Jon Southern
Owner, Chief Operating Officer, Hamlet Homes
Murray, UT 84107
Phone (801) 281-2223
Property Types
Land, Residential, Homes
Markets
Salt Lake City
Bio
Jon Southern was born in the year of our Lord 1973. Born into a large family, he had to scrap and fight his way through his childhood. He is the 4th of 9 kids and loved spending time with his family and friends as a teenager.
In his 19th year, he served a 2-year mission for his church in Munich, Germany and realized how much larger the world was outside of Utah. Before his mission, the farthest he had traveled was a day trip to Tijuana, Mexico. After his mission, he had several different jobs – working at a Silver refinery, working at the Varsity Theater as a projectionist, and working for Guest Services at BYU.
At some point during this long and lonely part of his life, he met Tiffany Gustafson who was to become his wife. They met in November of 1995 and were married the next year in June. Probably the best decision he ever made was to ask her to marry him. As time progressed and life happened, eventually Tiffany and Jon had 2 children. Holly was born in 1998, and Piper was born during the Salt Lake Olympics in 2002. As a family, there were yearly trips to Disneyland, Disney World, Yellowstone, Bear Lake, Fish Lake, and Zions National Park. Jon worked many hours to advance his career while (luckily) Tiffany raised the kids (so they actually turned out normal). His wife and kids are his inspiration and the reason he has wanted to be successful in life. Jon and his family live a very nomadic life having moved 21 times in 22 years of marriage. Two of their homes were built by Hamlet Homes, and they have loved every minute of it. They always felt that home is where the family is and where you lived did not matter.
Jon loves to spend time with both his wife and kids as well as his own brother and sisters. When possible, he and his father go out to golf as a hobby since they are both terrible at it. Although his mom does not approve, Jon loves to go to Las Vegas or Wendover to gamble (usually playing Craps or Pai Gow Poker). He recently tried Texas Hold’em and is hooked. One of his dreams is to play in the World Series of Poker before 2022. He and Tiffany usually spend Thanksgiving there enjoying a weekend on their own or with friends.
Jon loves to work with his hands either building homes as a framer or completing woodworking projects for the home. Jon attended BYU’s construction management program from 1994-1996. He started in the construction industry working for Acadian Builders, a framing and general Contractor, in 1996. He worked from the ground up, starting as a laborer in the company with four employees. After nine years with Acadian, he was the Lead Framing Supervisor directly overseeing 30 employees and managing three additional Framing Supervisors.
Jon joined Hamlet Homes in 2004 as an Assistant Supervisor in the Production Department. Since that time, Jon has held the title of Production Supervisor, Homebuilding Manager, and finally his current position, Vice President of Construction. He now oversees and directs all of Hamlet Homes’ Homebuilding, Purchasing, Estimating, and Warranty activities. He loves working with a great team of people to see projects come together. This was the main reason he decided to be an owner of Hamlet with his partners. Working with all the great people at Hamlet brings him a great sense of fulfillment.
In 2000, Jon received the Subcontractor of the Year Award from Panda Homes, and in 2006 he was named the Supervisor of the Year from Hamlet Homes for closing 74 homes and having over $14 million in revenue.
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