SHOW DATES: AUGUST 20-22, 2025 SHOW HOURS: Wednesday: 12pm – 5pm | Thursday: 10am – 5pm | Friday: 10am – 2pm Contact: 503-682-5089
Kennedy, is a speaker and author, specializing in strategic planning, benchmarking, culture creation, on-boarding, retention processes and videos, leadership development and teamwork, and accelerating sales within the horticulture industry. Over the past 25 years, Kennedy has presented to nearly 500,000 audience members worldwide delivering a dramatic and sustainable impact on scores of companies and associations within the horticulture industry. His extensive client list includes Proven Winners®, Willoway Nurseries, Everde Growers, AmericanHort, Louisiana Nursery, Manor View Farm, The Garden Center Group, Maryland Wine Association, Cape May Brewing Company, NAFDMA, FNGLA, Meadows Farms Nurseries, Summer Winds Garden Centers, Prides Corner Farms, Walters Gardens, and over 100 state associations, landscapers, growers, farms, nurseries, and independent garden centers throughout North America. He and his wife, Souny have created a customized intranet platform for the green industry as well. Visit www.YourConnectSpace.com for a sample site.
One of the harsh truths of the horticulture industry is that sometimes, we care more for our plants than our people. Join international speaker, strategist and author John Kennedy as he shares his insights and innovative approaches to investing in your most valuable roots—your people. [read more]
Fostering a culture of measurement and metrics is vital for a profitable and productive workplace in the green industry. Knowing your numbers and sharing them with your team is a great way to create a culture of engagement [read more]
It’s never too early or too late to create a strategic plan for the future. John Kennedy is a master of this practice and will introduce the audience to his tool kit [read more]
