96. Focus on the scale that your customers can’t see, w/Land O'Lakes CEO Beth Ford

This podcast episode explores the strategic growth and initiatives of Land O'Lakes, a farmer-owned cooperative that has evolved from a butter producer to a Fortune 500 company. It highlights the company's focus on building ballast, scaling operations strategically, and leveraging data analytics for sustainable production and carbon capture. The episode also addresses the importance of broadband connectivity in revitalizing rural communities and the role of tenacity and strategic scaling in entrepreneurship.

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Masters of Scale

The Titanic: A Tale of Visible and Hidden Scale

Scaling Strategically: The Iceberg Approach

Beth Ford: Building Ballast and Scaling Operations Strategically at Land O'Lakes

The Cooperative Model of Land O'Lakes: Feeding the World

Land O'Lakes: A Cooperative Ecosystem

Land O'Lakes: Creating Stability and Opportunity through Data Analytics and Sustainable Production

Land O'Lakes: Creating Ballast by Growing Strategically Beneath the Surface

Land O'Lakes: Scaling Beneath the Surface to Address Climate Change and Food Security

Broadband Connectivity: A Critical Lifeline for Rural Communities

The Importance of Tenacity and Strategic Scaling in Entrepreneurship

Engaging Your Audience: The Power of Meta Conversations

96. Focus on the scale that your customers can’t see, w/Land O'Lakes CEO Beth Ford

Masters of Scale

00:00The Titanic: A Tale of Visible and Hidden Scale

The Titanic: A Tale of Visible and Hidden Scale

04:17Scaling Strategically: The Iceberg Approach

Scaling Strategically: The Iceberg Approach

07:34Beth Ford: Building Ballast and Scaling Operations Strategically at Land O'Lakes

Beth Ford: Building Ballast and Scaling Operations Strategically at Land O'Lakes

11:08The Cooperative Model of Land O'Lakes: Feeding the World

The Cooperative Model of Land O'Lakes: Feeding the World

14:41Land O'Lakes: A Cooperative Ecosystem

Land O'Lakes: A Cooperative Ecosystem

18:57Land O'Lakes: Creating Stability and Opportunity through Data Analytics and Sustainable Production

Land O'Lakes: Creating Stability and Opportunity through Data Analytics and Sustainable Production

22:18Land O'Lakes: Creating Ballast by Growing Strategically Beneath the Surface

Land O'Lakes: Creating Ballast by Growing Strategically Beneath the Surface

26:04Land O'Lakes: Scaling Beneath the Surface to Address Climate Change and Food Security

Land O'Lakes: Scaling Beneath the Surface to Address Climate Change and Food Security

29:50Broadband Connectivity: A Critical Lifeline for Rural Communities

Broadband Connectivity: A Critical Lifeline for Rural Communities

33:07The Importance of Tenacity and Strategic Scaling in Entrepreneurship

The Importance of Tenacity and Strategic Scaling in Entrepreneurship

38:31Engaging Your Audience: The Power of Meta Conversations

Engaging Your Audience: The Power of Meta Conversations