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I quite like being iconoclastic.”
Andy Thesen-
Hermitage Bay, Antigua – Managing
Director
“I spent 20 years working in
the insurance industry and one
day, unexpectedly, I quit. I was
talking to some big companies
to continue my career, and
what John (company founder)
offered was a significant de-
crease to my salary, but the dream was sold to me and
I saw it. I joined Fiesta; John and I partnered and we
started this journey and it’s been fantastic.”
Deane Silke –
Fiesta Insurance - President
“I saw opportunity, professionally
as well as personally, and took
advantage of it. I’m a registered
dietician by profession and when
I was offered a regional dietician
position, I did that for a bit, and
then was offered to get my nursing
home administrator’s license. And I saw that as being
a wonderful opportunity to expand my skill set and to
start looking at the much bigger picture of what long-
term care was all about.”
Donna Steiermann –
Claridge House at the Bridges -
Administrator
“It’s been the owner that I work
for. He’s very aggressive and he’s
given me and my executive team
the keys to the car saying ‘Go
out and grow this business. Take
some risks on it and don’t worry
about failure.’ He’s given us the confidence to go out
and work together. He’s never held us back.”
Jesse Chalich
Northern Plains Railroad – Executive Vice President
