Jenny Knoth is the Director of Environmental Affairs at Green Crow Corporation in Washington. She splits her time between fieldwork and forest policy committee meetings. Green Crow is a family-owned timber production investment enterprise with over 50,000 acres of land holdings. On the show, Jenny discusses why we can’t all be generalists in this field, the important mentors she’s had in her life, and why she decided to get her Ph.D. in Forest Resources.
Key Takeaways:
[1:05] A quick intro about Jenny’s background.
[2:45] How did Jenny first get started in forestry?
[5:05] What was Jenny’s work experience like in the very beginning?
[8:30] Jenny shares her views on choosing a specificity for the forestry industry.
[9:50] What kind of work does Green Crow do?
[11:45] What has been the most fun part of Jenny’s career so far?
[14:05] What kind of leadership lessons has Jenny picked up along the way? Jenny is fortunate that she’s been around a lot of good leaders!
[15:55] What kinds of mentors has Jenny had in her life?
[21:10] When Jenny was getting her Ph.D. program, she had the mindset that this program was a job for her and every day she was one step closer to achieving her goal.
[25:35] You learn a lot by doing work you didn’t expect to do.
[27:35] What can the profession as a whole do to attract more young professionals into the field?
[30:55] In Jenny’s line of work, she used a couple of drones to help her with her research. What did she learn from that experience?
[32:40] What’s the fire situation like out there in Washington?
[35:30] Adaptation works in nature, so it should also work in leadership as well!
[37:15] Jenny really likes the movie Hidden Figures and the leadership lessons in that show.
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