About this episode

Matt Fessman discusses his journey from military service and banking to leading shelter operations at the Topeka Rescue Mission.

In this episode we talk with Matt Fessman, Director of Main Shelter Operations at the Topeka Rescue Mission, about what pulled him from military service, banking and an unexpected layoff into faith based non-profit leadership in Topeka, Kansas. Matt shares the moment he stopped chasing the next paycheck and started chasing what God put in front of him, then how volunteering at TRM helped confirm that calling. We also get real about what shelter operations actually require when you are caring ...

People in this episode

Guest: Matt Fessman

Topics covered

• non-profit leadership
• shelter operations
• faith-based service
• military transition
• volunteering

Keywords

• non-profit
• shelter
• faith
• volunteering
• leadership
• Topeka
• military

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Topeka Rescue Mission

Places: Topeka, Kansas

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