GROW! 2026 Agenda

Our agenda is still subject to change as we confirm details: we'll be adding more breakout sessions regularly as we finalize them! Stay tuned: we'll have 40+ breakout sessions covering topics for owners, operations, sales, and managers offered at this years event!

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Tuesday, February 10, 2026
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Registration Open
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Ballroom Opens for Seating
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
Lessons in Leadership: What the Wins and Losses of 2025 Taught Us
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
1:40 PM - 1:45 PM
Logistics for the Day
1:40 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Break
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Beyond the Equipment Purchase: Financing Strategies That Drive Profitable Operations
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
The Journey of Complete Landsculpture: A Lens on Strengths at Key Revenue Markers and Pivotal Moments
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Why Growing Landscape Companies Break (and How the Best Ones Don’t)
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Top Value Drivers In Your Business; The Financial Difference Between A Lamborghini And A Scooter
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Managing Change: How to make meaningful change in your company stick
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Seal the Deal: Proven Tactics for Winning More Landscaping Work
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Mastering Storytelling: 3 Lessons in Brand Storytelling from a Vermeer Marketing Lead
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Employment Branding: How to Strengthen Your Talent Message
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
By the Numbers: Benchmarks from Our ACE Peer Groups
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Break
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Commercial Maintenance: Building Your Commercial Maintenance Book of Business
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
How to Build and Update Standard Operating Procedures: Tools and Tips to keeping your SOPs evergreen
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Time Management: The Habits that Make You More Productive
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Normalize Your Profit and Loss Statement: How to ensure accruals and depreciation are accurate for your monthly financial presentation
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
The Efficiency Engine: Scaling Your Landscape Business Through Software Optimization
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Key Hires: When is it Time to Add a Person?
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Having a Prescence: Social Media Strategies for Staying Top of Mind
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Bite Size Pieces: The Little Things are the Big Things in your Business
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Break
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 4:03 PM
Sponsor Spotlight: McFarlin Stanford
4:00 PM - 4:03 PM
4:03 PM - 4:28 PM
Year in Review
4:03 PM - 4:28 PM
4:28 PM - 4:31 PM
Sponsor Spotlight: John Deere
4:28 PM - 4:31 PM
4:31 PM - 4:46 PM
What You'll See at Complete Landsculpture
4:31 PM - 4:46 PM
4:46 PM - 4:49 PM
Sponsor Spotlight: SiteOne
4:46 PM - 4:49 PM
4:49 PM - 4:54 PM
Evening and Next Day Logistics
4:49 PM - 4:54 PM
4:54 PM - 4:57 PM
Sponsor Spotlight: Vermeer Corporation
4:54 PM - 4:57 PM
4:57 PM - 6:00 PM
McFarlin Stanford Cocktail Reception - Open to All Attendees
4:57 PM - 6:00 PM
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Dine-Arounds
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
ACE Peer Group Soiree - For Owners, Active ACE Members, Alumni, and Leaders Circle Attendees
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
6:30 AM - 7:45 AM
Breakfast Available
6:30 AM - 7:45 AM
7:00 AM - 7:10 AM
Blue Group - Load Buses
7:00 AM - 7:10 AM
7:10 AM - 7:35 AM
Blue Group - Travel to Complete Landsculpture
7:10 AM - 7:35 AM
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM
Green Group - Break
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM
7:45 AM - 11:14 AM
Blue Group - Tour Complete Landsculpture
7:45 AM - 11:14 AM
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Your Onboarding Is Broken
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
1:1 Conversations that Drive Connection and Performance
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Timeless Principles: Simple Rules for Growth
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Pit Crew Precision: ​Leading with Speed, Strengths, and Strategy
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Sales Execution Playbook: Tactical: How to execute sales initiatives to grow
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
2 Million Workers Gone: The State of the Labor Crisis in Landscaping
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Hiring, Stay, and Exit Interviews: Three Interviews Leaders Should Master
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Cash Flow: How to read and use a cash flow statement in your business
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Are you the problem? Checking yourself as a leader of a growing company
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Green Group - Break
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Green Group - Complete Landsculpture Tour Continued: Administration, Finance,and HR
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Green Group - Break
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Green Group - Complete Landsculpture Tour Continued: Commercial Design and Sales
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Lunch
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
11:25 AM - 11:45 AM
Blue Group - Travel Back to the Hyatt
11:25 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM
Green Group - Load Buses
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
By Invitation: ACE Peer Group Lunch and Learn for Owners
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
11:45 AM - 1:05 PM
Lunch Available
11:45 AM - 1:05 PM
11:55 AM - 12:20 PM
Green Group - Travel to Complete Landsculpture
11:55 AM - 12:20 PM
12:35 PM - 4:04 PM
Green Group - Tour Complete Landsculpture
12:35 PM - 4:04 PM
1:05 PM - 1:20 PM
Blue Group - Break
1:05 PM - 1:20 PM
1:20 PM - 2:05 PM
2 Million Workers Gone: The State of the Labor Crisis in Landscaping
1:20 PM - 2:05 PM
1:1 Conversations that Drive Connection and Performance
1:20 PM - 2:05 PM
Hiring, Stay, and Exit Interviews: Three Interviews Leaders Should Master
1:20 PM - 2:05 PM
Cash Flow: How to read and use a cash flow statement in your business
1:20 PM - 2:05 PM
Sales Execution Playbook: Tactical: How to execute sales initiatives to grow
1:20 PM - 2:05 PM
Your Onboarding Is Broken
1:20 PM - 2:05 PM
Are you the problem? Checking yourself as a leader of a growing company
1:20 PM - 2:05 PM
Timeless Principles: Simple Rules for Growth
1:20 PM - 2:05 PM
2:05 PM - 2:20 PM
Blue Group - Break
2:05 PM - 2:20 PM
2:20 PM - 3:05 PM
Blue Group - Complete Landsculpture Tour Continued: Administration, Finance,and HR
2:20 PM - 3:05 PM
3:05 PM - 3:20 PM
Blue Group - Break
3:05 PM - 3:20 PM
3:20 PM - 4:05 PM
Blue Group - Complete Landsculpture Tour Continued: Commercial Design and Sales
3:20 PM - 4:05 PM
4:05 PM - 4:50 PM
Pit Crew Precision: ​Leading with Speed, Strengths, and Strategy
4:05 PM - 4:50 PM
4:10 PM - 4:35 PM
Green Group - Travel Back to the Hyatt
4:10 PM - 4:35 PM
4:50 PM - 4:55 PM
Welcome Back
4:50 PM - 4:55 PM
4:55 PM - 5:00 PM
Mary Ellen Graham Award
4:55 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 5:03 PM
Sponsor Spotlight: Weathermatic
5:00 PM - 5:03 PM
5:03 PM - 5:18 PM
The GROW! 2026 Games: Guess That Sound
5:03 PM - 5:18 PM
5:18 PM - 5:33 PM
Where We're Headed: GROW! 2027
5:18 PM - 5:33 PM
5:33 PM - 5:36 PM
Sponsor Spotlight: Aspire
5:33 PM - 5:36 PM
5:35 PM - 6:30 PM
Aspire Cocktail Reception - Open to All Attendees
5:35 PM - 6:30 PM
6:30 PM - 6:45 PM
Load buses for VIP Dinner
6:30 PM - 6:45 PM
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Dine-Arounds
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
The VIP Event at Complete Landsculpture Coowner Chris Strempek's Home
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Thursday, February 12, 2026
6:45 AM - 7:45 AM
Breakfast
6:45 AM - 7:45 AM
7:45 AM - 7:48 AM
Welcome Back!
7:45 AM - 7:48 AM
7:48 AM - 8:17 AM
Complete Landsculpture Tour Review
7:48 AM - 8:17 AM
8:17 AM - 8:20 AM
Sponsor Spotlight: Granum
8:17 AM - 8:20 AM
8:20 AM - 8:30 AM
Break
8:20 AM - 8:30 AM
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Coastal Shores: How we grow our people, grow our business, and deliver premium quality
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Q&A with the Complete Landsculpture Team
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Selling and Planning Award Wining 7 Figure Projects
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Show Me The Cash Flow: How To Take The Vegas Out Of Your Liquidity Strategy
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
From Operator to Owner: Building a Team That Succeeds Without You
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Plant Procurement and Making the Right Choice for You
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Liquids That Work: Fundamentals for Real-World Snow Contractors
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Sales To Production Integration: More Than Just A Handoff; How To WIN More With True Integration Of Sales And Operations
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
H-2B Update: Be Informed & Get Engaged
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
9:15 AM - 9:25 AM
Break
9:15 AM - 9:25 AM
9:25 AM - 10:10 AM
There, Their, and They Are: Tips for Writing Professional Communications
9:25 AM - 10:10 AM
Streamlining Procurement and Managing Material Organization
9:25 AM - 10:10 AM
Snow Ops: What the Best Contractors Are Doing Differently
9:25 AM - 10:10 AM
Accountability in Action: Tools and Tactics for Leaders
9:25 AM - 10:10 AM
Owner-Led Sales to Team-Led Sales: How to Let Go Without Losing Revenue
9:25 AM - 10:10 AM
Open Q&A with Jim Cali and Vince Torchia
9:25 AM - 10:10 AM
10 Things Successful Companies Do Differently: Lessons Learned from our ACE Leaders
9:25 AM - 10:10 AM
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM
Break
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM
Sponsor Raffles
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Built to Grow: Leading with Intention When the Stakes Are High
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Closing Remarks
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
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