I happened across this piece on Tree Buzz and think some of you might appreciate it.
Imo, Mark is an awesome person who most anyone could learn alot from.
From a technical tree climbing standpoint Mark is one of the best in the world as indicated by the various state and world climbing 'ships he's won. And beyond climbing comps, he's in the field most every day getting it done in the 'real world.'
He has a deep love for doing tree work and, as mentioned in the podcast, also a great desire to build a sound, successful business which provides big value to both customers and employees.
He cofounded Tree Buzz which is where I first discovered online tree forums and met Butch and a lot of you all.
I went to a rigging work shop he presented years ago in PA, it was superb and I use concepts I learned there in basically every take down I do.
And I hired him years ago to climb and take down a really tricky storm damage scenario I had on a job that was too difficult for me and I learned a ton watching him do that job too. It was a Saturday cuz he was doing his own thing M-F, he arrived a bit late due to traffic coming from NJ, he took his time walking around and sizing up the tree situation and getting his gear set up (by which time I was getting twitchy due to seeming delays getting this big job started
) and then bing, bong, boom...cut, cut...zip, zip, before I knew it the tree was down and job was done early. He made it look totally eeeeeasy and safe as well. That is his thing- bang out mad production while keeping everything very safe.
He's also very down to earth, humble, and wise in the ways of interacting with people, alot of that is apparent in this podcast.
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Imo, Mark is an awesome person who most anyone could learn alot from.
From a technical tree climbing standpoint Mark is one of the best in the world as indicated by the various state and world climbing 'ships he's won. And beyond climbing comps, he's in the field most every day getting it done in the 'real world.'
He has a deep love for doing tree work and, as mentioned in the podcast, also a great desire to build a sound, successful business which provides big value to both customers and employees.
He cofounded Tree Buzz which is where I first discovered online tree forums and met Butch and a lot of you all.
I went to a rigging work shop he presented years ago in PA, it was superb and I use concepts I learned there in basically every take down I do.
And I hired him years ago to climb and take down a really tricky storm damage scenario I had on a job that was too difficult for me and I learned a ton watching him do that job too. It was a Saturday cuz he was doing his own thing M-F, he arrived a bit late due to traffic coming from NJ, he took his time walking around and sizing up the tree situation and getting his gear set up (by which time I was getting twitchy due to seeming delays getting this big job started
) and then bing, bong, boom...cut, cut...zip, zip, before I knew it the tree was down and job was done early. He made it look totally eeeeeasy and safe as well. That is his thing- bang out mad production while keeping everything very safe.He's also very down to earth, humble, and wise in the ways of interacting with people, alot of that is apparent in this podcast.
"It's been my life."
In this episode of the Green Industry Perspectives Podcast, Ty Deemer welcomes Mark Chisholm to the show. Mark is a third-generation, certified arborist with his family-owned Aspen Tree Expert Company in New Jersey. His expertise in tree care has made him a sought-after consultant and industry...
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