It was extremely gratifying to see so many industry friends and continue to develop new relationships at the recent Cultivate’21! This page contains all the resources and On-Demand Educational Seminar videos we created for the Show and valuable links for both candidates and clients.

The BEST Team has decades of combined experience within the Horticulture industry, cultivating relationships from section growers to industry thought and business leaders. These partnerships allow BEST to stay current on the industry’s needs and share ideas, processes, and solutions to move our industry forward through the BEST Retained Executive Search and Business/Human Resource Advisory Services.

WHY BEST? We know the industry, we know your challenges because we have been there, and we have a proven process. By aligning your specific business needs with an optimized candidate profile, we have developed a proprietary process of proven executive behavioral interviewing tools and specialized assessments we call: BEST BEHAVIORS®.

As a retained executive search firm specializing in the horticultural industry, we are engaged in every aspect of the search process, starting with defining a tailor-made search strategy on through candidate onboarding. This process eliminates valuable time on your end and presents you with a shortlist of top-quality candidates primed for long-term success.

Our Exit Planning Seminar at Cultivate’21 had over (70) business owners and industry professionals!  No question that this year’s events have profoundly affected professionals, with many choosing to retire early. We are experiencing a dramatic increase in both succession and exit planning in the horticulture industry. 

Most business owners have no transition plan. It gets even more complicated when no family members are ready or willing to take over the business. This session will look at the preparation and planning steps and value-building and transitional strategies to use when there is no family or heir apparent to take over the reins of your business. It will also address your emotional readiness and review actions you can start to take today that will make you and your business more transition-ready. 

To address the coming surge of Baby Boomer retirements and business exits, we have created a timely seminar (similar to the seminar we just conducted in Columbus and from last year’s virtual show) on this topic called Succession Planning When There is No Succession. You can view it in its entirety here:

Wins, Risks, and Remedies: Simplifying Human Resource Processes & Protecting Your Business From Risk

Get a firm handle on your risk exposure and identify the appropriate strategies to increase labor efficiency, eliminate legal risk factors, improve employee engagement, along with ways to identify potential cost savings practices? Compliance impacts nearly every area of a company regardless of its size. Are you working with tight budgets? Don’t spend another day suffering from more exposure than necessary. In this session, you will learn how a Human Resource Audit is conducted and how the results will help to improve and protect your operation.

Common Sense Answers About Employee Compensation and Total Rewards

No matter what area of human resources you work in, a general foundation and understanding of compensation is important as compensation supports and links to many other programs and functions in HR. In this session, you will gain an understanding of what the elements of a pay program are to include, common compensation terms, compensation philosophy, various types of direct compensation, the pay budget, types of job evaluation, the process for market pricing, pay structure design, and communicating and evaluating compensation. In addition, it is no secret that well-structured compensation plans an important role in attracting, retaining, and motivating top talent.

In addition to Succession and Exit Planning, our Business and HR Advisory function focuses on (4) other key areas to suit your business needs.