2026 Sustaining Sponsor Spotlight: Stratovation Group

2026 Sustaining Sponsor Spotlight: Stratovation Group

The Ohio AgriBusiness Association is pleased to feature our Sustaining Sponsors in the 2026 Spotlight Series. This week, the focus is on Gold Sponsor: Stratovation Group.

Stratovation Group

Location (Main Headquarters): Columbus, OH

Year established: 2019

Number of locations: HQ in Columbus, OH; Offices in Missouri, Indiana, Iowa, and Pennsylvania

Number of employees: 10

About Your Company

Stratovation Group is a full-service agriculture marketing and research agency. With direct farm-level experience and an entrepreneurial mindset, we solve problems for agricultural companies, farmers, and innovators across the industry. We work alongside our clients, blending strategy and innovation to help them move faster and win with confidence.

Stratovation Group prides themselves itself on being the easy button for clients. When our clients have a need, we work efficiently to deliver high-quality solutions that meet their goals, from research to informed engagement.

What products or services do you provide? Design Thinking, Market Research, Brand Health, Customer Segmentation, Strategic Business Consulting, Brand Development, Communications Strategy, Business Intelligence, Photo and Video, Multimedia Advertising, and Event and Tradeshow Support

Your Company Story

Stratovation Group has grown from its agricultural roots into a versatile strategic partner serving industries including technology, sustainability, and advocacy. While agriculture remains a core focus, we now support a broader range of clients, including membership organizations and startups. As our team and capabilities have grown, we've expanded our services to include advocacy communications, research, digital marketing, and video production. This evolution allows us to deliver more integrated, creative, and data-driven solutions while remaining focused on solving complex challenges and helping clients connect meaningfully with their audiences.

• 2019 - Founded by Cam Camfield while still at Nationwide Insurance
• 2020 - Cam left Nationwide to pursue Stratovation Group full time
• 2021 - Cam hired first employee.
• 2022 - Team grew to five total, adding notable ag communicator Mace Thornton as partner.
• 2024 - Added veteran ag communicator Jeff Caldwell.
• 2025 - Grew research services, completing projects in the bios, food, and drone spaces. Became a partner in agriculture conference FarmCon.
• 2026 -Staff now at 10 full time, footprint in five states throughout the Midwest and Mid Atlantic, but our client base now reaches coast to coast.

What's next for your company? Shared success and strong partnerships continue to fuel our momentum. We envision a future that builds on our core strengths: people, passion, and problem-solving. We'll continue to focus on the intersection of strategy and innovation, expanding our capabilities and growing our team as new opportunities arise across platforms including: agriculture and ag technology, food and food service, financial and risk management, and startups and innovators.

OABA Membership

How has OABA membership benefited your company or the agribusiness industry? Going forward, we expect that our OABA involvement will play a larger role in our journey as a growing and dynamic company in the agribusiness space. Relationships are as important as the strategic counsel we provide and being part of an organization that brings together forward-thinking leaders and companies will continue to offer us value. We appreciate that OABA not only advocates for the industry in ways that align with our values, but it also opens doors to conversations and partnerships that might not happen otherwise. We're especially grateful for the role OABA plays in supporting the next generation of ag professionals-something we care deeply about as we build our team and look to the future. As we continue to grow, we're excited to become more involved and contribute where we can

What is one reason you would encourage others to become an OABA member? We encourage others to become OABA members because the organization is committed to helping agribusinesses succeed. Through valuable educational programs, professional development opportunities, and strong industry advocacy, OABA provides meaningful support for its members while strengthening Ohio's agriculture industry as a whole.

Just For Fun

Share an interesting fact about your company. Stratovation Group is developing two new tools to bring greater value to clients and the broader agriculture industry: ReachAg and the Ag Intelligence Network.

Interested in becoming a Sustaining Sponsor?

Click here to learn more about the program or contact Lauren Prettyman at [email protected]. Sustaining sponsors will automatically be promoted as such at all OABA events and will not be approached for sponsorship opportunities throughout the year.

Note that because the OABA Educational Trust is a 501(c)3 charitable organization, sponsorships related to this trust are separate from OABA.