Nathan Dirksen: 38 Years From Crewman to CEO, and the Non-Family Leader of a 70 Year Family Business
This week on Trades Talk, Justin White sits down with Nathan Dirksen, CEO of 7 Dees, the Portland-area landscape company celebrating its 70th year in business. Nathan started in a pair of cowboy boots and a white t-shirt as employee number 30 in 1988, worked his way up through operations, and stepped into the CEO seat as the first non-family leader of the third generation Snodgrass family business.
7 Dees is now approaching $50 million in revenue with 350 employees, six retail garden centers, and full service divisions across residential maintenance, commercial construction, commercial…
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