Called a "Trailblazer" in farm business education, Julie has been helping livestock owners grow their businesses and get their heads around their marketing and sales since 2004.
Julie Roy is a certified Business Success Coach since 2001. She has been coaching animal breeders since she started an alpaca farm with her husband in 2004. The day-to-day operations of raising Alpacas for 13 years on a ranch in southern California gave her a great perspective of farm life, which she willingly shares with her clients.
Julie has authored numerous articles and two books. Alpacas Made Simple, Alpaca Business Secrets--Interviews with the Experts and a newsletter called Profiting with Alpacas. Recently she authored a book entitled Why Customers Don't Buy from You and How to Change It!
Julie specializes in assisting her clients expand their business. She helps them get their heads around their marketing and sales and look for unique opportunities to increase their monthly revenue. Julie's philosophy is that herd size, quality, type, or location doesn't matter. You can discover how your herd can pay for itself when you work with Julie.
Julie & her husband, Don, live in a quaint mountain community where they manage an Airbnb cabin on their property. Julie came out of retirement when the Pandemic started to share her successes with other animal owners.
Julie joined the Openherd team in July 2021 to assist animal owners with their sales and marketing. She is a frequent speaker for several national associations and leads free monthly webinars to grow your business through agritourism activities.