http://www.igin.com/articles.sec-51-1-close_up_profiles.html Frankie Valli, Bruce Springsteen, Derek Jeter, and kids’ writer Judy Blume are all people born in New Jersey who’ve made it big. Those in the landscape business know to add to that list Mark Borst, who founded and owns Borst Landscaping and Design in Allendale, New Jersey.]]> There's an old adage, “Keep your shoulder to the wheel and your nose to the grindstone,” and you’ll get someplace. That, in a nutshell, is Rick Olson. A tireless worker, he has developed some core values that won’t be compromised. ]]> You can blame it on a windy, frigid day in southern New England...
Steve Gold, 55, along with his son Bryan, co-owners of landscape lighting firm Brilliance LED, based in Carefree, Arizona, wasn't always in the outdoor business. And he certainly wasn't always a resident of sunny Arizona.]]> Rick Henninger is a turnaround specialist. A business veteran at 63, he loves to find companies that are on the decline but still full of potential. He’s worked his magic with companies in the arenas of telecommunications, defense support, and hazardous waste disposal.]]> Noecker grew up in the Northeast. Born in New York City, she was a year old when her family moved to Weston, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. After completing high school...]]> When he was just eight years old, Don Caroleo would go to his father’s wholesale nursery every day after school, and on Saturdays and Sundays. It’s hard to believe that the now 27-year-old has been in the wholesale landscape and nursery business for almost 20 years. “My dad wanted to make sure that I understood the value of money. He taught me to keep a level head,” said Caroleo.]]> Burton S. Sperber learned the landscape business at an early age, working at a nursery in North Hollywood, California, after school. When the owner of the nursery passed away, Burt and his father bought the business for $700, and called it Valley- Crest Landscape.]]> Horton grew up in the San Fernando Valley, a suburb of Los Angeles, California, where he attended Cal State University, Northridge. His major was accounting. Once in school, he realized that he needed to get a job to help pay for his tuition, and he found one with a landscape contractor.]]> When Janet Reilly was a very young girl, if you asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up, her answer would probably have been either a doctor or a teacher. However, neither of those were the career path she would eventually take.]]> ROBERT VON BERNUTH IS no stranger to the Irrigation Association (IA) or the irrigation industry; he’s been around the industry in some way or another for many years.]]> At the age of 51 Jody Shilan feels like he’s been in the landscape business all his life, certainly for the majority of it: 38 years. “I had a paper route up to the age of 13,” Shilan recalls, “and one of my friends was making money cutting lawns for his neighbors.]]> In this business, certain words come together that `sing so well`, you wonder who first thought of them. Take, for instance: Landscape Management. ]]> If you`re in the military, one of the physical exercises you're trained to do is climb a thick rope with knots about every foot. ]]> TOM SUPER IS HIS NAME AND HE has made a super start in becoming a successful entrepreneur in the landscape business.]]> Pond products and fish farming? Dave Ouwinga would be the first to admit that while he was growing up in the small town of Grant, Michigan ]]> When Ed Hunter started Hunter Industries, he could not have imagined the legacy he would leave for generations to come.]]> RICHARD ANGELO was the oldest of nine children. As was customary, the kids did chores around the house. When Angelo reached the age of 12, his chore was to mow the lawn, trim the shrubs and keep the landscaping neat at the family’s home in Los Angeles, California. ]]> What makes Manny run? Is it a need to succeed or is it in his DNA? Or just maybe he is one of those people who loves what he%uFFFDs doing and doesn%uFFFDt consider it work. ]]> B. George Beausoleil is a salesman, first and foremost, but the road to this success came more from his business acumen and his foresight. ]]> Born into a family of farm equipment people, it seemed inevitable that John Bentley would follow in their footsteps. ]]>