Woodbine, Iowa, United States
I am an Agriculture industry veteran with over 40 years of experience in sales of seed, microbials, nutritional (crop & livestock) and chemistry products; with significant experience in leadership and brand development. In addition, I have helped launch a multitude of new Ag Industry technologies, by developing business execution plans that drive and improve profit. I have also done consulting projects in most of these same areas of business, with a steadfast commitment to building relationships. I work on building trust with the clients of organizations and fostering connections that drive synergy, growth and success for the farmer/customer and the employees of a company, the company and its owners. As a co-founder and a farmer/landowner myself, I focus on cutting through the noise and nonsense to build a portfolio of programs that create true value for farmers. Creating true value for the farmer and for the food consumer is the future of Ag innovation today.
Farming is more complicated than ever before. AGNETWORX exists to turn that complexity into prosperity. Our network connects the nation’s top producers with top ag innovators – unlocking new technologies that consistently work for top producers to grow their bottom line while providing innovators a faster way to access the market with less capital raise. As co-founder and a farmer myself I am focused on cutting through the noise and nonsense to build a portfolio of programs that create true value for farmers. It is the future of ag innovation, today.
Consulting Clients: Growth Accelerators for: Independent Seed Companies - Fractional Chief Commercial Officer, independent Ag Retail, High Net Worth Investors. The services provided include, but not limited to: Strategy, Business development, Profit Improvement, Best Asset Utilization and Profit Maximization. We also provide services to Agricultural Startup's, Ag Industry growth companies to develop Go to Market Strategies, Growth Projects, and Turnaround services within for businesses experiencing financial/business challenges.
Lead effort in launching AgVerdict Software ( Precision Ag ) to Tenzco members from Rockies to Atlantic then transitioned efforts towards helping launch Cavallo Ventures LLC. Within Cavallo Ventures I worked with a team to "review/ vet new" technologies companies. Once investment was committed, I was assigned to those companies to develop their Go to Market strategy, track the investment burn rate, help influence financial progress, coach and educate them on agriculture culture, driving them to engage with Wilbur Ellis retail locations and with key influential farmer clients. Companies worked closely with include: ACG Grain Marketing & Risk Management Services, AVE' Organic, Sabanto Ag automation, Trace Genomic soil DNA/biology testing , Sound Ag bio-inspired solutions, Growers Axis - independent agronomy precision services.
As a Business Owner/Partner I lead Business Development efforts for E4 Crop Intelligence specializing in developing precision agriculture software for Ag Distributors/ Retailer to manage and analyze precision GPS/GIS data and related information from soil testing, tissue testing and yield performance, workflows, crop scouting and crop recommendation resulting in precision GIS/GPS applications. Clients: United Suppliers, International Farm Corp, large Ag Cooperatives, Independent Ag retailers, John Deere Dealerships, Farm Managers/Landowners and Agronomist.
Midwest Seed/ Channel Seed/Sales Business Manager - Carroll Iowa Wilson Seed /Sales Business Manager - Harlan, Iowa NC+ Hybrid / Sales & Business Manager- Lincoln, Nebraska Brand Manager was responsible for the Profit and Loss , Budget and for 100% of sales staff, office and field sales staff, 250 plus employees with sales over $300MM under supervision. The company grew from $75MM to a total for company of $800MM in the 10-year period.