
Up Close with Sam Earleywine: The Former Rugby Pro Ready to Tackle Anything
When Sam Earleywine suddenly lost her job in pharmaceuticals, she did the natural thing and called her dad for advice.
Dads have a way of cutting right to the chase.
“He said, ‘Did you like that job?” Sam recalls. “I said, ‘Not really.’ He said, ‘Go find a job you love.’”
Sam thought back to her high school job working at a lawn care company, mowing grass and pulling weeds. She loved it.
So after earning big money in pharmaceuticals, she took a crew position at a Colorado landscaping company mowing grass, then spent a decade working her way up to management, eventually overseeing a portfolio packed with big clients.
Now, she’s the Northern Virginia branch manager at Level Green Landscaping, proving two things: hard work pays off, and listen to your dad.
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