b'Danny Ellis grew up in Seminole County, smack dab inIve never had a real job interview. Id always been toldthe middle of Oklahoma. to just go to work. Greg just laughed when I told himEighty acres in the middle of nowhere, he said. that, Danny recalled. It was a right place, right time kind of thing.It was peace and quiet and hard work. Typical chores onGreg hired Danny as a superintendent in December 2014. his familys Hereford cattle farm involved hauling hay,Even now, at just 41, hes the companys youngest Las mending fences and counting the herd. Back then, heVegas super.figured hed grow up and become a game warden.Instead, he moved to Las Vegas and got a job inHe loves the pace. Construction here moves faster than construction. Over the next 14 years, he learned how toother places. Lately, Dannys schedule has been loaded build acoustic ceilings, hang drywall, frame structureswith tenant buildouts for PKWY Tavern, a local gastro-and more. He even poured concrete.pub chain that blends gaming with interactive technology.His company subcontracted a luxury apartment complexTo Danny, bad superintendents act like nitpicky drill for The Korte Company in 2014. Soon after, a Kortesergeants. Or worse, they never leave their air-project supervisor offered him a job interview. This wasconditioned trailers. Neither motivates a team. So he new for Danny. Until then, hed always been told to justwalks around. He pitches in. He feeds his crewshow up with his toolbelt for a new construction job. members doughnuts from Pinkbox and asks if theyre drinking enough water. But in his first face-to-face with Greg, they actually satSmall-town gestures from a small-town man at heart. down and reviewed paperwork, insurance programs andStaying true to the roots he pulled up out of those 80retirement planning. red acres. It was a real interview. I was like, Man, this is weird.Thats just the Oklahoman in him.DANNY ELLISP_10'