Landscape Leadership Podcast · 2026-01-20 · 48 min
Most green industry owners think a profitable company automatically means a sellable one, but buyers see things very differently. In this episode, we sit down with Dan Mello, former owner of Seacoast Tree Care and Seacoast Turf Care, to unpack what it really takes to build a buyable green industry business. Dan shares how he grew his company by over 280%, intentionally increased enterprise value, and ultimately exited successfully through private equity. They dive into the operational, financial, leadership, and marketing decisions that positioned the business for acquisition, including hard lessons learned along the way. This conversation offers a rare, behind-the-scenes look at building a company people actually want to buy.
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