Grounded in agriculture.
Invested in its future.
Get Grounded Consulting was founded by Sam and Jared Baldry to help farming families and agricultural organisations build stronger businesses and create value that lasts.
We work across strategy, operations, leadership and project delivery. Sometimes that means helping a business see its direction more clearly. Sometimes it means stepping into the work, coordinating the people involved and bringing an important priority or opportunity to life.
Our work is practical, commercially grounded and focused on helping people make good decisions, and carry them through.
Meet Jared
Jared brings more than 20 years of experience across commercial cattle, mixed farming and large-scale agricultural operations in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
His experience includes cattle production, grazing management, breeding programs, livestock systems, infrastructure planning, team leadership and operational improvement. Having worked within both family farming businesses and larger pastoral operations, Jared understands the decisions, relationships and pressures involved in running complex agricultural businesses.
Jared is particularly effective in operational environments where a clear direction needs to be translated into practical action across properties, managers, systems and suppliers. He brings calm leadership, sound agricultural judgement and the ability to maintain momentum through complex implementation.
He works alongside owners, managers and teams to strengthen operations, clarify priorities and turn business strategy into practical action. Jared is also a certified business and performance coach and a participant in the Australian Rural Leadership Program.
Areas of focus: Farm and pastoral operations, operational leadership, embedded COO support, livestock businesses, systems, implementation and business transition.
Meet Sam
Sam is an agricultural consultant, facilitator and certified business and results coach with more than 20 years of experience across agriculture, natural capital, regional engagement and business strategy.
Her work spans project delivery, stakeholder engagement, communications, leadership development, governance support and emerging opportunities across natural capital and changing agricultural supply chains.
Sam is particularly effective when an idea, opportunity or project is still taking shape. She brings the right people and information together, creates structure around the work and coordinates the steps needed to move it from early thinking into delivery.
She works with farming families, leadership teams and agricultural organisations to strengthen clarity, capability and delivery, helping turn important ideas into practical work that creates lasting value.
Areas of focus: Strategy, project development, embedded COO support, industry programs, facilitation, stakeholder engagement, natural capital, communications, governance and delivery.
Our journey has been anything but ordinary
Our paths through agriculture have taken us across different businesses, properties, regions and roles. Together, we bring experience in farming and pastoral operations, business strategy, leadership, natural capital, stakeholder engagement and project delivery.
This breadth allows us to see the whole picture while staying close to the practical realities of the work. We can move between the bigger strategic questions and the people, decisions and actions needed to make progress.
We understand that agriculture is both commercial and deeply personal. Our approach considers the performance of the business, the people behind it and the wider systems on which its long-term value depends.
We stay true to our values, ask thoughtful questions and focus on creating clearer decisions, stronger capability and progress that can be sustained over time.
We see agriculture as a whole system
Agriculture is more than a commercial sector. It produces essential food and fibre, manages vast natural systems, supports regional livelihoods and carries knowledge and relationships built across generations.
These roles are deeply connected. Commercially strong businesses are better able to invest in their people, landscapes, communities and future. In turn, capable people, healthy natural systems and strong relationships provide the foundations for enduring business performance.
This understanding shapes how we work. We help clients see the connections across their business, make sound decisions and build the capacity to adapt, deliver and create lasting value.
Good decisions matter. So does the ability to carry them through.
Whether you’re navigating transition, developing an opportunity or need experienced capacity to move important work forward, let’s talk about where we can help.