In 2007, Ultra-Endurance Athlete, Author, Artist and ESPY Award Winner Jason P. Lester founded The NEVER STOP Foundation, which is dedicated to using athletics as a tool to encourage all youth to have the chance to achieve their full potential.
The goal is to help those in their formative years find their own true voice, help them build their confidence, improve their communication skills and learn the values of discipline, trust, compassion, self-reliance, and respect.
Lester has dedicated his life to motivate and move others to reach for new heights. Lester uses the forum of sports to inspire and motivate others, worldwide. His vision is to use his involvement in sports and passion for racing, as a platform in which to share his message of hope with the world. The winner of ESPN’s prestigious ESPY Award and 2x USAT Athlete of the Year. He has conquered some of the most grueling and exhilarating endurance challenges in the world.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
The NSF believes sports and the arts help to create a blueprint for life. We believe all youth will flourish with a foundation that teaches and reinforces the following values and beliefs:
Discipline–Success is an outcome of hard work
Structure–Reaching goals takes strategy
Giving Back–Every person has a unique gift or skill that they can use to make the world a better place
Strength of Character–Losing can be the key to winning
Teamwork–It takes a team to WIN!
Self Reliance–The journey to achieving one’s potential is every child’s own EPIC adventure
Lester joined Mouthpiece Productions / K2 Promotions as the Director of Marketing representing Iconic Heavyweight World Champions Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko, Oba Carr, Kevin Kelly, and Carlos Navarro. He has spearheaded collaborations and partnerships with industry titans including Nike, Hurley, EcoLab, MET-Rx, ZOOT, Waves for Water, Mannatech, Salvation Army, and many other organizations that have a broad, global reach.
Running on Faith:
The Principles, Passion, and Pursuit of a Winning Life
by Jason Lester
In his memoir, Running On Faith: The Principles, Passion, and Pursuit of a Winning Life (HarperOne), with a foreword by Dean Karnazes (Ultramarathon Man), Jason P. Lester shares the nine lessons that led him to achieve his dreams and find his calling. He lives these lessons every day, doing everything to the best of his ability, with intense drive and passion. Providing audiences with the tools to overcome the adversity they may face and pursue their passion, Lester demonstrates a practical and inspirational guide to never giving up in the game of life.
Ultra-Endurance Athlete, Author, Artist and winner of ESPN’s ESPY Award “Best Male Athlete”. Lester has survived more trials, endured more horrors and surmounted more obstacles than would fit in a Hollywood film. After each upset, letdown, and setback he has recommitted himself to pursuing his dream of becoming an accomplished athlete, despite his challenges.
Contact Jason :
Motivation Keynote Speaker www.jasonlester.org
