Interview with Joshua Dake, CEO of Osprey Landscape Group

For the past 26 years, Josh has worked in the landscape industry. After graduating from Virginia Tech, he relocated to southern California and began his career in the wholesale nursery industry where he served as Director of Operations for a 250 acre growing facility. In 2002, he transitioned into Landscape Management as an Account Manager and Sports Turf Manager at TruGreen LandCare. In 2005, he went to work for Brickman in San Diego where he held positions from Enhancement Manager to Vice President and General Manager for both the LA and San Diego Markets. In 2017 and after the transition to BrightView, Josh was promoted to Senior Vice President of the Southwest and later to Group Senior Vice President of the Southwest and Texas where he oversaw teams of up to 3,000 employees and $400M in revenue.

Josh now serves as CEO of the newly formed Osprey Landscape Group based out of San Diego. Osprey was formed as a holding company in late 2023 and currently operates Pacific Landscape Management in Portland, OR and Pacific Landscape Maintenance in Seattle, WA. Building on Pacific’s strong reputation for quality and culture in the Pacific Northwest, Osprey is continuing it’s expansion across the western United States through organic growth and a strong M&A strategy.