July 13-15, 2021 -A Virtual Experience
The Leadership Institute Alumni Summit will bring together Institute graduates to network, refresh skills, and learn new techniques to better position themselves for success in the potato industry.
All past graduates of the Institute are invited to participate in the three 90-minute workshops that will be active, engaging, fast-paced, high energy and packed with tips to put to use immediately.
Your Experts
Eric Herdman
Laurie Richards
Laurie Richards
Eric Herdman is an accomplished motivator and facilitator. His audiences respond to his approaches to increase productivity, upgrade performance, strategically position business, and get more from their teams.
He works with individuals, small business professionals, association leaders, and Fortune 100 companies to help them lead themselves and others to achieve results.
Eric’s style is engaging, powerful, focused on results, and full of real-life examples that connect with participants. He brings his performance secrets as a business leader and fitness expert as he moves audiences from being busy to being effective. He can help you and your team lead, persevere, endure, and win--- and he’ll help you do the same.
Laurie Richards
Laurie Richards
Laurie Richards
It’s not enough to be good at what you do—you have to be able to tell people about it. Laurie grew up on a farm in South Dakota and has worked with thousands of farmers, executives, sales and marketing professionals, technical experts, and other leaders helping them effectively tell their stories and improve communication at every level.
Known for her practical, interactive, strategic, and entertaining approach, Laurie helps leaders execute outcome-based communication, upgrade customer service, improve customer satisfaction,
diminish conflict, and improve everyday communication to directly affect the bottom line.
Her clients span across the business spectrum – from individuals, to small business professionals, to association leaders, to Fortune 100 executives around the world including the National Potato
Council and many other agricultural associations, crop protection companies, livestock feed companies, government organizations, and more.
Laurie has degrees in communication and business management and is working toward her PhD in Organizational Psychology. She has a variety f certifications in micro-expressions, social styles, observation, and psychological profiling.