Jewel was raised and spent most of his adult life in Billings, Montana. He became a believer at a very young age and was involved in Young Life and Youth with a Mission after high school. He spent 12 years in corporate as a successful Sales Executive.  In 2004 he started an RV and automotive dealership and grew the business to a multi million dollar enterprise. The desire for financial success and achievement drove Jewel to extremes and his work life balance began to erode. Struggling with anxiety and stress he began to search for a better way and began his search for a deeper connection and understanding of Christ. Through a series of connections with friends and family. Jewel felt that God was leading him to join a Townsend Leadership Program group, which is a highly intensive one year commitment to develop his character structure in Christ in an intensive group setting. Jewel spent three years in the TLP group setting where he became a director and a personal life coach himself. Jewel currently mentors and coaches individual men and women and is a TLP director for groups. Jewel spends his winters in Arizona with his wife Jonna of 36 years. Jewel has 3 daughters.