Keynote: ANLA Management Clinic, Louisville – Future Trends for the Landscape & Nursery Industry

Jim Carroll was a keynote speaker at the American Nursery and Landscape Association (ANLA) Management Clinic, held February 6–9, 2009, in Louisville, Kentucky. The Management Clinic is ANLA’s flagship leadership event for senior executives in the green industry, bringing together owners and operators of nursery, greenhouse, and landscape businesses to focus on business strategy and management practice. Jim challenged this audience with a forward-looking look at the trends and disruptive forces reshaping retail, consumer behavior, and the broader business environment — and what it would take for green industry leaders to compete and win. His talk was themed around the idea that even in challenging times, those who play to win by embracing innovation come out ahead.