Mark Sedgley: From Mowing Lawns to Merging Giants

In this episode of TradesTalk, Justin White sits down with Mark Sedgley, CEO of the newly merged LMN and SingleOps, to unpack his unexpected journey from mowing lawns in high school to leading one of the largest software platforms in the green industry. Mark reflects on a career that spans teaching English in Poland, building a 300-student academy, entering the tech world through startups, and eventually running high-growth companies backed by private equity. Along the way, he’s led multiple acquisitions, prioritized people over process, and scaled culture-first organizations. They explore what makes the landscape industry so unique: its strong sense of community, opportunity for organic growth, and its massive tech adoption gap. Mark also shares his vision for LMN and SingleOps: a connected ecosystem of tools that helps landscape companies estimate, schedule, invoice, and manage reputation from one platform. If you’re looking to lead with purpose, embrace growth, and understand what it takes to build real systems that scale, this conversation delivers.