ep 52 - Jason Barger: Speaker & Author of "Thermostat Cultures" & "Step Back from the Baggage Claim"

GDA Podcast

Jason Barger is committed to engaging the minds and hearts of people in order to strengthen leadership, culture, and clarity of mission, vision & values. Prior to sleeping in airports and observing human behavior, Barger led over 1700 people to construct 125 houses internationally for families living in poverty as well as implemented the Streets Mission Project to serve the homeless on the streets of Columbus, Ohio. As the former Director of First Community Church’s Camp Akita, he designed leadership programming focused on living with joy, love, compassion, faith, and service for over 1900 campers a summer. Jason is a graduate of Denison University, where he served as Captain of the men’s basketball team, and also received certification from Georgetown University in Nonprofit Executive Management. In 2004, he was one of five people in Columbus, Ohio to receive a Jefferson Award, a national award given to “Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things”. In 2014, he was selected as a “40 Under 40” award winner by Business First. Link to episode: Transcripts, blogs, and more: www.gdapodcast.com For booking info: www.gdaspeakers.com or call [phone] twitter: @gdapodcast instagram: @gdapocast fb: facebook.com/gdapodcast