When Greg Schaan came I to the green industry, it wasn't via the normal route. He's not a second or third gen-eration nursery pro, although his roots in agriculture grow pretty deep. He didn't major in horticulture; his field was business administration and marketing. He didn't arrive because he grew plants, but because he grew companies.Early in Schaan's career, he learned the importance of connecting with customers and employees to better serve them, as well as his company and the industry. His path from a farm in Rugby, North Dakota, to his current position as General Manager, Connecticut Nursery and Vice President, Logistics with Monrovia led him through several businesses, all of them related to in some way to agriculture.
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