about us
Thrive Lot is on a mission to create food abundance.
Through our online platform, we guide you and connect you with vetted Ecosystems Specialists to transform traditional yards into beautiful, edible landscapes and forest gardens through ecological systems design.
Where most simply see green grass, Thrive Lot identifies endless opportunities for natural systems to provide nourishment and habitat for all life on earth.
By changing landscapes, we change lives.
Our company was founded by a passionate team of business operators and technology creators who are dedicated to building the tools to connect the people who can heal our world.
Thrive Lot brings organic food production closer to home by designing, installing and maintaining edible landscapes and forest gardens.
With Thrive Lot, yards are aesthetically pleasing, multi-functional, bountiful and ecologically diverse. We also developed an online platform that provides visionary homeowners with transparency and clarity in the landscape design experience.
Every Thrive Lot project installed means more nutritious foods, better curb appeal, reduced reliance on fragile systems, and instilled respect for the land all around us.
Ready for radical change? Join the movement to leave a positive impact on earth!
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At Thrive Lot, we believe in a culture that gives more than it takes. Beyond serving the needs of our customers, our intention as we scale over time is to contribute a portion of our annual profits to nourish the needs of the local communities where we operate.
We look forward to your ideas on great projects we could do in your community and to sharing more on this effort in the future.
Meet the Team


Justin West
Co-Founder & CEO


Daniel Hodge
Co-Founder & CPO


Micah Hodge
Co-Founder & VP of Engineering


Kathy Butkevich
Co-Founder & COO


Ashley Kite
director of ecosystem development


Nick Major
Director of Dev-Ops


Jill Kirby
Director of Customer Experience


Kevin Bolger
Director of Project Success


Dustin Chambers
Director of Partnerships


Jon Hodge
Director of Sales
advisors & supporters


Bill Ganus
Advisor
Entrepreneur


Susan Weber
Advisor
Sustainable Landscape Designer


Frank B. Smith III
Advisor
Serial Entrepreneur


Mark Eckhardt
Board of Directors
CEO of COMMON


Mike Spear
Board of Directors
Founding team at Classy.org


Brian Krumm
Board of Directors
Director of University of Tennessee College of Law Business Clinic


Dr. Brian von Herzen
Advisor
Founder & Executive Director of the Climate Foundation.