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

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

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

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

Starting a new company and looking out for one in the age of corona virus is definitely an amazing challenge. And while I really contemplated not going forward with a communications intern for the summer, as I saw the number of students in my family having opportunities closed on them, I knew I needed to at least try and so… Read More

Throughout my career I have had the chance to work with some amazing students through internship programs. Having started my own business, I have to say, I am so excited to create an internship to assist with content development, planning and more. We will look for ways to develop skills, insights and experiences that will add to the career foundation… Read More