Brandyn Six, 35
Director Strategic Accounts , Robinson Fresh , Eden Prairie, MN
June 10, 2025 | 3 min to read
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Hometown: Savage, MN
Hobbies: Birding, Camping, Basketball, Softball, Fishing, Traveling
Family/Community: Married, 1 son, Annual agriculture guest speaker at the University of Tennessee.
Motto in life: The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do.
Six had an unconventional route to reach his career in the produce industry. He began his professional career as a wildlife biologist in 2012, where he managed several thousand acres of wildlife habitat in the Pacific Northwest. He found an aptitude for growing crops and transitioned into agriculture in 2015, working at Mercer Ranches in Prosser, WA. There, he led the farm’s organic growing operation, exceeding expectations on yield and profitability. He also developed the farm’s sustainability program, resulting in awards, such as the Environmental Stewardship Award and Wildlife Habitat Farmer of the Year.
In 2020, Six parlayed his farming background into his current career with Robinson Fresh, taking a position to lead the sales strategy on cold vegetables to Walmart and Sam’s Club. His ability to understand how commodities grew allowed him to help grow the business as a strategic partner quickly. He participated in CH Robinson’s Key Account Sales Program in 2022 and by 2024, was promoted to director of strategic accounts, leading all of Robinson Fresh’s business with Walmart and Sam’s Club.
He serves as one of the company’s experts in sustainability and helps manage CH Robinson’s ESG reporting annually. He continues to leverage his experience to develop long-lasting sustainable programs for his customers. His vision is to continue to feed the world through complex supply chain solutions that result in geographic diversification, surety of supply, and always giving the grower a voice.
Q: What advice would you give someone new to the produce industry?
Buckle up and be confident, but stay collaborative. The produce industry is full of challenges and incredibly talented individuals. Things move fast and you need to move faster to be ahead of the game, but you need to have meaningful relationships to solve the world’s fresh produce problems.
Q: What is the one thing in your business that you are most passionate about?
I’m most passionate about seeing a piece of produce I helped deliver to a customer end up in a store. The supply chain associated with a harvest, pack, ship, and delivery is a tremendous amount of work. Seeing the tangible result in a store while shopping with my nephews and hearing them say “Uncle did that” is a wonderful feeling.
Q: What do you think consumers will desire in the future?
I believe consumers will desire more and more at-home delivery. Between the growth of omni-channel marketing, the increase in screen time for individuals, and the logistics capabilities of many of the largest retailers, delivering product directly to people’s homes will be in higher demand and easier to execute. We, as an industry, need to be prepared to showcase produce in a way that is realistic to online shoppers.
Q: What accomplishment are you most proud of in your career?
I’m most proud of the impact I’ve made with our largest customers. Rather than stating a tangible accomplishment, the most meaningful thing to me is creating lasting relationships that result in deep partnership and innovation. I’m lucky to work with some of the most talented and wonderful people as my customers. Jointly creating a solution that is beneficial to both parties, resulting in an item available for a customer in store is something that makes me proud every day.
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