Jason Gardner is a former U.S. Navy SEAL, combat leader, and now a leadership instructor and speaker with Echelon Front. Jason spent nearly three decades in the SEAL Teams with eight deployments across the globe. With experience operating in violent cities in both Iraq and Afghanistan, Jason has seen first-hand the power of the leadership lessons taught at Echelon Front. He brings perspective from every level of leadership from a front line SEAL sniper to the SEAL Team FIVE Command Master Chief . As a lead instructor for Naval Special Warfare Group One Training Detachment, he created and implemented realistic and challenging special operations combat training to better prepare SEAL units for the real-world battlefield. Throughout his career, he worked alongside Jocko, Leif, and several members of the Echelon Front team developing the same principles and mindsets taught to companies across every industry. He is the recipient of the Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, a Purple Heart and numerous other awards.

After his retirement from the US Navy, Jason brings unmatched experience with combat leadership in dynamic environments, building winning teams, and developing relationships across all levels of an organization. He serves as a leadership instructor, speaker, and strategic advisor at Echelon Front.

There is something about being in the wild that draws us back to our roots, reminds us that we are not as far removed from nature as we often believe. As much as we try to shelter ourselves from the natural world, at our core we know that we were meant to feel the rain on our skin, the sun on our face, the wind in our ears. Our humanness is bound to nature in a deep, unyielding way. All of us can learn and grow from time in the outdoors, but children blossom the most with the freedom, the excitement, the beauty of wild places. That all of us know and love the simple beauty of nature, the things that cost nothing and feed our souls the most, is my wish. Follow along on our journey of family and nature.

Thanks!

-Iris

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