Nicole Henrich

Nicole.Henrich@nutrien.com

What was your major at Butler? Have you pursued any graduate degrees post-Butler?

I was a double major in International Business and Marketing and Minors in French and German. No post grad degrees.

Where are you currently working? Where have you worked before now?

I am currently working at Nutrien as the Sr. Advisor of Early Careers for the Retail/Nutrien Ag Solutions organization. I held a previous role at Nutrien on the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion team running their communications.

Prior to Nutrien, I worked at John Deere. My first role out of college was in their Marketing and Customer Support Development Program, and I work on several teams during that time. After the program, I was the Product Line Information Specialist for the Sprayer, Tillage, and Cotton Picker lines.

Have you worked or traveled internationally since graduation? If yes, where? If not, do you anticipate going abroad in the future?

My current company is based in Canada, so I have traveled to Saskatoon for work. In my personal life, my wife and I were working on her Italian citizenship, so while finishing that process, we lived in Italy for several months.

What advice would you give an IB major who is not sure about what they want to do with their major after graduation?

My advice would be to take chances and allow your career path to evolve in ways you may not expect. I never expected to work in the ag industry. I didn't grow up directly in ag, but I fell in love with it as a career. Agriculture is such a global industry, and even if I haven't gotten to travel internationally with my job at this point, I have had the amazing opportunity to work with individuals in Italy, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, China, Australia, Canada, Trinidad, and India. If I had had blinders on to different possibilities, there are many opportunities that I could have missed.

Are there any skills (soft skills, language skills, communications, etc.) that you would advise that IB majors prioritize while still in school?

Communication is always something to work on. That isn't just getting really good at talking to people but also understanding different communication styles and how you can adjust to make sure that your message is always clear.

The second skill I would emphasize is analytic skills. Take the time to get better at looking at data and information, pulling out the key pieces, and synthesizing it in a way that will make sense to others and tells them the "why should they care.”

The last one is one that a mentor previously told me and that I have really tried to take to heart. "Get good at the gray." This means to get comfortable in the unknown and try to become really good at taking ambiguity and making clarity from it. Some of the best opportunities to shine come from when a situation is a mess or unclear. If you are able to analyze the situation, identify next steps, and execute the plan, that sets you apart.