Growers Talk Business

Widgets? Yes. Commodities? Nope.

Art Parkerson

I can think of a worse word than widget that I hear far too many growers use: commodity.

Growers Talk Business

Collect Diamonds, Not Rocks

Art Parkerson

You’re surrounded by rocks. Some of those rocks—who knows which ones or how many there are—only look like regular rocks. But they aren’t ordinary rocks; they’re actually diamonds.

Growers Talk Business

The Biggest Party of the Year is in January

Art Parkerson

What makes MANTS unique? It’s one big party.

Growers Talk Business

The Problem With Problem-solvers

Art Parkerson

A few problem-solvers on your team can have a huge impact. It’s your job to find them.

Growers Talk Business

Your Plants Just Murdered the Metaverse

Art Parkerson

The people who were supposed to be having a blast exploring the brave new Metaverse got a plant instead.

Growers Talk Business

Get Your Hopes Up

Art Parkerson

Hiring is a numbers game. You have to work through a lot of duds to find a few who are truly great.

Growers Talk Business

Squeeze & Wiggle

Art Parkerson

Business will always be a game of squeeze, and the winners are those who can push back at the rock and the hard place just enough to give themselves room to wiggle.

Growers Talk Business

Give Me a Grower

Art Parkerson

An ode to Art’s growing wish.

Growers Talk Business

How Do You Figure?

Art Parkerson

Don’t let the mountain of cash you're sitting on fool you. Now is the time to really watch the numbers.

Growers Talk Business

Basic Driving

Art Parkerson

I’ve been thinking about what my sales manager Jason learned from driving with his son because right now I feel like I’m supposed to be a fortune teller, but I can’t see the future.