Our guest today and new Expert is Major General (Ret) (USAR) Daniel York, the founder, and director of First Cause, a 501 (C)(3) nonprofit organization, and Strength as One Leadership LLC. Today, Dan will discuss two organizations close to his heart, Clifton Strengths and Leader Self-Awareness. Dan graduated in 1981 from West Point and began his career with the 101st Division (Air Assault). Dan has 40 years of experience leading military and nonprofit organizations. He commanded at every level platoon, company, battalion, brigade, and three different divisions, two of which were nationwide commands. Dan started and pastored three churches in Oregon. In 2013, he founded VetREST, a nonprofit that provides healing for veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS) and places vets on tiny farms to teach them farming skills and provide a safe-healing environment. He is the author of fourteen books and has recorded seven original music CDs. He is a leadership coach, a highly sought-after inspirational speaker, and the military advisor for the company A Place for Mom.
For more information on Daniel’s leadership programs, go to www.strengthasoneleadership.org or visit www.firstcause.org. His nonprofit provides healing for veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS), places vets on tiny farms to teach them farming skills, and provides a safe-healing environment at www.vetrest.org.