![]() ![]() “I work in the field, maybe more than I wish sometimes, but I enjoy it still to this day,” Henks said.Rhedah Sodalis College Station was a very nice place, it looked topnotch. As that busy spring season lands, more homeowners will be looking at landscaping needs and outdoor entertainment wants – and if they call Earth Effects Outdoor Living, they will likely see the owner during the process. “Spring hits for us, and it’s busy, and I am personally trying to walk that tightrope, spend time with the kids that are growing too fast and my wife and family,” he said. “Having a good relationship is providing a quality service and treating people with respect.”Īs Henks and his company constantly work to stay up-to-date with technology trends, adapt to the current workforce and find and retain quality employees, he also encourages a work-life balance of his people. “Word of mouth and relationships, that’s the biggest selling point for us,” he said. As his business finishes a second decade and heads into a third in a few years, he will remain focused on customer satisfaction. Henks said he implements smart tools, powered wheelbarrows and other products the company can use on jobs that require less people and still get the work done. Left to Right: Daniel Henks, owner Mike Harper, Irrigation & Lighting Manager and Darin Middleton, Landscape Manager. In the landscaping world, hundreds of choices of stone and brands and opportunities to add to the portfolio.” “There are a lot more products out there. ![]() My two main guys have been with me for 10 years each,” Henks said. “It’s sometimes hard to hire as much help as you want. “Smart irrigation controllers, LED lighting from apps on your phone, features from outdoor kitchens, technology has driven a big part of the changes in our business.”Īnother change that has less to do with technology, but more to do with the workforce, are the new realities companies like Earth Effects deal with in the labor market. ![]() “We are technology driven now,” Henks said. With changing trends comes burgeoning technology needs. “There’s a lot of those spaces being built.” “Everyone wants to spend time outside and have an entertaining place outside,” he said. Henks said outdoor entertainment is a hot commodity right now in his business. Earth Effects operates year-round, offering commercial and residential snow removal. And they’re not just a fair-weather company, either. In any given week, Henks and his team are designing and planning outdoor kitchens, planting beds and rock features, retaining walls, lighting, brick patios, arbors, decks and pergolas. Henks describes outdoor entertaining spaces as a “hot commodity” in landscaping right now. Outdoor firepit and grill station completed by Earth Effects. Located in Greenwood, the company (which has been a Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce member since 2005) specializes in virtually every aspect of outdoor landscaping, design and installation offerings. “I just didn’t have a passion for electrical engineering, I knew what I wanted to do,” he said. Year after, some 30 yards a week.”Īlthough he went to college to be an electrical engineer, the outdoors were calling Henks. “One day, this neighbor came over and handed me $40 and said, ‘mow my yard while I’m out of town.’ Wait, I can get paid to do this for people? By next summer, I had eight yards. “My parents had me mowing my yard since I was 8 or 9 years old. Henks, at 41, has owned Earth Effects Outdoor Living since he was 23 years old. ![]() But he did know one thing: it was a heck of a lot better to get paid for mowing yards than doing it for free. Most people don’t know what they’re going to do for a living at 11 years old.ĭaniel Henks didn’t, either. ![]()
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