Meet the Team
We’re passionate and motivated. Our team is dedicated to helping grow producer success and connecting the livestock industry.
Dane Kuper
Founder and CEO dane@cattlekrush.com St. Ansgar, Iowa
Dustin Balsley
Founder and COO dustin@cattlekrush.com Ames, Iowa
Justin SextEn
Vice President of Strategy 330-988-4568 justinsexten@cattlekrush.com Columbia, Missouri
Chad Weigel
Vice President of Sales 641-990-6061 chad@cattlekrush.com Des Moines, Iowa
Melissa Norby
Director of Marketing 515-450-9321 melissanorby@cattlekrush.com Osage, Iowa
Hannah Corey
Chief of Staff hannahcorey@cattlekrush.com 515-770-5064 Ames, Iowa
Sales Team
Kory Lauridsen
National Growth Manager 712-304-0198 korylauridsen@cattlekrush.com Audubon, Iowa
Zach Byrnes
Inside Sales Manager 319-830-1112 zachbyrnes@cattlekrush.com Ames, Iowa
Eli Slouha
Growth Manager Eastern Iowa 319-423-1293 elislouha@cattlekrush.com Mechanicsville, Iowa
Trey Weise
Growth Manager Western Iowa 712-210-6376 treywiese@cattlekrush.com Manning, Iowa
Kirk Gilbertson
Growth Manager South Dakota 605-881-0071 kirkgilbertson@cattlekrush.com Watertown, South Dakota
Adam Wolfe
Growth Manager Central Nebraska 916-704-4799 adamwolfe@cattlekrush.com Milford, Nebraska
Alex Burgess
Growth Manager Kansas 620-204-0117 alexburgess@cattlekrush.com Colwich, Kansas
Hannah Seiver
Growth Manager Texas 806-584-4491 hannahseiver@cattlekrush.com Canyon, Texas
Ethan Mino
Inside Sales Specialist 712-461-2764 ethanmino@cattlekrush.com Ames, Iowa
Jim Griffith
Sales Support Specialist 515-337-2187 jimgriffith@cattlekrush.com Ames, iowa
Customer Success
Aleana Riley
Customer Success Manager 515-337-2187 aleanariley@cattlekrush.com Ames, Iowa
Tori Scharfenkamp
Customer Success Specialist 515-337-2187 torischarfenkamp@cattlekrush.com Ames, Iowa
Nicollette Jenkins
Customer Success Specialist 515-337-2187 nicollettejenkins@cattlekrush.com Ames, Iowa
Meghan Fisher
Sales Support Specialist 515-337-2187 meghanfisher@cattlekrush.com Ames, Iowa