He has been the keynote speaker more than 300 times at conferences and has trained more than 200,000 leaders. Jody has served on the faculty of UNT, teaching Human Resources to Retirement Home Professionals. Jody has worked with the Fortune 50 as well as small businesses from all industries. Jody has had the opportunity to train and do business in 14 countries and all across the United States. Jody’s purpose is to help other’s find their potential so they live a more fulfilled life.Ī strong advocate for helping people discover and utilize their strengths to the fullest, Jody has founded several companies with a focus on enhancing the Human Resource processes. He has received specialized training and certifications in team-building, leadership, management, and physiognomy (face reading). Kate has a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Public Relations, with a Business Administration and Marketing Minor from Baylor University. Her other specialties include feature writing and storytelling, editing, public speaking, photography, content marketing, writing for the web and social media for nonprofit organizations. She also brings extensive public relations and media relations experience. She has developed comprehensive communications strategies identifying and targeting key constituents, managed external communications, to include: website, email, social media, and marketing collateral. Prior to her consulting role, Kate served as Director of Marketing and Communications for the San Antonio Area Foundation where she was responsible for communicating to key audiences to enhance relationships and advance the organization’s mission in the community. She specializes in strategic communications and marketing for nonprofit organizations.
Kate Edwards, Vice President of Communications and Marketing for Burnam Gray brings 12 years of experience working in the nonprofit sector, and two years in the consulting field. John is currently pursuing a Masters of International Development program at the University of Edinburgh where he is focusing on the church’s role in development and community building in Africa. John has his Masters in Theological Studies from Vanderbilt and Bachelors of Art in Classical Mediterranean Studies, Religion, and Art History from Trinity University. Throughout the four-year event, Burnam | Gray helped the Big Give raise $15 million from over 100,000 donations. Most notably, John managed recruitment, training, evaluations, and marketing for one of the largest giving days in the country. Before co-founding Burnam | Gray with Carrie in October 2015, John spent three and a half years consulting nonprofit agencies ranging from startups to universities and community-wide fundraising initiatives. John Burnam, Co-Founder and Principal of Burnam | Gray brings nine years of consulting and project management experience in the fields of quantitative analytics, program and outcome evaluation, operational assessment and management, brand and identity development, social media and marketing, crowdfunding, and developing community partnerships.