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Main Topic -What traits do the most successful famers, business leaders, clients all have in common?

• Guest – Rob Sharkey @sf28430
• Rob Sharkey, known in digital circles as The Shark Farmer, is not your average Illinois grain farmer. He’s a disruptor who is unwavering in his ability to directly address controversial topics.
• Rob tackles life, alongside his high school sweetheart, Emily, knowing four smaller sharks in their school will be impacted by their choices.
• Rob has elevated his no-nonsense antics from the field to the SiriusXM radio waves and TV with his own show.  This is either their strongest move to-date, or their biggest mistake. Tune into to watch and listen for yourself!
• Lastly, the man is solely responsible behind the motivation to start the Farm4Profit Podcast

People/Teamwork/Advisory Team

10/18/21 – F4P – E61 – Travis (?) from Circle U Farms – Exploring Custom Livestock Options

                Note: Awesome “What’s working in ag segment” with Peggy from www.fieldpocket.com

                Surround yourself with good people.  Make good decisions.  Have a good banker!  The basic rules for good

business are the same rules for farming.  Make no business decisions out of emotions.

10/11/21 – F4F – E154 – Jim McArthur, Randy Hammersmith (twin brother?) w/Field Rows

                Have the right people in your corner, because you can’t do it (farming) alone.  

Get a good crop consultant.

8/2/21 – F4F – E149 – Summer Fun with Rocking R Cross Cattle – Reagan

Surround yourself with good people.  Be a businessman first, if the numbers don’t work, don’t do it.

5/18/20 – F4P – E23 – Chad Hutson, HT Plumbing, Goldman Sachs Small Business graduate, Using a 10X Growth

Mentality to get to more profit

Surround yourself with people/things to make yourself better; eliminate people/things that'll bring you down;

elevate yourself to be the best you can be.

11/29/2021 – F4P – E64  Vance Crowe on Negotiations 

The willingness to be mentored, to seek out a mentorships and be curious about making yourself better.

Character/Good People

11/15/2021 – F4P – E62 Dave Hedt OutbackWraps

They love what they do

11/8/2021 – F4F – 156 W/ Super Huego  Justin Nunley.  

They treat everyone with respect. They talk to everyone as professionals. They down talk down or look down on anybody.

10/25/2021 – F4F – E155 w/ Will Brinkley

Patient enough to wait until the timing is right whether it be for planting or harvesting or with care for animals

9/13/21 – F4F – E152 – Delaney Howell 

Great time managers; Challenge yourself – never be ok with status quo.  Never say no – evaluate every opportunity.

8/23/21 – F4P - E57 – Farm with Stubborn Farmers – Andy Junkin

Change in attitude – we’re not perfect and don’t expect others to change for you – be the better person.

5/17/21 – F4P – E50 – Controlling Compaction with tire royalty, Scott Sloan of Titan Internat