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Burned Out Farmer In The Congo Turned Successful Agricultural Grant Writer With Flexible Schedule 🌾📝 [Video]

Burned Out Farmer In The Congo Turned Successful Agricultural Grant Writer With Flexible Schedule 🌾📝

Juan Whiting is a member of the Global Grant Writers Collective and has established a niche grant writing within the agriculture industry. 🌽 Juan has a Masters Degree in International Agriculture Development. What he loves most about grant writing is that he can create his own schedule – no need to clock in-clock out! ⏱️

Here is a free training on how to build a career in grant writing: https://www.learngrantwriting.org/webinar-videos/discover-grant-writing

What led him here? 🛣️

He said yes to every class offered by a specific professor in college. That yes led him to working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 🧳 After starting a company six years ago in the Congo, Juan and his family are back in the states where they’ve said yes to grant writing full-time.

Juan has raised over $18M in funding for organizations. Even with that background and a less than desirable experience with a different grant writer certification program, he decided to become a member of the Global Grant Writers Collective. 🦄

Juan appreciated the emphasis on ensuring students understood the systems and process of grant writing. 🎨 The templates offered in the Collective have simplified his business and brought so much value to his life.

Big contracts started to close due to a combo of good timing and people hitting his LinkedIn when a big USDA grant was announced. Juan loves that he can work from home, be around his kids, and still work in agriculture. ✨

Juan’s proudest accomplishment is to still be here working! After four federal grants in a short time period, Juan was exhausted. 😴 But, he followed the method taught in the Collective and felt confident. 💪

Next up on the docket for Juan:
🔸 Bringing on an assistant and another grant writer
🔸 Helping to manage the grants he wins
🔸 Carrying out contract with the UN to do a $100M grant
🔸 Surpassing the $100k revenue milestone

➡️ To those debating on whether to go after their dream, Juan said:
“Don’t overthink it. Don’t get wrapped up in analysis paralysis. Just go do it.”

Resources and links:
🔸 Stray Acres: https://www.linkedin.com/company/strayacres/
🔸 Juan’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juanwhiting/

Questions about the Global Grant Writers Collective? Check out this elaborate FAQ page: https://www.learngrantwriting.org/faq

Or, if you’re not sure the Collective is the right fit for you, we would love to connect with you! You can send us a DM on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/learngrantwriting/) or email us at info@senworks.org

🧡 The Team at Learn Grant Writing

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:35 The Yes That Brought Juan To This Point
04:00 How Juan Raised $18M In Funding
05:50 Why Juan Joined The Collective
10:40 Power Of Niching
13:12 Proudest Accomplishment
16:30 Number Of Clients
19:40 Rapid Fire Questions
22:00 What Juan Would Say To Those Debating On Whether To Go After Their Dream

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