The Arborist Growth Intensive — Application to Qualify

January 2026 Founders Group

(Selection for Established, High-Responsibility Arborist Companies)

Thank you for your interest in the Arborist Growth Intensive, led by Andrew Bachman of Trout Brook Arborists, Donald Stojack of LEGENDS Research, and supported by the LEGENDS research team.

This cohort works at a high professional standard. Admission is selective and based on alignment with the operational and leadership expectations of the program.

Please complete all sections to the best of your ability. Your responses help us determine readiness, system maturity, and overall fit.

Section 1 — Business Snapshot

City / State of Operation

Annual Gross Revenue

Service Lines (check all that apply)

Equipment Profile

Section 2 — Operating Reality

This section establishes your current operational patterns within the existing industry landscape.

Current Operational Pressures

Insurance documentation and collections

Crew training, utilization, or leadership alignment

Pricing logic or estimating structure

Margin consistency or cash-flow volatility

Scheduling, dispatch, or CRM structure

Safety alignment or compliance

Expansion readiness or overload

Others

(Select all that reflect current constraints or exposures)

If you were able to continue at 70% or more of your high season revenues during low seasons, how much cash would that add to your annual revenues? Make an educated guess.

(How you estimate, schedule, document, communicate, bill, and collect)

To what degree have you created SOPs for your storm-response systems? Are they structured, repeatable, and documented?

(Identify what is established and what remains variable)

Section 3 The Great Hero’s Aim

This section clarifies the direction of your operation over the next twelve months.

Mark all relevant goals for the next year:

How much might your revenues grow this year from more predictable, documented systems?

How are you involved in your company's day-to-day operations?

Why is now the right time for you to take action and join an intensive business training group with other tree company owners just like you?

Section 4 — Readiness for Operational Advancement

The Arborist Legends Intensive is for operators ready to work with real numbers, look honestly at how their systems run, make changes, be coachable and enjoy the power of networking.

This section helps confirm your capacity to do that level of work now.

Team Implementation Capacity

Do you have team member(s) that are able to support you as your grow? What member(s) of your team can assist with leadership responsibilities?

Organizational Stability

Who inside your company currently makes sure the business keeps running when you need to take family leave or enjoy a vacation?

Prior Experience With Structured Improvement

What experience have you had with leadership programs? What actually improved, what held you bakc, and what is the best thing you learned for your business?

Quarterly Expectations

This Intensive requires real commitment. Please confirm here that you are able and ready to work with your cohort reviewing data honesty, maximizing workflows and participate in weekly responsibilities.

Section 5 — Program Fit and Cohort Alignment

The Arborist Legends Intensive accepts a limited number of arborist owners. We choose members based on business maturity, leadership readiness, and coachability. This section clarifies your fit.

Operator Alignment

What is the top reason your company would be a good fit for this exclusive fellowship circle focused on business improvement?

Priority Outcome

Identify and write out one or two specific operational outcomes that you believe would be of most benefit to you.

Organizational Contribution

What strengths would you bring to the group? Strong cohorts rely on participants who offer insight, candor, and field-tested experience.

Investment Confirmation

The quarterly investment is $15,000, reflecting the level of analysis, access, and operational depth provided. Please confirm your ability to proceed if accepted.

Cohort Integrity

This program relies on consistent participation and integrity of effort. Confirm your commitment to a cohort where operators evaluate data honestly, share field realities, and apply structured methods week to week.

Research Priorities and Mastermind Value

Which areas of your operation most need clearer SOPs or stronger execution patterns. How would working directly with Andrew Bachman and the LEGENDS team help you tighten, test, or rebuild those SOPs this quarter?

Leadership Trajectory

Envision your life one year from now. How might your role change and your family life improve as your systems strengthen and your crews gain more independence? Summarize the identity change in one or two sentences.

Section 6 — Next Steps

Upon submission, you will be invited to an orientation call with Donald Stojack to confirm timing and fit for the upcoming quarter.

The Arborist LEGENDS Intensive admits a limited number of companies to preserve depth of work and quality of peer analysis. Participation requires consistency, disciplined engagement, and a willingness to work with real data under active field conditions.

The LEGENDS team invests deeply in each member. If this quarter is not the right fit for your operational load or leadership focus, we recommend applying when the work can be fully executed.

Your signature confirms you understand the expectations of the Intensive and intend to participate at a high professional standard if accepted.

Date Signed [MM-DD-YYYY]