Mike Zaffaroni: From Pharma to Farming and Landscaping

The Small Business Leadership Podcast

When Mike Zaffaroni acquired the landscaping business on North Main Street now known as Liberty Landscape Supply, there was one employee and about $500,000 in annual revenue. Liberty Landscape Supply is a supplier of landscape materials for homeowners and contractors with two locations (soon to be three) in Northeast Florida and an online store. Mike purchased the business, formerly Fernandina Mulch & Stone, in 2007. Initially offering just 20 products, the business has grown to more than 1,800 items in their inventory and 50 employees.

In 2018 eleven Northeast Florida business leaders were selected as Small Business Leaders of the Year by the Jacksonville Chamber Councils, the Beaches Division and the Entrepreneurial Growth Division. Each of these business leaders then competed for the overall JAX Chamber Small Business Leader of the Year. In addition to Mike, who represented the North Council, the Small Business Leaders of the Year are:

• Lisa DiFranza, DiFranza Law, P.A., Beaches Division
• Clyde Yandell, Intelligent Office of Jacksonville, Downtown Council
• Kimberly Deas, Murphy Business & Financial Services, Entrepreneurial Growth Division
• Kathryn Murphy, Comfort Keepers, Health Council
• Chad Russell, Intuitive Reason, Jacksonville IT Council
• Kelly Harris, Village Bread Café Mandarin, Mandarin Council
• Jamie Glavich, Almost Home Senior Services, Inc., Professional Women’s Council
• Jason Johnson, Marlin Consulting Solutions, South Council
• Frank Brewer, Alpha Omega Global LLC, Transportation & Logistics Council
• Anne Stanford, The Blind Rabbit, A Burger & Whiskey Bar, West Council

You can learn more about Mike Zaffaroni and Liberty Landscape Supply at:

https://libertylandscapesupply.com/

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