About
Get to know Richard Hansen.
Hansen's Lawn Care is owned and run by Richard Hansen, a U.S. Air Force veteran who carried the standards from his service into the way this company shows up at every property.
From the Air Force to a Minnesota lawn
At the age of 18, Richard enlisted in the United States Air Force. Most of his military career was spent in Tucson, Arizona, where he was stationed for almost six years. He traveled to many state bases for additional training and leadership courses throughout his six year enlistment. In January of 2003, his squadron deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The squadron established a base in south eastern Jordan, which borders Iraq to the south west and Israel to the west. They worked directly with the Jordanian military and all branches of the United States military to overthrow Saddam Hussein's regime. Arriving back to the states, Richard was awarded an Air Force Commendation Medal.
The lessons that shape the work
The Air Force has three core values. They define what an Airman is, and they still set the bar at Hansen's Lawn Care today:
- Integrity first
- Service before self
- Excellence in all we do
How those values show up
On every property, every visit.
It would be easy to put values on a website and never act on them. We try to do the opposite: pick small concrete behaviors that prove the value, and never skip them.
- Integrity first: we do the work the same when no one is watching
- Service before self: we put the customer's property and time first
- Excellence in all we do: we leave every property looking finished
On a personal note
After his military career was over, Richard relocated to Minnesota. Here he met his wife Kristi, and they now have a daughter named Savannah Joy. Being a father has been one of the best experiences of his life, and it only gets better with every smile from his wife and daughter.
Richard started Hansen's Lawn Care with a vision of meeting customer needs by living out the Three Core Values. He has adapted them not only into his own lifestyle, but into the way the company operates every single day.
I reached out to Hansen's about handling my lawn care while I was away on deployment with the military. Not only did these guys handle my lawn care, but they did it entirely free of charge out of appreciation for my service. Hansen's truly went above and beyond and I would have no hesitation in recommending them to anyone who is in need of this service.
Let's work together
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