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Landscape Leadership Workshops That Kick Grass

Empower your team and inspire action with our workshops, seminars, and presentations.

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Real-World Insights for the Landscape Industry

Landscaping businesses grow when their leaders grow.

As companies scale, the challenges evolve, more complexity, more responsibility, higher expectations. What worked at one stage won’t automatically carry you to the next.

Our live keynotes and educational sessions are built exclusively for the landscaping industry. We speak on the topics that matter most to growing companies, leadership, culture, accountability, strategic thinking, operational clarity, and sustainable growth.

Every session blends big-picture perspective with practical, real-world frameworks your audience can apply immediately.

Event organizers get an engaging, relevant experience tailored to the industry.
Attendees leave with clarity, confidence, and actionable next steps.

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Meet the Masters Behind the Mic

Our workshops are led by experienced professionals who understand the unique challenges of the landscaping industry.

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Vanessa McQuade

As part owner of Intrigue, Vanessa has had the opportunity over the last 12 years of helping businesses get noticed and found by their A-Clients. Intrigue has been on Canada’s Growth 500 list for four years, is a Google Premier Partner and Meta Certified.

She and the team at Intrigue specialize in providing support to businesses that focus on home renovation, home construction and landscaping. With extensive expertise in marketing and strategy, Vanessa is able to offer valuable insights and guidance to help these companies achieve their goals. By focusing on this specific niche, she has developed a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities that businesses in these industries face. Vanessa’s experience and skills make her a well-suited speaker to help these great companies attract the right clients.

Outside of Intrigue, Vanessa can be found spending time on the Board of Directors for St Joseph’s Health Centre Foundation Guelph, chasing her two little ones around, getting together with friends and family, and enjoying the odd glass of wine!

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Rob Murray

Rob Murray is the CEO and Co-Founder of Intrigue Media, where he helps landscape entrepreneurs scale from $0 to $10M+ by building growth systems that deliver predictable leads, stronger sales, and true business freedom.

Over the past 15+ years, Rob has personally been responsible for closing more than $50,000,000 in sales and has developed and refined proven marketing and growth playbooks for landscape businesses across North America. Alongside his team, he has worked with hundreds of landscape clients, collaborated with industry leaders and associations, and Intrigue serves as the lead generation partner for Mariani Premier Group, one of the largest landscape companies in the world.

Rob is also the host of the IM Landscape Growth Podcast, where he has interviewed nearly 100 of the top leaders in landscaping, uncovering the strategies, mindsets, and lessons that drive the industry forward.

Through his talks, Rob shares practical, battle-tested strategies that entrepreneurs can use to create more leads, close more sales, and build businesses that run with clarity instead of chaos. His mission is simple:  Empower landscape entrepreneurs to scale with confidence and freedom.

Memorable IM Landscape Growth Podcast guests: Andrew Gross, Jeffery Scott, Ivan Katz, Frank Bourque, Mark Bradley, Mark Tipton.

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Edwin Pavey

Edwin Pavey is a Landscape Growth Consultant with Intrigue Media, a marketing company that’s been helping landscape businesses grow for nearly two decades. With a background spanning leadership, consultative sales, and business development,

Edwin brings a strategic approach to helping landscape entrepreneurs scale their companies, expand into new markets, and strengthen their brands. At Intrigue, he works directly with business owners to uncover growth opportunities, remove bottlenecks in lead generation, and align marketing strategies with real revenue goals.

Together, Edwin and the team at Intrigue are focused on one mission, helping leaders in the green industry grow their business, their team, and their impact.

Speaker Fees

Our speaking investment is customized based on your event’s audience, format, and overall scope. Typically, fees range from $2,000 to $5,000, with travel and accommodations billed separately when required. We are happy to provide a detailed quote once we understand your event needs.

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The Intrigue Factor For Leadership Workshops

Boost your knowledge with a team specializing in training and leadership development for landscape entrepreneurs like you.

We fuel your success with these unique advantages:

  • Empower Your Team – Equip your landscaping team with leadership skills that inspire action and accountability.
  • Tailor Training to Your Business – Get workshops designed specifically to address the unique challenges faced by landscaping businesses.
  • Implement Real-World Solutions – Walk away with practical tools and strategies that your team can apply immediately for better performance.
  • Boost Team Morale and Dynamics – Foster stronger collaboration, communication, and leadership within your landscaping team.
  • Drive Long-Term Growth – Build a leadership foundation that helps your business thrive, increase sales, and retain top talent.
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Why Landscapers Choose Us

“From start to finish, working with Intrigue has been exceptional. They strategically revised our landing pages to attract and convert visitors.  Their streamlined process kept everything moving at a steady pace, with details handled with care.

We’ve seen the same level of expertise applied to our digital advertising initiatives. Truly a top-tier partner.”

Glengate Team | Glengate

“Intrigue Media just redid our website and we had an amazing experience. Everyone we’ve met and worked with so far has been extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and you can tell is dedicated to our campaign.

We are already seeing results after a few weeks!”

GreenOp Team | GreenOp

“I am a partner in an 8-figure residential landscaping and irrigation business, and we use IM as our sole digital marketing partner and I could not recommend them more!

We chose IM for their data and revenue focused strategy so we could ensure we had effective marketing spend and understood our cost per lead, cost per acquired customer etc. 

IM has delivered on their promises, and we have seen a huge uptick in leads since our launch just a few months ago…If you are considering them, just say yes!”

Ian Smith | Terra Forma Landscaping

“I couldn’t be more satisfied with my experience! From the very beginning, Rob took a consultative approach during the sales process, making sure we were the right fit for each other, and that gave me a lot of confidence moving forward.

Alex has been absolutely incredible with customer service: responsive, patient, and always going above and beyond. I LOVE my new website. It’s clean, professional, and exactly what I envisioned. The entire team is just all-around amazing. If you’re considering a new website, I highly recommend them without hesitation.”

Tiffany Sergi | Landscapes by D&J

“It has been and continues to be a great experience partnering with Intrigue on our website needs. They are so knowledgeable and trustworthy, and we have seen immediate and consistent results since working with them.

Beyond that, they are simply just enjoyable to work with – they’re all friendly and positive and highly capable.

I highly recommend Intrigue if you want to partner with a media company that understands your needs, seamlessly partners with you, and delivers results.”

Paige Wentworth | Wentworth Construction

“The team at Intrigue has been amazing to work with. From helping us launch a brand-new website this season to managing our Google Ads over the past two years, they’ve consistently delivered.

Claire, Vanessa, Nicole, Lauren, and Ashley have all gone above and beyond—every request we’ve had has been met with care, attention to detail, and top-notch quality.

Working with them feels seamless as they understand our vision and execute it flawlessly. We highly recommend Intrigue Media!”

Dylan Welsh | Mike’s Landscaping

Fuel Your Landscaping Business Growth

With our done-for-you Landscape Marketing System, we generate consistent, high-quality leads for you all year long.

We guarantee a minimum 4:1 ROI, or we will work for free until we hit it.

Book a call to see if you qualify.

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