VITAL STATISTICS
Age: 30.
Where born: Ogden; reared in Grouse Creek.
Family: Wife Conny Jones Tanner and a baby due in June.
Education: Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Management, Utah State University.
Primary products: Representative for the beef industry on education, promotion and information. Beef.
Primary markets: Anyone who eats beef.
Number of employees: Three full-time and many volunteers.
Annual sales: Live cattle sales in Utah total approximately $283 million annually.
PERSONALITY PROFILE
First "real" job: Cattle rancher in Grouse Creek.
Management style: Educate, inform, delegate then give staff room to be creative.
Strategy for success: First: Work hard, work smart and always be honest. Second: You are what you are by your choice alone.
Heroes: My parents, Merlin and Kenna Tanner.
Leisure time and hobbies: Working with the animals on the family ranch. Favorite book and movie: Book: "Gift of Acabar."
Movie: "Lonesome Dove."