FUTURE PROFITS - Key Persons


Adam Hocker

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
  • Owner
Adam founded Future Profits Consulting in April of 2018 and is responsible for leading the team. Before he founded the company, Adam was a financial advisor with Farm Financial Strategies for 7 years. He then spent 10 years at Brenneman Pork as the Controller and CFO where he headed up risk management, financial reporting, and production analysis efforts. His experience at Brenneman Pork laid the foundation for what has now become Future Profits Consulting; a team of consultants working together to serve farm operations and help them drive consistent operational profitability. Adam is a visionary for the firm and continues to help FPC grow while also serving clients in a consulting role. In addition to managing FPC, Adam also owns and operates 27,000 pig spaces for Brenneman Pork, and he and his family have 800 acres of row crop operations. Adam's experience in production agriculture, business finance, and commodity market risk management allows FPC to bring value to their clients in multiple facets. Adam is a graduate of Coe College with a BBA in Business and Economics. He also competed for 4 years on the Kohawks football team as an outside linebacker. Adam is married to Olivia and has three children - Grant, Ava, and Ian. They live near Williamsburg, Iowa.

Dani Neal

Job Titles:
  • Internal Operations
Dani joined FPC in 2022 after starting her career in banking and lending. She grew up in Riverside, Iowa and has since moved to rural Keokuk County. Dani is responsible for Internal Operations at FPC.

Jared Schmidt

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
Jared joined FPC in January 2020 as a consultant. He grew up on a row crop farm in Northeast Iowa then went to Wartburg College for his undergraduate degree and Northern Arizona University for his graduate degree. He has 17 years of experience helping farmers transition the farm from one generation to the next. In his role with FPC, Jared looks to help clients experience consistent operational profitability.

Jenn Duerksen

Job Titles:
  • Accounting
Jenn joined FPC in November of 2022. She was raised in northwest Kansas where she began participating in sports at a young age and continued into college. Today she enjoys watching all sports activities - especially football and basketball. In 1994 she graduated from Kansas State University with an Accounting degree where she now has 28 years of experience. Jenn will be part of the Internal Operations at FPC with the role of Accountant. Jenn has two children - Haley and Brayden and resides in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Trevor Smith

Job Titles:
  • Accounting & Consultant
Trevor joined FPC in May 2019 after graduating from Central College with a degree in Accounting and Finance. Trevor comes from a family of hog and cattle producers outside of Audubon, Iowa. He currently resides outside of Marengo, Iowa. Trevor is licensed in commodities trading and helps with consulting and model upkeep for clients.