Celebrate American Grit & Leadership with Mark Nutsch
Get ready to be INSPIRED at #CropsAndCattle2026.
Commander Mark Nutsch will deliver an unforgettable keynote on Wednesday, August 5, at Crops & Cattle – Conference & Ag Expo in Kansas City.
Nutsch is a Green Beret Commander Portrayed in the Movie 12 Strong & NYT Bestseller, Horse Soldiers, Co-Founder, Horse Soldier Bourbon. On stage, Nutsch enthralls audiences with an edge-of-your-seat, behind-the-scenes account of how this almost unbelievable event played out, impacted the world, and earned them the gratitude of a nation.
He also shares his impressive entrepreneurial story, discussing how he and his team applied the lessons they’d learned in the military—deliberate and focused planning, short- and long-term coordination, and maintaining a strategic vision—to grow their business and establish an unforgettable legacy. He inspires audiences to leverage these principles to achieve their own personal and professional goals.
More About the Speaker:
From the battlefield to the business world, Mark Nutsch shares his remarkable story and the secrets to his success—from leading a heroic 12-man Green Beret team in defeating the Taliban to founding a wildly popular and award-winning bourbon brand.
In October 2001 following the attacks on 9/11, Mark Nutsch led a team of U.S. Special Forces on a covert mission to Afghanistan, where they would ride to war on horses to fight the enemy—side by side with their Muslim counterparts—capture the strategic city of Mazar-i-Sharif within a matter of weeks and successfully overthrow the Taliban. Now a consultant to Special Operations Command, he earned a Bronze Star with valor for his bravery. The story inspired a New York Times bestselling book by Doug Stanton, Horse Soldiers, and a 2018 major motion picture called 12 Strong, in which Mark is portrayed by actor Chris Hemsworth.
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