Shawn Compton began in his career in grain farming in the R.M of Pembina in 1988, diversifying to cattle and sheep farming through the 1990s. In 2001, Shawn exited farm ownership to take employment with Ridley Canada at their Feed Rite mill in Manitou, Manitoba.

In 2005, Puratone created the new BlOvator division, which Shawn managed until September 2008. When the opportunity arose, Shawn purchased the BlOvator division from Puratone on October 1, 2008, with plans of taking his company global.

Shawn is married with four children and currently resides in Brandon, MB.

John has been in the equipment sales and service for the hog industry since 1991. For more than 18 years prior to that, he operated a corn and soybean farm south of Mankato, Minnesota. A graduate of Mankato Technical College (Ag Production). John still resides in Minnesota. He is married and the proud father of seven children.