Janice Person has sometimes joked that she can pass as someone who grew up in the world of agriculture but it’s only after putting decades of hard labor in the industry. The early days were incredibly bumpy. The way her mind naturally framed things didn’t come with a major dose of farming knowledge. In fact, life still offers up discoveries… Read More
New Grounded In Ag Training Platform Aims To Address Significant Knowledge Gap For Organizations In Agriculture
ST. LOUIS, MO (April 24, 2024) – As the business of agriculture grows increasingly more complex, acute pressure for talent is leading to an influx of professionals new to the industry. the resulting agriculture knowledge gap has never been bigger – or more consequential. Against this backdrop, communications and training firm Grounded Communications LLC is launching Grounded in AgTM a… Read More
Janice Person Inducted into the Agricultural Relations Hall of Fame
Based on a career of contributions to the industry, Janice Person was inducted into the Agricultural PR Hall of Fame by the Agricultural Relations Council. AgriMarketing Magazine covered the event in the following article: Janice Person, Deron Johnson Inducted into Ag Relations Council’s Agricultural Public Relations Hall of Fame (June 16, 2023)
Hiring a Communications Intern 2021
Throughout my career I have had the chance to work with some amazing students through internship programs. And last year was the first summer of the new company and the intern I hired did great working remotely. I am so excited to create another internship to assist with content development, planning and more. The company has grown and changed a… Read More
Immense Change Offers Challenges & Opportunities
ST LOUIS (February 3, 2021) — Bridging the rural-urban divide can’t just happen by having a small number of people sitting in on an occasional keynote. And yet, that divide may be one of agriculture’s most daunting challenges. That is what led to the creation of a new community called Grounded and Rising. Grounded and Rising is the brainchild of… Read More
How Janice Person Approaches the Business of Speaking
This summer, Tim McDonald asked Janice Person to join him in a Zoom conversation to discuss how she approaches the business of speaking. While the discussion was geared toward Tim and others considering how to pursue public speaking as a business, the conversation provides a lot of insight into the way Janice approaches work as a speaker. Hear as she… Read More