Amish Yard, LLC

In early 2004, Michael Killen, now the president of Amish Yard, LLC, was employed by a small shop that sold Amish built sheds and furniture. The products were high quality and the Amish builders were meticulous and took pride in their craft. However, after disagreeing with the owners’ business practices for some time and receiving encouragement from an Amish acquaintance, Killen started his own business selling Amish buildings in the Pittsburgh area, motivated to treat people fairly while fulfilling all promises and commitments.

One evening while riding in the car with his father, Killen encountered a new “For Lease” sign on a road they had traveled on thousands of times. It felt as if he had been struck by lightning and he knew that this was going to be his shop. “I had the name ‘Amish Yard’ in my head for some time and was thinking about a logo when my brother-in-law pointed out that I had just found a horseshoe buried in the backyard,” recalls Killen. After receiving a $10,000 loan from his father and a lot of help painting and cleaning from friends and family, Killen opened the doors of Amish Yard, LLC for business in September 2007.

Amish Yard, LLC seeks out Amish builders and companies that match their values and over the years, the company has developed many outstanding relationships within the Amish community. Today, Amish Yard, LLC has three locations in the Pittsburgh area, as well as a fast-growing online store.

The company’s MVP (Mission, Values and Purpose) guides everything they do at Amish Yard, LLC:

Mission: To Create Lasting Value for Our Clients
Values: Tenacious, Innovative, Caring, Knowledgeable
Purpose: To Protect our Community from being Mistreated by our Competitors

Amish Yard, LLC promotes personal growth and development within its organization and emphasizes building leaders. The company strives to be of maximum value to one another, its clients and everyone encountered. The company has “phenomenal employees” with growing families, who are fulfilling dreams all while building relationships with their clients. 

“Winning this award is a great testament to how much we care about each other, our clients and our community,” says Michael Killen. “This is a phenomenal honor for all of us at Amish Yard, LLC and I am proud to dedicate this award in loving memory of my father, Michael Killen (Senior), who always supported our mission.”

“Amish Yard, LLC evokes an ethical character through its focus on personal development and a passion to be the best self in its business relations,” says Jim Weber, Torch Awards judge.  “The Dream Team Training program and implementing Entrepreneurial Operating Systems at work are the cornerstones of this ethical focus.”

According to Torch Awards judge, Akwasi Opoku-Dakwa, “Amish Yard, LLC has put in place both exemplary tactical day-to-day approaches to bring their values to life, as well as measurable long-term objectives to keep all employees focused on what matters for themselves and for the organization.”