Storm Connection

darin johnson, founder and ceo of storm connection, started in high school as a tree contractor. he also had a stump removal company that was hired by many other roofing companies and cities in colorado. by 1995 he bought an equipment dealership in englewood colorado. by 1998-1999 southside total power was the largest chainsaw dealership in the state. in 1998 stihl sent darin to germany to meet andreas stihl as a top stihl chainsawdealer. in the year 2000 darin sold his shares of southside total power. in 2001 he started www.arboristsite.com. arboristsite quickly became a favorite of the tree, chainsaw and arboristsite industry. today it is the largest tree forum in the world. in 2004 darin worked with what was a start up network and one of the first contractors within that network. his work earned him contractor of the year 2 different times. he sold out of his contracting business in 2016 to focus on consulting and web design work. as a licensed insurance adjuster, darin was sent to