From an early age, while working on his family’s farm, Jeff Broin was taught the importance of what he calls “the three God-given gifts that can change the world – the sun, the seed and the soil.”

“I always felt those three gifts could lift people out of poverty,” says Broin, the founder and CEO of POET. “And I always felt that if I ever became successful I would work to give back to others around the world somehow using the sun, the seed and the soil.”

Even in those early days of POET, even when the hours were long and the profits were small, Jeff and his wife Tammie made sure the company didn’t lose sight of giving back. They supported local Little League teams, Future Farmers of America, the area 4-H and the YMCA.