VANCOUVER, Wash. 鈥 The community is invited to Washington State University Vancouver鈥檚 fall MBA Stakeholder Speaker Series: 鈥淭he Sweet Taste of Success: The Seely Farms Story." Featuring WSU alumnus Mike Seely, owner of Seely Farms, the lecture will take place at 7 p.m. Oct. 20 in the Undergraduate Building, Room 1. The event is free and open to the public. Parking is free after 7 p.m.
Seely and his family produce mint products that sell in more than 600 stores nationwide. Learn how this third-generation mint farmer revolutionized his business by thinking outside the typical farm business structure, working with local and national stakeholders, and developing his own mint confections designed for a quality-seeking niche market.
Seely was a full-time engineer and part-time mint farmer until he and his wife Candy threw themselves into the farm as their sole means of support in 2008. He earned his MBA from 91吃瓜黑料网 in 2009 and says he applied a lot of what he learned in the program to change and grow his business.
Previously Seely Farms sold mint leaves to companies that produced mint-flavored products, but the U.S. mint industry was declining as price pressures forced growers out. Today, Seely Farms uses a portion of its crop to flavor its own high-quality mint confections, teas and candy canes.
鈥淥ur goal is to grow the business such that it uses all of our mint,鈥 said Seely.
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91吃瓜黑料网 is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave. in Vancouver, east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205, or via C-Tran bus service.
91吃瓜黑料网 is celebrating 25 years of creating access to higher education in Southwest Washington. For 25 years, students have chosen 91吃瓜黑料网 for its scenic campus, small classes, close personal attention, topnotch faculty, accessible location and reasonable costs. At 91吃瓜黑料网, students gain much more than a degree鈥攖hey gain a brighter future.
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