KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Five industry-leading interior plantscape companies have recently formed an executive level Peer Group focused on being “Innovative Green Industry Leaders”. The group, named Pinnacle V, have launched a new logo and website alongside their formation.
The five business owners met in Fort Lauderdale, FL earlier this year to discuss the potential of forming a group based on integrity, relationship, communication, collaboration and cohesiveness. The birth of Pinnacle V was the result of that three-day, intensive retreat focused on transparency in business.
The five companies that comprise Pinnacle V are:
• Buckingham Greenery, Inc., of Buckingham, VA – Connie Hom, President and CEO
• FosterPlants, Inc., of Miami, FL – Steve Foster, President and CEO
• Greenery Office Interiors, LTD, of Calgary, Alberta – Joanne Young, President and CEO
• Plantscapers, Inc., of Irvine, CA – Julie Farrow, President and CEO
• Raimondi Horticultural Group, Inc., of Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ – Chris Raimondi, President and CEO
The Groups current focus is on nationwide career recruitment and training, sharing marketing best practices, financial benchmarking, human resources collaboration, developing client pipelines, and volume pricing among industry and non-industry vendors.
Pinnacle V has issued the following as their Mission and Values Statement:
Pinnacle V is a combination of like-minded, forward-thinking, professional, passionate, driven and dedicated entrepreneurs.
Via collaboration of best-practices, our group invests in personal, professional and financial growth of our lives and our businesses.
Our core values are Vulnerability, Trust, Relationships, Honesty, Transparency, Encouragement, Collaboration, Confidentiality And Commitment.
Jason Cupp, Kolbe Certified Growth Consultant, with Kincaide, LTD, of Kansas City, Mo., has been retained to facilitate and represent the group, as well as serve as Management Consultant to each individual company in their everyday business strategy.
“We knew from the first minute of our first meeting that this group would create something amazing, focused on the longstanding relationships that we all have had for many, many years,” Cupp said, “With five of the most innovative, award-winning, and growth-focused companies in the Interior Plantscaping world, we are quickly working towards the most impactful group of industry peers I have ever witnessed.”
Cupp currently Chairs the Interiorscape Industry Coalition (IIC) and is a frequent speaker at events across North America for the Interior Industry.
All member companies are members of the National Association of Landscape Professionals, and recently attended Student Career Days at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC. Pinnacle V was the Lead Sponsor of the two industry events: Interior Plant ID and Interior Design. Additionally, Pinnacle V hosted its own booth at the Career Fair, and interacted with hundreds of students interested in careers in the interior industry. Chris Raimondi, Pinnacle V member, is the current Chair of the National Association of Landscape Professional’s Interior Specialty Group and Cupp serves as a member.
Pinnacle V’s next face-to-face retreat will be held in early June on Balboa Island in Orange County, California.
For more information on Pinnacle V, as well as detailed descriptions of its member companies, visit www.pinnaclev.com or contact Jason Cupp at 913-735-7011 or jason@jasoncupp.com.