About this episode

Mark Jewell interviews Todd Churchill about intentional leadership and the deeper questions surrounding agriculture and land ownership.

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 Todd Churchill—social entrepreneur, consulting CFO, and founder of multiple agriculture and food businesses—for a deep conversation about land, nutrition, human history, and the systems shaping modern agriculture. Todd defines intentional leadership through one foundational idea: Understand why we do what we do. Not just operationally. Historically. Todd believes intentionality requires curiosity—digging beneath assumptions to understand how systems, incentives, and human behavior evolved over time. Whether it’s farming, food production, land ownership, or nutrition, the deeper question is always: Why did humanity build it this way? That mindset has shaped Todd’s entire career. Raised on a family farm in Illinois, Todd grew up around cattle, land management, entrepreneurship, and long-term thinking. One of the most powerful lessons passed down through generations was this: Land is not primarily how you make wealth…

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