Jared Flinn

Yeah, yeah. So as I said earlier on the podcast, grew up eastern Missouri, about 50 miles west of St. Louis. High school I went to was Troy, town of Troy. But I grew up on a small, super small farm, 240 acres west of there. Believe it or not, we had all the above. I mean, row crop, pasture, but really grew up in the sawmill. My dad and uncle started a sawmill and did that from –

Yeah, yeah. So as I said earlier on the podcast, grew up eastern Missouri, about 50 miles west of St. Louis. High school I went to was Troy, town of Troy. But I grew up on a small, super small farm, 240 acres west of there. Believe it or not, we had all the above. I mean, row crop, pasture, but really grew up in the sawmill. My dad and uncle started a sawmill and did that from –

Yeah, yeah. So as I said earlier on the podcast, grew up eastern Missouri, about 50 miles west of St. Louis. High school I went to was Troy, town of Troy. But I grew up on a small, super small farm, 240 acres west of there. Believe it or not, we had all the above. I mean, row crop, pasture, but really grew up in the sawmill. My dad and uncle started a sawmill and did that from –

I mean, I think I was eight, maybe nine years old. I can remember my dad building these stools for us to stand on just so we could operate the machinery. But, yeah, I did that all the way up through high school. I was really big in FFA and went to the University of Missouri, graduated from there with an ag degree, and then that's where I went. Actually, the cool kind of –

I mean, I think I was eight, maybe nine years old. I can remember my dad building these stools for us to stand on just so we could operate the machinery. But, yeah, I did that all the way up through high school. I was really big in FFA and went to the University of Missouri, graduated from there with an ag degree, and then that's where I went. Actually, the cool kind of –

I mean, I think I was eight, maybe nine years old. I can remember my dad building these stools for us to stand on just so we could operate the machinery. But, yeah, I did that all the way up through high school. I was really big in FFA and went to the University of Missouri, graduated from there with an ag degree, and then that's where I went. Actually, the cool kind of –

God's story, I guess I would say was graduated from Mizzou. That was in 2002. The job market was still pretty rough. You guys, I think you look close to my age, but we all remember nine 11. And, but yeah, job market was, there was nothing. And so I stuck around. Well, Got on as a delivery truck driver for a local company, had my Class A CDL, and started driving a truck.

God's story, I guess I would say was graduated from Mizzou. That was in 2002. The job market was still pretty rough. You guys, I think you look close to my age, but we all remember nine 11. And, but yeah, job market was, there was nothing. And so I stuck around. Well, Got on as a delivery truck driver for a local company, had my Class A CDL, and started driving a truck.

God's story, I guess I would say was graduated from Mizzou. That was in 2002. The job market was still pretty rough. You guys, I think you look close to my age, but we all remember nine 11. And, but yeah, job market was, there was nothing. And so I stuck around. Well, Got on as a delivery truck driver for a local company, had my Class A CDL, and started driving a truck.

And this was more on a local basis, so I wasn't over the road. It was a straight truck with a pup, but it was delivering construction materials. But that's where I really learned – a little bit more about logistics and dispatching and trucking. Did that for a couple of years. Met my wife. She was living in Kansas City. Started looking for a job up there. And it was interesting.

And this was more on a local basis, so I wasn't over the road. It was a straight truck with a pup, but it was delivering construction materials. But that's where I really learned – a little bit more about logistics and dispatching and trucking. Did that for a couple of years. Met my wife. She was living in Kansas City. Started looking for a job up there. And it was interesting.

And this was more on a local basis, so I wasn't over the road. It was a straight truck with a pup, but it was delivering construction materials. But that's where I really learned – a little bit more about logistics and dispatching and trucking. Did that for a couple of years. Met my wife. She was living in Kansas City. Started looking for a job up there. And it was interesting.

I put my resume online and this is way back in the day and not thinking anything of it. But it was I can specifically remember it was one Wednesday afternoon. I was working out on the truck and get this call. And it was from a job recruiter at Bartlett grain company. And he said, Hey, I see you got ag background and some trucking experience. We'd like to talk to you. And, uh, could remember. Yeah.

I put my resume online and this is way back in the day and not thinking anything of it. But it was I can specifically remember it was one Wednesday afternoon. I was working out on the truck and get this call. And it was from a job recruiter at Bartlett grain company. And he said, Hey, I see you got ag background and some trucking experience. We'd like to talk to you. And, uh, could remember. Yeah.

I put my resume online and this is way back in the day and not thinking anything of it. But it was I can specifically remember it was one Wednesday afternoon. I was working out on the truck and get this call. And it was from a job recruiter at Bartlett grain company. And he said, Hey, I see you got ag background and some trucking experience. We'd like to talk to you. And, uh, could remember. Yeah.

I can remember that next week driving to Kansas city and, uh, Small farm town kid. My grandma and grandpa bought me this suit for graduating college, my first suit. But I remember wearing it, going and interviewing. It was right at the Kansas City Board of Trade at that time, Bartlett Grain. They were on the top two floors. And I can remember going up there, elevator door opening.

I can remember that next week driving to Kansas city and, uh, Small farm town kid. My grandma and grandpa bought me this suit for graduating college, my first suit. But I remember wearing it, going and interviewing. It was right at the Kansas City Board of Trade at that time, Bartlett Grain. They were on the top two floors. And I can remember going up there, elevator door opening.

I can remember that next week driving to Kansas city and, uh, Small farm town kid. My grandma and grandpa bought me this suit for graduating college, my first suit. But I remember wearing it, going and interviewing. It was right at the Kansas City Board of Trade at that time, Bartlett Grain. They were on the top two floors. And I can remember going up there, elevator door opening.

red carpet, mahogany wood. I mean, just, I mean, I just was so out of my realm, but interviewing with the commodity managers. And then a week later they, they offered me the job so that, yeah, that was really my start in the, the grain and logistics business.

red carpet, mahogany wood. I mean, just, I mean, I just was so out of my realm, but interviewing with the commodity managers. And then a week later they, they offered me the job so that, yeah, that was really my start in the, the grain and logistics business.