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Dec 1, 2016 · Who: Heather Dirksen, air traffic controller; charter pilot; former cast member of Discovery TV’s Airplane Repo. Hours: 850. Certificates and ratings: Private, commercial, multiengine, instrument. Extra: Dirksen served in the U.S. Army and was a contract air traffic controller in Afghanistan, Kosovo, and Oklahoma City.
Now Freedom Lawn and Landscapes, with Heather as CEO and Jeremy as director of operations, has four seasonal employees (including Jeremy’s brother, Ryan, on irrigation repairs) and one part-timer (Jeremy’s mother, Cherry, who works in the office once a week).
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In this episode, we sit down with Heather Dirksen, President of Arbor Masters Tree and Landscape* and talk about the strategies that she implements that have led to her becoming a successful leader. *Since this episode has aired, Heather has pursued other opportunities and is now the Strategic Advisor at SingleOps LLC.
Heather is the President of Arbor Masters, a 3rd generation family-owned business located mainly throughout the South and Midwest. She served in the military and became an entrepreneur at the age of 28 when she started a flight school to mitigate the cost of training. A few years later she joined her husband at his landscape company and ended up fa...
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Mar 1, 2017 · Heather Dirksen (née Sterzik) hasn’t let any grass grow under her feet. She joined the U.S. Army at age 18 and served in South Korea and Baghdad, and as a civilian she has lived in Abu Dhabi; Kosovo; and briefly in Afghanistan, where she was a contract air traffic controller.
Mar 23, 2021 · From the very first time I met Heather Dirksen, President of Arbor Masters, I respected her. When asked how she has been able to add so much value to Arbor Masters and be an effective leader, she simply said, “…consistency, always show up, be on time, and give solid direction no matter what the ups and downs of life or business.”
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She specializes in building and expanding companies and is currently the CEO & President of Freedom Lawn & Landscapes. | Learn more about Heather Dirksen's work experience,...
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