Even after graduating from college as a physical education teacher and coaching high school kids for over 12 years, Kris Wilson's entrepreneurial spirit was more substantial than his pleasure in teaching. He found in the family agriculture endeavor a place to flourish his entrepreneurial mindset, first infusing technology to it, and now as a co-owner of Growtopia Farms LLC. 

Joining me today is Kris Wilson, an entrepreneur, a friend, and a neighbor. Kris worked as a wrestling, baseball, and soccer coach at Pennsville Memorial High School for over a decade. He also worked in network marketing, where he acquired the habit of constantly bettering himself, reading a lot, and getting comfortable being uncomfortable. 

In this episode, we talked about Kris' transition from teaching to the entrepreneurial world. He kindly shared the process of becoming co-owner of the agricultural family business and the teachings he gives his children about being entrepreneurs themselves. We also talked about the current situation on college debts for kids, predatory lending, and the lack of exposure to trade and vocational schools. 

Some Questions I Ask:

• Your entrepreneurial spirit brought you back to your family business, which was farming. Correct? (2:49)
• Growtopia Farms is the first farm in New Jersey to actively use a spray scouting drone, which uses fewer pesticides than conventional equipment and provides real-time growing data from its high-tech camera system. Right? (11:56)
• Talk a bit about what you learn from working in network marketing and how that's helped you with where you are today. (14:25)
• What is, in your vision, what college fails to teach kids? (19:42)
• The stigma around the trades and vocational schools, why do you think it still exists? (27:52)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Not always being bigger is the best option. Sometimes in business is better to be small and efficient (8:52)
• The perks of technology in modern agriculture. Drones and robotics (13:31)
• The colossal investment college represents and kids being sure about their passions at age 18 (21:16)
• Kris' opinion about trade and vocational schools' stigma (28:01)
• What industries are growing and which ones will see substantial growth in the following years (29:51)

Resources:

• Growtopia Farms LLC Facebook

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