Episode Episode 97 -- Valerie Oliver -- You Can Do More Than You Realize

Valerie Oliver is an educator and she is a part of Oliver Farms. Family makes her tick. We learn about what it was like for her to jump into a business world and she’s become a person who is passionate about all things local and investing into people and she's extremely community oriented. We will learn what Oliver Farms is and how the business evolved into what you see today bith on location and online. We even get a bit of insight of the oil press process. They started at Oliver Farms with Sunflowers and cold press oils. Fresh out of the ground. They seem to press every seed they can get their hands on and maintan super strick rules to keep the process and consumers safe. At first it was an education for themselves and then teaching others. Today there are over 100 acres of sunflowers -- and yes you can go take photos there. They work with local sources to get their seeds and maintain a very homegrown feel.Valerie talks about her biggest challenge being — time— and taking on the new opportunities. Time gets her spread thin to keep it all going. You’ll hear about business, education, family, being a wife and mom. Her days start early every day.In this episode we talk about work ethic and how she learned in her childhood to what she pushes everyday. One word of encouragement is that each day is a new beginning and you can’t worry about what doesn’t work one day. There is a new start tomorrow. Don’t allow yourself to get overwhelmed. This discussion will make you want to up your oil game and appreciate the beautiful flavors.

Music "STOMP" used by permission of artist Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff