Trista Brown

Trista Brown Priest is the third generation of the Brown family to work at Cattle Empire. She has worked in different capacities at the feedyard since she was 14 years old. She came back to Cattle Empire full-time as the Empire Repair Services manager following her graduation from Kansas State University with her bachelor’s in business management and marketing in 2008. She then returned to Kansas State to pursue her MBA in agriculture economics and finance and graduated in 2012. Following her graduation, she assumed the role of Vice President of Cattle Empire, transitioned to Chief Strategy Officer in 2015, and is currently the Chief Executive Officer.