Yeti Farms

Shawn Honaker, Founder of Yeti Farms, has come a long way in life. A native of Indiana, and raised in a loving but strict home, he learned the value of hard work early on. Typical of the farming community he grew up in, Shawn had his first job at just 9 years old.

Throughout high school, Shawn had many jobs and businesses ranging from car maintenance to lawn care. He once said that these experiences were priceless in cementing a focus on self-sufficiency.

At college, he majored in Business Finance, but less than one year away from graduating, the entrepreneurial spirit grabbed hold and he quit school to start his career.

After a few years working in corporate finance sales, Shawn had saved enough money to start a business. With some strategic investments, Shawn developed commercial property in Colorado. Later in his twenties, Shawn built up a thriving trucking business that served the oil and gas industry. In the beginning, he was the first and only employee of the company, but within a few years, he built it up to a multi-million-dollar operation with over 70 employees.

After several years of intense work and long hours, he sold the business and thought he would retire as a 30-year-old millionaire. However, the entrepreneurial spirit couldn’t be silenced, and after a brief period he once again ventured back to the challenges and rewards of building a new business.