Greg Bloom

About Greg

• I grew up on a farm and also participated in the 4-H youth development program, learning about animals, crops, and agriculture.
• As I got older, I wanted a change from farming and found one through the Rotary Club—I lived in Japan for a year where I went to a military school as an exchange student.
• When I came back to the U.S., I went to the University of Southern California for East Asian studies and business marketing—I also went back to Japan to further learn the language and culture.
• After college, I intended to work in international business going back and forth between Los Angeles and Tokyo but my wife and I decided to move back to Colorado where it was more affordable instead.
• I went to the Chamber of Commerce in Denver, Colorado, for a list of all local companies with a Japanese affiliation and ultimately found a job as a sales rep for a Japanese-owned food processor.
• Since then, I’ve built my career in the food industry and have worked for six different USDA meat plants.
• I’m currently the CEO of Barber’s Foods, a meat distributor in Denver.
• Additionally, I’ve made it my mission to dispel the mistrust about farming and ranching and reconnect people to their food—I write about this and also speak about it on a podcast and radio program.