On this week’s podcast, we chat with University of Illinois Extension Marketing and Communications manager Judy Bingman. Judy shares with us all things Illinois Extension including the history, goals, and future. She also shares some personal information about what motives her. Listen in to hear more. 3:09 Welcome Judy! 13:05 How did Extension get started? 14:46 Has the goal of Illinois Extension changed from when it was first conceived to today? 18:00 How did the pandemic change the way extension worked, and were we successful? 30:15 Is there a vision for how we go into the future of Extension? 33:43 What motivates you to work so hard? 39:40 What is the one thing you want the people of Illinois to know about Illinois Extension? 41:14 Judy’s 30 second elevator speech about Illinois Extension. 43:24 Judy talks about know your why? 47:37 Judy asks Good Growing crew what they hope the world to be. To learn more about University of Illinois Extension job openings, visit https://jobs.illinois.edu/off-campus-positions?start=1&per=500 Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies.