Jared Spader
Director of Marketing
Osborn & Barr Communications
St. Louis, MO
JARED SPADER has spent his lifetime in the agriculture and rural markets, with eight years of experience in marketing, business strategy and product branding. He joined Osborn & Barr originally as a market analyst with O&B's in-house brand management company, the Avant Group. Following Avant's spin-off from O&B in 2004, Jared assumed a role in market strategy, product development and marketing and sales with O&B. Prior to O&B, Jared held positions with Edward Jones, the Orscheln Group and with the University of Missouri as a marketing instructor. Jared grew up on a purebred Angus and Quarter Horse ranch, and is still involved as a co-owner of the family operation. He holds a B.S. and a MBA from the University of Missouri.