You Built a Real Business. There’s More Profit Hiding In It Than You Think.

The whole industry quietly agreed that thin margins are just how landscaping works. They aren’t — and never were. Two days in Nashville will prove it.

Nashville, TN | Oct 05, 2026-Oct 06, 2026
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Finance Intensive

The most profitable companies in this industry aren’t working harder. They’re running the numbers everyone else ignores.

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550 Landscapers. Refusing to Settle

2 AI Working Sessions. Build the System, Not Just the Spreadsheet.

Hear from Top Speakers In The World.

Charge Right. Plug the Leaks. Keep the Margin.

This isnt a conference. Its a movement. Join the landscapers building what comes next.

Seats are limited!

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Main Speakers

Minds and messages worth flying for.

Mark Bradley
LeanScaper, Founder and CEO
Mike Michalowicz
Author of Profit First · Creator of the cash-flow system used by more than a million business owners
Adam E. Coffey
21 years as a CEO · 58 acquisitions · $2.5B in exits · Four #1 bestselling books
Meaghan Likes
CPA · Founder of Bookkeeping Academy Online · Owner, Likes Accounting Company
Bob Gauvreau
FCPA · Founder of Gauvreau Accounting Tax Law Advisory · Author of The Wealthy Entrepreneur
Nick Bartolo
CFA, CPA, MBA · Founder and Managing Partner, Essential Partners · Two decades of institutional investment experience
Meredith Nicklas
The CFO Solution, Owner
Sean Barry
Chief Product Officer, LeanScaper

Two days. Leave with installed systems, not just inspiration.

ENGINEER PROFIT

Stop hoping for profit. Start engineering it.

Profit isn't what's left over. It's a number you decide first and build the year around. Set the target, model the plan, know by month one if the year works.

RAISE REVENUE PER HOUR

Raise wages without shrinking profit.

Every raise you want to give has to come from somewhere. It comes from what a field hour produces. Find your revenue per hour, find the gap, close it.

BUILD TRANSFERABLE VALUE

Build a business worth buying — whether you sell or not.

The disciplines that attract a buyer are the same ones that make a company good to own. Cleaner numbers, stronger margins, and a lot less dependence on you.

This is the room you need to be in.

Seats are limited!

LOCATION

Meet fellow landscape leaders in the music city

The Marriott Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center

2800 Opryland Drive, Nashville, TN 37214

Rooms have been blocked off for attendees at on a first come first serve basis. Get yours at registration before they run out!

AGENDA

Each session builds on the last.

7:00 - 7:45 AM
First Timers Welcome Session
Kevin Dorsey, Chief Revenue Officer, LeanScaper
8:00 - 8:45 AM
Breakfast & Badge Pick-Up
8:45 - 9:00 AM
Event Kick Off: Your Map To The Finance Intensive
Benji Carlson, EVP of Community Growth, LeanScaper
9:00 - 10:00 AM
MONEY!: The 5 Stages for Business Owners to Make, Keep and Grow Their Cash
Mike Michalowicz, Best-selling Author, Entrepreneur
10:00 - 10:30 AM
AM Break
10:30 - 11:30 AM
The AI-Powered Leader: The Essential Skills for an AI-First World
Sean Barry, Chief Product Officer, LeanScaper
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Networking Lunch
12:30 - 2:00 PM
How To Raise Your Wages: Revenue Per Hour Optimization
Mark Bradley, Founder and CEO, LeanScaper
2:00 - 2:30 PM
PM Break
2:30 - 3:30 PM
Financial Statements Made Simple: Read Your Numbers Like a CEO
Meaghan Likes, CPA, Entrepreneur, Financial Coach and Founder of Bookkeeping Academy Online
3:30 - 4:00 PM
PM Break #2
4:00 - 5:30 PM
Mastermind Session: Peer Problem Solving in Action
7:00 - 10:00 PM
Evening Reception
8:00 - 8:30 AM
Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30 AM
From Operator to Empire Builder: Scale Revenue, Strengthen Margins and Build Transferable Value
Adam E. Coffey, Founder and CEO, The Chairman Group
9:30 - 10:00 AM
AM Break
10:00 - 11:30 AM
Turn Your Vision Into a Three Year Financial Plan
Mark Bradley, Founder & CEO, LeanScaper & Meredith Nicklas, Owner, The CFO Solution
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Networking Lunch
12:30 - 1:30 PM
Master Your Cash Flow: How to Keep Cash Moving Through Every Season
Bob Gauvreau, Founder and CEO, Gauvreau | Accounting Tax Law Advisory
1:30 - 2:00 PM
PM Break
2:00 - 3:00 PM
Turn Business Success Into Lasting Wealth
Nick Bartolo, Essential Partners, Founder and Mananing Partner
3:00 - 3:30 PM
PM Break #2
3:30 - 4:00 PM
The Finance Pillar: Old Way, New Way
Mark Bradley, Founder and Chairman, LeanScaper
7:00 PM
Night Out On Broadway
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Hear what past attendees have to say!

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“I've attended four events. It’s been super transformative for my team, for myself, and it’s inspired a hunger in me that I didn’t know was there.”

Tony - K&D Landscaping

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“It’s all of us capturing that message, all of us talking about it. And there’s just a dynamic there that can’t be replaced.”

Robyn - High Prairie Outdoors

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“It’s electric.... everyone has their guard down, will listen to what’s going on and share their experience to help solve that issue.”

Kirstin - Brilliant Borders Landscaping

PRICING

Less than the cost of one bad hire.

Accelerator Program Members

Included

Non-Accelerator Members

$3,000
/ ticket

Teams (3 or more)

$2,333
/ ticket

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