Rob Dongoski: Seeing What Others Miss in Agriculture
From The Intentional Agribusiness Leader Podcast by Mark Jewell
May 4, 2026 · 42 min · Season 1 · Episode 213
About this episode
Mark Jewell interviews Rob Dongoski about intentional leadership and the evolving landscape of agriculture.
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 Rob Dongoski, Ag & Food Partner at Kearney, for a wide-ranging conversation on leadership, consulting, and where the agriculture industry is headed next. Rob defines intentional leadership in a way that hits at the core: Clarity. Knowing your purpose. Aligning your actions to it. And giving people around you enough visibility into your intentions that even when you fall short, they understand where you’re coming from. Because failure isn’t the issue. Lack of clarity is. The conversation dives into the unique role consulting plays in agriculture. Leaders inside organizations often become insulated—seeing the same problems and relying on the same solutions. Consultants bring a different lens, connecting insights across the entire food system—from consumer demand all the way back to production. That outside perspective matters. Because the biggest shifts in agriculture don’t start on the farm. They start with the…
People in this episode
Host: Mark Jewell
Guest: Rob Dongoski
Topics covered
- leadership
- consulting
- agriculture
- nutrition
- health
- consumer demand
Keywords
- intentional leadership
- agriculture
- consulting
- nutrition
- health
- consumer demand
- food system
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Kearney, The Momentum Company, Thriving Leader
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