Empower your agricultural business with strategic insights and solutions that drive growth and resilience.

At AGVISTA our commitment is to deliver lasting value to our clients through enhanced financial strength, operational efficiency, and long-term partnerships, helping you to succeed in an ever-evolving agricultural industry. If you’d like to learn more about empowering your business to enhance your efficiency and growth schedule a consultation today!

Jeremy Lee

President/Managing Partner

Jeremy is a highly accomplished senior-level leader, with an impressive track record spanning 29yrs in Agribusiness and Financial Services sectors across the nation. His exceptional career has been marked by his remarkable ability to revamp companies, pinpoint operational efficiencies, develop high-performing teams, craft tax strategies, dissect financial performance, cultivate thriving business cultures and steer strategic direction. 

Frost CFO Services
Fractional Executive
Agribusiness Advisor 

Paragon Freight Holdings, Inc
President 

G.M. Lawrence & Company
A Lawrence Group Company

CFO/COO 

Ag Partners, LLC
CFO/Vice President Finance 

AgCountry Farm Credit Services
Loan Officer and Business Analyst
Agribusiness & Capital Markets
Producer Marketing 

Thompsons USA, Limited 
Assistant Manager & Account

Jeremy embarked on his career in an operational capacity, subsequently assuming various roles in sales, accounting, financial and leadership. his expertise spans a wide spectrum of agribusiness sectors including:

Ag Tech
Cooperatives
Financial Services
Agronomic Services
Commodity Merchandising
Fruit & Vegetable Production
Freight Transportation
Feed Manufacturing
Organic Production
Land Management

Food Processing
Protein Production
Permanent Planting
Renewable Energy
Cotton Ginning
Specialty Crops
Row Crops
Pulse Crops
Warehousing
Dairy

With his wealth of knowledge, Jeremy is uniquely qualified to drive the success and transformation of your business.

Project Work

• Successfully negotiated a syndicated debt financing package exceeding $400 million in commitments, oversubscribed by $100 million, resulting in annualized savings exceeding $1.2 million.

• Led the rapid growth of a startup business, achieving a $5 million enterprise valuation within just 10 months of operations.

• Played a pivotal role in an acquisition, contributing to a 60% expansion of a $600 million company. Identified substantial tax deductions and business alterations, yielding $2 million in taxable income adjustments.

• Implemented operational processes that enhanced efficiencies in receiving, processing, packaging, and loadout by over 60% for a specialty crop processor.

• Led the daily operations and defined the market strategy for a grain origination and marketing business.

• Contributed to the construction of a $25 million feed mill, skillfully negotiating debt financing that required no capital injection from owners.

• Directed 12 companies to achieve GAAP compliance, obtaining an unqualified audit opinion in under a year, while executing on a business restructure that delivered operational efficiencies exceeding $1.5 million annually.

• Directed the acquisition and business structuring of a brokerage business. Pioneered the development of a freight company, generating over $200,000 in savings for a client within the first two months of operations.

• Created a feed manufacturing business model that delivered returns exceeding 20% for investors.

• Skillfully negotiated rail and truck freight contracts for various domestic lanes, yielding up to 30% ongoing freight cost savings for a company.

• Collaborated with state and local community leaders to identify and foster swine production in an area with limited livestock production.

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