Mr. Josef Guetlein was born in Germany in 1950. Five years later he emigrated to the United States through Ellis Island with his parents and siblings seeking a better life of freedom and peace that his parents wished for their family. Like most emigrant families of the time period his parents took whatever work they could find in America to better their lives and give their children a better life than they ever could have experienced in their home land.

Mr. Guetlein watched and learned from his parents and witnessed first hand what strong family values and hard work could achieve in a land of opportunity. When growing up not knowing whether or not they would have shelter for the night, or food to eat through hard work and dedication to family values the Guetlein family succeeded and assimilated into their new home in America and eventually prospered.

Due to his family’s tenacity and perseverance to succeed and by adjusting to the realities of the life around them, they learned a new language and made new friends after settling temporarily in Missouri. After spending a short time in Missouri, the family moved to the Denver area, where Josef commenced his education. After graduating from Alameda High School in Lakewood, Colorado, Mr. Guetlein attended Adams State College on a full ride scholarship due to his excellence in high school football. After Adams State Mr. Guetlein started working for Public Service Company in Denver and remained with them after the company became XCEL Energy and retired from there after 35 years.

In 1983, while working at XCEL Energy, Mr. Guetlein obtained his Colorado real estate license and began investing in real estate and farm land, and over time he met others with the same investment interests. Mr. Guetlein along with several other partners over thirty years acquired numerous farms north of the Denver Metro Area by forming a multitude of limited partnerships and limited liability companies and now has recently participated in the sale or development of many of those farms, with additional owned farms slated for future development activity.