Will is from Wellsville, Missouri, and a recent graduate of the University of Missouri where he majored in science and agricultural journalism with an emphasis in radio broadcast and minored in agriculture economics. While in school, he worked for an NPR affiliate, KBIA News in Columbia as a reporter/anchor. He was named Missouri Ruralist College Farmer in 2019.
His involvement in 4-H and FFA, and showing livestock fueled his passion for the agriculture industry.