About the Author

Brian Raison’s mission in life is to encourage others. He has endeavored to practice this over the past 27 years serving at The Ohio State University where he teaches on campus and through OSU Extension. As a professor, he specializes in leadership and capacity building to help people and organizations. Brian volunteers with his family in faith-based service organizations across the U.S. and carries on his Appalachian family traditions of storytelling and heirloom gardening learned from his grandparents.