Our approach
We take a seat at your management table, hold an opinion, and stay through implementation.
We sit in your leadership meetings every week, alongside your managers.
We ask the hard question, tell you what we see, and then build the plan to answer it.
We stay until the rhythm runs and your managers can run it without us.
What we believe
A few trusted numbers and one clear agenda. Your team uses them every week because they're easy to use.
A business grows further when the leadership team shares the load with the founder.
We teach your team how to run the system, so the work keeps going after we step back.
We're direct with owners. Honest feedback early saves months of drift later.
Our story
Groundwork grew out of operating experience: building and running a marketing company, and leading landscaping companies as a general manager.
That meant building leadership meetings, scorecards and plans while the work kept coming in. We know what it's like to build the boat while swimming, because we've done it from the inside.
Groundwork brings that experience to owners who are where we were. As we grow, every Integrator and Mentor we add has sat in the seat they're coaching.
The team
Integrator
Systems, technology and leadership teams
Daryn has spent 20 years in the Integrator seat beside Visionary founders, bringing a technical, systems-first approach to how a business runs. Running a marketing company taught Daryn how to build a business, and general manager roles at landscaping companies taught Daryn how to build leadership teams.
Integrator
KPIs, data and problem-solving
Kevin's background is in solving problems on the ground, first as a detective with the Hamilton Police Service and then in landscaping operations. Now an MBA candidate, Kevin brings an analytical approach to scorecards, systems and the root causes behind recurring issues.
Mentor
Team culture and developing leaders
Tim built and grew Maple Ridge Living, a residential landscaping company that has served homeowners across the greater Hamilton area for 25 years. As a Mentor, Tim helps owners build a cohesive team and culture, and develop the leaders who carry it forward.
We're adding experienced operators as Integrators and Mentors. If you've sat in the seat, we'd like to hear from you.
Get in touch →Next step
Book a discovery call. We'll talk through where the business is and whether we're the right fit.
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