Developing Your
Employer Brand
Brad Leahy, Vice President
Blades of Green
W O R K S H O P
Our Story
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History
First year in
business
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Made it into the local
News Paper
And 27 years Later...
We made some
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Developing Your
Employer Brand
Developing Your
Employer Brand
Developing Your Employer Brand
Why are you here?
- See our Journey
- The Attitude of Gratitude
- Culture ROI (Real Data)
- Unexpected results ( New for 2019)
Our Vision
Our vision is to change the way people think about our industry by creating
a culture of environmentally sustainable practices, work-life balance, and
consistent growth for individual team members and our business.
Our culture will consistently exceed the expectations of our clients by
empowering our most important asset—OUR PEOPLE!
Our Values
Build:
Build a legacy by out-servicing the competition every time.
Loyalty:
Loyalty is a three-way street (team member, client and
company). Never throw anyone under the bus
Accountability:
Do what you say you’re going to do. Own it.
Dedicated:
Dedicate yourself to turning the ordinary into the
extraordinary.
Excellence:
Get the little things done right. The devil is in the details.
Smile:
“We shall never know all the good a simple smile can do.”
- Mother Teresa
Build
Loyalty
Accountability
Dedicated
Excellence
Smile
Why do you exist?
- What do you do?
- Why is that important?
- Why does that matter?
- Why is that important?
- Why does that matter?
To Help Care for People
and Property
BHAG
40,315 #ThankYou
Grow the Individual
Grow the Team
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Team
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Team
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Team
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Team
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Community
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Community
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Training
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Training
How we stay
Organized...
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Top reasons for
Employer Branding
1. Retention
2. Recruiting
3. Happiness
4. Profit
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Show it off
Culture ROI - 20% Over a 3 year period
$105k
$170k
$25k
$100k
$400k
1.75% of Total Revenue
Company Events
Recruiting
Website Video
Labor
Total
The unexpected consequences
Retention goes up then back down
Need a great Onboarding Process
Poaching
Too much Fun?
Time commitment
Where do I Start
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● Start with “Why”
● Create your rules for the road
(Values)
● Plan your trip (Vision)
● Make it a Fun Collaboration
What you can do!
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● Nothing
● Show some Gratitude
● Make a list of what you are
currently doing and Prioritize
● Ask your team (Start, Stop,
Continue doing )
● Stop watching Netflix and read
a book
B.O.G. 2020 Plans
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● Increase training
● Career paths
● Refresh current events
● 2x charitable spending
● Custom recognition
● 2x recruitment efforts
Developing Your
Employer Brand
Developing Your Employer Brand

CO2 2019 | Brad Leahy | Developing Your Employer Brand