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What Succession Looks Like in the Salinas Valley — And Why It Matters to Investors

What Succession Looks Like in the Salinas Valley — And Why It Matters to Investors

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 Most people who talk about it frame it as a modernization problem — aging facilities, outdated equipment, infrastructure that wasn’t built for today’s volume or...
You Can’t Scale a Business Whose Culture You Can’t Define

You Can’t Scale a Business Whose Culture You Can’t Define

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...
What 23 Turnarounds Taught Me About the One Thing Leaders Get Wrong

What 23 Turnarounds Taught Me About the One Thing Leaders Get Wrong

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...
Why Shared Infrastructure Doesn’t Have to Mean Shared Customers

Why Shared Infrastructure Doesn’t Have to Mean Shared Customers

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...
The Difference Between a Cold Box and a First-Mile Platform

The Difference Between a Cold Box and a First-Mile Platform

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...
What Institutional Investors Get Wrong About Cold-Chain Infrastructure Most LPs categorize first-mile post-harvest assets as cold storage.

What Institutional Investors Get Wrong About Cold-Chain Infrastructure Most LPs categorize first-mile post-harvest assets as cold storage.

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...
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