223 | Keys to Success: Life, Leadership, Business with Tim and Dave Abbott
We’re picking up where we left off with the Abbott brothers, the two farm boys from Vermont who went on to achieve high levels of success in two different parts of the dairy business: Tim Abbott and David Abbott.
We talk about tough decisions, taking risks and what it takes to be successful as a leader. Dave reflects on his experiences as CEO at Purina Mills, as well as stepping outside of the agriculture industry and into various other leadership roles, and Tim talks about taking the leap from corporate to entrepreneurship in dairy cattle breeding with St. Jacobs, and now, Showbox Sires.
There’s more than 130 years combined of wisdom and lives well-lived in this episode of the Uplevel Dairy Podcast.
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00:00 Introduction to the Abbott Brothers
00:50 Tough Decisions and Taking Risks
06:05 Defining Success
08:43 Keys to Success
13:48 Leadership Lessons
24:28 Faith and Family Values
29:23 Final Thoughts and Reflections
