Chris Miner grew up in a single-parent household dealing with constant food and housing insecurity. He knew he wanted a more stable life for himself and those he cared about. Through a combination of hard work, luck, and the generosity of others, he was able to make it to college and then law school.
Miner began his career as a corporate attorney in New York City. After relocating to Phoenix, as a corporate partner at large law firms, he wanted to jump on the business side in order to have a more direct impact on growing a business. He learned the nuts and bolts of operating across a large corporate platform at Mobile Mini and WillScot Mobile Mini. He is now the chief executive officer of Arborworks LLC.
ArborWorks LLC, is a utility services and vegetation management firm that keeps power lines safe by trimming and removing dangerous trees on behalf of utility customers. The firm is also called upon to perform dangerous work under disaster-recovery circumstances.
“As an executive, I have a passion for growth and creating opportunities for employees and those around me,” said Miner. “I believe in living by our company’s core values and taking care of our employees so that they take care of our customers, which will take care of our shareholders.”
In his short tenure as chief executive officer at Arborworks LLC, the firm has secured contracts to double its revenue, hired hundreds of new employees and expanded into more states across the country.
“One of my strengths has always been to be able to motivate and lift those around me,” said Miner. “My teams tend to work with me for many years because I excel at creating pathways to success for my employees.”
His strengths have led to accolades, such as recognition as the Arizona corporate counsel of the year by the National Association of Corporate Counsel. Miner was named a board member of the year for a large Arizona charity and was voted adjunct professor of the year by the students at ASU Law School.
As a leader, Miner said he believes in transparent servant leadership. “A good leader should want to know how the world is, not how they want it to be,” he said. “Great leaders can most find success by putting employees first, customers second and shareholders third – our job as leaders is to inspire the people you lead to be great at whatever they want to do.”
