About
The middle child of seven, Vance Crowe traveled the world interested in meeting people different from himself. As a kid he walked beans and baled hay in central Illinois until he left for college in the city. After graduation he became a deckhand, restored a house, and joined the Peace Corps in Kenya. Vance earned a Master’s Degree in Negotiations and worked at the World Bank in Washington D.C.
Bureaucracy and corruption disillusioned Vance from his prestigious job at the World Bank. He moved to Saint Louis where he became the Director of Millennial Engagement at Monsanto. This role challenged his cosmopolitan views and revealed the deep importance of the culture of agriculture.
Vance became a highly sought after public speaker across the U.S. and Canada discussing why people living in the cities have been made to feel afraid of how their food is being grown.
After leaving corporate America, Vance founded Legacy Interviews, where he records individuals and couples telling their life stories so that future generations have the opportunity to know their family history.
Hundreds of interviews later, Vance remains a key figure in agriculture. He shares his knowledge of how to communicate, negotiate, and build relationships, on a mission to preserve the stories and values that built the modern world.
Vance also hosts the Vance Crowe Podcast and the Ag Tribes Report, weekly shows that spotlight fascinating perspectives and investigate essential stories in the culture of agriculture.
The Vance Crowe Podcast has recorded more than 350 episodes. His guests include economists, U.S. Senators, farmers, ambassadors and a prostitute, demonstrating that everyone is interesting if you know how to ask the right question.