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Drive business growth with rural America marketing insights

Are you ready for actionable marketing insight you can apply to help you reach, connect and convert rural American consumers? Hop in the front seat as you’ll be riding shotgun with Cliff Callis, your OUTdrive host, as he takes you down the road to success.

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Rural American Core Values and Understanding your Community, with Dr. Joanna Anderson

Aug 31, 2020

Dr. Joanna Anderson leads a successful career in higher education, specializing in serving community colleges through her passion for students and strong leadership skills. She is currently the president of State Fair Community College, leading students and faculty to success within a 14-county service area in central Missouri.

Dr. Anderson is a passionate educator and lover of the rural American way of life. Born and raised in northern Missouri, she received a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Journalism from the University of Missouri and began her career working in radio journalism. She later got a degree to teach English and journalism before entering higher education at Trenton Junior College, now North Central Missouri College.

Throughout her life, she has worked at several colleges while remaining true to her rural Missouri roots. When she is not on campus, she can be found on the family farm, reconnecting to her childhood roots of growing up on a dairy farm.

Hear Dr. Anderson and Cliff’s thoughts on rural American core values that shape how this audience works, acts and lives. They dive into the importance of understanding your community, partnering with other organizations for sustainable growth, meeting the needs of your audience and adapting to changes as they happen.

Listen to this episode of OUTdrive now!

Listen to this episode of OUTdrive now!

  • What you’ll learn:
    Insight into rural American core values that drive how this audience works, acts and lives
  • The value of developing an understanding of your organization’s community, what makes it unique and identifying opportunities for strategic partnerships
  • How technology and access to affordable technology education contribute to a strong workforce.
  • The value of building an efficient and effective team
    The importance of listening to your people and supporting them to grow and improve
  • Unique opportunities that rural America provides to be involved and make a difference
  • The importance of learning through new opportunities
  • Continued education and how learning something new, at any age, can be exciting and beneficial for personal and professional development
  • The value that community colleges provide to students and communities