Ep. 085 - Building an Empire in Agriculture: Jonathon Haralson’s Mission
Jonathon Haralson is on a mission to help producers in the agriculture industry.
His story is pretty powerful and I think a lot of us can relate to it.
Jonathon wanted to be involved in the ag industry but didn’t know in what way or how to start.
He got a job with Farm Bureau but also had a side job running his own ranching operation.
Soon he was able to grow his side job enough to where it was competing with his main job so he took the leap and went all in on his operation.
Since then he’s done lots of learning and surrounding himself with the right people.
Jonathon saw a need in the industry to help educate producers on how to actually become profitable so he started Empire Ag.
Empire Ag now has several different branches from consulting to capital allocation.
If you’re in the agriculture industry you need to check out this episode.
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Why Do Businesses Stay Stuck?
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Ep. 084 - Cowboy Tradition, Modern Craft: The Kerry Kelley Standard
Kerry Kelley grew up around the right mixture of metal fabrication and cowboying to want to build cowboy gear and had the knowledge to do it.
Like a lot of people when they start something there was a lot of trial and error and mentorship from other makers.
The first 100 or so pieces he built for very cheap or free but once he started figuring it out the business started taking off.
He constantly works to improve his products and his process and make sure he only puts out top of the line gear. Kerry also stands behind anything you buy from him.
It’s pretty cool to hear the story and insights from one of the most well known bit and spur makers in the industry.
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Comfort is the Killer of Greatness
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Ep. 083 - Crazy to Some, Profitable to Others: Doug Ferguson’s Path in Cattle Marketing
Doug Ferguson teaches buy/sell cattle marketing through his Mr. Cattlemaster classes but this isn’t just a theory he teaches this is the life he lives.
He started like a lot of us searching for a way to do what he loves and also be profitable. He found what he was looking for and started implementing strategies that most old timers would call crazy.
Doug’s story not only shows that yes you can do it too but he also gives us tactical advice to implement into our operations.
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My Favorite Way to Make Money
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Ep. 082 - More Than a Trade: Blane Chapman’s Story
Blane Chapman is a legacy farrier. His father was an authority in corrective horseshoeing.
So Blane grew up around great mentors and not only learned work ethic but also a lot of techniques and skills.
He was able to leverage these to build his own successful business as he went out on his own. Blane not only knew how to do a good job but how to make a successful business out of it.
We cover a lot of information not only about the farrier business but business in general.
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Relating Farming Principles with Business
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Ep. 081 - The Business of Rodeo: The Champion Family Story
The Champions have been in the rodeo business for decades. Both on the competing side and the production side.
Bob is able to tell the history of how the family got started in the business and how it has evolved over the years. Not only has the sport gone through many changes but so has the stock, contestants, and how you produce a rodeo.
It’s an awesome episode to learn rodeo history and the business of rodeo production as well as the ranching side of the business.
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The Best Investment You’ll Ever Make
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Ep. 080 - Born Into It: Carrying the Torch in Equine Sports Medicine w/Charlie Buchanan
Charlie Buchanan is a legacy equine veterinarian.
He grew up in his dad’s practice and that’s all he ever wanted to do.
Like a lot of successful people everyone only sees the outcome and not the journey.
When Charlie was getting started he tried to see very horse he could and it didn’t matter where they were.
He was putting in lots of hours and lots of miles traveling back and forth from Navasota to the Weatherford area and all across TX really.
Finally he decided there was a need for an equine hospital in that area and opened one up in Morgan Mill which is now Signature Equine Hospital.
Not only was there a need but he stayed super busy which allowed him to hire some of his friends and peers to come be apart of the practice also.
What started out as a guy that loved working on horses quickly developed into a full blown business where Charlie learned all the pros and cons of being a business owner.
We also dive into the other ventures that he has going on.
This is a great episode with a lot of insight for not just veterinarians or horse owners but anyone wanting to start and grow a business.
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Ep. 079 - How a Ranch Kid Became a Lawyer for the Western World- Jeff Todd
Jeff Todd grew up around farming, ranching, and rodeo but he didn’t really know what he wanted to do as a career.
After he got married in college he did know that he wanted to be able to make a good living so he could provide for his family and buy junior rodeo horses.
This ultimately led him down the path to becoming a lawyer.
Though it’s not maybe the first career someone might think of pursuing coming off the ranch he’s excelled at it and found a way incorporate agriculture and rodeo back into it.
Once he went all in on Law School he did well which made it easy for him to get a good job coming out of school.
With his background he got to start handling all the agricultural and western type cases that came in which he loved and was able to build a business off of that.
Y’all check out this awesome story and if you haven’t chosen a career path yet you may want to think about Law.
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Ep. 078 - The Guy Who Wouldn’t Settle: Spencer Robinson’s Life of Reinvention
Spencer Robinson has lived a full life with lots of experiences.
Spencer was amazed with agriculture from an early age and soaked up all the knowledge that he could.
He tried several rodeo events and eventually found his place as a bullfighter.
He joined the army and did that during the week while fighting bulls on the weekend.
After serving in the army he had a choice to make reenlist or find a new career and he knew that he couldn’t make the living he wanted being a bullfighter so he moved again to Washington to become a state trooper.
While in Washington he built his dream place with an arena and horse barn.
Again life happened and he decided to make the move to Texas.
After here he found opportunities and started investing in real estate and bought an established business.
Of course he needed a hobby so got into bulldogging and later into cutting horses.
There’s lots of knowledge and experience in this episode.
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The #1 Skill That Separates 6-Figure Earners from the Rest
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Ep. 077 - Decades of Ranching Wisdom w/Jack Buchanan
Jack Buchanan has seen lots of ups and downs in the ranching business through the years.
Through seeing markets change and weather change he’s been able to adapt as he’s always looking for opportunities.
Jack was around a lot of people in the cattle business and was very easy for him to be able to get into the order buying business.
He also developed his own ranching operation that involves high quality cows , upgrading light calves, and even some sheep.
Being adaptable and great relationships have allowed him to find success through the years in the cattle and ranching business.
There’s lots of years worth of knowledge in this episode.
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Ep. 076 - Building the Valimont Brand: Quality Leather, Cowboy Roots
Austin Valimont was basically born into the leather business.
He was around leather makers his whole life but mainly pursued cowboying as a line of work.
Austin kept doing leather work as a side hustle while cowboying.
Since then Austin has got around the right people and figured out how to provide a quality product at an affordable price.
Right now he’s learning how to scale while keeping quality high.
It’s great to talk to people that are still in the building phase of their business and I think you will get a lot out of it and I’m sure you’ll see a lot more from the name Valimont in the future.
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Ep. 075 - Rancher by Day, Rodeo Voice by Night w/Justin McKee
We all know Justin McKee from The Cowboy Channel but you probably don’t know the story of how he got there and all the other things he has going.
As a child he was able to grow up around a salebarn which made him not only fall in love with cattle and ranching but also the microphone.
Like a lot of kids that grow up around that lifestyle he was also active in rodeo and FFA.
Once he realized you could actually make a career out of announcing rodeos he was hooked.
With some great mentors Justin had some amazing opportunities and his career is still steadily progressing.
He’s also been able to live his dream of being a rancher and now he’s helping people become better communicators and leaders with his broadcast clinic.
Y’all should really like this one.
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Ep. 074 - From College Dropout to Western Store Owner: Jesse Bolgiano
Jesse Bolgiano started down the traditional path of going to college because that’s what successful people did.
But he was presented an opportunity that led him down a different path.
Jesse went to work for US Smokeless Tobacco doing a job that probably most young men would love.
After his time was over there he also worked for other major brands in the western industry and developed a deep knowledge of the industry and a lot of relationships.
Jesse always knew he wanted to build something of his own, his own business. Much like the opportunity that led him away from college the first time he was presented an opportunity to buy his own western store.
We go over all the ups and downs of buying a business and trying to grow it and even expanding into new markets and locations.
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