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My Life Be Like...

Too many young people are only familiar with the basic job titles that everyone knows, but there are thousands fulfilling, exciting professions that most of us have never even heard of. I initially thought I would be a doctor, based on what my parents wanted me to be. Then, I thought about going into politics and government. After college, things changed for me and I ended up in sales and business development. My road to success and where I am today was fraught with different twists and turns, eventually leading me to a great position with a wonderful organization. Now, I'm talking to people in my professional network about their current roles/jobs, what they do in their positions, and how they got there.

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Daniel Tompkins - Agricultural Scientist & Founder

February 13, 2021 • Shashwat Baxi • Season 2 • Episode 11

Dan Tompkins knew he loved science, and so he grew up thinking about going into medicine. What he didn't know then was what type of medicine he would be doing. Years of working at a local garden & nursery shop inevitably led him down his career path of agricultural science.

He graduated from Delaware Valley College with his BS in environmental design and ornamental horticulture and then went on to the University of Florida for his Doctorate in Plant Medicine.

Currently, Dan has pivoted a way from his passion of agricultural science to start a new company called GrowMars focusing on agricultural growth and development in space.

Listen to Dan talk about the numerous issues and topic areas that plague the agricultural industry and the myriad of concerns that the common person will never even hear about, let alone understand.

He's a wealth of knowledge about everything related to plants and agriculture and well on his way to helping solve some of the world's biggest questions on food production and plant growth.