Spring-Green Lawn Care is proud to announce Dan Hillenbrand is taking over an existing franchise location in the Edmund area of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Hillenbrand has long possessed an entrepreneurial drive. “Since I was 10 years old, I’ve been thinking about what business I wanted to own and run,” he explained. For five years, while in college, he operated his own lawn maintenance business. He sold it after graduation and began working with a franchise of Scott’s Lawn Service in Colorado. A move back to Oklahoma City in 2007 led Hillenbrand to employment with two other lawn care related companies before moving back to Scott’s corporate side.

The purchase of Scott’s by TruGreen led Hillenbrand to rethink his future. An interview with Spring-Green for a business consultant position evolved into him assuming ownership of an existing territory in Oklahoma City. “I realized I didn’t want to move to Chicago, and RJ knew the Edmund territory might be for sale,” Hillenbrand recalled of that early meeting. “For the past 10 years, I’ve been managing guys treating lawns, so it was an easy transition. But the whole time I was at Scott’s, I was thinking of different ways to make that jump.”

Hillenbrand’s wife of 15 years, Candice, and his two daughters, ages 7 and 11, are supportive of his decision to join Spring-Green. Purchasing an existing business, and not having to start from zero, was ideal for the stage Hillenbrand and his family are in now. “It was the perfect fit, in a reasonable price range, the perfect area, the perfect set up and the perfect backing from Spring-Green. It’s a no brainer, and I think it’s going to work really well.”

As he learned more about Spring-Green, Hillenbrand found the marketing and analytics tools especially appealing. “Being able to get all that information at the local level? I thought that was the best part of Spring-Green.”

He feels the biggest difference he offers customers as a Spring-Green franchise owner is the consistency of seeing the same representative for every treatment, as well as the lack of constant sales calls. “You’re not going to get that kind of sales approach, customers will get me or my field rep, so it’s very local, very small, a very unique situation. I know the area, I know the industry.” Hillenbrand concluded, “I never wanted to work for someone else, I’ve really only been happy when I’m working for myself.”

“Dan fits perfectly into the Spring-Green family,” said James Young, Spring-Green president. “Taking over this existing franchise is an ideal way for him to continue moving forward as an entrepreneur. He’s got a great background in lawn care to build on, and he’s a fine example of the kind of potential Spring-Green offers its franchise owners.”

Spring-Green helps franchise owners at every stage of development of their green industry business. Call 1-800-777-8608 or visit us at www.growmygreenindustrybusiness.com to learn how Spring-Green Lawn Care can help you succeed.