27: HoA "The opportunities in just saying yes" with Mitch Highett

G'day and welcome to episode 27 of the Humans of Agriculture podcast. This week I'm sitting down with someone who has worked in a variety of roles in multiple countries and has been creating his own farm management business from the ground up.

Mitch Highett, spent a lot of his early years growing up in Sydney but it was the love for agriculture that had him longing for chasing his dream. Not long after finishing exams he headed for America where he got his first taste of 'cowboy life' and ever since he's been building his experience in a variety of roles.

As you'll pick up, Mitch's motto is "Just say yes" its led him to some amazing situations and also a precarious one on a TV dating show (not the one you're thinking) but it's all part of his story!

We chat about:

- The realisation early on that the family block wouldn't be enough to support him and he would need to set about going his own way

- Heading to Canada and in his early 20's he was given an overseer role that saw him in charge of an incredibly diverse team including non-English speaking workers.

- Returning to Australia, getting a degree and then moving into trying something different which saw him getting involved in Agriculture advisory for large organisations

- Identifying his own gap in the market and developed something that could be easily understood for high net worth investors looking for an agriculture asset of their own

- Mitch touches on the importance of trying things and also sometimes throwing your hat in the ring for things that may be a bit out there – as Mitch says it's about finding the thing that differentiates you from others!

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