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SMA 72nd Annual Convention & Suppliers’ Showcase

Hyatt Hill Country Resort & Spa in San Antonio, TX
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Date
Jul 26 - 29 2028
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All Day
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Hyatt Hill Country Resort & Spa
Hyatt Hill Country Resort & Spa
9800 Hyatt Resort Dr. San Antonio, TX 78251
Website https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/texas/hyatt-regency-hill-country-resort-and-spa/sanhc

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Will Boyd on SMA Scholarships, StartKleen & Finding a Career in Sanitation
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At the SMA Dove Hunt & Fishing Tournament hosted by StartKleen Neil interviews Will Boyd, a StartKleen employee, about his path into the meat industry and sanitation. Boyd shares his background in 4-H/FFA, livestock and meats judging, and meat science at Clarendon College and West Texas A&M, then explains how attending SMA conferences and receiving an SMA scholarship helped him network, meet Rick and the Campbell family, and ultimately join StartKleen despite limited prior sanitation experience. He discusses core sanitation concepts like the importance of physical scrubbing, proper water pressure, chemical concentration, and preventing overspray, and describes his current chief of staff role focused on customer relations, retention, new business development, and travel. The conversation highlights mentoring, culture, parallels between sports discipline and sanitation, and StartKleen’s interest in AI-driven marketing visibility.

 

Topics

01:27 Will Boyd SMA Path

03:31 From Meat Science

04:35 Sanitation Basics

09:18 Finding His Role

10:06 Why Sanitation Matters

12:14 Sports Lessons

15:20 Scholarships Impact

17:05 Sales Mindset

21:26 Family And Culture

23:27 AI And Marketing

24:29 Wrap Up And Thanks

Will Boyd on SMA Scholarships, StartKleen & Finding a Career in Sanitation
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