"I went back to school at the University of Missouri, planning to become a large-animal veterinarian. I loved the hands-on work, the adrenaline of working with farm animals, and a career where I could stay connected to the outdoors. But when I started running the numbers for opening up my own clinic - six figures of student debt for a $60,000 salary - it just didn't add up."
"In 2016, after a job interview left me feeling like I'd be selling my soul to a defense contractor, I called my wife and told her I was either going to start a company or return to the military. She didn't miss a beat and asked me what kind of company we'd be starting. That's how KC Cattle Company was born - an idea rooted in my twin passions for animals and business, even though I had almost zero ranching experience."
Patrick Montgomery left the Army in 2014 and pursued large-animal veterinary studies at the University of Missouri before shifting toward entrepreneurship due to debt and business interest. After a 2016 crossroads, he chose to start KC Cattle Company despite minimal ranching experience. He learned through internships at vet clinics and research farms and described the process as paying "tuition at the school of hard knocks." The startup went viral overnight, forcing rapid scaling; the company now benefits from growing nationwide demand for premium American wagyu beef. He purchased 420 acres to build the operation.
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