Jessie owns and runs a dairy business in Mid Canterbury with over 1000 cows. For the last 20 years she’s also worked in a range of roles in agricultural policy, research and sustainable farming for the likes of Meat and Wool NZ, Federated Farmers, AgResearch and Environment Canterbury. She was the recipient of the 2017 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year award. In recent years, she’s also grown her career into Governance, and currently sits on a number of Boards including Ngai Tahu Farming and Alpine Energy. She is also the Chair of RuralCo, and is the first ever woman to take on that Chair role.
In this episode, Jessie shares her career story, including:
- How moving between jobs early in her career has been hugely helpful now in her Governance roles
- How she's learnt something from every career twist and turn
- Why farming is a great career for women
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