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Vertical development is the wave of the future in leadership development. In this episode of the GROWMARK Podcast, Corporate Communications Manager Amy Bradford, talks with Ryan Gottfredson, a cutting-edge leadership development author, researcher, and consultant. He helps organizations vertically develop their leaders primarily through a focus on mindsets, including here at GROWMARK. He is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling author of Success Mindsets. Ryan's new book, The Elevated Leader, comes out in October 2022 and focuses on vertical development which he discussed in-depth in this podcast. 

GROWMARK team members talk about how innovation is playing a critical role in process improvement throughout the FS System! 

GROWMARK Vice President of Human Resources and Strategy Officer Ann Kafer, talks with team members on the Future of Work Task Force, on how the process is going. 

In this edition of the GROWMARK podcast, Marissa Danielson, with the Benefits team, talks with GROWMARK's Telecom Services Manager, Angel Baker, about her journey in improving heart health and why GROWMARK's LIVE SOUND campaign is so important. 

The GROWMARK System is launching LIVE SOUND, a holistic well-being program encompassing the physical, financial, and emotional well-being of employees. Corporate Communications Manager Amy Bradford talks with Vice President of Midwest Operations Mike Turner, and his wife Teresa, about how an event changed the way he and his family look at health. 

The GROWMARK System is launching Live Sound, a holistic well-being program encompassing the physical, financial, and emotional well-being of employees. Corporate Communications Manager Amy Bradford talks with Vice President of Energy and Logistics Carol Kitchen on how employees can benefit from this type of programming and education. 

Neil Alcorn, GROWMARK's Director of Enterprise Continuous Improvement, talks with Katelynn Baer from the Corporate Communications team, on the increasing focus on Process Management in 2021. 

In this episode, GROWMARK Benefits Manager Aubrey Bastian talks with Chris Grogan from the Corporate Communications team about how the GROWMARK System is increasing its focus on mental health awareness in 2020 and beyond. 

In this special edition GROWMARK podcast, VP of Human Resources and Strategy Officer Ann Kafer talks in-depth with Media Relations Manager Chris Grogan about questions and concerns regarding the return to office transition happening over the next few months. 

In this episode of the GROWMARK Podcast, Information Security Analyst Chad Clark joins Cliff Dolbeare to discuss how employees, and anyone, can connect to WiFi safely outside of the office to keep customers safe.

In this special edition of the GROWMARK Podcast, Media Relations Manager Chris Grogan talks in-depth with Ann Kafer, Vice President of Human Resources and Strategy Officer, about changes GROWMARK is making to keep employees safe during this developing coronavirus pandemic, while continuing to deliver an unsurpassed customer experience. 

Media Relations Manager Chris Grogan talks with Jeff Frank, Division Manager of MID-CO, and Bryce Stremming, Senior Consultant of Commodity Risk with MID-CO. This month, MID-CO is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and looking ahead to an even brighter future. Jeff and Bryce discuss what MID-CO does, and how a dedication to customer service has set their team apart from competitors. 

GROWMARK Publications and Media Relations Manager Chris Grogan talks with Digital Communications Manager Heather Thompson about The GROWMARK Way initiative, which sets the standard on how GROWMARK/FS team members work not only with our customers, but each other as well. Heather has worked with a core group of employees in setting up The GROWMARK Way standards of excellence. 

In this episode of the GROWMARK Podcast, we hear from Identify and Messaging Admin, Tony Brent, on GROWMARK's latest efforts to keep employee and customer information cyber-secure.

John Reifsteck, GROWMARK Chairman of the Board and President, interviews Mark Orr, VP of Agronomy, Carol Kitchen, VP of Energy and Logistics, and Keith Milburn, Executive Director of Digital Transformation and CIO about some of the most impactful services offered by GROWMARK to its members. They also discuss a vision for digital technology in the future of the System.

Over the past few weeks, teams from the Human Resources Division have spent time with dozens of GROWMARK employees, to find out their thoughts on what would build upon the already strong employee engagement results from 2019. Media Relations Manager Chris Grogan talks with Tom Swearingen, Director of Talent Management, about how important this feedback is for top management within GROWMARK. 

Aubrey Bastian and Jeff Frank talk about ERGs in the latest GROWMARK podcast. 

The GROWMARK Foundation was formally incorporated in 2005 and supports 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organizations. The Foundation is focused on programs and activities which support: the vitality of the industry of agriculture; agriculture education and consumer understanding of agriculture's contributions to society and the economy; agricultural leadership development; and education about the benefits of the cooperative way of doing business. The GROWMARK System has been involved in a variety of philanthropic efforts, including youth and young leader education and development and scholarships, for decades. ​In this podcast, hear how those leading this donation effort have had to respond quickly to everything from floods to honoring a GROWMARK executive's legacy. 

Rebecca Dwyer, an intern in the GROWMARK Digital and Corporate Communications teams, reflects on starting up an industrial hemp operation in Illinois with prospects growing for the industry. 

In the fourth in our series celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the GROWMARK Internship Program we talk to GROWMARK Employee Development Trainer Amie Hasselbring. Amie answers our three questions for a former intern on her internship with Electronic Payment Systems and how her experiences prepared her for her career today.