BOOKS
Farming the Future
Farming the Future introduces readers to a group of family leaders standing at a crossroads, fighting for the future of their families and their shared business interests. Something must change. Personality clashes, long-standing grudges, interpersonal conflicts, differences of opinion, misunderstandings, and poor communication threaten the moral fabric and character of the company.
Breakthrough begins when the family pauses in the heat of battle and considers the wisdom and counsel of a purpose-minded advisor who steps into the fray and challenges their mindset, perspective, and approach to running the business.
Results do not come immediately, but as best practices and proven methodologies take root, the family recognizes how close they are to disaster. Tough decisions must be made, but without them, there is no future worth fighting for.
Encouraging
Inspiring
Motivational
Ray Sanders. ceo. entrepreneur.
Written from experience
As a CEO who serves at the helm of multi-million-dollar organizations, lives the life of a serial entrepreneur, and navigates the dynamics of multigenerational family businesses, Ray Sanders takes readers on a behind-the-scenes journey through the tensions, challenges, and opportunities unique to family-owned enterprises.
Farming the Future also includes a discussion and leader’s guide designed to help any business—especially family-owned enterprises—navigate the challenges and opportunities every organization is certain to face. Fierce conversations about faith, family, and leadership are the keys to farming the future for those committed to growth, effective succession planning, and sustainable success.
I’m Ray Sanders, and I am the boy in the yellow house.
This is my story.
Though many of the names have been changed, I lived out this story. I survived horrific abuse at the hands of a man who should have shown me love, but instead taught me what it was like to live in constant daily fear. I watched my mother and brother survive this same abuse, often fearing for their lives because of who my father was.
The boy in the yellow house could have easily grown up to be a man in an orange jumpsuit in the big house.
But that’s not how this story ends.
Throughout my life, there have been people who invested in me. People, who saw my potential, believed in me, and encouraged me to recognize I was meant for more. These ordinary heroes taught me that it mattered less where a person started, but what mattered most was how they ended.
I was a victim of childhood abuse. But I am not a victim now, I am a victor because people cared enough to use their influence to make a difference in my life.
That’s my story.
