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Lemon Seed Ventures ‘Into the Wilderness’ for Its 2027 Conference

The three-day event is open to home service business owners and leaders and includes two days of professional education and three days of networking and experiences.

By Plumbing & Mechanical Editorial Staff
A photo from Lemon Seed's 2025 conference.
Image courtesy of Lemon Seed Marketing.
September 16, 2026

Lemon Seed Marketing will host its seventh annual Lemon Seed Conference, “Into the Wilderness,” on March 3-6, 2027, at Timber Creek Church’s Lufkin, Texas campus. The three-day event is open to home service business owners and leaders and includes two days of professional education and three days of networking and experiences.

A premier marketing-focused conference tailored to the home service industry, the event brings together contractors and business owners looking to strengthen their brands and accelerate growth. The conference covers all aspects of business growth, including finance and operations, leadership and team building and community engagement.

“‘Into the Wilderness’ describes how many independent home service business owners feel in today’s marketing jungle,” said Crystal Williams, co-owner and lead strategist at Lemon Seed. “Our conference is a creative expedition designed to equip home service brands with a map of marketing strategies and actionable field tactics while forming alliances with adventurous colleagues.”

The educational curriculum is complemented by local experiences beginning with an optional tour of McWilliams Heating, Cooling & Plumbing and a Zoo Brew Opening Party at Lufkin’s Ellen Trout Zoo on Wednesday, March 3. At the conclusion of the educational sessions and vendor expo on Thursday, March 4, attendees will convene for A Night at the Museum, a business cocktail mixer, at the Naranjo Museum of Natural History.

On Friday, March 5, learning sessions and the vendor expo continue followed by Lemon Seed’s Greatest Raffle Ticket Giveaway featuring a variety of prizes. The day will conclude with a Swag Party at Real Graphics, a local 15,000-square-foot advertising and promotional design and production facility. Before departing, conference attendees are invited to a farewell breakfast and open house hosted by Lemon Seed at its Lufkin headquarters on Saturday, March 6.

Lemon Seed was founded in 2019 by Williams, whose family has owned and operated McWilliams Heating, Cooling & Plumbing since 1974. Williams partnered with Emily Fleniken, Lemon Seed’s co-owner and branding director, to create a holistic approach to strategic marketing and impactful branding in the home services sector.

“Every year we carefully curate our curriculum to optimize the Lemon Seed Conference as the premier marketing conference for success in the home service space,” said Fleniken. “Our expertise lies in helping companies secure their market positions and build strong brands to drive lasting growth.”

This article was originally posted on www.supplyht.com.
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