The Pacesetter Pod
As an agribusiness executive, you operate at the intersection of value creation and preservation.
You are challenged every day to take risks and grow the business while protecting the organization, people, and customers with superior execution.
From highly fragmented supply chains and capital intensive business models to exceptionally narrow margins and hyper-competitive markets, you need an edge to outperform the competition.
Welcome to The Pacesetter Pod, where we explore and reveal the perspectives, insights, and approaches to deliver great results and growth in your agribusiness, through better execution.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 110
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Ep71: Tailwinds Are Not Your Friend
Show Highlights:
- Market-driven tailwinds vs. company successes. [00:03:37]
- How tailwinds create a business-fitness fallacy. [00:04:48]
- Uncover the danger of untested execution capacity. [00:06:12]
- F…
Ep70: Strategic & Financially Additive Agribusiness Governance with Tom Olive
Show Highlights:
- How boards contribute and can evolve strategically. [00:09:38]
- Explore the four rules well-functioning boards fulfil. [00:14:28]
- Advisory vs. fiduciary board governance explained. […
Ep69: The Risk of Metric Myopia and Misfires
Show Highlights:
- Learn about why metrics need regular revisiting. [01:38.7]
- How the fuel tax works, and why it doesn’t. [00:03:55]
- Explore the problems of legacy metrics. [00:09:28]
- Can mileage/use-…
Ep68: Embracing Failure to Deliver Ag Cooperative Growth with KC Graner of Central Farm Service
Show Highlights:
- Explore Central Farm Service’s precision ag program. [00:04:38]
- The role of skilled legacy talent in precision ag. [00:09:49]
- KC Graner’s ag voyage from early interest to CFS. [00:1…
Ep67: Anticipating Competitive Response is Not Enough
Show Highlights:
- Uncover key competitive response how-tos. [00:02:13]
- Find out how to design and position counteractions. [00:06:01]
- Why quantifying competitor-action impact matters. [00:09:13]
- The …
Ep66: Focus and Agility is a Competitive Advantage with Ethan Rosen of Pure Line Seeds
Show Highlights:
- Dive into this Pure Line Seeds 101. [00:02:59]
- The value of existing clients in diversification. [00:11:05]
- The pros and cons for independent seed companies. [00:13:58]
- Find out how…
Ep65: Is Decision-Friction Impairing Your Agribusiness?
Show Highlights:
- Why C-suite meetings necessitate decision scopes. [00:01:27]
- Discover what a decision scope is. [00:04:46]
- The exploratory decision scope explained. [00:06:32]
- Strategic steps of th…
Ep64: Purpose-Driven and Customer-Focused Growth with Leah Anderson of Winfield United
Show Highlights:
- Learn about the value of Land O’Lakes’ co-op model. [00:04:09]
- Leah Anderson’s instructive rise in ag from coding. [00:10:11]
- Impactful secrets to future-shaping leadership. [00:23:…
Ep63: Six Questions on One Page: A Recipe for Better Agribusiness Focus Allocation
Show Highlights:
- The process of project downselection explained. [00:01:27]
- A fictional example of project-requirement intricacy. [00:03:45]
- Dive into what a project charter is, and its two faults. …
Ep62: Navigating the De-Commoditization of Ag with Daniel Oh of AgCertain
Show Highlights:
- Daniel Oh’s corporate throughline to AgCertain. [00:03:33]
- Explore the need for de-commoditization in ag. [00:09:14]
- Specialty economies of scale explained with examples. [00:14:15] …
Ep61: What a Biologicals Product Designation Framework Can Teach Us About Agribusiness Strategy Execution
Show Highlights:
- What WinField United BioVerified designation offers. [00:01:03]
- Dive into BioVerified’s requirements and criteria. [00:03:42]
- Is BioVerified transferable as a strategic framework? […
Ep60: Specializing in Breakthrough Seed Genetics with Dave Armstrong of Sakata Seed America
Show Highlights:
- Learn about Sakata Seed America. [00:03:01]
- Lessons in managing pre- and post-M&A woes. [00:08:26]
- Do companies defer high-value M&A opportunities? [00:13:08]
- Discover how a culture…
Ep59: Value of Optionality in Agribusiness Growth
Show Highlights:
- Explore strategic optionality beyond binary confines. [00:00:39]
- Can your chosen option actually be operationalized? [00:06:16]
- How to align profitability with strategic choices. [0…
Ep58: The Danger of Buying Future Cashflows and Speculative M&A with Dave Nemes
Show Highlights:
- Distressed assets and negative goodwill explained. [00:06:51]
- Explore the barriers to entry in the food sector. [00:12:56]
- An investor model to steer chief-operator relations. [00:2…
Ep57: The Fallacy of the "Overcomplication Risk" in M&A Integration
Show Highlights:
- Uncover the causes of M&A integration-stage fatigue. [00:03:20]
- Why you must stay rooted in the deal rationale. [00:05:56]
- The power of stakeholder enthusiasm in M&As. [00:07:21]
- Ex…
Ep56: Effective Teams De-Risk Your Agribusiness with Chris Fischer of Fusion Consultants International
Show Highlights:
- Get a high-level delineation of teams vs. workgroups. [00:10:11]
- Purpose-derived premises for team or group creation. [00:18:07]
- Unlock the framework and traits of a healthy team. […
Ep55: Your Agribusiness Cannot Afford Focus-Deficiency
In this episode of The Pacesetter Pod with Joe Mosher, we delve into the critical issue of focus within agribusiness.
Host Joe Mosher shares a compelling story of a well-capitalized organization and …
Ep54: Breaking Down Dairy: Sector Dynamics, U.S. Dominance, and Market Outlook with Corey Geiger of CoBank
Welcome to The Pacesetter Pod. In this latest installment, your host Joe Mosher sits down with Corey Geiger, a prominent figure in agribusiness intelligence, for a comprehensive discussion on the U.S…
Ep53: The Big Problem with Big Problems
In this episode of The Pacesetter Pod, host Joe Mosher tackles the real issues facing agribusiness leaders. Through a captivating real-life example, Joe reveals how businesses grapple with identifyin…
Ep52: Building Moats by Mastering Complexity with Tyler Hull of AgriCapture
Welcome back to The Pacesetter Pod, folks! In this riveting episode, we're venturing into the innovative world of agritech with Tyler Hull, president of AgriCapture. Agriculture meets cutting-edge te…