The green industry is full of talented, hardworking professionals who are exceptional at what they do. But talent alone does not fill a pipeline, build a brand, or grow a business. That is where Kim Douglas comes in.
Kim is a landscape industry speaker and digital marketing consultant with a background that sets her apart from every other voice in this space. Before founding AEC Consultant Group in 2019 and launching the Landscape Marketing Group in 2024, Kim spent 15 years as a licensed landscape architect practicing in Denver, Colorado. Her foundation in landscape architecture, planting design, and construction project management gives her a firsthand understanding of the work, clients, seasonality, and business pressures that come with running a project-based landscaping company in the green industry.
That combination of hands on experience and marketing consulting expertise is rare. Today Kim channels both into keynote speaker engagements, seminars, workshops, and training sessions that give the landscape designer, contractor, or green industry business owner the marketing strategies they need to grow with intention and build companies that last.
One of the most valuable things a marketing consultant can do is get in the room. Over the past several years, Kim has had the privilege of speaking at a wide variety of conferences on behalf of professional associations representing the industries she serves. While not all of them are specifically targeted to landscape companies, her presentations reflect a depth of marketing expertise spanning multiple sectors, all of which share core business growth challenges facing the professional landscape design and contracting world. That unique cross-industry perspective is exactly what she brings to the businesses she works with today.
ProGreen EXPO is the premier Rocky Mountain regional green industry event, bringing together more than 5,000 landscape industry experts in Denver, Colorado for more than 30 years. Sponsored by the Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado (ALCC), the Colorado Nursery and Greenhouse Association (CNGA), and the Garden Centers of Colorado, ProGreen EXPO represents the heartbeat of the landscape and horticulture community in the mountain west. Kim has been a presenter at ProGreen for eight years, giving her direct access to business owners, contractors, growers, and suppliers actively looking to grow and sharpen their competitive edge.
Kim has also had the privilege of working with several other respected organizations across the AEC and contracting worlds. The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) North Florida Chapter brought Kim in to deliver a marketing action planning session for the new year. The Colorado Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA) invited Kim to present proven marketing strategies to a municipality-focused audience at their annual conference. The Hispanic Contractors of Colorado (HCC) had Kim teach a full-day Marketing Boot Camp covering all aspects of marketing for contractors and trades businesses. Can’t make it to a conference? Kim also hosts live virtual webinars and training sessions throughout the year for landscape professionals. Join her email list to learn about upcoming dates.
As a speaker and marketing consultant, Kim has developed a growing body of work designed to meet green industry businesses and landscape professionals exactly where they are. From seminars pro level workshops to conference keynotes, each presentation is built around practical, immediately applicable strategies that any landscape or contracting business can learn and put to work. Below is a selection of her presentations and trainings delivered to a variety of conferences and organizations:
The green industry is evolving rapidly, and staying connected to that evolution is exactly why conferences, associations, and professional development events are so valuable. From shifts in the way businesses market their services to the technology platforms managing day-to-day operations, the companies that show up, stay informed, and engage with their peers are the ones that will lead into the future. Trends in native plants, ecological landscape design, and sustainable outdoor management are reshaping client expectations and creating new opportunities for businesses positioned to meet them.
Marketing is at the center of that evolution. Landscape businesses that invest in their digital presence, build strong brand identities, and communicate their expertise clearly are the ones capturing the attention of a new generation of clients. The future belongs to those who treat marketing not as an afterthought but as a core management function woven into the fabric of how they operate every single day.
Kim Douglas works at that intersection, and her presentations are always built around what is coming next for the profession, not just what is working today. Can’t make it to a conference? Kim hosts live virtual webinars and training sessions throughout the year exclusively for green industry professionals. Join her email list to learn about upcoming dates.
Kim works with a wide range of green industry professionals, including certified landscape designers, gardening professionals, native plants and nursery growers, garden centers, ecological experts, landscape architects, and landscape contractors. If your work involves the outdoors, plants, speaker landscape events, or the built environment, contact a speaker directly through the Landscape Marketing Group website to learn more about availability and session topics.
Whether you are planning a conference, association member meeting, webinar, workshop, or training session, Kim delivers presentations that are practical, engaging, and tailored to your audience. For organizations interested in keynote speaking, Kim works closely with event organizers to understand their audience, their goals, and what will make the session most impactful. To inquire about booking Kim Douglas as your next landscape industry speaker or digital marketing consultant, reach out through the Landscape Marketing Group website today.