823 Advizers

Reed

CEO/Founder

Revival Roots & Revival Roots Nursery

Cornell University, Class of 2016
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revivalroots.com & revivalrootsnursery.com

6 years of experience in edible landscaping, vegetable gardening, and fruit tree orchards.
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting
Entrepreneurship and Business Owner
Environmental & Related Sciences
Greek Life Member
LGBTQ

Q1Career path

Marketing

Entrepreneurship

Agriculture

3:56

"each of those internships and opportunities [...] helped me kind of refine what I wanted to do Post College"

Q2Main responsibilities

Executive/Leadership

Teamwork

Communication

3:35

"It's like we have a goal and we have a mission and that is to create value for our clients and customers."

Q3Day in the life

Teamwork

Problem-Solving

Client Relations

3:15

"Often some of our clients want to expand their gardens, so I'll meet them out there for that."

Q4Most important skills - role

Professionalism

Communication

Hard work ethic

2:58

"The most important thing is creating value for your customer. And that often takes form in service."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Teamwork

Entrepreneurship

Business Growth

1:05

"Building a team of people who are just as passionate as you are is really special."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Communication

Resilience

Problem-Solving

1:40

"As a Founder, the buck stops with you. A good portion of the position is dealing with big issues."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Entrepreneurship

Agriculture

Food Systems

2:01

"the other thing that I think is really exciting about maybe the industry as a whole is kind of the renewed interest in agriculture"

Q8Who thrives in industry

Passionate

Hard-working

Experienced

2:33

"If you're not passionate about something, there's gonna be someone else that is more passionate than you and will do a better job."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Entrepreneurship

Small Business Management

Team Leadership

4:12

"the amount of energy that I put in or my team puts in is correlates exactly to what we get out from it"

Q10Entry-level positions

Gardening

Entry-Level Jobs

Agriculture

2:37

"There's honestly tons [of jobs]. Every farm is always looking for help."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Teamwork

Customer Service

Executive/Leadership

2:01

"I think the one lesson that's proven significant in my career has been to be of service and that there is virtue in being of service"

Q12College ideas for success

Passion

Teamwork

Leadership

2:33

"taking classes and electives in a topic that you're passionate about is really helpful."