Legacy Leadership Group

Eric Weber became the CEO of the Union Gospel Mission Sioux Falls, December 10, 2019. Founded in 1900, UGM is the second oldest rescue mission in the United States.

A native Hawaiian, Eric Weber lived in Hawaii until he was 12 years old. When his family relocated to Los Angeles, he attended school in Southern California. At 21, Eric owned his first business and worked as a youth pastor at Camarillo Community Church for eight years. He also served as the director of the “Night That Wouldn’t End” youth movement for street kids at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Southern California, serving more than 20,000 students annually.

Eric has been married to Trudy since 2002. The couple has three daughters: Leilani, 18, Kieli, 18, and Kaili, 16. The family moved to the Sioux Falls area in 2005. From 2005 to 2013, Eric was an SBA 8A GSA Lighting Contractor and owned 3D Energy US. He worked with large companies, integrating teams to complete major projects around the world. He has extensive experience as a life coach helping people live and work intentionally.

Eric served as a volunteer and board member at Union Gospel Mission from 2005 until 2019 when he became CEO. On his first day a CEO, he opened the financials and discovered the Mission had only $39,000 in its accounts. Payroll was $29,000 and four months of accumulated unpaid bills added another $23,000—a total of $52,000.  Gas and electric bills totaled $15,000; the mission’s mortgage was three months in arrears and heading into default.

As he wondered how God was going to keep the Mission open, he felt a sense of hopelessness, but during his quiet time with the Lord, God told him to remember where his hope comes from. Eric’s next step was to pick up the phone and “reach out to people and made a noise like never before.”

In those first weeks as CEO, Eric would begin the task of pulling the Mission out of debt, preparing for a Christmas Day celebration for 600-plus people and handle the regular daily workload with somewhat demoralized but committed staff members.

That next 30 days, Eric worked hard and trusted in God to make it all happen! January 10, 2020—one month later—he was able to pay off one of the buildings and get current with all the bills! “That was all God!” he says today.

March 17, 2020, the Union Gospel Mission was to celebrate its 120th anniversary. March 10, 2020, Eric received a call and learned of the  pandemic. Four people walked off the job that day.  “Everything went splat!” Eric recalls.  “But again, God worked it all out. My team had to come together to make a lot happen, and they did! God is providing the way for us to do amazing things and help so many people!”

It's no wonder Eric’s favorite saying is: “Today is a new day! Live it.”

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John has been working and partnering with Nonprofit executives and organizations throughout North America for over 35 years. He and his team help National and Regional organizations grow their revenue, improve their effectiveness, and fill the gap during leadership transitions.

Over the years, John's clients have included entrepreneurial start-ups to organizations celebrating their 150th anniversary.This includes private schools, foster care agencies, museums, membership organizations like yacht clubs, rescue missions, large and small church boards, family and church foundations, camps, overseas agencies, orphanages, hospitals, inner-city and urban agencies serving the poor, colleges as well as faith-filled family businesses - and their leaders - among others.

John has served on the teaching faculty of City Vision College, Azusa Pacific University, Artios Institute; and TSG’s Virtual Leadership Institute; and has also served as an Independent Study Advisor in Leadership for Bakke Graduate University, and as a Planning Commissioner for the City of Des Moines, Washington as well as Board Chair of Des Moines Creek Classical Christian Academy and La Casa de Los Niños, an orphanage he built in Maneadero, Mexico while leading an alliance of six southern California churches (renamed La Casa del Rey). In the Spring and Fall, John also serves as a National Evaluator with the Association for Biblical Higher Education to aid in the accreditation of bible colleges in North America.

He has been a national columnist or contributor for InSite Magazine, Church Executive Magazine, Planned Giving Today as well as the Publisher of Boardwise, a bi-monthly newsletter on Stewardship and Leadership for board members of Christian ministries in North America. John is also a Founding Member of the Alliance for Board Effectiveness, a professional peer group of national experts who consult with nonprofit and ministry boards.  He continues to serve as Co-Founder and vice-chair for Maui Rescue Mission and is a board member with East Harlem Fellowship and the National Center for Fathering.

He can be found teaching fundraising, leadership, and board development at various national conferences and events throughout North America. John is most often retained to help clients grow their revenue, build their board, and transition through changes in leadership.

John holds a B.S. in Physics from Denison University with a minor in Latin American Studies and an Executive MBA from Pepperdine University from where he also became Certified in Dispute Resolution.  Early in his investment banking career he was securities and insurance licensed. He has lived in Colombia, Spain, and various locations throughout the U.S.

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Sara Hand is the President and CEO of consulting and managed services company Spark Growth. Sara firmly believes that people and businesses thrive in connected communities. With "Make Today's Possibilities Tomorrow's Reality," Sara has gained wide recognition for using agile strategies to drive action-focused agendas and synergistic partnerships for organizational and community development. Her background in ballroom dance and sales and marketing across a variety of innovative industries allows her to share with audiences a unique perspective; maximizing attendees’ retention, and clients’ return on investment from every event.

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