S11E03 | Seed to Feed the World: Ethan Rosen
September 2, 2025
If internship offers experience for one’s resume, what does internship lodging provide? In Ethan Rosen’s case, it led to far more than anticipated, as he narrates on this podcast episode. Ethan could not afford lodging for his sports management internship, so his coach introduced him to a church whose members opened their homes for several weeks each one summer. In the process Ethan met a seed producer, became enthralled with that business, lived in the businessman’s home for several years, and eventually acquired the company.
He and host Dr. Matt Davis laugh about former college escapades, tempering it now with a more mature perspective. They observe that the same leadership Ethan exercised with peers as football captain is the same energy needed in business. For now, Ethan asserts, until the Lord directs otherwise, he is gratified glorifying God by caring for employees and providing seed to feed the world.
About our guests
Ethan Rosen, MBU alumnus and president-owner of Pure Line Seeds, Inc., oversees research and production teams, networking with professional seed growers in the Pacific Northwest to produce high-quality, certified-organic vegetable seeds for global distribution. He and wife Torey (alumna and former Maranatha women’s volleyball coach) live in Moscow, Idaho, with their three children (soon to be four).
