Jeremy Turner, a native of Huntington, WV, is the Founder and Managing Director of the nonprofit and small business coaching and consulting firm EPIC Mission. Since earning his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Marshall University in 1997, Jeremy has served in leadership roles for industry giants and grassroots startup ventures within the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. Mr. Turner is also a DISC-Certified Behavioral Consultant and Certified Behavioral Life Coach with broad-ranging professional experience and a voracious appetite for self-directed learning. Jeremy is a sought after coach, consultant, speaker and trainer, and has worked with many groups and organizations on topics including board development, business and nonprofit basics, succession planning, leadership, communication, strategic planning, organizational development and human behavior. These skills and experiences continue to prove valuable as he and his team acquire and serve new clients, primarily throughout the TriState Area and the Carolinas. Believing that life is not a spectator sport, Jeremy has for years been quite active within his community. He has served on the boards of over a dozen nonprofit organizations, operating as both an active board member and a trusted advisor. In addition to the 70+ clients served by EPIC Mission since its founding in 2013, Jeremy takes on several pro-bono clients each year in order to help ensure that the organizations who most need help are not denied assistance due to lack of funding. His personal mantra is to serve others and those who serve others, and he looks forward to learning how he and EPIC Mission may be of service to you and those around you.
After nearly 20 years away, Mr. Turner has recently moved from Charlotte, NC and once again lives in Huntington, WV with his wife Brandie and their assortment of 4-legged children. When Jeremy is not working, he enjoys spending time with friends and family, golfing, fishing, traveling and cheering on The Herd.
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Collective Impact is working with faculty members of the University of Tennessee Knoxville, Center for Sustainable Business and Development, Department of Political Science, and Department of Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management to conduct a research project to better understand Appalachian tourism and identify opportunities to grow tourism activities and encourage business development throughout the region. The project is funded through a competitive grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) - a federal economic development agency. The project is the largest and most comprehensive study of tourism ever conducted by the commission, which covers 205,000 square miles across 420 counties in 13 states. Results of the study will help us better understand the state of tourism of the region, new growth areas for tourism in Appalachian communities, and best practices and successful strategies to help the communities succeed. The project will use research, surveys, site visits, and focus groups as part of the research method. The project also will identify communities to use as case studies to illustrate local tourism success stories and best practices for tourism business development.
Collective Impact worked with Appalachia Funders Network – Health Working Group over one-year period to help the group focus its efforts in a more strategic approach. The Appalachian Funders Network is a group of over 80 national, regional and local grantmakers who work together to accelerate the development of more diverse and resilient local economics that sustain the regions unique assets and provide widely shared prosperity for all. The focus is in Central Appalachia, the region defined as the Appalachian communities of Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Collective Impact worked with the Health Working Group to facilitate regional meetings focused on strategy development around co-investment and collaboration among funding partners. The Health Working Group convenes nearly 40 funders to learn about and assess their collective health funding priorities and barriers to the implementation and sustainability of health improvement strategies.
"Bruce Decker was assigned to the City of Shinnston as our Community Coach during our participation in Federal Home Loan Bank's Blueprint Communities Program. Our team was very new to the concept of community development and Bruce was an integral part of bringing us around to the highly effective team we are today. Particularly while facilitating our efforts to write a strategic plan for the City of Shinnston, Bruce was incredibly skilled in drawing from us OUR ideas of what we wanted Shinnston to become and the steps to get us there. Our plan won an award in the course of the program and is currently undergoing its third update as we accomplish one goal after another." ~ Debra Herndon, City Manager, City of Shinnston, WV
