Jolene Brown

Jolene Brown will have you laughing while you learn! She’s fun and funny, long-legged but not long-winded, and so insightful audiences accuse her of sleeping under their beds. The positive impact of her work is well documented by the accolades of those who have had her speak for their events. Through humor, hope, and helpful ideas her messages are guaranteed to bring us ideas to put into action and something good to talk about in the days to comes.

As a professional speaker, Jolene is an honored recipient of the Certified Speaking Professional award. This is the highest earned designation of speaking achievement from the National Speakers Association. She's made numerous guest appearances for television and radio broadcasts and her work has been featured in several major publications.

Jolene and her husband Keith live on a farm near West Branch, Iowa. She’s also the mom of two daughters and an avid supporter of community and church activities. Her real life stories have been gathered from every day life and shared with people throughout North America and countries beyond.

Annemarie Pedersen

Annemarie Pedersen has worked with a number of organizations as a public relations and media relations specialist. Currently working for an agency that specializes in agricultural clients, she has worked with a variety of businesses from large chemical companies to not-for-profit associations, in both the livestock and crop production sectors as well as consumer focused work. 

In her session “Get the Media Talking About your Agri-Business”, she will share her experience and provide participants with the tools to build relationships with the right media outlets and promote their agribusiness.

Annemarie is a member of the executive committee for the Canadian Farm Writer’s Federation and is the chair of the Agriculture Media Relations Committee with the Calgary Stampede. She has a Bachelor of Applied Communications from Mount Royal College in Calgary, Alberta.