Beth Ford on Finding Success At Every Level

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

When you look at Beth Ford’s resume, you probably didn’t know the Land O’ Lakes CEO started out detasseling corn for $2 an hour and cleaning toilets as a janitor. And Beth told us she wouldn’t have ever become CEO without those jobs. Because being successful in business comes from learning about people – and celebrating wins at every level. In this episode, Beth shares: The string of odd jobs she did to get by as one of eight children in Iowa How taking the job in the field helped her learn about business and people Why she decided to grow her career laterally instead of vertically in her early career The importance of asking for feedback regularly, and why it’s a gift Why humility is key to being a good leader

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0:00.0	It's not about you're the CEO, so you're the most important, everybody's important in
0:08.0	an organization and you have to value them and help them see what success is to and celebrate
0:14.0	their success.
0:15.0	I'm Carly Zaken and I'm Danielle Weisberg.
0:20.1	Welcome to 9-5-ish with the skin.
0:22.9	We've run into so many questions over the years and had so many moments where we needed
0:28.4	advice and we got it from women who'd been there.
0:32.6	And that's what we're bringing you with this show.
0:34.8	Each week we're helping you get what you want out of your career by talking to the smartest
0:39.0	leaders we know because we know your work life is a lot more than 9-5.
0:44.7	Alright, let's get into it.
0:48.9	Today our guest is Beth Ford.
0:51.8	She spent her career in many industries from working on tinkers and barged-docs for
0:56.5	mobile oil to publishing children's books at Scholastic.
1:00.8	And now Beth is the current CEO and president of Lando Lakes, the agricultural co-op known
1:06.7	best for its delicious butter and dairy products.
1:09.8	I can attest to him a fan.
1:12.0	She was named on Fortune's list of most powerful women in business four years in a row and
1:17.6	is the first openly gay woman to lead a Fortune 500 company.
1:22.1	Beth, welcome to the show.
1:24.0	Thanks for having me.
1:25.0	I'm excited.
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