Shane Thomas

About

Agribusiness is changing at lightning speed. The need to adapt and evolve has never been more paramount in agriculture. It is common to see the challenges in this, but I view it as opportunity to improve as a professional and to help shape the future of agriculture. I dig into the opportunities within agribusiness and use modern technology, critical thinking and my passion to influence change to overcome these challenges and drive a better future in agribusiness. To accomplish this, I strive to continually educate myself across a wide scope of disciplines and build a robust network to optimize the impact I have in any setting. I have been fortunate to obtain experience in a wide range of areas including the business of ag retail, technical agronomy, sales, marketing, supply chain management, digital/agtech strategy, product strategy, change management and leading diverse teams. These experiences along with the ability to execute has enabled me to lead positive business results and have significant impact on people, organizations and industry plus shape my professional abilities and passions. Alone each experience is beneficial; in aggregate my experiences give me a dynamic understanding about where agriculture is headed and how to shape that future. These experiences, plus a broad range of interests from psychology to economics, to business strategy and history, my insatiable curiosity and desire to learn has fueled my passion for agriculture and enabled me to derive insights across disciplines powering creative solutions to challenging problems in agribusiness, My business and professional mantras: - Relentless Pursuit of Improvement (Evolution) - Market Obsession - If you don’t have a brand, then you are a commodity - Process with Purpose - Always Be Capturing (ABC) - Think in Zoom - Measure and Manage (Precision) - Embrace Complexity - Stack the Deck - High Resolution Communication - Strong Opinions Loosely Held - Do What You Say (Consistency) - Think in 2nd+ Order Implications - Optimize for Leverage + Scale - Outcome Over Ego and Infinite Over Finite I encourage you to reach out to me if you want to discuss technology, business strategy, ag retail and the future of agriculture. Check out my weekly newsletter deliverijng essential news and analysis for agribusiness leaders at upsttream.ag