6+ Reasons to Join Us at Cultivate’24 and Grow Your Business
We look forward to seeing you July 13-16th at Cultivate’24 in Columbus, Ohio— the Green Industry event offering countless opportunities to grow your business and enhance your career. We will be there with SIX in-person educational sessions on extremely timely industry topics such as talent acquisition, management, succession, exit planning, and more that you will not want to miss. Get educated and up-to-speed in these sessions.
SATURDAY, JULY 13th
Employee Engagement Strategies: How to Keep a Team Motivated, Engaged, and With You!
Saturday, July 13 • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET • Panel Discussion – Moderator: Todd Downing
Employee engagement is an employee’s emotional commitment to the company and its goals. This emotional commitment means engaged employees genuinely care about their work and the company. They don’t work just for the pay but on behalf of the company’s goals, ultimately creating more success.
Join Todd Downing and a great panel of horticultural industry leaders to learn how to implement effective employee engagement strategies that increase productivity, improve job satisfaction, make employees happier, deepen business connectivity, and strengthen employee retention.
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How to Create a Successful, Meaningful Internship Program
Saturday, July 13 • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET • Panel Discussion – Moderator: Ben Molenda
Join us for a dynamic discussion featuring seasoned panelists representing small, medium, and large-scale businesses, each offering a diverse array of internships— ranging from seasonal to year-long commitments.
Join Ben Molenda as he leads the conversation on the intricacies of mentorship, skill development, and cultivating a nurturing atmosphere for students to thrive. Uncover the secrets of creating internships that transcend traditional boundaries, preparing horticulture enthusiasts for real-world challenges.
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SUNDAY, JULY 14th
Redefining Recruitment: Innovative Strategies Beyond “Post and Pray”
Sunday, July 14 • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM ET • Panel Discussion – Moderator: Todd Downing
The term “post and pray” epitomizes a passive recruitment approach where employers simply post job openings and hope for the best. This antiquated method yields limited talent pools, subpar hires, and needs more diversity. In today’s job market, candidates wield considerable power, necessitating a proactive recruitment strategy rooted in relationship-building and brand awareness.
Join Todd Downing as he and three industry professionals explore innovative recruitment practices that prioritize meaningful connections with candidates, redefine employer branding, and yield long-term organizational success.
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Why Emotional Intelligence is Important in the Green Industry
Sunday, July 14 • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET • Speakers: Paige Franks & Todd Downing
We’ve never been more connected, yet we are struggling to connect with one another more than ever. We see these issues in full swing in the workplace through declining soft skills, disconnects in communication, poor decision-making, and a lack of employee engagement and satisfaction. Now more than ever, emotional intelligence (EI) is a valuable and necessary skill in the workplace, especially in leadership.
Join Paige Franks and Todd Downing as they explore the meaning of EI; explain what makes EI competencies critical relative to leadership ability, stress management, job performance, employee retention, and interpersonal functioning; and provide resources to implement and measure EI in an organization.
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MONDAY, JULY 15th
State of Succession and Exit Planning in Horticulture – Release and Review of the 1st Annual Report
Monday, July 15 • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET • Speakers: Larry Turow & Ken Lane
What is the state of exit or succession readiness in horticulture? How are my peers preparing their business for the end game? Am I personally ready for life after exit? Until now, the lack of industry insight on exit and succession planning has made answering these questions difficult.
Join Larry Turow and Ken Lane from PivotPoint Business Solutions (BEST Partners) in a special real-time interactive format as they measure your personal and business readiness, share how owners are preparing to move from their business to the next act and provide expert insights and best practice recommendations on how to transition from your business without regrets. Attendees will receive a copy of the survey results from the First Annual State of Succession and Exit Planning in the Horticulture Industry Report, sponsored by Greenhouse Grower magazine.
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TUESDAY, JULY 16th
What is Your End Game? Succession & Exit Planning Best Practices for the Horticultural Industry
Tuesday, July 16 • 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM ET • Speakers: Chris Cimaglio & Ken Lane
According to the Exit Planning Institute, 75% of business owners who exit their business profoundly regret it within a year. One day, by choice or by chance, you, too, will transition. Whether transferring to a family successor or a third-party buyer, you want the value of your business to grow and remain intact.
Join Chris Cimaglio and Ken Lane as they examine preparation, planning options, and transitional strategies, especially in highly owner-dependent companies. We will also discuss business continuity planning, address your personal and emotional readiness, and review actions to take today for you and your business to become transition-ready without regrets!
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A “plus” reason to attend— Connect with The BEST Team in person at Cultivate’24! Their focus will be to make themselves available to meet with leaders wanting to discuss their company’s executive hiring, succession planning, and restructuring and turnaround needs. With decades of experience in corporate management, sales, marketing, human resources, exit planning, and business advisory, BEST specializes in talent acquisition and management consulting for the horticulture industry.
If you represent a company that needs executive hiring, restructuring professionals, or succession planning, please make an appointment to meet with us anytime throughout the show.
Contact us today, and may you have a great Cultivate’24!
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We look forward to seeing you in Columbus at Cultivate’24!