Growing up in the small town of Paris, Missouri, Dwayne Bergmann’s early life had a singular focus: horseback riding. By the time he was 18, he had entered the professional circuit, where his cross-country travels proved to be transformative.

“It was really my first exposure to a lot of really interesting people coming from various walks of life,” Bergmann tells host Kaitlin Petersen on the latest episode of Trade Tales . “I think that did shape a lot of my initial ideas and concepts for being an entrepreneur and having that drive and focus that’s required to be successful.”

Still, seeing how grueling a long-term path in the equestrian field could be, Bergmann decided to apply his drive elsewhere. He earned a business degree, then took a corporate role at Home Depot. Before long, he be

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