
S1E479 - E479 Diane Hendricks: She Wasn’t Allowed to Milk Cows. Now She’s Worth Over $20 Billion.
Published: February 2, 2026
Duration: 27:42
She grew up on a small Wisconsin dairy where the rules were clear: the boys milked cows and drove tractor—the girls did not. She watched decisions being made at the kitchen table, knew the numbers, understood the risk, and loved the business, but was never once treated like a future owner. Years later, that “farm daughter” would build a company worth more than many co-ops combined. This episode steps into that gap between what she could have been on the farm and what she became off it—and asks what your operation might be losing in the same blind sp...