Jared Achen

Founder & CEO

Background: Jared grew up on a multi-generational Iowa farm with turkeys and row-crops.

Education: B.S. Ag Business '11, Iowa State University

Work Experience:

• raising turkeys, corn, and soybeans
• involved in Iowa Turkey Grower's Cooperative (owns medium-sized meat processing facilities)

Family: 3 kids & wife, Tawnya

Expertise:

• business analysis & financial analysis
• shipping frozen meat
• asking Katie really important questions to talk her out of her crazy ideas

Katie Olthoff

Founder & COO

Background: Katie grew up in rural Iowa but did not live on a farm. Now, she lives on the farm where her husband raises turkey and cattle.

Education: B.S. Elementary Education '06, Iowa State University

Work Experience:

• former teacher
• children's book author (My Family's Farm series)
• ag communications - Iowa Turkey Federation, Iowa Cattlemen's Association
• involved in Iowa Turkey Grower's Cooperative (owns medium-sized meat processing facilities)

Family: 3 kids & husband, Bart

Expertise:

• small biz marketing specializing in SEO, email marketing and writing
• making a million spreadsheets and google docs only to never find them again
• coming up with new ideas and starting new projects

Sydney Hadacek

Producer Support Specialist

Background: Sydney grew up on her family's Angus cow-calf operation in Eastern Iowa.

Education: B.S. Agricultural Communications '21, Iowa State University

Work Experience:

• agricultural SaaS start-ups
• higher education student support (ISU Agricultural Education & Studies)

Family: John Deere loving husband, Bailey

Expertise:

• setting up ChopLocal microstores and handling vendor requests
• providing amazing vendor support being literally unable to let anyone down
• finishing Katie's projects to perfection

Marketing Specialist

This position has been filled and the new marketing specialist will be starting soon!