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Ashley Hangen

Ashley Hangen

Human Resources Manager at PIC North America; guest on The Pork Podcast discussing organizational leadership and culture development in the swine industry.

Jun 5, 2026

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knew
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nothing about the swine industry right i was raised on a farm but um i think that Growing up where my where my expectations with chores kind of led to was when it was really, really cold, like minus 40, minus 45.
34:56
And my dad needed some help, like, you know, cutting open things in the slew for for water access and driving and driving a tractor because another one got stuck.
35:08
You know, I didn't work that much on the farm.
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So, yeah.
35:12
It felt very foreign.
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And when we think of people joining the workforce today, it's, you know, especially with the higher number of foreign nationals, one, new to a country, two, potentially don't speak the language, three, very different culture.

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And then maybe how has how did that experience impact, you know, what you do today and how you approach your job and just your life in general today?

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