When Shari tells people she is a veterinarian with a computer engineering degree, she sometimes gets funny looks and a few raised eyebrows. But for her, the seemingly odd educational pairing has helped her cultivate a career in what she calls smart agriculture. After taking some incredible turns along the journey, Shari is proud to be the owner of CATTLEytics, a company focused on providing dairy and feedlot clients with the hardware and software they need to manage their business.

In this episode of our Unconventional podcast series, Shari tells the story about how she found herself leaving a decade-long career in software development to start making choices that were focused on what she wanted and not what every expected her to do.