Total Landscape Care Digital Magazine
Issue link: http://read.dmtmag.com/i/319872
D ustin Hanson comes from a long line of entre- preneurs. The lineup includes everyone from his mom and dad to his aunts and uncles; so, Hanson says he was destined to run his own business. "I think it was natural that it was a progression that we were going to head in from Day 1," Hanson says. "It didn't take me long to realize that I didn't like working for someone else." With a strong family history by his side and a growing passion for the landscaping industry, Han- son ventured out on his own and formed Hanson Landscape almost overnight in 2005 in Big Rock, Illinois. Seeing green After quitting his job, Hanson, followed by five other crewmembers, started Hanson Landscape on J U N E 2 014 To t a l L a n d s c a p e C a r e . c o m 3 9 By learning from past experiences, Chicagoland landscaper turns the impossible into reality BY PATTY VAUGHAN The Perfect Storm (Left) Dustin Hanson, Ryan Kovarik and Brandon Hanson