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Get to know Weed Man

The Weed Man Minneapolis, MN team lives and works in the communities that we serve. Offering quality service is our main goal for our customers and neighbors. Meet your Minneapolis, MN Weed Man team of lawn specialists who are professionally trained to manage all of your lawn care needs. We're happy to introduce ourselves!

 

Steve Sartorius | Owner

 

 

Unique hobby you enjoy?

  • Golf
  • Hockey

Experience & Education (in your department & the industry)?

  • 14 years with Weed Man
  • Degree in Agricultural Sciences from UW-Madison

Favorite part about working with Weed Man?

  • Transforming a lawn that looks like it has no hope or needs to be re-sodded into a beautiful, healthy lawn.

Where did you grow up?

  • Tomah, WI

Favorite Book/Movie/TV  Show

  • Catcher in the Rye
  • Good Will Hunting
  • Seinfeld

 

Nick Husaby

 

Hobby:

  • FPW Drone piloting

Experience & Education:

  • 1 year with Weed Man sales team, on the job education
  • 7 years of customer service experience

Favorite part about working with Weed Man:

  • The ability to work independently and the people I work with

Where did you grow up?

  • Farmington, MT

Favorite Book/Movie/TV Show:

  • Rich Dad Poor Dad
  • Black Mirror
  • Planet Earth
  • Among the Hidden series

Pets:

  • 2 cars named Appa and Thomas
  • 1 bird named little Jimmy

 

Will Rose

 

Hobby:

  • Disc Golf

Experience and Education:

  • Sales and Marketing Certification
  • Years of Customer Service

Favorite part about working with Weed Man:

  • Easy going work environment

Where did you grow up?

  • Farmington, MN

Favorite Book/Movie/TV show:

  • The Hobbit
  • Star Wars
  • Game of Thrones
  • Lord of the Rings

Pets:

  • 1 Cat

 

Austin Green

 

 

Hobby:

  • I enjoy playing the guitar

Experience:

  • 9 years in the customer service industry

Favorite part about working with Weed Man:

  • Interacting and building relationships with our customers

Where did you grow up:

  • Sioux Falls, SD

Favorite Book/Movie/TV show:

  • The Martian by Andy Weir
  • Bob's Burgers
  • Game of Thrones
  • Star Wars

Community Connections:

  • Community Action Partnership

 

Jared Lindsay

 

 

Hobby:

  • Cooking

Experience and Education:

  • 4 years at Weed Man
  • Over 10 years in customer service

Favorite part about working at Weed Man:

  • It's a great work environment with amazing customers

Where did you grow up:

  • Valley Center, KS

Favorite Book/Movie/TV Show:

  • Any book by John Sandford
  • Harry Potter books
  • Dr.Who
  • Bob's Burgers

Pets:

  • 2 Dogs named Abby and Kate
  • 1 Cat named Cleo

 

Mark Lindsay Jr.

 

 

Hobby:

  • Gaming and relaxing with the dogs

Experience:

  • Over 10 years of sales/customer service experience
  • Been with Weed Man for 5 years

Favorite part about working with Weed Man:

  • I love working with our customers to get their lawns beautiful

Where did you grow up?

  • South Twin Cities, MN

Favorite Book/Movie/TV show

  • Dr.Who
  • Action Movies
  • Any nature documentary

Pets:

  • 2 Dogs named Abby and Kate
  • 1 cat named Cleo

 

Henry Millette

 

Hobby:

  • Snowmobiling

Experience and Education:

  • Studies in Biology and Environmental Science
  • Certificate in Turf Management

Favorite part about working at Weed Man:

  • Seeing where a lawn starts and the satisfaction of the customer at the end of the season

Where did you grow up?

  • Brainerd, MN

Pets:

  • 2 pugs named Fido and Emma

 

Daryn Roufs

 

Hobby:

  • Listening to/watching stand up comedy

Experience and Education:

  • Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
  • 5 years as a senior technician

Favorite part about working at Weed Man?

  • Continual ability to improve skills and to develop professionally in the industry

Where did you grow up:

  • Spring Lake Park, MN

Favorite Book/Movie/Tv Show:

  • Fury
  • The Office
  • Chasing Dreams: Living My Life One Yard at a Time
  • 1984

Pets:

  • 1 Dog named Red
  • 2 Cats named Stormy & Genie

Community Connections:

  • Spring Lake Park Youth Wrestling Coach
  • Former Middle School Football and Wrestling Coach

 

Tylor Bambenek

 

 

Hobby:

  • I have a Wire Wrap Jewelry Business called Symbiotic Designs. I create custom jewelry designs made from sterling silver and 14k gold wire. I also enjoy the outdoor lifestyle, the more nature the better

Experience and Education:

  • I have obtained a large amount of knowledge about Minnesota eco-systems through my obsession with nature. Henry David Thoreau taught me to constantly let nature be the teacher.
  • Previously worked in retail for 6 years. This provided me with sales and management experience first hand.

Favorite part about working with Weed Man:

  • Weed Man is a company I can truly stand behind, which makes supporting the system that much more exciting.

Where did you grow up?

  • Farmington, MN

Favorite Book/Movie/TV Show:

  • Walden by Henry David Thoreau
  • 1984 By George Orwell
  • Kubo and the Two Strings
  • The Cosmos and Planet Earth

Pets:

  • 2 Siamese cats named Jynx and Ezra

 

Nick Kuehl

 

Unique hobby you enjoy?

  • Golf

Experience and Education?

  • UW-River Falls- degree in Horticulture w/emphasis in Landscape Design.
  • 10th year with Weed Man.

Favorite part about working with Weed Man?

  • Interacting with people on a day to day basis.

Where did you grow up?

  • Kewaunee, WI

Pets:

  • A dog named Polly

 

Jess Tiffany

 

 

 

Unique Hobbies you enjoy?

  • I enjoy group hugs from my four kids and studying marketing books.

Experience and Education?

  • Degree in Marketing and Business Development

Favorite part about working with Weed Man?

  • I enjoy the great team of people and the culture of excellence we aspire to.

Where did you grow up?

  • I grew up in Minot, North Dakota and moved to the Twin Cities for warmer weather. It is much warmer here.

Favorite Book/Movie/Audio book/TV Show?

  • Braveheart
  • Gladiator
  • Proverbs
  • The Magic of Thinking Big

Community Connections:

  • BNI
  • American Heritage Girls
  • Amnion Crisis Pregnancy Center
  • Feed my Starving Children