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We asked Jess Lanfare 20 Questions:
- What do you love most about your career at Beech-Nut Nutrition? I love how much opportunity I have had to grow professionally and collaborate with coworkers across different departments. I have learned so much about the industry!
- What gets you out of bed in the morning? It’s a toss up between the cats or the toddler and who wants to be fed first.
- What’s your favorite perk to working at Beech-Nut Nutrition? It’s awesome that we have our own café that serves breakfast and lunch, so I don’t have to worry about what I’m going to pack for myself in the mornings.
- What do you do to live a balanced life? I try to live in the moment, work when I’m at work and be actively present when I’m with my family and friends. Be mindful vs mind full.
- How would you describe Beech-Nut Nutrition in 5 words or less? Full of hard-working people.
- What is your favorite product that we make at Beech-Nut Nutrition? Now, Banana Orange Pineapple, but we used to make an Apple Mango Orange that was delish!
- How would you describe your work style? I love checking off lists and looking at data! Most of my work requires supportive data, analytics, and logical thinking.
- If you could have dinner with someone living or dead who would it be? It depends, can they cook?! I’d rather just have a nice dinner with my family.
- What is your favorite company or person to follow? No one in particular, but I do love a good craft or DIY project.
- What is your best life hack? Treat yourself to an Instant Pot. It’ll change how you do dinner.
- What have you learned at Beech-Nut Nutrition that you will never forget? Wow, it’s hard to narrow it down to one. In general, when a determined team comes together, they can accomplish anything. During the “transformation” we successfully ran 40 new products, on a new line, in less than 40 days.
- What is the weirdest job you have ever had? Not super weird, but I was a Teaching Assistant for a Floral Arrangement class in college.
- What has been your biggest career success? Training for 5 years under Bob Harvey, BN’s Process Authority, to become recognized as a Process Authority myself.
- What are you doing to ensure you continue to grow and develop as a leader? I try my best to observe other leaders and what they do to support and encourage their team and also how their team reacts. I appreciate that my team keeps an open line of communication with me, I feel very fortunate.
- What is your biggest outside interest? I love farm life! Bring on the horseback riding, stall cleaning, tractor driving, gardening, & chicken keeping.
- What is a book you have read recently? Green Eggs and Ham has been a recent reoccurring nightly favorite by my daughter, though I’ve been slowly reading Raising Good Humans by Hunter Clarke-Fields when I have the time.
- How do you incorporate our mission (Delight Consumers by Conserving the Goodness of Nature) into your role every day? Very simply, I consider if I would feed what we’re making to my own tiny consumer, and would she like it?
- How and where do you find inspiration? I find that inspiration seems to find me when I need it, just need to allow myself time to observe what’s happening around me.
- What are you most passionate about in your role? Collaborating cross-functionally to improve our processes and at the same time learn so much from my co-workers.
- What are three things still left on your bucket list? Take my daughter to Disney World, upholster my own furniture, and train a green horse.