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title: "Outdoor Living Brands Expands Recruiting, Development Teams"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/5bfc7f90-6308-425e-8222-8e814a7b2add
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/outdoor-living-brands-expands-recruiting-development-teams-2707327
category: "Home Services"
industry: "Home Services"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2018-07-31T18:13:45.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:34:11.958Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/510c033d781cf8af6d8ed0ba59d03521777.jpg
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# Outdoor Living Brands Expands Recruiting, Development Teams

**TL;DR:** Outdoor Living Brands has expanded its recruiting and development teams by adding four new members to support its five franchising companies. The new members include Marcia Mead, Elissia Defoor, Erin Zide, and Luc Deslauriers, who will help grow the company's portfolio of brands.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-07-31. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/outdoor-living-brands-expands-recruiting-development-teams-2707327).*

## Story

Outdoor Living Brands has added four new members to its recruiting and development teams, according to a press release.

Outdoor Living Brands has five different franchising companies under its umbrella - Archadeck, Conserva Irrigation, Mosquito Squad, Renew Crew and Outdoor Lighting Perspectives.

Marcia Mead is the new vice president of franchise recruiting for Outdoor Living Brands, Elissia Defoor is the director of franchise recruiting for Conserva Irrigation, Erin Zide is the director of franchise development for Outdoor Lighting Perspectives, and Luc Deslauriers is the director of franchise recruiting for Mosquito Squad.

“We are excited to have Marcia, Elissa, Erin and Luc join our team to head up the newly formed franchise recruiting department at Outdoor Living Brands as we look to continue expanding our five brands across the country,” Outdoor Living Brands chairman and CEO Chris Grandpre said in the press release. “As homeowners continue to prioritize outdoor living space, their expertise and extensive track record of notable results will help to further grow our portfolio of brands in 2018 and beyond.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- franchise development (topic)
- team expansion (topic)
- Mosquito Squad (company)
- Conserva Irrigation (company)
- Outdoor Living Brands (company)
- Outdoor Lighting Perspectives (company)
- recruiting (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/outdoor-living-brands-expands-recruiting-development-teams-2707327). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/5bfc7f90-6308-425e-8222-8e814a7b2add).