George Sawyer Email & Phone Number

North Branch, Mn, Us

Despite lacking any farming background, George embarked on the ultimate experiential learning journey in 2021 by founding, with his wife Mandi, Wild Haven Farm in Sunrise, MN. Wild Haven is a teaching farm focused on heritage livestock and regenerative practices helping consumers and emerging farmers discover the future of sustainable micro-scale farming. With a commitment to preserving biodiversity and fostering environmental stewardship, George and Mandi have transformed their dedication into a thriving venture.At Wild Haven Farm, every aspect reflects their dedication to sustainability. Certified USDA organic, the farm also holds MN Water Quality certification, ensuring responsible land management practices. Additionally, they proudly participate in MN Grown, supporting local agriculture and fostering community connections. Through their tireless efforts, George and Mandi are not just farmers but guardians of the land, cultivating a haven where heritage breeds thrive and conservation flourishes. Join them on their mission to cultivate a more sustainable future, one hoofprint at a time.

North Branch, Minnesota, Us

Since 2009, Learn | Flourish has provided learning strategy consulting to organizations worldwide. We help organizational leadership identify opportunities for improving organizational effectiveness by building a culture of life-long learning.* Co-author AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Study Guide (Sybex, 2024).* Implemented instructional design methodology and tooling including project management and ticketing system.* Developed and implemented global partner onboarding program.* Led DE&I initiatives for including alignment of client policies to the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index.* Reduced operational costs and improved efficiency by consolidating client’s five LMS into one appropriate to client’s needs. Evolved simple knowledge sharing into measurable learning.* Built and delivered critical/global engineering training programs for new LMS implementation using Articulate Rise.* Captured learning products’ success throughout the organization for the first time in client’s history by establishing framework and mechanisms to define, build, and measure new product development efforts.Benefits for clients have included:* Reduced cost through consolidation of learning management systems.* Efficiently navigate enterprise cloud adoption and enterprise technology change.* Increased employee satisfaction through improved professional development opportunities.* Reduced time to develop training content through implementation of agile methodologies.* Improved learner outcomes and satisfaction through implementation of blended learning modes.* Increased employee satisfaction through streamlined onboarding process.* Reduced time to first productivity for new hires through measurable onboarding assessments and mastery learning techniques.* Developed early career technical workforce development programs.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Selected as second in charge within this global, early career workforce development program strategy team focused on preparing recent college graduates and military veterans for entry into hard-to-fill technical roles. Tapped to recruit a program team, create a learning and development strategy, establish formal learning objectives, apply continuous process improvement to curriculum development, and develop measurable assessments within this six-month program offering.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Chosen as one of three leaders to serve in player-coach capacity; managed team of 12 trainers. Maintained teaching role with high-profile customers and high-level courses, recruited new instructors, and led new instructor development training/onboarding.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Joined organization to deliver official courses and serve as public face of AWS to thousands of customers by leveraging deep technical acumen and expert storytelling to turn documentation into engaging and inspiring learning experiences.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Pine City, Mn, Us

Wayne, Pa, Us

Narrative Coach Practitioner Certification

Jazz Studies/Music Education

B.M., Music History

Master'S Degree, Theology/Theological Studies

Doctor Of Education - Edd, Leadership