Leading with Passion & Hard Work: Life Lessons with Traci Middleton

24/09/2025 41 min
Leading with Passion & Hard Work: Life Lessons with Traci Middleton

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In the inaugural episode of the Grit and Grace podcast, hosted by Ranch House Designs, the focus is on celebrating women in agriculture and specifically the purebred livestock industry. Our first guest is Traci Middleton of Mill Creek Land and Cattle, based in Puryear, Tennessee. The conversation covers Traci's background, from her involvement in 4-H and FFA to running her own successful cattle operation and participating in industry leadership. Traci discusses the challenges and joys of being a working mom, rancher, and cattle judge, sharing insights on balancing professional life with personal passions. The episode also touches on Traci's social media habits, daily routines, and fashion preferences for work and showing cattle.About Grit & GraceThis is the podcast for women who know their way around a show barn, a boardroom, and everything in between. Hosted by the team behind Ranch House Designs, Grit & Grace is a heartfelt and hard-hitting conversation for stock show moms, show ring girls, ag communicators, ranch women, and those blazing their own trail in ag and rural life.Each episode blends real talk from our own lives — the wins, the wrecks, the marketing lessons, and motherhood moments — with interviews from inspiring women across the purebred livestock, stock show, and ag communications industries. From show heifers to small businesses, from chasing banners to building brands, this podcast is for every woman living a life fueled by purpose, perseverance, and passion.