About Hart2Hart, Inc.

Who we are today
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15 Stores
across South Dakota and Minnesota
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1,200+
full and part time workers (they’re more like McFamily)
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2x Winner
of the The Ronald Award (given to top 1% of owners)
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100% Supportive
of the communities we live and work in
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Starting Out

It all started back in 1972, when a Quarter Pounder with Cheese cost 70¢. That year, Mike Hartshorn started working after school shifts at the McDonald’s store in Aberdeen, South Dakota while attending Northern State University. He quickly rose through the ranks: from shift supervisor to assistant manager to manager of his own store. Not stopping there, he moved onto a supervisory role that allowed him to travel and train others.

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Taking Ownership

In 1997, Mike made the career-defining decision to go for an ownership role. Raising the funding himself, he was vetted by regional management and approved to buy his first four stores - Pierre, Brookings and two in Watertown.

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Jordan Joins In

It’s no exaggeration to say Jordan Hartshorn was raised beneath the golden arches. By age 14, he was working behind the counter. He worked other jobs, and even left to attend college in Colorado, but always felt the call of the family business.

In 2007 he took a job as a swing manager at the Watertown store. Much like his father, Jordan soon found himself steadily rising through the ranks, becoming first assistant of the Brookings store in 2008, then named general manager of the Pierre store in 2012.  

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Hart2Hart is Born

After five years at the helm of the Pierre location, Jordan entered into McDonald’s Next Generation Program, designed for family members who want to enter the business. After an 18-month period of testing and training, Jordan became an approved operator in 2017. At that point, Hart2Hart officially came into existence.

Since Jordan became an operator, the pace of expansion has quickened dramatically. In 2017, Hart2Hart purchased five additional stores (four in Iowa and one in Minnesota). In July of 2019, two stores in Sioux Falls, SD joined the Hart2Hart family. In 2020, seven additional stores in Sioux Falls were added.

Jordan Hartshorn shares the vision for McDonald's

With a new location, Jordan has a front-row seat to what the restaurant of the future could look like.

Meet the Team

Mike Hartshorn
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Mike Hartshorn

Founder Hart2Hart, Inc
Jordan Hartshorn
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Jordan Hartshorn

Owner/Operator Hart 2 Hart, Inc.
Carol Hurkes
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Carol Hurkes

Director of Administration and Facilities
Calonna Rhody
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Calonna Rhody

Chief Operations Officer
Robyn VanMeter
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Robyn VanMeter

Payroll and Accounting
Curt Wilhelmi
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Curt Wilhelmi

Organizational People Lead / Business Analytics
Michael Dawson Hasty
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Michael Dawson Hasty

HR Assistant
Sioux Falls, SD
Bridget Punke
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Bridget Punke

HR Assistant
Remote
Zechariah Van Harris III
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Zechariah Van Harris III

Public Relations and Marketing Lead
Staci Jessee
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Staci Jessee

Deployment / OTP PRO
Beck Riordan
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Beck Riordan

Deployment/ OTP PRO
Lance Craig
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Lance Craig

Facility Maintenance
Julie Berkey
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Julie Berkey

I-29 Area Operations Supervisor
Jackson Lawrence
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Jackson Lawrence

Sioux Falls Area Operations Supervisor
Monica Riordan
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Monica Riordan

Sioux Falls Area Operations Supervisor
Sioux Falls
Tiffany Menzia
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Tiffany Menzia

General Manager
26th St. Sioux Falls, SD
Steve Miller
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Steve Miller

General Manager
Worthington, MN
Arianna Grant
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Arianna Grant

General Manager
Watertown, SD
Suzette Delgado Rivera
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Suzette Delgado Rivera

General Manager
Tea/Ellis Rd, Sioux Falls, SD
Hollie Wells
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Hollie Wells

General Manager
10th St. Sioux Falls, SD
Danielle Shadle
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Danielle Shadle

General Manager
Luverne, Minnesota
 Alayna Walsh
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Alayna Walsh

General Manager
Interstate - Watertown, SD
Thomas “Tommy” Williams
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Thomas “Tommy” Williams

General Manager
Brookings, SD
Nohemy Orellana
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Nohemy Orellana

General Manager
Brandon, SD
Amber Paige Wright
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Amber Paige Wright

General Manager
S. Minnesota Ave, Sioux Falls, SD
Cristian Torrealba
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Cristian Torrealba

General Manager
85th St, Sioux Falls, SD
Heather Philpott
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Heather Philpott

General Manager
12th St, Sioux Falls, SD
Josh Depyper
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Josh Depyper

General Manager
41st St/ Empire Mall, Sioux Falls, SD
Ethan Wahle
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Ethan Wahle

General Manager
S. Louise Ave, Sioux Falls, SD
Isabella Kasma
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Isabella Kasma

General Manager
N. Cliff Ave, Sioux Falls, SD

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