Runs Like a Deere: A Conversation with John Deere’s Jen Hartmann

After accepting the torch in March 2020, immediately before the worldwide pandemic, Jen Hartmann, Director of Strategic Public Relations for John Deere, learned that her greatest career aspiration would also be her greatest challenge. In episode 33, Jen shares how she learned how to stand on her own and gain company trust when every John Deere factory was in crisis.

"I think you have the coolest job in the world," says Anne Deeter Gallaher and co-host Anne Carnathan when discovering Jen's lifelong goal to work for John Deere, or "Deere" as she refers to it. "You have to start building your pain tolerance," Jen says. Tap into this episode for #highgear stories and #businessvitamins.