FarmTank

David Perry, President, CEO, and Director at Indigo, has spent nearly his entire career working in the health and wellness industry. Although David grew up on a farm in Arkansas working many mornings with his father, agriculture hasn’t always been his sole focus in life. David started his journey attending the United States Air Force Academy, where he was a National Merit Scholar right out of high school. After deciding to take a different route in life, David transferred to the University of Tulsa where he holds  a bachelors degree in chemical engineering. After…Continue Reading ››

“The key to success is to innovate faster than your competition. It used to be different than this because companies could build a brand and coast on that brand for decades, but now the pace of innovation in technology is so fast that if you don’t innovate you die.”— David Perry, President, CEO, and Director at Indigo … Surfing, Learning to Innovate, Leading Billion Dollar Businesses, and Changing Agriculture with David PerryRead More »

“The key to success is to innovate faster than your competition. It used to be different than this because companies could build a brand and coast on that brand for decades, but now the pace of innovation in technology is so fast that if you don’t innovate you die.”— David Perry, President, CEO, and Director at Indigo … Surfing, Learning to Innovate, Leading Billion Dollar Businesses, and Changing Agriculture with David PerryRead More »

Mary Shelman , Founder at the Mary Shelman Group and Advisory Board Member at Village Capital, has spent nearly her entire career working in the agriculture industry. Mary grew up on a farm in Kentucky, which she still owns today. Later in life, she ventured off to Elizabethtown Community College and the University of Kentucky to earn a degree in Chemical Engineering. After a series of tough decisions, she decided to get a masters degree in general management from Harvard Business School, which…Continue Reading ››

“Agriculture is the most important industry in the world. If you want to have an impact on the world, which I think more and more of our young people want, then agriculture is the place to be. You touch the environment, you touch human health, you touch nutrition, and you touch development. You can pitch … Women in Ag, Millennials Affecting Agriculture, and Director of Agribusiness at Harvard with Mary ShelmanRead More »

"There's always someone out there who has an interesting perspective. You have to learn how to be comfortable with being uncomfortable. Being comfortable with having new conversations. I'm always curious about people who have done something I've never done." — Kellee James, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Mercaris

Kellee James, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Mercaris, has spent nearly her entire life working in energy and agriculture. Kellee grew up in a military family, which not only taught her to accept change but embrace it. Later, Kellee ventured off to the University of Kentucky to earn a degree in Spanish and pursue her dream of becoming an Olympic horseback rider. After a horseback riding injury, Kellee started her career working with commodity banks in Latin America on risk management and income diversification strategies. In 2009, she was appointed by President Barack Obama as a White House Fellow and was Crain’s Chicago Business Magazine ’40 under 40’ rising leader. Kellee also spent 5 years working for the Chicago Climate Exchange and was the co-founder of Exchangery. Now, Kellee is serving as the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Mercaris. We also talk about a wide variety of interests in her life such as working in the white house, being raised in a military family, horseback riding, what makes her tick, breaking new grounds, speciality crops, and where organics is going in the future. Listen to the podcast below to learn more about this rising leader trying to change the organic market.

Kellee James , the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Mercaris, has spent nearly her entire life working in energy and agriculture. Kellee grew up in a military family, which not only taught her to accept change but embrace it. Later, Kellee ventured off to the University of Kentucky to earn a degree in Spanish and pursue her dream of becoming an Olympic horseback rider. After a horseback riding injury, Kellee started her career working with commodity banks in Latin America on risk…Continue Reading ››

Mark Young , the Chief Technology Officer at The Climate Corporation, has spent nearly his entire life working in the technology sector. Mark grew up on a farm in southern New Jersey growing hay and raising cattle. Later, Mark ventured off to Purdue University to earn a degree in Computer Sciences. Mark started his own company in college called netKnowledge Inc. and not long after college, he went on to start another company called HipLogic, which was a mobile technology company. Mark soon went on to sell HipLogic to…Continue Reading ››

“Figure out what you love to do and go do it. The saying, “If you pick something you love to do, then you’ll never have to work a day in your life” is true. The thing that keeps me going every day is I love what I’m doing in technology and I love bringing it to farmers.” — … The Future of Gaming, Secrets Behind Raising Money, Fly Fishing, and Making Better Decisions on the Farm with Mark YoungRead More »

Molly Bloom , who owns one of the most intriguing stories of the past decade many of you may know as Molly’s game, tells us how she built one of the most exclusive, high-stakes underground poker games in the world. Molly grew up in Loveland, Colorado. She attended the University of Colorado at Boulder, majoring in Political Science. She was a member of the US ski team and was ranked third overall in North America in 1998. Her father was a…Continue Reading ››