About Green Goose Homes
A little bit about the Goose!
Before you get concerned about purchasing your dream home from a company called Green Goose anything, don't. I am Grant Giese, the founder and president of Green Goose Homes. If you have spent any time on this site the Green part of the name should be fairly obvious. We build green homes. The Goose part, unless you know me, may not be so obvious. Growing up my last name was butchered by nearly one and all who tried to say it. It wasn't and still isn't hard to say. The correct pronunciation is Geese-E. Nearly 25 years ago, about the time Top Gun was in theatres, a frustrated baseball coach decided Goose was a lot easier than Giese. The nickname stuck and thus the Goose part of Green Goose.
I was born and raised in Lafayette, Indiana. I attended schools here including Purdue University where I earned a B.S. in Management. My wife, Cara and I have lived and worked most of our adult lives here. We have thrown ourselves into the community and been involved with such organizations as March of Dimes, CASA for Kids, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Junior Achievement, Habitat for Humanity and our own foundation Samantha's Grace. We have chosen to raise our family here. We have an amazing little girl, Jillian, a sweet baby, Ryan, and also were blessed with an amazing baby named Samantha that succumbed to complications of prematurity. Now we have decided to start a business here.
Prior to founding Green Goose Homes I spent 7 years managing operations for a large local builder. During my time there we built over 750 homes, nearly 500 of which were Energy Star certified. My responsibilities included jobsite supervision, project scheduling, budgeting, estimating, sales, marketing, etc. In short, it prepared me to start Green Goose Homes.
Despite all I learned at my previous job I was unfulfilled professionally. I built hundreds upon hundreds of homes but got to really know very few of our customers. It was impersonal. The goal at Green Goose Homes is to build 10-15 homes a year and have a relationship with each customer before, during, and after the sale. There is only one way to do that. I must earn your trust. Given the opportunity Green Goose Homes will earn that trust!