Jerry Carroll
Innovative farmer Jerry Carroll shares his farm evolution story OR a bumper crop of hilarity in his fast-paced, high-energy show. His down-home tales and relatable topics about everyday life inform and crack up the most hard-to-please crowds.
Price range
- $7,500 - $10,000
Expert
- Agriculture
- Comedian/Comedienne
- Food
- Humor
- Innovation
- Motivation
- Safety
Experience
- Agriculture
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About
Farmer & comedian Jerry Carroll has made big changes to his farm over the years to remain profitable. He can share that story OR a bumper crop of high hilarity in his fast-paced, high-energy show about everyday life. His relatable topics crack up the most hard-to-please crowds.
Some crowds have him present BOTH programs while he’s in town.
Jerry found comedy growing up on his family’s farm. For 20 years, he worked the farm before finally pursuing his life’s dream of entertaining people and making them laugh.
Jerry’s seemingly effortless ability to spin out punch line after punch line, story after story, took him from emcee to headliner in just eight short months. Since beginning in 1993, Jerry has performed for crowds from 20 to 20,000 in venues ranging from the local volunteer fire department’s banquet to the Ministers of Provincial Parliament at the Royal York in Toronto, Canada. Everywhere he goes, he leaves audiences roaring with laughter.
Besides corporate meetings and events, conventions, countless associations, comedy clubs, and country clubs, Jerry has opened concerts for music artists such as Michael Bolton, Patty Loveless, Lyle Lovett, and Larry Gatlin. Jerry has performed from coast to coast in the U.S. and throughout Canada.
When he’s not on the road making people laugh, Jerry now enjoys deep sea fishing off the coast of South Carolina.
Make your next event a huge success with this hilarious farmer, speaker, and country comedian.
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Video Clips
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Topics
From Fields to Fortune: Reinventing the Family Farm for Lasting Success
Alternate title: Acres of DiamondsSince starting his farming journey in 1978 with just 50 acres of tobacco and a small hog operation, Jerry Carroll and his family transformed his family farm into a multi-faceted, thriving business. Over the years, he’s faced the challenges of a rapidly changing agricultural landscape and has consistently found innovative ways to adapt, grow, and stay profitable.
From expanding to hundreds of acres of crops and thousands of hogs to taking bold steps like converting hog barns into storage facilities and eventually opening a wedding and entertainment venue, his success has been driven by diversification. In 2015, he further revolutionized the farm by founding Carolina Mushroom Farm, which quickly became the largest specialty mushroom producer in the Carolinas and earned the prestigious “Innovative Farm of the Year” award.
Through it all, Jerry has stayed true to his agricultural roots while embracing new ventures. His story is one of resilience, innovation, and entrepreneurship—a journey of turning obstacles into opportunities, all while maintaining a family legacy.
Whether you’re interested in farming, agribusiness, or the entrepreneurial spirit required to pivot and thrive in a competitive market, Jerry brings insights on how to remain profitable by evolving and embracing change.
DIRT IN MY DNA
This program is all about the laughter!
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Testimonials
4 people have recommended this speaker
“He was fantastic - hit exactly the right notes and set a tone that lightened the mood after some pretty intense technical sessions. I believe that the promise of having Jerry do an evening encore performance was the primary reason we had so many attendees return after an afternoon break in the agenda.”
“Jerry Carroll had the entire audience in tears with his funny stories!!”
“We loved having Jerry Carroll and we have had so many wonderful comments on how great his performance was. We greatly appreciated that he stuck around afterwards and talked with people. Thank you so much for making our customer appreciation very successful!!”
“Jerry Carroll did an outstanding job and had us rolling with laughter! I'm fairly sure he may have some new prospective leads for other events from our group. Highly recommended!!”