A Lions Legacy Podcast - w/ Michael Bauman: Recent Episodes
Michael Bauman
Everyone has a Legacy. Everyone's Legacy deserves to be heard. Host, Michael Bauman's sits down with employees and business partners to discuss their personal journey and legacies in a medium form podcast. Things get funny. Things get wild. Things get deep. Every episode is unique to the heir.
On her last day, Ally Carnes was asked to do an exit interview with Michael. Fortunately she agreed, and we got to document the interview! Thanks for being a good sport, Ally!
In her second appearance on the podcast, Misty and Michael talk about landscaping today as an industry, versus landscaping in the 90's and early 2000's.
Joining the podcast this week is Shahane Taylor! Shahane served 4 years in the United States Marine Corps and is the previous owner and current Manager of Carolina Mushroom Farm. He shares story's of his early life, and decisions that led him to joining the military; as well as the events leading up to the beginning of the mushroom farm. Lots to unpack in this one!
Joining the podcast this week is Michaels mentor and business advisor, Dan Abbate! Dan is an entrepreneur and investor with a focus on business process optimization and automation through advanced technology. This is a lengthy episode with a variety of topics!
Joining the podcast this week is Chad Bowers! Chad is a Key Account Manager for SiteOne Landscape supply, and has been a fountain of information and advice for Grand Entrance Group since its inception. We are very grateful to Chad for taking the time to come out and chat!
The final part to the Michael/Ashlee trilogy (for now). Let us know what you want to hear next!
Joining the podcast this week is Shahane Taylor! Shahane served 4 years in the United States Marine Corps and is the previous owner and current Manager of Carolina Mushroom Farm. He shares story's of his early life, and decisions that led him to joining the military; as well as the events leading up to the beginning of the mushroom farm. Lots to unpack in this one!
Joining the podcast this week is one of our Client Relations Managers for Commercial Landscape Management, Luke Nakoneczny.
This week, we are joined by Fernando "Walter" Melgar! Fernando and Michael discuss the differences in working life between America and Fernando's home country- as well as talk about how he was given the nickname, Walter.
Mike Bird is welcomed back this week, with a bit more of an 'impromptu' episode. The two discuss a lot of the challenges they are currently facing, and the "brick wall" that is growing to 100 employees.
Brian Holden steps into the den this week. Brian is the Director of Client Services for CLM, as well as a designer for all things landscaping. The two discuss a lot of the changes that the industry has faced throughout the years, as well as what drives them to continue to push through adversity.
Sitting down with one of the Project Managers of CLM, Antron Longmire, the two discuss Antron's upbringing in Angier, NC and many of the adversities Antron has had to face, to get this far in his career in landscaping.
Michael sits down with the Director of Operations for Commercial Landscape Management, Ruben Gil, to discuss the evolving mentality of modern employees, and how that is forcing a change in management style. They also discuss Rubens background and some of the internal struggles he's had to overcome associated with management.
Giving listeners a unique insight into the processes, challenges, and surprises that all come with buying and selling a business, this week we sat down with Anthony Rhinehart.
Anthony is the previous owner-operator of Outdoor Environments, inc. and the current Director of Fayetteville Business Development for Commercial Landscape Management. In this conversation, Michael and Anthony discuss how Anthony built a great company with Outdoor Environments, and a few of his motivations to merge. There's a LOT to unpack in this one!
COO of Grand Entrance Group, Mike Bird enters the den with host, Michael Bauman. The two discuss the hardships and challenges of management, and how they try to manage more effectively in a rapidly changing world. They also chat about life experiences, such as travel and Bauman's mystical hiring interviews.
Michael Bauman sits down with a previous Branch Manager for GEG, Steve Pilar.
The two talk about the jump from high-school to college athletics, and the "mamba mentality" and dedication required to make it to professional sports. Steve also talks about his experience jumping from one of the largest landscaping companies in the country, to a very small company trying to build.
"You truly don't know what you're capable of until you get surround by the people that are going to prop you up"
Continuing the theme of chatting with the most important people in Michaels life, we reached out to one of GEG's longest standing and most dedicated employees, Al Utley. The two chat about the struggles of re-starting GEG and the differences in growing up between two very different generations- tackling some sensitive topics surrounding the dynamics of old/young, employee/employer, black/white and more.
Stepping in to the den this week is the man that made all of this possible, Michael Clifton. Clifton and Bauman spend time discussing the challenges they had to overcome in the early stages of Grand Entrance Group, as well as some of the challenges they look forward to in the future.
Michael sits down with his wife, Ashlee Bauman, to discuss the many ways starting a business and a family at the same time, can affect a marriage. They also talk about how they have learned to successfully work together- a question that they've been asked extensively.
Michael has a conversation and reminisces with his first big hire for Commercial Landscape Management, Misty Gil. Learn about Misty's legacy leading up to meeting Michael, and some of the adversities surrounding women in the landscaping industry.
You can't expect people to share their legacy with you, without first sharing your legacy with the world. Michael Bauman opens up about his past, failed businesses and lessons learned in this introductory podcast. Plus, there's some banter with Jed Humphries and Mike Bird at the end, so stick around for that!