The Entrepreneur's Ethic

Hosted by Kevin Kimle

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Jun 2026

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Explore how high-impact innovators develop aspirations, make decisions, and create meaning in their lives and the lives of others. The entrepreneurs of yesterday faced the unknown, decided against fear, and chose to shape their futures into something better. Today, we learn from them in order to leave our own positive mark on the world. From Kevin Kimle, author of the upcoming book by the same name.

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June 13, 2026Episode 61 hr 1 min

40. The Pirate of AgTech: Craig Rupp, Founder & CEO of Sabanto

Craig Rupp has spent years building at the frontier of autonomous agriculture, helping pioneer systems that allow tractors to operate autonomously in real production environments.Before Sabanto, Craig played a foundational role in the creation of FieldView, which eventually landed at Climate Corporation. It’s a technology that remains central to modern precision agriculture and ultimately part of the story of Monsanto’s acquisition of Climate and the downstream impacts on what today we call agtech.Craig’s career sits at the intersection of agriculture, engineering, software, and entrepreneurship. We spoke about the origins of FieldView, lessons from building hard technology companies, working with David Friedburg, what autonomy changes economically for agriculture and where he believes the future of farming is heading.”

May 2, 2026Episode 51 hr 2 min

39. The State of Agtech with the Ag Startup Engine team

Our latest podcast episode features my compadres from Ag Startup Engine, the AgTech fund that we started ten years ago, Joel Harris, Colin Hurd, and Mikayla Mooney. We discuss the state of agtech investing. To borrow from Dickens: It is the best of times. It is the worst of times. Entrepreneurs at Ag Startup Engine portfolio companies continue to do great work in building impactful businesses. And we discuss some of those. But you don’t have to look far in the agtech venture investing world to find zombie businesses, dead businesses, and billions in investment that’s went up in flames.What have we learned? How can we build the right kind of muscle memory in the Midwest for effectively deploying risk capital and building the next generation of great businesses? I enjoyed the conversation with my teammates and know you will too.

April 11, 2026Episode 41 hr 11 min

38. Entrepreneurs Impacting Rural with Brady Sidwell

Brady Sidwell is an entrepreneur from Enid, Oklahoma who runs Sidwell Enterprises, an agricultural conglomerate with multiple businesses including a grain elevator, local food distribution, a flour mill, and a brewery.

October 4, 2025Episode 355 min

37. Culture of Agriculture with Vance Crowe

Entrepreneurs tell stories. And some get others to tell their stories. Vance Crowe is a communications expert, widely sought-out speaker, a podcaster, and the founder of Legacy Interviews. Legacy Interviews creates professional video recordings of individuals or couples telling their stories and the lessons learned along the way.www.kevinkimle.com

May 3, 2025Episode 21 hr 10 min

36. Fish Stories with Jackson Kimle

Jackson Kimle is CEO of Midland, a business that’s developed land-based seafood technology and a business model aimed at scaling shrimp production. Using innovative Algae-Based RAS™ (recirculating aquaculture systems) technology, Midland Co. now has three contract farms raising shrimp in Iowa. Midland's farms are dedicated to quality, handling each batch from tank-to-table.Seafood played a key role in the early development of the economy of what became the United States. Cod caught off the coasts of New England and Canada were a significant export for centuries. Whaling was the deep-history source of what today we call venture capital. And American founders like George Washington harvested fish as part of their farm enterprises. I enjoyed the discussion with Jackson about Midland, shrimp, seafood, and the state of aquaculture, and know you will too.https://www.midlandseafood.com/https://www.kevinkimle.com/

February 15, 2025Episode 143 min

35. George Washington: The Father of American Entrepreneurship

Welcome to season TWO of The Entreprneur's Ethic Podcast! Throughout this season, we'll be tracing the arc of American entrepreneurship.We’ll kick off the season with an interview of John Berlau about George Washington. Yes, THE George Washington. The Founding Father, Revolutionary War leader, first President, model for Mount Rushmore, face on the one-dollar bill, namesake of a Capital City, a state, and much else. But in many ways, he was not just the Father of a country, but the Father of American entrepreneurship.Find John's book herehttps://cei.org/www.kevinkimle.com

December 28, 2024Episode 3458 min

34. The Entrepreneurial Zeitgeist of 2024

In the last podcast of 2024, we take a shot at interpreting the spirit of the time for change-makers, what I call the entrepreneurial zeitgeist. What’s potentially interesting or notable for innovators and entrepreneurs in late 2024? I had a great discussion with two people I’ve learned a lot from, Rob Trice of Better Food Ventures and The Mixing Bowl and Brett Wong of Anterra Capital. Rob’s home base is the Bay Area, California and Brett’s Boston, Massachusetts so our viewpoints are mix of West Coast, East Coast and No Coast.

November 23, 2024Episode 3358 min

33. Developing a Sixth Sense for Insanely Great Food | Brie Thompson, Olivelle

In this podcast, we talk about insanely great olive oils and vinegars. I interview Brie Thompson, with Olivelle. Brie founded Olivelle after graduating college in 2006, along with her mom, Michelle, in her hometown, Bozeman, Montana. Brie aimed to source high-quality infused oils and vinegars for the newly independent shop, but struggled to do so, disappointed by the available offerings where suppliers were compensating for lower quality oils by masking them with flavors. So, Brie did what entrepreneurs do when they can’t buy what they want; she started sourcing and making her products. www.kevinkimle.com

October 5, 2024Episode 3258 min

32. Adventures in Chocolate with Adam Pearson, Fortunato Chocolate

In this podcast, we talk about insanely great chocolate. I interview Adam Pearson, an owner of Fortunato Chocolate, a business that makes very high-end chocolate. He’s also an author. His book, Finding Fortunato: How a Peruvian Adventure Inspired the Sweet Success of a Family Chocolate Business, was how I first came across Adam’s story and the story of his family’s business. www.kevinkimle.com

August 24, 2024Episode 3157 min

Five Strategy Rules from Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Andy Grove | Dr. Michael Cusumano | Ep. 31

This week’s podcast is an interview with Dr. Michael Cusumano, the SMR Distinguished Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He specializes in strategy, product development, and entrepreneurship in computer software as well as automobiles and consumer electronics. Our discussion is inspired by a book he wrote with David Yoffie, Strategy Rules: Five Timeless Lessons from Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs. It was great to talk through the five strategy rules with someone who’s interacted with these three legendary business leaders.