Jason Carthen

Dr. Jason Carthen
Born (1970-11-16) November 16, 1970
Decatur, Alabama
Residence Aurora, Ohio
Nationality United States
Occupation Academic, consultant, television host, author, speaker
Employer Jason Carthen Enterprises LLC.
Website jasoncarthen.com

Jason Carthen Ph.D. (born November 16, 1970[1]) is a retired American football player, an academic, radio personality, author, public speaker, and television host. He is President/CEO of Jason Carthen Enterprises LLC., and visiting Professor at Bethel University. Dr. Carthen is the creator and host of the hit Radio Show Discover the Leader in You™ that airs nationally each week on iHeart Radio and WHK1420. The show is on the Jason Carthen Enterprises Mobile Apps and is also syndicated on iTunes and Sticher Radio. He is the past host of the television shows Joy in our Town, and TBN's Praise the Lord.

Career

Born in Decatur, Alabama, Carthen graduated from Scott High School in Toledo, Ohio, in 1989 and played at Ohio University from 1989 through 1992, where he was voted team MVP his senior year and is the all-time leader in sacks, tackles-for-Loss and caused fumbles.[1] He had a three-year career in the National Football League from 1993 to 1995 as an outside linebacker. He was injured in 1995 after signing a free-agent contract offer with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played one more year in NFL Europe with the Rhein Fire (Düsseldorf, Germany) from 1996 to 1997, where he led the league in special-teams tackles. In 2002, Dr. Carthen formed Redeemed Management & Consulting, a full service and comprehensive consulting firm.[2] Prior to forming RMC, Dr. Carthen was involved with many successful entrepreneurial endeavors and charity-focused initiatives. He has served for over two decades in both the public and private sectors of Leadership and Business Management, specifically with the National Football League Players Association[3] and The Leaders of Tomorrow Initiative™.

In the fall of 2006, Dr. Carthen joined the faculty of Bethel University as Adjunct Professor of Leadership Studies.[4] A well-regarded scholar in the field of leadership studies and business management, Carthen's research focuses upon motivation, hope, optimism, and positive psychology. In 2006, he was published in the book, Servant Leadership: An Introduction.

As a former professional football player with the New England Patriots, he is a highly sought-after international speaker in the areas of leadership, faith and business.[4] Carthen's research suggests that traditional organizational frameworks often resemble sports ecology, and for this reason, linkages should exist between sport and society. In 2010 he authored the seminal work, "A Phenomenological inquiry of the Psychological Antecedents of Preferred leadership in a sports context".

From 2009 to 2011, Carthen served as a host for WDLI, where he regularly appeared on Joy in Our Town and Praise the Lord.[4] Prior to TBN, Carthen appeared as a guest on ABC and NBC, as well as ESPN, where he was a contributor to the Outside the Lines television show. In January 2010, he created his weekly podcast The Leadership Minute.[5]

Dr. Carthen is a longtime proponent of civic engagement, social justice and youth advocacy. He founded the Leaders of Tomorrow Initiative™, a non-profit organization aiming to educate underprivileged youth about leadership, character and civic responsibilities.[6] In 2008, he started a mentoring program that uses his own curriculum The T.I.E.S. that Bind to increase leadership capacities, character development, school engagement and reading skills among high school and college students.

Through his foundation's mentoring initiative, he collects qualitative research data to assess the impact of mentoring on the success of high school students entering institutions of higher learning. Called The Influence Study™ Dr. Carthen's research utilizes grounded theory to track outcomes amongst program participants to serve as a predictor of long-term success. Seeking to positively impact society in perpetuity, Dr. Carthen also created a scholarship initiative for youth. Called The Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarships, he annually provides two graduating seniors with a four year renewable scholarship that otherwise would not be able to attend College. Called the Carthen Scholars™ the student's must demonstrate a willingness to be civically engaged and invested in giving back to the community. He also continues to organize and facilitate Healthy Marriage courses for adults in Cleveland and Northeast, Ohio. Dr. Carthen previously worked closely with the Governor's Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives' Healthy Marriage Initiative Project, focusing upon stemming the tide of divorce in the African American community.[6]

Among his other external activities he sits on a number of boards and serves as the chairman of the board for Protem Healthcare. Dr. Carthen is a distinguished Fellow in the Beta Phi academic & literary society.

Books

Journal articles

References

  1. 1 2 Carroll, Bob (1999). Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League. HarperCollins. p. 673. ISBN 978-0-06-270174-9.
  2. ↑ "Our Team". Redeemed Management official website. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
  3. ↑ "NFL Players official website". Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "Jason Carthen Enterprises official website". Retrieved September 5, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Podcasts: the Leadership Minute". Redeemed Management. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
  6. 1 2 "The Leaders of Tomorrow Initiative". Retrieved September 5, 2012.

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