Mighty Oak Award Archives

Strategic Growth: How to Build Dramatic Value In Your Business

Sep 26, 2023 | Competition, Exit Planning, Financial, Growth Tips, Incentives, Income, Leadership, Mighty Oak Award, Peer Groups, Planning, Productivity, Strategy

This past week I had some thrilling conversations with my coaching clients on their growth strategies. I told a few of them “either you are buying low, or someone else is buying low, and they could be buying you!” Let me explain what I mean. Scale Determines Value. As the hype of the merger-mania floods our industry, it makes it looks sexy to sell one’s business. But unless you have achieved significant scale, you are losing out and leaving massive opportunities on the table. The scale of your business determines its value.

Lessons From Seven Top Landscape Companies

Sep 12, 2023 | Financial, Growth Tips, Income, Leadership, Management, Mighty Oak Award, Peer Groups, Productivity, Strategy

The following seven landscape professionals were awarded the prestigious 2023 Mighty Oak for their outstanding achievement. This honor is given each year to one member of each of Jeffrey’s high-impact peer groups — based on how they performed the previous year. The Four Achievements

There are four “developmental” areas in which a winner must show outstanding achievement.

Personal development
Professional development
Company development (their team, processes, strategy, etc)
Financial achievement (how their finances have developed over the past couple years)

Here are the winning contractors plus insight to their path to success.

Two Landscape Contractors Win Jeffrey Scott’s 2019 Mighty Oak Award

Jan 12, 2020 | Mighty Oak Award

Two Contractors were presented with The 2019 Mighty Oak Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Landscape Industry. Eight outstanding lawn and landscape companies across North America were awarded Jeffrey Scott’s 2019 Mighty Oak Award, based on their performance as...

Eight Landscape & Irrigation Contractors Win Jeffrey Scott’s 2018 Mighty Oak Award

Jan 14, 2019 | Mighty Oak Award

Eight outstanding irrigation and lawn and landscape companies across the United States and Canada were awarded Jeffrey Scott’s 2018 Mighty Oak, based on their performance as a business leader and outstanding achievements made by their companies. These awards were...

Six Landscape Contractors Win Jeffrey Scott’s 2017 Mighty Oak Award

Jan 11, 2018 | Leadership, Mighty Oak Award, Peer Groups

Six outstanding lawn and landscape companies across the United States were awarded Jeffrey Scott’s 2017 Mighty Oak, based on their performance as a business leader and outstanding achievements made by their landscape companies. These awards were announced at Jeffrey...

Eight Landscape Contractors Win Jeffrey Scott’s 2016 Mighty Oak Award

Dec 6, 2016 | Mighty Oak Award, Peer Groups

Eight Contractors were presented with The 2016 Mighty Oak Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Landscape Industry Eight outstanding lawn and landscape companies across the United States were awarded Jeffrey Scott’s 2016 Mighty Oak, based on their performance as a...

Eight Landscape Contractors Win Jeffrey Scott’s 2015 Mighty Oak Award

Jan 9, 2016 | Mighty Oak Award

Eight Contractors were presented with The 2015 Mighty Oak Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Landscape Industry. Eight outstanding lawn and landscape companies across North America were awarded Jeffrey Scott’s 2015 Mighty Oak Award, based on their performance...

Eight Landscape Contractors Win Jeffrey Scott’s 2014 Mighty Oak Award

Jan 6, 2015 | Mighty Oak Award

Eight Contractors were presented with The 2014 Mighty Oak Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Landscape Industry. Eight outstanding lawn and landscape companies across North America were awarded Jeffrey Scott’s 2014 Mighty Oak Award, based on their performance...