Photos courtesy of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College

Last week, Oklahoma Pork Executive Director Kylee Deniz was invited to serve as a keynote speaker and breakout session leader at the NEO Branded in Leadership Conference. The invitation was extended by Dr. Mary Booth, Chair of the NEO Agriculture Department, and provided a meaningful opportunity to engage with students from across far northeast Oklahoma and share insights on leadership and the pork industry.

Kylee delivered a keynote to a ballroom filled with more than 120 FFA members and their advisors titled The Soft Skills of Bold Leaders. Her message focused on communication, confidence, and personal responsibility, skills that matter no matter where students choose to apply their talents. Later, she led a breakout session titled TNT Traits: The Traits That Take No Talent, encouraging students to focus on habits and attitudes that set strong leaders apart.

The conference offered a valuable space to connect with FFA members from the far northeast corner of the state. It also allowed Oklahoma Pork to highlight the many career opportunities in the pork industry and reinforce our commitment to workforce development at all levels.

Our team values every chance to spend time with students and educators shaping the future of agriculture. After events like Wednesday’s in Miami, Oklahoma, we love seeing spikes in traffic to our Workforce at All Levels jobs portal at okpork.org/realporkjobs.