Pyramids, Pigs and Passports
Increase Your Passion, Productivity and Profitability in Agriculture
This eye opening day will have your conference participants traveling around the world…and returning to their kitchen tables. From media misinformation and consumer pressures to family business issues, those attending will receive valuable learning with take-home tools. Two professional speakers who know and love agriculture will stamp participants’ passports on a journey to increase passion, productivity and profitability.
An exceptional day of learning… “When Pigs Fly!” presented by Jolene Brown, CSP (60-75 minutes)
Especially in turbulent times, you must look for the possibilities. Opportunities abound for agriculture once we realize that the pace, the people, the process and the products have all changed. Have we? During this eye opening presentation, we’ll find out what today’s customers are really buying and learn how to reach a demanding market. We’ll laugh while we learn how to build on the best of the past as we welcome the future. And by the way, Jolene really has seen a pig fly!
“What Language Are You Speaking?”
presented by Michele Payn-Knoper (90-150 minutes)
Do you feel like agriculture is an island with its own language? Or perhaps you’re an unwelcomed native in your own neighborhood? Whether it’s legislation, food misinformation, or neighbor aggravation, we need to strengthen connections between the farm gate and consumer plate. If you’ve ever wondered how agriculture can get on the same page with influencers, this session will engage you in a lively discussion about how to find their hot buttons so you can speak the same language. You’ll go home with tools to make real connections for the agrifood system.
“When Family Business Becomes Your Baggage”
presented by Jolene Brown, CSP (90-120 minutes)
There’s nothing better or more frustrating than working with “genetics!” Farming with family is a challenge! Combining habits, expectations, personalities and generations may create a collision course unless we learn what it takes to become a successful “business-first family.” During this value packed presentation, we’ll discuss in-laws and out-laws, off-site family and estates, daily communications and important meetings. From conversations to contracts, from assumptions to clarification, from complaints to celebrations, we will open eyes and save fighting on the way to the funeral home.
“Can Your Passion Build Pyramids?”
presented by Michele Payn-Knoper (45-60 minutes)
Today, we say it couldn’t be done – moving 20-ton limestone blocks through sheer manpower into a seemingly unstable structure. 4000 years later, the Pyramids stand in Egypt as the last remaining wonder of the ancient world. What legacy will you leave behind and will it serve as a symbol for others? Michele’s keynote is filled with poignant moments from her life on the farm, lessons from the barnyard to the boardroom and how the people in our business need to leave a lasting impression on the heart. Regardless of where your journey takes you or what others say is possible, pyramids can be built. You will laugh, cry and kick box while being inspired to put your passion to work as you build a legacy in agriculture that will stand the test of time.
For those who plan…
- Create a day of exceptional content, value and fun with these topics presented by Jolene Brown and Michele Payn-Knoper.
- Benefit from 35 years of combined speaking experience and outstanding track records as platform professionals.
- Enjoy peace of mind. These professional speakers are easy to work with, results-focused and lots of fun!
Audience take-aways…
- Productivity – taking home value through new learning, realistic tools and interactive exercises.
- Passion – identifying what it takes to energize your business and grow your profitability.
- Purpose – renewing your mission, building your productivity and expanding critical relationships.
As a meeting planner, you will benefit from…
- Experienced professional speakers, with a personal understanding of agriculture that can’t be beat.
- Security of a quality program with two professional speakers offering 35 years of combined platform experience.
- Ease of planning – Jolene and Michele will provide full day of new ideas with their programs.
- Continuity of program allowing for greater participant learning and return on your training investment.
- Assistance with developing consistent theme and learner outcomes for your entire meeting.
Jolene Brown, Certified Speaking Professional
West Branch, Iowa
Jolene Brown, CSP, will have you laughing while you learn. She’s fun and funny, creative and credible, long-legged but not long winded. She is a real “Farmer Brown!” Jolene knows the business, hearts and homes of agriculture. Her passport is stamped with events from local food marketers to global agribusinesses. She has addressed a wide range of audiences at state, national and international agricultural conferences. As a family business consultant, Jolene has met with numerous farm and ranch families. She’s sat at their kitchen table, helped them with new insight and realistic tools. Because of her experiences and audience evaluations, meeting planners ask her back again and again. They know those attending their events will receive great value wrapped in real life stories, personal connections and lots of fun-filled humor. Jolene has packed a lot of suitcases in her 27 years of professional speaking. She’s on a mission to nurture the people who feed, clothe and fuel the world!
Michele Payn-Knoper, Certified Speaking Professional, Cause Matters Corp.
Lebanon, Indiana
Michele Payn-Knoper personifies passion for agriculture. Her energy permeates a room and ignites ideas about why agriculture matters. She founded Cause Matters Corp. to give a voice to the people who feed the world and she’s known for delivering on that mission. In addition to speaking, consulting and writing, she employs new technology to drive decisions in food choices. Michele has worked with thousands of people in the agrifood business, economic development, nutrition and related arenas. She learned the art of connections by raising more than $5,000,000 for the National FFA, selling dairy genetics around the world and breeding registered Holsteins since the age of nine. A great fan of global expeditions, Michele has worked with people from over 25 countries and traveled on four continents. She loves to capture ideas from helping others. Known for getting personal with audiences, her suitcase is packed with edginess, enthusiasm and determination to put a face on the food plate.
Bring “Pyramid, Pigs and Passports” to your next meeting by contacting Jolene or Michele today!
