Amanda Martin: Leadership Starts With Showing Up
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Amanda Martin discusses the importance of intentional leadership and its impact on the agricultural community.
Join our champion program: mark@themomentumcompany.com Attend a Thriving Leader event: https://thriving-leader-2026.lovable.app/ Instagram: @the.momentum.company LinkedIn: /momentum-company In this episode of The Intentional Agribusiness Leader , Mark sits down with Amanda Martin, President and CEO of the Illinois Ag Leadership Foundation (IALF), for a conversation about leadership development, community impact, education, and preparing the next generation of agricultural leaders. Amanda defines intentional leadership simply: Showing up with purpose. Whether it's following through on commitments, leading through service, making thoughtful decisions, or understanding how your actions impact others, intentional leadership begins with being deliberate about how you show up every day. At the Illinois Ag Leadership Foundation, that philosophy comes to life through a two-year leadership development program that brings together leaders from every corner of agriculture—from row crop producers and agribusiness professionals to urban agriculture advocates and policy leaders. A major theme throughout the conversation is this: Leadership grows when people leave their bubble. One of the…
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