About Jason Jaggard

Jason is a speaker, author and social innovator for cultural change. His writings, keynotes and workshops focus on the topics of community, leadership, creativity and spirituality. His first book, Spark: Transform Your Wold One Small Risk at a Time, explores how the habit of taking healthy risks can help us become the kinds of people we long to be and create the kinds of teams we long to be on. He is the CEO/Founder of Spark Good, a company passionate about creating tools, media and communities that unleash human potential. Jason is the inventor of Spark Groups, a small group experience that over 10,000 people have participated in worldwide. He also speaks on behalf of People of the Second Chance, an organization committed to nurturing grace in relationships and creating second chance cultures.

Before starting Spark Good, Jason worked for Erwin McManus at Mosaic, a community dedicated to to bringing dignity to other's spiritual journeys and known throughout the world for its cultural creativity and cosmopolitan diversity. He co-authored the small group material with Erwin McManus to CRAVE and Stand Against the Wind, available through LifeWay Resources.

Jason has a Masters of Theology from Golden Gate Seminary and a Masters in Entrepreneurial Leadership from the Mosaic Leadership Centre.

Jason has worked with a variety of organizations around the world, including The Style Network, Chick-Fil-A, Hasten Beds, Starbucks, Chapman University's MBA Program, The University of San Francisco, UCLA, The University of Houston, Park Community Church, Elements Chicago and The Hub, Canada.

Jason teaches at Pepperdine University and lives in Los Angeles, CA.

For more information about working with Jason, click here.

Spark

Develop the Art of Self-Challenge

Tired of dreaming about changing your life? Ready to change it? You came to the right place.

Jason Jaggard has developed a simple, direct way to practice the art of self-challenge. It requires a willingness to take healthy risks and is energized by the involvement of a small group of fellow risk-takers.

Here are just a few of the Spark insights that lead to lasting change:

·  More resources are available to you than you realize.
·  Living a changed life works best when a few friends get involved.
·  When you relearn what “good” is, you experience more goodness in your life.
·  Taking a healthy risk is always worth it, even if you fail.

When you practice the art of self-challenge, you notice that your life and the world around you start changing for the better. It involves doing the one thing that only you can do: take responsibility for your life. So go ahead and take your first risk: open this book and start reading.

Order Spark

“I expected to come away from reading Spark impressed with Jason Jaggard’s thoughts and encouraged by his stories. But I was also inspired to start taking my own risks to make a difference in small ways and big. This book is a valuable tool for anyone looking to move from contemplating life to fully living it.”
— Mike Gogis, Willow Creek Association chief financial officer

“Jason’s flair for writing makes Spark as enjoyable to read as it is insightful. His drumbeat is that small risks often lead to dramatic transformations. Jason offers encouragement to everyone who seeks to make their lives and the world around them better, one risk at a time.”
— Andrew K. Benton, president of Pepperdine University

Speaking Schedule

Speaking Requests

Jason's keynote and workshop style has been described as challenging, hilarious, brilliant, conversational, and inspiring.

Possible Topics Include:
- Identifying and Maximizing Your Uniqueness
- How To Create a Culture of Initiative
- Locating and Developing Leaders in Your Community
- Unleashing the Power of Community
- Leveraging The Role of Failure towards Success
- The Process that Leads to Progress
- Developing a Habit of Healthy Risk Taking
- How To Diagnose Your Culture and It's Invisible Influence
...and more.

Before requesting a date, please check out Jason's speaking schedule to make sure there are not any conflicts with previous commitments.

Please email any speaking requests to booking@jasonjaggard.com

Blog

  • The First Thing(s) I Do Every Morning

    Here's what I used to do every morning:

    Wake up. Grab phone. Email. Facebook. Instagram. Zite News App. (Maybe) Read Scriptures. Back to Facebook. Back to Instagram. Back to Zite News.

    You get the idea.

    Then I downloaded this app for my phone which helps you track habits you want to build (or break - I've used it for both) called Way of Life.

    Now my routine looks like this (you'll recognize the first step still - so sue me):

    A few things to note:

    1.  The first item on the list is muy importante.  The longer I can go through my day without interacting with social media or news the more productive, creative and downright happier I am.

    2. I get up earlier than 11am.  That's just when I took the screen shot.  :)

    3.  This is a partial list.  The rest includes exercise, making breakfast and other such habits.

    The point is that this routine makes all the difference.  I have a great morning most mornings once I do my routine.  I give myself 30 minutes to do everything on it and it helps me have a sense of centeredness, hope and energy for the day.

    What's your routine?  What works for you?  What doesn't work for you?

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Jason has a variety of ways to partner with you and your organization. He offers keynotes and workshops ranging from 30 minutes to day-long experiences, depending on your community's needs.

To have Jason work with you or your team, or to find out more about how to customize Jason's services, contact bookings@jasonjaggard.com

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