Growing Kentucky's Leaders: A Podcast by the Kentucky FFA Foundation
Hosted by Sheldon and Ruth Ann · Kentucky FFA Foundation
5.0from 8 ratings
- 132
- Episodes
- 126
- Transcribed
- 8
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 159K
- YouTube views
About Growing Kentucky's Leaders: A Podcast by the Kentucky FFA Foundation
Growing Kentucky's Leaders is a podcast focused on highlighting Kentucky FFA's members and alumni for their work while in FFA and what they go on to do after. Hosted by Sheldon McKinney, Executive Director of the Kentucky FFA Foundation, and Ruth An Fink, Development Officer for the Kentucky FFA Foundation.
- Publisher
- Kentucky FFA Foundation
- Category
- business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 1 Jan 2024
- Latest episode
- 19 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
126 of 132 episodes have a transcript.
19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Growing Kentucky's Leaders: Colton Hardy - 2026 Kentucky FFA State Star Farmer
12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Growing Kentucky's Leaders: Mr. Nick Carter
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Growing Kentucky's Leaders: Jose Villanos - 2026 National FFA Star Finalist in Agriscience
Inside a recent episode
Growing Kentucky's Leaders: Colton Hardy - 2026 Kentucky FFA State Star Farmer
Published 19 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Number two, keep good records. Know when you're going to make money and when you're not. And number three, whether you're in a cattle country or tobacco country, buddy up to somebody who's already in that business. A lot of these older guys want to show you how to do stuff and want to take the time to teach the next generation. Buddy up with one of them. Spend your time with them. Show them you know how to work, and they'll teach you. People are willing to teach people who want to work. Do you want to shout out any of those people that you've buddied up with and have really helped you? There's a bunch. […]
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- Colton Hardy
- Nick Carter
- Jose Villanos
- Mallie Johnson
- Ben Prevette
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- YouTube views
- 158,634
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 5 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 3 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 75 / 100
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- Quality
- 91
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 60
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Questions about Growing Kentucky's Leaders: A Podcast by the Kentucky FFA Foundation
Who hosts Growing Kentucky's Leaders: A Podcast by the Kentucky FFA Foundation?
Sheldon and Ruth Ann host the show. Published by Kentucky FFA Foundation.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Growing Kentucky's Leaders: A Podcast by the Kentucky FFA Foundation take guests?
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