Building Exceptional Teams. Driving Sustainable Growth.

Talent Growth Partners, led by Maria Nicholas Groves, Erica Kloppenburg and Nate Mork, delivers strategic HR and People Operations support for landscape businesses ready to scale. With over 55 years of combined experience across professional services, corporate HR, and consulting, Talent Growth Partners know how to transform people challenges into business growth.

From interim HR leadership to team development, succession planning, and recruiting, TGP’s work goes beyond compliance. They build people strategies that increase enterprise value, improve team performance, and future-proof operations—always rooted in a practical, business-minded approach.

How Talent Growth Partners Can Help You:

Specializing in:

TGP helps landscape businesses build unstoppable teams—by hiring smarter, leading stronger, and keeping top talent locked in with clarity and confidence.

Fractional & Interim HR Leadership – Bringing structure to chaotic people operations through embedded, high-impact HR leadership and compliance support.
Professional Recruitment & Succession Planning – Filling key roles with the right people, while preparing internal talent pipelines for long-term growth.
Team Effectiveness & Talent Development – Helping leadership teams and field crews improve communication, accountability, and alignment with business goals.
HR Strategy & Workforce Planning – Aligning people operations with company vision to build scalable structures, reduce risk, and elevate performance.
Predictive Index - Assessments that help us understand, motivate and drive our people - and support and workshops that help both teams and individuals understand themselves better.

How Talent Growth Partners Supports You at Each Stage of Growth:

Scaling Stage ($3M - $10M)

Designing people systems that scale with business growth
Coaching executives and managers for stronger alignment
Building out recruitment, HR infrastructure, and compliance

Enterprise Stage ($10M - $30M)

Aligning executive teams around strategy and talent
Leading succession planning and team development initiatives
Improving organization design and leadership capacity

Legacy Stage ($30M+)

Facilitating leadership transitions and exit readiness
Embedding long-term HR strategy across business units
Supporting change management through rapid growth

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Meet Maria Nicholas Groves

Maria lives with deep intention, balancing her role as founder, consultant, and nonprofit leader. Her global perspective—shaped by work in 60+ countries—drives her commitment to creating lasting impact. Whether she’s walking her dog, planning her next travel adventure with her husband, or volunteering with Feeding Mouths Filling Minds, Maria leads with heart and vision.

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