How to start the conversation about taking over the farm with Jolene Brown

Straight Talk with NDFB

Mar 6 2024 • 27 mins

Hosts Emmery Mehlhoff and Alisha Nord visit with Jolene Brown, a walking, talking spokesperson and champion for the people of agriculture.

Jolene is a farmer in eastern Iowa, contributor to Successful Farming magazine’s popular family business column, author of two great books, and an inductee into the prestigious CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame.

In this episode, your hosts discuss ideas from her upcoming workshop entitled: “If we huff and puff, will we blow your house down?”

Jolene shares lessons learned from her 30+ years of working with farm families. She addresses the issues of communication and conflict, fair and equal, entitlement and transition.

During the workshop, she will provide 10 template tools to help with the transition of labor, management, leadership, and ownership.

When your business is constructed correctly, not only do we have a productive and profitable result, but we have also laid the foundation for the legacy of a family business.

To find out more about the March 22 workshop visit the NDFB website's event Jolene Brown succession planning event. RSVP for this free event to jpepple@nodakins.net

To hear more from Jolene Brown, visit www.JoleneBrown.com

Contact our hosts at emmery@ndfb.org