About — ACME Ag Consulting

ACME

Ag Consulting Made Exceptional

The Name

Every letter is intentional.

Ag Rooted in agriculture — not just adjacent to it.

Consulting Senior practitioners who've done the work themselves.

Made Active, not passive. We build things with you.

Exceptional The standard we hold ourselves to on every engagement.

The Meaning Behind the Name

An ancient word. A modern edge.

The name ACME wasn't chosen at random. Every layer of it — Greek, biological, commercial — points to the same idea: the peak.

Ancient Greek Origin

akmē

The highest point. The peak. The moment of fullest development. The root of both "acme" and "acumen" — sharp judgment applied at the critical moment.

Shared Root

acumen

Same etymological root. Sharp judgment. Peak performance through expertise. The quality that defines every practitioner in the ACME network.

In Agriculture

The peak of harvest.

Harvest is the akme of the growing season. Everything in agriculture builds toward it — ACME is built for that critical moment.

In Biology

The growing point.

The apical tip reaches upward toward the light. Growth originates at the peak — and so does great commercialization strategy.

In Advisory

Senior-level acumen.

Sharp intelligence applied at the critical moment of commercialization. Every ACME engagement is led by someone who's been in that exact room before.

In Pop Culture

The tools worked.

ACME equipped the Coyote with the most ambitious tools ever invented — jet skates, rocket sleds, earthquake pills. The tools were never the problem. Our execution is the difference.

Who We Are

A trusted network of independent ag consultants.

Deep roots, senior expertise, and the relationships that open doors.

Senior Consultants

Across Strategy, Comms, Policy, GTM & Economics

100+

Combined Years

In Ag, AgTech, and adjacent markets

Point of Contact

Streamlined engagement, single invoice

39N

Embedded

St. Louis AgTech hub — heart of our network

The Ecosystem

Nowhere else in North America puts this much ag in one place.

The density of the St. Louis AgTech ecosystem is built, not accidental.

Bayer Crop ScienceGlobal ag biotech HQ
BungeGlobal agribusiness & oilseed processing
ICL North AmericaSpecialty fertilizer & crop nutrition
Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterWorld-class plant science research
BioSTL · BioGenerator · Yield LabActive AgTech venture builders
80% of U.S. corn & soyWithin 500 miles of St. Louis

The Team

Senior expertise across the ag value chain.

Six independent consultants, one front door.

Brent Boydston

AgCenter Solutions

Government Relations, Crop Protection & Policy

Lisa Humphrey

Independent

Brand Strategy & Client Personas

Matt Luetje

M2L Ag Consulting LLC

BD Strategy & Product Commercialization

Janice Person

Grounded Communications LLC

Ag Comms & Consumer Trust

Jon Riley

Riley Consulting LLC

Ecosystem Navigation & Strategic Intros

Carly Scaduto

Scaduto Photography & Comms

Brand Storytelling & Digital Engagement

How We Work

A repeatable system. Exceptional results.

Every engagement follows the same four-stage methodology — built to eliminate wasted motion.

STAGE 01

ASSESS

Map before moving.

Map the ecosystem, stakeholders, and commercial opportunity. Identify friction and sequencing before any outreach begins.

STAGE 02

POSITION

Every word intentional.

Audience-segmented materials. External, institutional, internal, and board audiences each receive their own framing.

STAGE 03

ACTIVATE

Right sequence, right people.

Engage the right validators in the right order. The sequence of outreach is as important as the outreach itself.

STAGE 04

CONVERT

Aligned to your outcome.

Close deals, programs, and partnerships with fee structures that align our incentives with your success.

Ag Consulting Made Exceptional.