Jeremy & Kristin Andrus

Latter-day Saint MBA Podcast

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Jeremy's Bio:

Jeremy Andrus is President; CEO of Traeger Grills, the original wood pellet grill brand that has
taken the outdoor cooking world by storm. He and a financial partner acquired the company in
2014, transforming it from a small, regional, 26-year-old business into a multi-hundred-million-
dollar brand that owns over 50% of the global wood pellet grill market. This was largely
achieved by Jeremy leading an overhaul that would result in moving the company’s
headquarters from Oregon to Utah and rebuilding its team with an emphasis on the people and
culture behind the company.

While Traeger has become Jeremy’s most successful growth story, it isn’t his first. He joined
start-up Skullcandy in 2005 with 4 employees and less than $1m in sales. Under his leadership,
Skullcandy disrupted the headphone and wearable electronic space, growing into a $300m
public company. Jeremy was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year in 2016, MountainWest
Capital Network Utah Entrepreneur of the Year in 2017, and was inducted into the Utah
Technology Council Hall of Fame in 2018. Jeremy received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business
School and B.A. from Brigham Young University. He lives in Salt Lake City with his wife Kristin
and their six children. After years of experimenting and working with professional pitmasters
and chefs, Jeremy now makes the perfect steak.

Kristin's Bio:
Kristin Andrus is a community champion who advocates for women, children, and refugees within and beyond Utah. She is also Chief Culture Officer to her husband and six children.

Kristin serves as a board member for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area and for UnDEfeated, an organization serving underprivileged youth and single mothers in Uganda. In addition, she holds advisory roles with the First Lady of Utah, Neighborhood House, The Younique Foundation, Utah Valley University, and Women Who Succeed. Nonprofits count on Kristin for her social media and marketing savvy as well as her supernatural ability to get stuff done.

With over 100,000 combined followers on Instagram and YouTube, and live cooking segments on Utah’s Studio 5, Kristin has built a platform for awareness and impact. Her musings on marriage and motherhood and her collection of 250 free home workouts offer love, light, and laughter for her social media community.

In November 2020, Kristin launched #SisterGoods, an Instagram campaign that raised $30,000 in its first week to supply menstrual care products to schools, shelters, and foster care facilities throughout Utah. #SisterGoods has since spread to more than 60 communities across the U.S.