by JL White International, LLC | Jul 30, 2026 | Critical Thinking, Post-Harvest
Jim White, PhD — Founder & CEO, PHT Investment Group There is a capital problem in the Salinas Valley. Most people who talk about it frame it as a modernization problem — aging facilities, outdated equipment, infrastructure that wasn’t built for today’s volume or...
by JL White International, LLC | Jul 16, 2026 | Critical Thinking
Jim White, PhD — Founder & CEO, JL White International Every organization I have ever worked with has had a culture. Most of them didn’t know what it was. That’s not an insult. Culture is one of those things that’s easier to feel than to define — and harder still...
by JL White International, LLC | Jul 9, 2026 | Critical Thinking
Jim White, PhD — Founder & CEO, JL White International I have bought, rebuilt, and sold 23 companies across 44 countries. Before I learned to read a balance sheet, I learned to read people — and the two skills are more connected than most business schools will...
by JL White International, LLC | Jun 25, 2026 | Critical Thinking, Post-Harvest
JLW Jim White, PhD — Founder & CEO, PHT Investment Group June 2026 Every time I sit down with a Salinas Valley operator to talk about GIAC, the same concern comes up within the first few minutes. It doesn’t matter whether I’m talking to a...
by JL White International, LLC | Jun 18, 2026 | Critical Thinking, Post-Harvest
JLW Jim White, PhD — Founder & CEO, PHT Investment Group June 2026 There is a question I get asked more than any other when I’m talking to growers, shippers, or investors who are new to what we’re building at GIAC. It usually comes after...
by JL White International, LLC | Jun 11, 2026 | Critical Thinking, Post-Harvest
JLW Jim White, PhD — Founder & CEO, PHT Investment Group June 2026 When I describe PHT Growth Fund to investors who are new to agricultural infrastructure, the conversation usually runs into the same wall early on. I’ll mention cold chain, or...