Though Michele Woodrum has achieved success and found family at Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, her path to the in-plant was winding, encompassing stints in law enforcement and the military, following a family tradition of service stretching back to the Revolutionary War.

This wide-ranging talk covers her in-plant’s groundbreaking inkjet installation, her influences at Indiana Farm Bureau, her service as a US Marine, her experiences as a gay woman in several male-dominated industries, and how it all came together to make her a better leader.