Ty Strode

Agri-Starts, Inc., Apopka, Fla.

Vice President and Director of Marketing

Helped develop an industry cross-over mix of edibles (a mix of berries, other fruiting plants and specialty crops) that work well for wholesale growers as well as the farming community; Recently overhauled and relaunched company website

Hobbies: Surfing, standup paddle boarding, swimming, boating canoeing; Favorite cuisine: Cuban. “I will drive long distances for some good vaca frita and black beans.”

Ty and his daughter keep “a small flock of chickens (OK, only two) that are named Peck and Rock. They produce about 14 eggs per week.”