Brian Sikes

You know, going a step further, I mean, you know, clearly you've been motivated to stay in Cargill.

Cargill opened up a whole lot of new doors for you, and you had mentors who made sure that there were opportunities for you as they saw how effective you were.

And, but, you know, I know, you know, Cargill has a firm for folks in Minnesota.

I mean, it's a local firm headquartered right here.

And, you know, of course, it's a private firm, which makes, you know, people feel maybe that, you know, we don't know quite as much about it as we should.

So what would you say were some of the things about Cargill that motivated you to stay? And what do you see, really? I mean, how would you describe Cargill to a room full of people? hopefully a room full of Minnesotans.

Yeah.

I mean, it's an amazing company, 160 years old.

Let me just start with what was attractive to me and what I think is attractive to the people we recruit today, and it's really our purpose.

We talk about nursing the world safely, responsibly, sustainably.

So that's an easy thing to say, but it's really meaningful, and I think it is why people, it's certainly why people stay.

And I think it's why most people come.

And when we're out recruiting, whether that's an executive or at university level, people have choices.

I tell them you can do the same jobs here.

If you like AI, we're in the middle of AI.

If you like engineering, finance, it doesn't matter what you're doing somewhere else.

You can do that job in Cardio, almost any job.

So do you want to do it and have a lasting impact on the world's food system? So I think that's the pitch, and I think that's what keeps our people engaged.

at Cargill, describing Cargill, 160 years old, family owned, still family owned, we might have one in the room.

And so that separates us because we're privately held, it allows us to have long term views on the impact.

But it's an amazing company that started in Conover, Iowa, and then quickly actually moved to Minnesota, I think 158 years in Minnesota.

But it's a company that started just with this grain elevator, with this purpose really to serve farmers.

And that hasn't changed.

Our core foundation is still really beginning at the farm gate and making farmers successful.

We had this great time.

You know, going a step further, I mean, you know, clearly you've been motivated to stay in Cargill.

Cargill opened up a whole lot of new doors for you, and you had mentors who made sure that there were opportunities for you as they saw how effective you were.

And, but, you know, I know, you know, Cargill has a firm for folks in Minnesota.

I mean, it's a local firm headquartered right here.

And, you know, of course, it's a private firm, which makes, you know, people feel maybe that, you know, we don't know quite as much about it as we should.

So what would you say were some of the things about Cargill that motivated you to stay? And what do you see, really? I mean, how would you describe Cargill to a room full of people? hopefully a room full of Minnesotans.

Yeah.

I mean, it's an amazing company, 160 years old.

Let me just start with what was attractive to me and what I think is attractive to the people we recruit today, and it's really our purpose.

We talk about nursing the world safely, responsibly, sustainably.

So that's an easy thing to say, but it's really meaningful, and I think it is why people, it's certainly why people stay.

And I think it's why most people come.

And when we're out recruiting, whether that's an executive or at university level, people have choices.

I tell them you can do the same jobs here.

If you like AI, we're in the middle of AI.

If you like engineering, finance, it doesn't matter what you're doing somewhere else.

You can do that job in Cardio, almost any job.

So do you want to do it and have a lasting impact on the world's food system? So I think that's the pitch, and I think that's what keeps our people engaged.

at Cargill, describing Cargill, 160 years old, family owned, still family owned, we might have one in the room.

And so that separates us because we're privately held, it allows us to have long term views on the impact.

But it's an amazing company that started in Conover, Iowa, and then quickly actually moved to Minnesota, I think 158 years in Minnesota.

But it's a company that started just with this grain elevator, with this purpose really to serve farmers.

And that hasn't changed.

Our core foundation is still really beginning at the farm gate and making farmers successful.

We had this great time.