and an ecosystem of programs, advisors, community, and events, all built by Mark Bradley on 30 years in the trade.
What is LeanScaper AI?
LeanScaper AI is the AI-powered operating platform for landscape businesses. It is free to start, every plan includes unlimited users, and it runs on web, iOS, and Android. Paid plans are month-to-month.
Who founded LeanScaper?
Mark Bradley founded LeanScaper. He spent 30 years in the trade, built and sold a Top 100 landscape company, and founded the software the industry ran on. LeanScaper is built on the operating methodology he developed over that time.
What is the LeanScaper Operating System?
The LeanScaper Operating System is the way a market-leading landscape business runs. Built on lean principles, it is organized around four pillars (Revenue, Operations, Finance, and People) and six handoffs, from Lead to Sold through Repeat to Lead.
What is Lana?
Lana is the AI intelligence inside LeanScaper AI: the brain of the system and the deployment operator. Lana runs on the latest AI models, applied through Mark Bradley’s operating methodology.
Is there a contract?
No. Every LeanScaper AI plan is month-to-month and billed monthly.
What is the LeanScaper Community?
The LeanScaper Community is the network of contractors, leaders, and teams building better landscape businesses together.
How do I get started?
Start LeanScaper AI free, or book a meeting with a Guide. Your Guide finds your constraint, builds your plan, and stays with you from the first call on.