Thursday, October 1st, 2026 | 2:00 PM ET

New employees in meat production are often onboarded to survive the first 90 days: learn the tasks, pass the checks, meet the requirements. But the companies seeing the best long-term results are the ones treating those same 90 days as the start of a career, not just a compliance milestone. For meat producers facing a retiring workforce, thin talent pools, and constant production pressure, that shift changes how consistently people meet compliance expectations and whether they stick around long enough to grow.

In this webinar sponsored by WorkForge, Grant Prenzlow, Director of HR at Wholestone Prestage, will share how his team rebuilt onboarding and early-tenure development as a strategic lever for growth, not a compliance checkbox. Grant will walk through how shifting the focus from compliance to competency built stronger habits from day one, earned executive buy-in by tying training to business outcomes, and delivered measurable results: a 25% reduction in turnover and a 3x increase in training engagement.

Attendees will leave with practical strategies for turning the first 90 days into the first chapter of a career: building compliance habits that last well past onboarding, making the executive case for investing in L&D as a profit driver, and structuring supervision and coaching so new workers feel like they're being developed, not just processed. Key Takeaways

·    How to reframe the first 90 days as the start of a career, not just a compliance checkpoint

·    How to build compliance habits that last well beyond onboarding

·    How to build the executive case for L&D investment by tying training to turnover, productivity, and profitability

·    Real results from Wholestone Prestage: 25% reduction in turnover and a 3x increase in training engagement

 

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Grant Prenzlow
Grant Prenzlow
Wholestone Prestage
Human Resources Director
Grant Prenzlow brings over a decade of progressive experience in human resources and training and development. He currently serves as Human Resources Director at Wholestone Prestage, a role he's held since April 2024, where he leads the development of HR strategies, systems, and policies that align with the organization's mission and strengthen employee engagement and culture.
Before stepping into this role, Grant served as Training and Development Manager at Wholestone Prestage as well as at Lincoln Premium Poultry and Nye Health Services, where he built deep expertise in office administration, talent development, and employee training and orientation. That foundation continues to shape his approach to HR leadership today.