Josh Gillow

Joshua loves to travel and is in love with life. He is a family man, coach, entrepreneur & passionate creator who lives to serve others while collecting beautiful moments along the way. His humble beginnings started at age 5 working in his family's garden center.  He enjoyed this hard work in the family business until the age of 18 when in 1996 he, his father, and brother started a design/build company, TimberRock Landscaping.

In 2011, After 15 years with TimberRock, his heart yearned for more, so he parted ways to start his first independent company.  This new passion-driven business, MasterPLAN Outdoor Living, is a design/manage firm whose mission is to create the most comfortable, efficient, and beautiful outdoor spaces on the planet while providing the highest level of customer experience. Over his 25-year career in this industry, he and his amazing team have designed, sold, and built over $40 million (and counting) in outdoor living projects.

In 2020, Joshua was once again called to step into his ever-growing passion by launching a one-of-a-kind coaching program specifically for landscapers, hardscapes, and outdoor living professionals called YES Express Sales Academy.  This program is where he and his team are able to teach his tried and tested design/manage business model, sales systems, and secrets that are the core to his continued success. This step-by-step training is specifically aimed at the growth-focused go-getters in our industry. Since we started this journey, we have been blessed to train over 100 business owners and teams just like you how to make 2X the revenue in 1/2 the time.

In 2021, he started The Outerspaces Podcast to help his beloved industry with Sales/Communication, Business, and Mindset. He is a passionate podcaster and LOVES interviewing incredible guests to share their life-changing business/life stories.

Joshua has an insatiable love of learning, communicating, adding massive value, and more importantly, getting things done.

James Stoltzfus

James Stoltzfus is the General Manager of Sauder's Hardscapes and has extensive experience in the hardscape industry. He specializes in hardscape, commercial and residential masonry, and a full range of design-build. He enjoys interacting with the hardscape industry and believes there is a lot that can be learned from collaborating. James sees many contractors working hard and believes that the tips he has learned and observed will help people become better at what they do. His advice is to work smarter, not harder, and to improve one thing at a time. Everyone should start seeing their "competitors" as friends and know that there are enough resources for everyone to succeed!

Phil Bahler

Philip J. Bahler is a hardscaper, landscape designer, tool inventor, speaker, and educator. He is the proud owner of Paver Tool Innovators, a hardscape tool store where his tool designs are featured. In 1985 Phil started a hardscaping business with his brothers and called it Bahler Brothers. He found the need to invent tools to make his job easier, to increase quality and production efficiencies, and to save his body from the grueling task of hardscaping. He and his brothers grew the business to 30 employees with 4 full-time sales team designers and 12 installation crews. In 2006, Pave Tool was launched to offer hardscapers Phil's complete tool line.

Phil is an active member of the ICPI, and NCMA. His tools and knowledge have been featured in several magazines including Hardscape Magazine and Landscape Contractor Magazine. To date, Phil has created over 45 Made in America quality tools and is launching another 5 products this year. His motto is "Take the "Hard" out of Hardscaping."

Mahlon Stoltzfus

Mahlon Stoltzfus has been involved in hardscape design and installation since 2011 when he became a partner in L&S hardscapes. Six years ago, he pivoted into hardscape retail and distribution with Sauders Hardscape Supply has since been honing his expertise in joint materials and systems designed for longevity. Mahlon loves nothing better than helping contractors address various jointing issues and solving the problems that present with specific projects. Far from a one-size-fits-all approach Mahlon comes to each question using a mix of innovative joint materials and installation systems. He is passionate about equipping and educating the industry with the right tools and techniques for the job at hand.

Drawing from his own experience as a contractor coupled with his knowledge of trending products such as thin stone and porcelain, Mahlon's presentation will give you the tools to confidently choose the right products as well as grow your skill of proper application—all with the goal of serving your customers better than ever for the glory of God.

Caleb Bahler

Caleb R. Bahler is a hardscaper, operator, project manager, speaker, and educator. He proudly works for Pave Tool Innovators, a hardscape tool store, in which he helps invent tools and educate contractors on how to take the pain out of installing pavers and walls.

Caleb is the next generation following industry leader, Phil J. Bahler, Caleb has participated in many events, speaking, and educating fellow hardscape companions at Hardscape North America, New England Hardscape, and Dealer Contractor Events. Caleb has participated in the building of two Techo Bloc Showcases, demonstrating the best practices of installation.

Caleb is an Active Member of ICPI, NCMA, NECMA, and is a Techo Pro, an Authorized Unlock Contractor. His Projects have been awarded at Hardscape North America as well as Unilock Authorized contractor events.

Caleb Bahler was born into a family who has invested their lives to Hardscaping. Caleb Bahler worked for Bahler Brothers, as a project manager, machine operator, and operations manager. Bahler Brothers, owned by his Father Phil Bahler, and his uncles; Steve, Tom, and Lloyd Bahler. With the knowledge Caleb gained from Phil's 38+ years of installing hardscapes, along with his own 15 years of experience in hardscaping, he wishes to extend that knowledge to fellow hardscapers. It is his passion to better the industry by educating fellow installers on the best practices and assisting Phil in inventing tools to Take the Hard out of Hardscaping.

Caleb has always had a passion for building hardscape projects but also love the art of building with wood as well. When Caleb is not working at Pave Tool you can find him working in his wood shop constructing furniture, cutting boards, and other wood projects. Caleb has GC'd the build of Pave Tools 8,000 sq ft warehouse, showroom, and training facility. His latest project is refurbishing a house built in 1790.

Weston Zimmerman

Weston, CEO of SynkedUP, draws from 15 years of hands-on experience in the green industry, starting as a laborer on the crews at Tussey Landscaping in central PA, where he spearheaded award-winning outdoor living space projects. In 2017, the Tussey team earned the prestigious Aquascape Artist of the Year award for their world-class water features.

Driven by the need for sustainable growth and profitability at Tussey, Weston along with the owners at Tussey Landscaping, founded SynkedUP, a project management software and app. Today, he is leading SynkedUP on its mission of liberating blue-collar contractors from entrepreneurial poverty by equipping them with unparalleled insights into their finances and production efficiency. Weston's mission is to empower these entrepreneurs to not only survive but thrive in their businesses.

Jeremy Martin

Jeremy Martin is the owner of Willow Gates Landscaping. His area of expertise is in permeable hardscapes, concrete pavers, SRW, and stone fabrication. He has been involved in hardscape and outdoor living for 27 years. Jeremy has long believed in the value of education. He has seen the difference it has made in his career and has been privileged to pay it forward as an instructor for installer certification courses and school shop classes. His encouragement is to be passionate, sweat the details, and be willing to take on increasingly complex projects.  Use each project as a building block on your way to creating masterpieces! Don't settle for doing things the same way you always have and stay current!

Josh Bahler

Josh Bahler is the 2nd generation owner of Bahler Brothers, a family-owned Hardscape Business out of Connecticut with many awards for quality, integrity, and creativity. Josh started off as a laborer hauling pavers and pushing wheelbarrows. He was then promoted to foreman eventually reaching project manager. In 2022 Josh bought out the remaining owners. Today with over 25 years of experience in the hardscape industry he always brings something new to the table. His passion for the industry comes from seeing projects come to life while sharing the excitement of seeing their dreams come true.

While growing up in the family business, he was always encouraged to get life/work experience outside of Bahler Brothers. Josh holds a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Central Connecticut University which opened opportunities at a tax firm.  After experience in the accounting field, Josh still knew where his heart's passion laid. It was time to make one of the best decisions to follow his full potential and love for hardscaping.

Josh is a loving father to four kids and husband to a beautiful wife. His main hobbies include hunting and mountain biking.

"When we all share best practices, we can learn from each other to bring our work to the next level. It's a win-win solution!"

Tom Bahler

My name is Tom Bahler. I'm 57 years old and the three major passions in my life are My faith in God, My beautiful wife and four children (and three Daughter in-laws and looking forward to being a grandfather!) and, finally my work in the Hardscape and Landscape industry at Bahler Brothers.

I am a graduate of South Winder High School and received an Associate Degree from the Stockbridge School of Agriculture in the Landscape Operation program.

I started at the age of 17 in the landscape industry and then moved onto opening Bahler Brothers Inc. along with my 3 brothers in 1985.

My love for the industry has grown tremendously over the past 3 and a half decades. Over the past 38 years our company road the “Wave / Trend” of the Hardscape industry and have also expanded into a full Landscape Design/Build Company as the “Outdoor Living” continues to grow! We have seen almost all of the trends and ideas that the hardscape industry has faced (both good and bad) and have experienced growth and recession and everything in between.

Through the years, we have worked with many industry consultants and motivational speakers. They educated me, shaped my thinking, and inspired me to want to give back to those who have been in, or are starting out, in this industry.

At the beginning of 2023, we sold our company to the next generation (my nephew Josh Bahler). Seeing the company that we built over the years move into the hands of new energy, excitement and ideas has been a great experience.

My goal at this point in my career is to mentor Josh as he continues in his new role, as well as the Team and to give back to those that want to take their company to the next level…..by training through “Real Life Experiences” from starting with nothing, to growing a company, to living through a recession and then working through a buy-out of two of my brothers and a succession plan to sell to the second generation. This is all happening since all four of my brothers still play a great role in this. Another his own company as Bahler Excavation, and is a subcontractor for Bahler Brothers, another does all the Landscape lighting for Bahler Brothers and the biggest connection is to Pave Tool Innovators.

"The Rewards of Giving bring Outstanding Rewards!"

Jordan Keyes

As Vice President of Trow & Holden Company, Jordan's expertise lies in the manufacturing, sale, usage, and development of fine stoneworking tools. Since 2013, his work has largely been defined by the confluence of his personal passion for building things and his diverse professional experience.

Jordan regularly takes his breadth of knowledge on the road to provide tool-related instruction within the hardscape and masonry industries. He is also a DSWA Level-2 certified dry stone waller and Certified Instructor for The Stone Trust.

"From masonry restoration to sculpting, hiking trail building to thin stone veneer installation, Trow & Holden's customers are among the most talented stoneworkers in the world. It is a privilege to serve (and occasionally work alongside) these individuals, have opportunities to be in the presence of their craftsmanship, and help spread their collective wisdom. Everyday holds the potential for learning something new and witnessing some incredible work."

Gerry Garcia

Gerry Garcia is the Business Consultant for Rosetta Hardscapes and has been involved in the hardscape/landscaping industry for over 15 years. Since starting in 2018, Gerry has focused on growing Rosetta's presence both in North American and International markets. As the Business Consultant, Gerry works with the manufacturing sales teams to train, educate, and promote the various Rosetta product lines and their benefits for contractors. He strives to implement his passion and work ethic to the key areas of focus of his role: Contractor Training and Project Support. This is done by taking a “boots on the ground” approach to help installers and designers, whether it is their first installation or a complex commercial build.

Gerry takes pride in what he does and has found passion in his service that stems from the relationships he's built when engaging with like-minded individuals within the hardscape community. Gerry enjoys figuring out the challenges of every project and working with the contractor to find the best solution. He believes that education and training is a two-way street and has learned some useful tips and tricks from installers that he shares on future projects. Through these experiences, Gerry's goal is to help contractors learn new installation practices, tools, and products that help them become efficient and ultimately more profitable.

Scott Lesak

A driven leader passionate about positive and healthy lifestyle, I create, grow, and inspire some of the most talented and elite teams in the US.

My career as an entrepreneur began building the award-winning Kasel Rocks Landscape Company and has blossomed into helping others create stunning businesses that work, passive income, financial freedom, and generational wealth.

I am an active real estate investor with a focus on multi-family and vacation condo resorts. I am passionate about creating passive income and generational wealth for my family not only today but also generations from now.

Through InspireYou and PEAK Peer Groups, I am able to help others grow by delivering keynote speeches, leadership training, and coaching. My goal is to influence and inspire over 1 billion people.

My leadership background was built in some of the busiest combination fire departments on the East Coast. I worked my way through the ranks becoming a Lieutenant and eventually a Captain. As Lt and Capt, some of my responsibilities were building training programs, training teams on various operational tasks, incident command, and leading teams through hostile environments, bringing them back out safely while protecting lives and property.

Above all else, I prioritize my family. Fully supporting each other and working as a team, every action my wife and I take is to provide our three amazing children with the knowledge to live life with a growth mindset.

Maintaining free time to partake in my hobbies - fly fishing, mountain biking, backpacking, golfing, and hiking - keeps me grounded and allows me to share the life long joy hobbies create with my family.

Strike up a conversation and see where it leads!

Bill Gardocki

Bill Gardocki is the former owner of Interstate Landscape Co., Inc. in Londonderry NH and installed hardscapes for 48 years. He is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire with degrees in Agricultural Education and Horticulture. Bill taught the Landscape Construction classes at the University of New Hampshire for 7 years. He is a past president of the NH Landscape Association, The Greater Derry Chamber of Commerce, and the Londonderry Friends of Music. He is a CMHA Permeable Paver, Concrete Paver, and Retaining Wall Certification Instructor and has been a featured speaker at Hardscape North America, the Mid-Atlantic Hardscape Show, the Northern Green Expo, New England Grows and the Northeast Hardscape Expo.

Ryan King

Ryan King is an Outdoor Living Professional who specializes in residential design across the United States. He is the proud owner of King Landscape design, a company that works directly with contractors and homeowners across the United States, to create their dream outdoor living spaces.

In 2014, Ryan graduated from The University of Connecticut with a degree in Landscape Architecture. In 2016 Ryan became a Designer & Salesman for Bahler Brothers in South Windsor CT where he produced over $5 million in hardscape sales annually.

In 2020, Ryan found an overwhelming demand through various social media platforms for outdoor living design across the United States. This quickly evolved into King Landscape Design which has now designed in 35+ states and 4 countries.

Ryan is a 4-time Hardscape North America award winner, Unilock Award of Excellence Winner & Northeast Hardscape Award winner.

Ryan's evolving passion for Outdoor Living Design motivates him each day to share his knowledge for design and sales with other like-minded contractors throughout the industry.

Brad Stephenson

At age 14 Brad Stephenson started his career shearing Christmas trees at a local tree farm. He has now spent more than 30 years in the green industry that he loves. A 1994 Governor Mifflin High School alumnus, he is also a graduate of the Berks Career and Technology Center's (BCTC) Horticulture program, earning the Outstanding Horticulture Award in his senior year. Upon graduation, Brad worked at a few companies to hone his management skills before joining New Castle in 2005 as a “laborer”. In 2014, he earned the position of partner, and now is now co-owner and CEO of New Castle Lawn & Landscape. Brad's passion lies in building teams of great people and in challenging individuals to grow. With 92 employees, he and his team have implemented a mentorship program helping local high school juniors and seniors to explore landscaping careers. Brad is a Certified Behavioral Analysis Consultant and a DISC Certified Instructor and a member of business groups that help push him to always challenge himself. Brad has been a guest on various industry round tables, advisory panels and podcasts presenting and speaking on topics ranging from tech integrations to team building and culture. He was recently named the recipient of the “2023 Impact Award by Vistage,” the world's largest CEO coaching and peer advisory organization for small and midsize businesses. The Impact Award recognizes the remarkable development and achievement of trailblazing leaders. New Castle Lawn & Landscape was also acknowledged as one of “Best Places to Work for in PA” by the Central Penn Business Journal.

Brad is also passionate about giving back and is active in many non-profits which includes serving as a regional board member for the Caron Foundation and is on the John Paul II Center for Special Learning board. His mission is to impact as many lives as he can both personally and professionally.

Jack Jostes

Jack Jostes is the CEO of Ramblin Jackson, a green industry digital marketing and branding agency that helps snow and landscaping companies throughout the country attract more qualified customers with professional branding, digital marketing, sales consulting, website design, and search engine optimization. The author of the The Tree of Good Fortune, Jack hosts the weekly YouTube show + podcast, The Landscaper's Guide to Modern Sales & Marketing. Jack has been featured in Lawn and Landscape, Colorado Green, Turf, Inc., and other green industry and business publications. He regularly speaks at regional, national, and international business conferences, including green industry events like the ProGreen EXPO, Farwest Show, National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) events, and the TNLA's Nursery Landscape EXPO. He lives in the foothills of Colorado with his wife and two boys, where he enjoys homeschooling, playing bluegrass mandolin, fly fishing, bowhunting, and spending time in the great outdoors.

Nicklaus Conley

Nicklaus Conley has a deep passion for construction, starting from the ground up and eventually building his own landscape company to success. Now, he helps contractors develop holistic marketing systems that focus on a multifaceted approach—ensuring growth isn't reliant on a single tactic. Nicklaus believes real success comes from a comprehensive strategy that's built to last. He's also a proud husband of 13 years and father to three wonderful kids, ages 9, 8, and 7.

Randy Detrick

You can have anything in life that you want, if you're willing to help enough other people get what they want. Randy Detrick lives his life by these words. His hero is his mom who was the most upbeat, positive, enthusiastic, and excited for life person he's ever known. Randy's mission is to add value to others. To fulfill this mission, Randy presents on topics of hope, trust, and enthusiasm for life. It all started with mom, giving him the advice to 'pursue all your dreams with all your imagination and to never let the false sense of fear interfere with your life'. Randy has had the honor to race the World Cup in ski racing, be the president of his own medical equipment business, and now is the president of the 13th top ranked winery in the nation- Blue Ridge Estate Vineyard & Winery.

Creativity in life is connecting the unseemly connectable dots. With this realization, Randy created The Underground Experience, a consistently sold out presentation pairing wine with the most powerful topics of life. Randy has enthusiastically presented live over 15,000 times, and everyday strives to add value to the world through a message of hope, trust, and excitement for life. Today, in his mid 40's, Randy lives on the farm at Blue Ridge Winery with his wonderful wife, Tiffany, and their three spectacular children.

Greg Crabtree

Greg Crabtree, speaker, author, entrepreneur and financial expert. Greg founded his own firm Crabtree, Rowe and Berger to focus on helping entrepreneurs build their economic engine.

After being named to the INC 5000 list for 2019, Greg's firm merged with Carr, Riggs & Ingram CPA's and Advisors, a top 25 U.S. Accounting firm to help broaden their impact on the entrepreneur community.

In 2011, Greg's first book "Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits" shares his core principles of how to turn your business into a wealth building engine. In 2014, Greg contributed a chapter to Verne Harnish's book, "Scaling Up" on how to improve profits though labor efficiency. In 2020, Greg released his newest book, "Simple Numbers 2.0: Rules for Smart Scaling". Greg is a frequent speaker to groups like EO, Scaling Up (Gazelles), Vistage and ACETECH and has presented in over 15 countries.

Greg also chairs the EO@Wharton Executive Education program for the last 5 years and launched a new Executive Education program for EO in 2020 called Functional Finance for Entrepreneurs that will teach any entrepreneur the basics to understand their financials and use the data to drive exceptional business performance and value.

Damon West

Damon West, M.S. Criminal Justice, is a college professor, internationally known keynote speaker, 3 x Wall Street Journal bestselling author and former crime boss in Dallas, who was sentenced to Life in prison for Organized Crime.

USA Today calls him the “modern day Shawshank Redemption and the most in-demand speaker in America.”

At 20 years old, he was a Division 1 starting quarterback at the University of North Texas, when he suffered a career ending injury and turned to hardcore drugs to cope with disappointments of life.

After graduation, he worked in the United States Congress and trained to be a stockbroker for United Bank of Switzerland (UBS).

One day at UBS, he was introduced to methamphetamines; he became instantly hooked—and the lives of so many innocent people would forever be changed by the choices he made in order to feed his insatiable meth habit.

After a fateful discussion during his incarceration with a seasoned convict, Damon had a spiritual awakening. He learned that, like a coffee bean changing with the application of heat and pressure, he was capable of changing the environment around him. Armed with a program of recovery, a renewed faith, and a miraculous second chance at life, Damon emerged from over seven years of prison a changed man.

On parole in Texas until 2073, his story is one of hope, redemption, grit and the resilience of the Human spirit.

Tom Hughes

I'm Tom Hughes and I'm an entrepreneur and author based in Ireland.

I wrote a book called “Improvement Starts With I – a practical guide to building an extraordinary lean culture. I wrote the book because most Lean initiatives fail. They fail because leaders focus on the outcomes rather than creating the conditions for good results to happen. They are happy to allocate resources or delegate culture to others without understanding that culture cannot be bought. Hence the title, "Improvement Starts With I"

I've garnered experience of driving culture change in numerous organisations, which has helped me to create this step-by-step guide that has already reached thousands of people all over the world and has been translated into multiple languages by volunteers already. Languages include Spanish, Portuguese, German, Ukrainian and Mandarin.

I'm also the founder of a software business called GembaDocs, which helps businesses improve by making standard operating procedures fast and easy. We have clients ranging from large multi-nationals to small SME's in over 30 countries getting massive results. It really is a game changer, changing standards from being like boring handcuffs to being useful tools that make life easier for everyone and consequently driving better results. Our ethos is to put ownership and control for standards as close as possible to the frontline people actually adding value, those doing the work.

Finally, I'm a partner in an electronic engineering and manufacturing company called Lumen Electronics, so I'm not some hands off / consultant type. I'm connected to the real world with real challenges and during my career I've worked all over the world, from start-ups some successful, some not so much, to building a $200m business and successfully exiting, so there's a rich story and background that has taken me this far.