Kristen Ireland

Kristen Ireland is Co-Founder and Owner of People Spark Consulting, a consulting company that helps agricultural businesses build leaders and organizations that actually perform. With more than 18 years in agriculture and 15+ years in leadership development, she has seen firsthand why well-intentioned training so often fails to change behavior, and what it takes to make development stick. Kristen co-teaches a change management course for HR professionals at the University of Illinois, serves on the board of the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA), and co-hosts The People Spark Podcast.

