Farm4Profit Podcast
Farm4Fun w/ Kaylene Ballesteros
Episode Summary
In today's episode, we have the pleasure of interviewing Kaylene Ballesteros, a Product Marketing Manager at John Deere. Join us as we delve into Kaylene's journey in farming, her roots in Iowa, and her passion for youth rodeo sports. We'll also explore her role at John Deere and her experiences at the Commodity Classic event. Find out what Kaylene has always wanted to do and what she enjoys most about working for Deere.
Episode Notes
@kayleneballesteros John Deere
- Catch Up
- Where are they from, what do they farm, how did they get into farming
- How’s the family - do they farm with family?
- Two boys - Trey and Cade (look young)
- Iowa born and raised
- Graduated from UNI in 2010 w/ B.A. in Public Relations - 2012 graduated with Masters in Marketing/Marketing Management
- 2010 - John Deere - now Product Marketing Manager, Digital Solutions (since Aug. 2022)
- Before within John Deere:
- Product Marketing Manager - See and Spray
- Product Manager - 4 Series SPrayers
- Sales Content Coach
- Platform Content Coordinator
- Recruiting
- JDPS and Factory Communications
- What is she doing down here at Commodity Classic?
- What are some passions of hers outside of work?
- Youth Rodeo Sports
- Leon Youth Rodeo?
- Host a youth based rodeo - family centered entertainment
- Offers events from stick horse race to bull riding
- What is something she has always wanted to do?
- What does she enjoy most about working for Deere?
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- If you were an animal, what do you think you would be?
- If you could make anything bigger on your body what would it be?
Would you rather:
- Always be under-dressed or overdressed
- Always 30 minutes early or 10 minutes late
- Be hungry or thirsty
- Lounge by the pool or on the beach
- Margarita blended or on the rocks
- Never use social media again or never watch another movie ever again
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- What’s next for them?
- What can our listeners do to help?
- What can we do to help?
What does success look like to them?