TNLA Leadership Bootcamp

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Program Overview
The TNLA Leadership Bootcamp established by the TNLA Foundation is a professional training program designed to develop Texas Green Industry leaders both professionally and personally. Twenty individuals selected for the program will take part in four sessions. The sessions are designed to help participants learn professional leadership skillsets, and know how to apply these in their daily practices. This program is open to professionals in the Green Industry.

Programming includes a mixture of knowledge-based topics which include engaging discussion facilitated via roundtables, panels, Q&A sessions, small/large group activities, assignments between sessions, among other approaches in order to promote problem-solving and solution-based management. 

Meet this year's Class! CLICK HERE



For questions, contact Sarah Riggins at 512-579-3854. 

Thank you to our TNLA Key Contributing Investment Partner:

Thank you to TNLA Leadership Bootcamp Sponsors:


Application Process for TNLA Leadership Bootcamp Class IV
The deadline to apply for TNLA's Leadership Bootcamp Class IV has passed. You must represent a green industry business/company to be eligible to apply (including retail garden centers, growers, suppliers, landscape, and irrigation companies). Regardless of where you are within your Green Industry career, the Leadership Bootcamp will help you grow! The fee to apply is $1,000 for members and $1,300 for non-members (the fee covers all four sessions). (Multiple individuals from the same company ARE eligible to apply.)​ Questions regarding the application process or to pay the application fee can be made to Sarah Riggins at 512-579-3854 or by email at [email protected].  

Steps to applying for the TNLA Leadership Bootcamp: 
  1. ​Get your supervisor to fill out and then submit the Supervisor Support Form (download form here)
  2. Submit a Letter of Recommendation from your company's CEO, director or direct supervisor (letter of recommendation is different than the Supervisor Support Form).
  3. Provide a headshot? This does not need to be a professional photograph but something you don't mind seeing on a jumbotron or printed in a brochure.
  4. Did you proofread your bio, the information you provide will be placed in printed publications
  5. Pay your application fee $1,000 for members and $1,300 for non-members (if you are not selected for the program, your application fee will immediately be refunded to the card on file.)
  6. Fill Out & Submit Application 
Program Benefits Include:
  • Exclusive Leadership Education Sessions, four part series over the course of August 2024-Janurary 2025
  • Mentor that will be assigned to each Bootcamp individual that will allow for career insight and access to an experienced professional
  • Personal assessment providing individuals with a new perspective about work style and strengths
  • Selected individuals will receive a complimentary entry into the Nursery/Landscape EXPO Education Offerings & Tradeshow, and the 2025 Lonestar Hort Forum 
  • All participants will earn CEUs based on the total number of education hours per session.

Program Topics Include:
  • Personal Development Skills, Emotional Intelligence, Human Behavior and Motivation
  • Strengths-Based Leadership, Individual and Team Accountability & Performance Coaching
  • Communications: Presentation & Interpersonal Skills
  • Business Management: Finances plus Diversity & Hiring Practices

Class IV Leadership Bootcamp Session Dates:
*Please note schedule is subject to change, these are the dates as we see them today
  •  2024 Nursery/Landscape EXPO,  Bootcamp Kick-off/first session:
    • Leadership Bootcamp First Session:  Wednesday, August 14, 2024 (Topic: Team Dynamics and Emotional Intelligence)
    • Bootcamp Reception: Wednesday August 14, 2024
    • EXPO Education & Tradeshow: Thursday & Friday August 15-16, 2024
    • Note: the 2024 Nursery/Landscape EXPO is being held in San Antonio, TX at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. 
  • 2024 October Bootcamp Second Session - October 21 & 22, 2024, Location TBD (Topic: Transform Team Dysfunctions)
  • 2024 December Bootcamp Third Session - December 9 and 10, 2024,  Location TBD (Topic: Persuasive Leadership Communication)
  • 2025 Lonestar Hort Forum, Bootcamp Last Session & Graduation - January 6-8, 2025, at the Hilton DFW Lakes in Grapevine, TX
    • Full Day Leadership Bootcamp Sessions (Topic: Alliance Keys: Core Components of Business​)
    • TNLA Awards Festival plus Tour
    • Lonestar Hort Forum Keynote & Leadership Bootcamp Graduation Brunch
Previous Classes:
TNLA Leadership Bootcamp Class I of 2021-2022, CLICK HERE.
TNLA Leadership Bootcamp Class II of 2022-2023, CLICK HERE
TNLA Leadership Bootcamp Class III of 2023-2024, CLICK HERE