Kevin Wendt, CEO of the corporation, is a nationally known purebred livestock auctioneer with over 20 years experience. Visit www.thewendtgroup.com for more information. A graduate of The Ohio State University, Wendt has extensive experience in genetics, sales, marketing, business management, real estate, advertising, public relations. Wendt graduated from the Reppert School of Auctioneering in 1986, and is licensed and bonded and actively working in 21 states.

Wendt is known throughout the nation as a premier purebred livestock auctioneer, conducting more than 125 nationwide auctions each year, and the national auctioneer for the National Swine Registry. He is also a Broker/Auctioneer specializing in Agricultural Real Estate and Equipment Auctions, where he has conducted more than 2000 auctions since 1986.

Kevin & his wife also own and operate the world’s largest web advertising company catering to the show pig industry and its producers. Click here to visit showpig.com.

Megan L. Wendt is a 1999 graduate of The Ohio State University majoring in history. She is manager of the Livestock Marketing and Web Site arms of The Wendt Group, Inc.

She also handles all advertising, marketing and photography for the company and handles the computer clerking programs.

Megan serves as Project Director for the School of Urban Studies. She oversees a youth program that includes grade school, middle school, high school, and college young adult programs and service learning projects.

She is currently a member of the Joshua Team which is a national Christian Youth Leadership Council comprised of 12 individuals throughout the county dedicated to Christian youth education, discipleship, leadership, and missions.

Luke Bowman serves as a marketing consultant in affiliation with The Wendt Group. He will coordinate and consult for all sales that take place on, and are managed by ETCOW.com. In addition, his duties allow him to work in promotions through campaigning ETCOW.com production sales at many of the nation’s major beef expos and shows.

He is a 2005 graduate of Purdue University, where he received a B.S. in Agricultural Education. While at Purdue, Luke was a member of the 2004 Purdue Livestock Judging Team. He is currently teaching high school agriculture at Union City Community High School.

Luke joins the team with a great knowledge of the purebred beef industry. He understands the goals and ideals of both commercial applications producers and show ring enthusiasts. He served 2 years on the American Junior Shorthorn Board of Directors. Luke comes from a small beef operation, where he and his father raise nearly 100 head of purebred Shorthorns. He currently resides near the small town of Greens Fork in east central Indiana.

Kim West serves as web designer and communications consultant for ETCow.com. She is the owner of Kwest Communications, a graphic design and web site design business located near Cincinnati, Ohio. She graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in Agriculture Communication. She served as Director of Communications for the Ohio Pork Producers Council for five years before beginning her freelance services.

A few of her print and web clients include Etcow.com, Showpig.com, The Wendt Group, Ohio Department of Agriculture, Ohio Pork Producers Council, PrimeTIME Agrimarketing, Ohio Livestock Environmental Assurance Program, and International Truck and Engine Corporation.

Kim brings a solid agricultural background to her customers. She grew up on a farrow-to-finish swine operation, raised horses and exhibited market steers in 4-H. She currently resides with her husband, Jim, and their two children, Cameron and Zach, in Blanchester, Ohio.