If creativity is the name of the game, then Leslie Gregory is playing it!

From painting rocks to creating masterpieces on canvas, Leslie grew up wanting to add color to everything. She dabbled in watercolor, graduated to acrylics and began teaching herself how to use Microsoft Paint and other computer programs to create digital artwork.

In her senior year of high school, Leslie took a computer applications class that introduced her to website design and coding. She started out by creating her own website, and she surprised herself with how much she loved solving coding problems and designing her own site.

Initially, Leslie thought about pursuing theater in college, but after taking the computer applications class, Leslie began to think her calling wasn’t on the stage. She decided to take a leap of faith and enrolled at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, studying Web Design and Development. Leslie also received an IT minor, Digital Graphics minor and a Design certification. Pretty impressive, right?

While she was studying for class, Leslie was always looking for somewhere that she could put her creativity to work. She started working at Team SI as an intern on their Kubota platform, she worked as a desk monitor for her dormitory, did graphic design for a local bakery in Little Rock and was an EIT ambassador– all at the same time! Talk about a hard worker.

Her internship at Team SI kickstarted Leslie’s career in web development and, thankfully, it led to a full time job! She learned so much about the digital world, how to work with clients and just how intense “real world” projects can be. Hey, we’ve all get to move on from homework at some point!

Leslie’s internship helped her to get her foot in the door with a smaller company and her gracefulness when juggling multiple tasks and organized leadership has led to extreme success for Leslie!

She currently works as the Director of Kubota Projects at TracTru, Kubota Tractor Corporation’s preferred website vendor, and loves how often her daily tasks change. She gets to utilize all of her favorite skills and no two days at TracTru look exactly the same. She uses her design skills, project management and organizational skills, as well as her coding ability! She’s a natural leader and enjoys the diversity of tasks that fill up her time.

Working with Kubota is different from anything Leslie has ever done before. She grew up in the suburbs and never had an opportunity or need to work with heavy equipment. Through working with Kubota, Leslie has grown to love what the company stands for and considers herself a member of the Kubota Country community. Since graduating college, Leslie has become a major ag-vocate and can talk-the-talk with anyone in the equipment industry.

Leslie’s favorite project to work on was creating Kubota Country. The community hub started as an idea and Leslie got to help nurture this idea from conception all the way to final development! She’s loved watching the entire community come together and contribute to Kubota Country. Leslie loves Kubota’s mission and supports it both professionally and personally!

Her advice to kids? Don’t be afraid to jump in and try something new. Leslie thought theater was calling her name, but if she hadn’t pursued web development and digital design, she wouldn’t be where she is today. And Leslie loves where she is today.