Granum launches 2026 Break Records Tour, a two-day workshop for landscapers. LM Staff Published Apr 23, 2026 | Updated Apr 23, 2026 Graphic: Granum Granum has launched the Break Records Tour 2026, a two-day, operator-led workshop series designed for landscape business owners and operators who are ready to grow. Running from May-December 2026, the tour will stop in eight cities across North America and is built to help landscapers turn one season into a record-breaker - not by working harder, but by running differently. "At Granum, we exist to help green-industry businesses build companies they're proud to run, not jobs they're stuck inside," said Mark Sedgley, CEO of Granum. "The Break Records Tour is a natural extension of that mission. We're putting the operating systems, numbers and daily habits of top performers in the room with owners who are ready for the next level - no product pitch, no fluff, just the truth about what it takes to grow." At the center of the tour are operators Sam Gembel, founder of Atlas Outdoor, and Brian Fullerton, owner of Brian's Lawn Maintenance. Together, they've built and run high-performing landscape businesses, and the Break Records Tour is their playbook opened up for other owners: the numbers they watch, the systems they rely on and the daily habits that keep their companies growing year after year. "Most owners don't need more motivation - they need a way to connect their pricing, their crews and their numbers so the business actually works," said Gembel. "Day One is the operating system I wish I'd had 10 years ago. We're going to get into real margins, real benchmarks and real decisions so owners can go home and run differently on Monday morning." Day One: Sam Gembel's full operating system, start to finish. Day one is a main-stage, deep-dive workshop led entirely by Gembel. He spends the day walking owners through the operating framework behind profitable, scalable landscape businesses - the same foundation he built at Atlas Outdoor. Attendees work through: * Financial clarity they can act on - how to connect revenue targets to crew output, protect margin and finally understand what the numbers are saying about the business. * Pricing and estimating discipline - a framework built on real benchmarks so that every estimate protects profit instead of leaking it before the crew ever rolls out. * An operational diagnostic - tools to spot and fix capacity and margin leaks in crew utilization, schedule integrity, routing and job execution. * People and team systems that actually work - hiring, onboarding and accountability structures that turn foremen into leaders and make turnover more predictable and more preventable. * A practical AI habit - simple, field-tested ways to use AI for tasks like estimates, job postings, crew briefs and client follow-up, in minutes a day. By the end of day one, landscapers leave with a clear view of how top-tier operators run their businesses - and a framework they can start applying as soon as they get home, not a highlight reel that fades on the drive back to the yard. Day two: Brian Fullerton's backstage tour of a real operation. Day two is where the theory turns into traction. Fullerton hosts an exclusive, small-group facility tour inside a real, high-performing landscape company. Attendees move through rotating stations led by the actual team that runs the operation every day, from dispatch and routing to estimating, crew management, equipment and culture. "For most operators, the missing piece is they've never actually walked through a company that runs the way they want theirs to run," said Fullerton. You see how the yard is set up, how the crews are briefed, how the jobs are scheduled - and you can ask the hard questions you'd never get to ask on a trade show floor." As owners walk the yard and see the systems live, Fullerton connects each stop back to Gembel's frameworks from day one, so operators understand not just what they're seeing, but why it works and how to adapt it at home. The tour closes with a working debrief where attendees translate everything they've seen into a short, focused action list they can start on Monday morning. Throughout both days, landscapers are in a room full of peers who are wrestling with the same questions: how to price correctly, how to grow without burning out, how to build a team that stays and how to step back from every decision without losing control of the operation. Tour schedule and registration. The Break Records Tour will visit eight cities across North America between May and December 2026, with each stop limited to a small number of seats to keep the experience hands-on and conversation-driven. Tickets are $895 per attendee, with a $100 early-bird discount available through April 30, 2026 using the code BREAK100. Each ticket includes the full two-day program, all meals and refreshments, the Break Records Happy Hour, an exclusive tour tee and access to the host company's leadership team during the facility tour. Landscapers can see the full tour schedule and find their nearest stop at the Break Records Tour webpage.

LMN by Granum has launched a new payments experience powered by Stripe to help landscaping businesses get paid faster and manage cash flow more efficiently. The integrated solution allows landscapers to accept card and ACH payments, send invoices, and track payouts without leaving the LMN platform. The streamlined onboarding process enables most users to begin accepting payments within 15 minutes of approval. The system features mobile-friendly invoicing, saved payment methods for recurring work, and unified visibility into invoices, fees and payouts to simplify bank reconciliation. LMN CEO Mark Sedgley said the partnership with Stripe will enable the company to deliver new payments capabilities as financial technology evolves. Early adopters report improved cash flow planning and reduced administrative burden. Optional QuickBooks integration further reduces manual data entry for month-end accounting.

LMN by Granum launches new financial infrastructure platform in partnership with Stripe. Nathan Mader Published Mar 18, 2026 | Updated Mar 18, 2026 Graphic: Granum LMN by Granum, a software platform for landscaping businesses, is launching its new LMN Pay experience powered by Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. The new and improved LMN Pay helps landscapers get paid in less time while reducing the time they spend on payments setup, manual collections and bank reconciliation. "Getting paid is one of the most important parts of running a healthy landscaping business, but too often it feels like a second job," said Mark Sedgley, CEO of Granum. "With the new LMN Pay experience powered by Stripe, we're giving owners a faster, more transparent way to get paid so they can spend less time chasing checks and more time leading their teams and growing the business." The new LMN Pay onboarding experience is designed to get landscapers from setup to accepting payments in minutes. With a streamlined, in-product flow powered by Stripe, most LMN customers can complete onboarding in under 15 minutes and begin accepting payments as soon as they're approved. Once live, LMN Pay allows landscapers to: * Send professional online invoices and accept card and ACH payments in the same platform they already use to manage jobs, crews and schedules. * Save customer payment methods on file for recurring work, helping reduce delinquent payments and "check is in the mail" delays. * Offer a mobile-friendly payment experience so customers can pay from their phone the moment they receive an invoice. One platform for invoicing, payments and payouts. Before this launch, many LMN customers had to leave the product to troubleshoot payments or decode bank deposits. The new LMN Pay experience changes that by bringing payments and payouts together in a single, easy-to-read view inside LMN, according to the company. With LMN Pay powered by Stripe, landscapers can: * See exactly which invoices and fees are included in every payout, reducing the time spent reconciling deposits. * Rely on predictable payout windows to plan cash flow and pay vendors, crews and overhead with more confidence. * Master seasonal cash flow with seamless payouts and predictable deposit dates, creating the certainty to hire extra hands for the busy season, new materials for a big job or invest in new equipment without waiting on holds for large deposits. * Optionally sync payments and deposits to QuickBooks, cutting down on manual data entry at month-end. By keeping invoicing, payments and reporting connected in one platform, LMN helps owners get a clearer picture of the health of their business without adding another portal or system to manage. Professionalism that builds client trust. Homeowners and commercial clients increasingly expect modern, digital payment options, according to the company. By powering LMN Pay with Stripe, LMN gives landscapers access to trusted, secure payment experiences and a checkout flow that aligns with what clients already use across the internet. Stripe's globally recognized brand and financial infrastructure helps landscapers: * Deliver a professional, branded payment experience that builds confidence when collecting card or bank information. * Reduce friction at checkout with a clean, mobile-optimized flow tailored to how clients actually pay. * Stay ahead of evolving expectations as new payment experiences and methods become available through Stripe's platform. The new LMN Pay experience was built and refined alongside landscaping businesses that rely on LMN to run day-to-day operations. Early adopters have already seen meaningful improvements in time savings and cash flow confidence, Granum stated. "Stripe has made a significant impact in how confidently we manage our cash flow," said Kybree Maxwell, director of first impressions, Covington's Nursery and Landscape Co. "Clearly being able to see how much we'll be paid and when it will hit our account has taken a lot of the guesswork out of our planning. Everything being clear and upfront has made our bookkeeping easier to manage and taken a weight off of our employees." Future-Ready payments for the green industry. By partnering with Stripe, LMN is positioned to bring new payments capabilities to the green industry as the landscape of financial technology continues to evolve. Stripe's financial infrastructure for the internet economy enables LMN to tap into innovation quickly and deliver new features as they become available. "This launch is just the start," said Sedgley. "We're committed to giving landscapers a modern payments experience that grows with them - from faster onboarding today to new capabilities tomorrow - all inside the platform they already trust to run their business." For anyone interested in further information, registration is open now for "A Fireside Chat: The Future of Landscape Payments," a virtual event taking place on March 25, 2026.