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Groundskeeper Chats

Groundskeeper Chats

By: Pioneer Athletics
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 For anyone who has been asked if they mow grass for a living, these conversations are for you. Join us as we explore and discuss the questions and passions of sports turf professionals while celebrating our niche part of the sports world.Copyright 2021 All rights reserved. Economics
Episodes
  • Live from Louisville: Groundskeeper Chat with Jeff McManus

    Live from Louisville: Groundskeeper Chat with Jeff McManus
    Dec 11 2025

    Jeff McManus is the Executive Director of Campus Grounds and Landscape at the University of Texas. Before joining the UT team Jeff was with Ole Miss for 25 years. During that time Jeff built his philosophies on team building and turning weeders into leaders. Here's what you'll hear in this week's episode:

    - The Pride, Passion and Purpose behind our workforce.

    - Turning Weeders into Leaders

    - Your PGMS network saves you from making expensive mistakes

    - Breakfast of Champions

    - Knowing what Table You're at and What Language is Being Spoken

    A little bit more about our guest... Jeff McManus is an author, lead cultivation officer and inspiring industry veteran. Jeff is an alumni from Auburn University, where he discovered a love for a career in the professional groundskeeping industry. Today, he is a reputable leadership motivational speaker and team building expert.
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    33 mins
  • Live from Louisville: Groundskeeper Chat with Joe Kovolyan

    Live from Louisville: Groundskeeper Chat with Joe Kovolyan
    Dec 3 2025
    "You'll know if Joe is in the building"... The larger than life grounds personality Joe Kovolyan joined Meg to help close out the PGMS Groundskeeper Chat series. Joe shares his turf origin story and much more in this week's episode.
    • OG New England Crew
    • Turf Origin Story, from sports turf to grounds
    • 100th President of PGMS
    • The lifeline of PGMS + SFMA
    A little bit more about guest... Joe Kovolyan is the Director of Landscape Services Arboretum and Botanical Gardens at the University of Missouri.
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    31 mins
  • Live from Louisville: Groundskeeper Chat with Bill Quade

    Live from Louisville: Groundskeeper Chat with Bill Quade
    Nov 25 2025
    Bill Quade, Director of Horticulture at The Biltmore Company, joins Meg for another PGMS conference live episode in Louisville. Bill shares how being involved in groups like PGMS keeps you adding resources into toolkit long into your career. Here's what you'll hear in this week's #GroundskeeperChat:
    • Advocating for Professionalism
    • Advocating for yourself and for the industry
    • "other duties as assigned"
    • almost 3 decades with Biltmore Company
    A little bit more about our guest... For 27 years Bill Quade has been with the Biltmore Company. Today, he is the Director of Horticulture with The Biltmore Company and long time member and advocate of the Professional Grounds Management Society.
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    22 mins
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