347 | Courage, Honor, and Dairy with Veterans Kelsey DeBoer and Matthew Taber
Today on the Uplevel Dairy Podcast, Peggy talks with veterans, Matt Taber, a retired Marine and co-owner of Donley Farms in Shoshone, Idaho, and Kelsey DeBoer, a former U.S. Army Reserve construction engineer and now senior marketing manager at Zoetis, about how military service shapes leadership and perspective.
Kelsey explains Zoetis’ Patriots Pledge partnership with Folds of Honor, donating a percentage of sales from select products from Memorial Day through Veterans Day to fund scholarships for families of fallen or disabled service members, and also law enforcement and first responders.
They both discuss teamwork, accountability and sacrifice as lessons applied to their respective dairy work today, as they also reflect with gratitude on their time in service and the powerful perspective that lives on through the way they lead.
Zoetis’ Patriots’ Pledge program supports Folds of Honor. Folds of Honor is a non-profit organization that provides education scholarships for spouses and children of America’s fallen or injured service members and first responders. The Patriots’ Pledge program from Zoetis designates a portion of sales from select products between Memorial Day and Veterans Day each year. Learn more here:
https://www.zoetisus.com/services-and-programs/patriots-pledge/
This episode is brought to you by Zoetis. As the world’s leading animal health company, Zoetis is dedicated to helping producers achieve healthy animals, healthy dairies and healthy food through their world-class portfolio. For more information, visit DairyWellness.com.
03:02 Meet Matt & Kelsey
04:13 Matt Journey in the Marines
05:48 Deployments and Iwo Jima
07:26 Kelsey's Path in the Army Reserve
10:23 Dairy After Service
15:20 Military Lessons in Dairy
18:40 Accountability at Zoetis
21:05 Deployment Perspective Shift
23:30 First World vs Third World
25:39 Advice to Younger Self
28:26 What Service Really Means
30:02 Brotherhood and Sacrifice
36:37 Lessons to Live By
