​College reviews for jason levasseur

TESTIMONIALS for In-Person Events

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Jason’s leadership keynote is engaging and dynamic. He is able to blend high-quality content, music, and humor to deliver meaningful leadership lessons that inspire, motivate, and educate. He spoke at our regional leadership conference and many of the attending schools enthusiastically asked how they could bring him to their campuses. Highly recommended!

Brian Gardner
Asst. Dean & Director Student Involvement
Maryville University

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Bestselling Author of Permanent Midnight and I, Fatty

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I have had the true pleasure of working with Jason LeVasseur on three separate occasions and each time Jason far exceeded my expectations. He has the ability to tailor his content to his audience allowing him to connect with anyone no matter the situation, using music, humor, and life experiences to convey his message. I will continue to invite him to our future events as both a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator. I highly recommend Jason LeVasseur.

Aaron Tuttle
Director of Student Life
Grays Harbor College

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Jason’s a great keynote speaker to get your group inspired. He really engages with the entire room between playing his songs, breaking the ice, and really helping the attendees get to know each other. He’s a great person to bring out to any event that you have!

Jason Gardner
Student Activities Director & NIRSA Regional Conference Coordinator
University of West Alabama

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Jason LeVasseur has been a part of our club officer and advisor development day for two years, and has been pivotal in addressing student and advisor concerns when it comes to club and team dynamics. We choose to bring Jason back because of his ability to connect with and understand the diversity of our students and staff. He has an innate ability to make people feel comfortable while pushing them to be the best versions of themselves. This has been extremely helpful with our faculty and staff advisors. Being an advisor is purely voluntary, and Jason helps reinvigorate our advisors who have many required responsibilities to continue to empower our students to learn in the co-curricular.

Tiago Machado
Associate Director of Student Involvement
​Westchester Community College

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Jason is the most versatile person to work with from a student activities person’s standpoint. He has just been a pleasure to work with. He has an awesome message and that’s what was most important for us for this new student orientation.

Tiffany Hamilton
Coordinator for Student Engagement
Black Hawk College

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WPI’s Pre-Collegiate Outreach Programs had the pleasure of welcoming Jason for a full day of training with our undergraduate residential student staff. His session was a highlight of the week as students shared that they were challenged in meaningful ways while still having fun. Jason led engaging activities which discussed inclusivity, boundary setting, team bonding, and more. His thoughtful approach helped our staff grow more comfortable with discomfort and helped grow their confidence in their roles all while having fun. We’re grateful for the energy and insight Jason brought to our team. Thank you, Jason!

Mary Cuthbert
Assistant Director for Pre-Collegiate Outreach Programs
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Finally after 10 plus years in student activities I had Jason on a campus of mine. It was worth the wait, but I also am kicking myself for not taking advantage years ago. Jason is as genuine as he is professional. We’ve had large-group orientation ice breaker type events before but we have never had as many students be engaged as we did with the “Rock Star Meet and Greet.” We will definitely be bringing him back again.

Lance J. Thompson
Assistant Director for Student Involvement
Carthage College

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Jason LeVasseur hit the ball out of the park! His engaging keynote inspired our new students to embrace their individual talents, get outside their comfort zone and thrive as members of our campus community. The message was powerful, fun and inspiring. We are looking forward to having him back in the fall.

Ken Brill
Associate Dean & VP Student Life
Augustana College

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Jason’s Rock Star Leadership Presentation was a perfect fit for our annual High School Student Leadership Conference! College student members of the Lake Land College Student Government Association planned and facilitated the workshops and used Jason as the Keynote Address for the conference. There were both high school and college students in attendance and it was exactly right to appeal to a mixed audience. Jason does a great job of interacting with the audience using the perfect blend of humor, music, and quality content to leave the students with a beautifully-crafted leadership message they will remember. In addition to the Keynote Address, Jason also facilitated a 2-hour team building session with various student groups on campus. The activities he utilized for the team building were excellent and the students quickly built a rapport with Jason and were easily communicating and sharing with each other. We have booked Jason for numerous performances over the years and he never disappoints, I would recommend him as a speaker or performer for your next event!

Valerie Davis Lynch
Director of Student Life
Lake Land College

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This is the second year in a row that we brought Jason back to campus. I am still on cloud 10,000 – It was wonderful! Jason got students really comfortable to the point where we had student after student going up there on stage with him. Some students afterwards said, “where did I find the strength, where did I find the energy?” It’s because Jason was really really powerful and he knows how to inspire and engage the audience.

John Rawlins III
Director of Multicultural Affairs
Ithaca College

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He’s very down to earth and I think that’s what’s different about him as a motivational speaker. He empowers the students to feel like they can make those “Rock Star” decisions every day because they have choices to make from the moment they wake up. I would highly recommend Jason for beginning of the year, orientations and first year experience events.

Maria Ahmad
Coordinator of Student Life / Campus Diversity
Indiana University Kokomo

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We had about 350 students attending our student leadership conference this year and through his interaction he was able to get them excited and really get them out of their shell. It really helped set the tone for the whole conference. If you want to get your attendees engaged and involved, Jason and his team-builders are a perfect way to do that.

Aaron Newman
Director of Student Involvement & Leadership
Weber State University

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Bestselling Author of Permanent Midnight and I, Fatty

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Jason has been a three-time guest facilitator for our fall leadership retreat. He is extremely flexible and easy to work with from start to finish. In preparation for the retreats, he always asks about the objectives and learning outcomes and weaves our goals into his sessions. He also fully immerses himself into the weekend experience and stays present outside of his sessions. When there’s a lull in the schedule, he jumps in to facilitate on-the-spot activities to engage the students in meaningful ways. The joy he gets from working with our students really shines through and he brings his passion for retreats and leadership development with him every time. Most importantly, he leaves our student leaders feeling empowered and confident and the student evaluations of Jason have consistently been among the highest rated! I look forward to working with him again next year!

Dan Mitsven
Director of Student Life
Lone Star College

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TESTIMONIALS for VIRTUAL Events

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We invited Jason to facilitate the virtual leadership series for our student leaders and it was phenomenal! He did a five part weekly series for us based on his Rock Star Project® messages. He made the workshops incredibly engaging through Zoom and, in addition to the learning, the students had lots of fun! We even watched the number of our participants grow each week and nearly doubled by the end of the series! Jason was incredibly easy to work with and really responsive to the needs of our campus and student leaders. I would highly recommend him to any campus looking for a way to engage students and teach them some new techniques to navigate this more virtual world!

Lacey Solheid
Associate Director of Programming & Orientation
Saint Benedict College & Saint John’s University​

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Bestselling Author of Permanent Midnight and I, Fatty

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Jason LeVasseur’s Rock Star Leadership Academy is absolutely phenomenal! Jason worked with our student leaders for 5 weeks and he has a gift of creating an environment that allows all who participate to feel welcomed, comfortable, and confident. Even during these times of remote learning, this was a Zoom call that everyone looked forward to.

Josh Cole
Assistant Director of Student Life and Leadership
Quinsigamond Community College​

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Bestselling Author of Permanent Midnight and I, Fatty

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Jason presented at our first virtual session on our series on leadership at the American University of Kuwait. It was informative, engaging, encouraging, and fun! Jason combined leadership lessons with humor and music. He was able to connect to our very diverse student-body and convey a powerful and impactful message that not only contributed to developing the students, but also their communities. It was a thought-provoking, networking filled event! We can’t wait to have him back at our future events.

Shirley M. Sullivan, MBA
Director, Office of Student Life, Division of Student Affairs
American University of Kuwait​

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Our Student Life Office at Eureka College had Jason booked to come to campus on 3/31/2020 for a Greek Leadership Workshop. Once we knew our campus was transitioning to online learning in light of the coronavirus crisis, I contacted Jason to discuss our options. I was elated at his willingness to rethink and redesign what we had originally planned. Jason offered to speak not just once to our students; he was willing to coordinate and help us promote a 3-part online series designed to engage students outside of their classes using the virtual platform, Zoom. Our first session was yesterday with the goal of encouraging students to stay connected, giving tools and resources to do so, while physically away from campus. I SO appreciate Jason’s creativity, positivity, resourcefulness, and collegiality! Jason is responsive, flexible, and great to work with. I look forward to the next two sessions! If you are seeking a virtual or in-person teamwork and/or leadership program, I strongly recommend Jason LeVasseur!

Shari Rich
Associate Dean of Students
Eureka College

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Bestselling Author of Permanent Midnight and I, Fatty

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Having Jason host our Virtual Summer Leadership Academy was the best decision we ever made. What could have been a disaster due to our limited experience with virtual programming became the best Summer Leadership Academy we ever held. We opted to hold five 1-hour weekly sessions instead of a 1-day, 5-hour session which worked amazingly well. Each week students were excited to return and Jason was able to build a real relationship with the students over the course of the five weeks. Because students were so inspired and motivated by Jason’s Leadership Academy many of the attendees stepped out of their comfort zones this semester and took on leadership roles in student clubs and a number of them even ran for seats on the SGA. Jason truly made a lasting impression on our students and set them up for success in college and beyond.

Kathy Matson
Assistant Director of Student Life
Mount Wachusett Community College​

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Bestselling Author of Permanent Midnight and I, Fatty

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If you didn’t know that already, Jason LeVasseur Rocks! Ferris State has had Jason’s Rock Star Leadership Project on campus and now virtually too. At both, students connected with the content and had fun! Jason is down to earth, in tune with his audience, and flexible in his style. He was able to customize a unique presentation each time to meet the needs our students. Highly recommended!

Angela Roman
Director, Center for Leadership, Activities and Career Services
Ferris State University​

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Bestselling Author of Permanent Midnight and I, Fatty

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Jason LeVasseur is an incredible event partner to work with. As the host in our Virtual Open Mic Sessions, Jason effortlessly creates an environment that is inclusive and welcoming for all that join in. While he has many musical talents, the ability to help and encourage everyone participating from around the country (and even the world) feel heard and safe, while keeping up the fun, energy, and momentum throughout the 2hr event is truly his super power.

Chantel Freeman
Senior Assistant Director of Online Engagement
Southern New Hampshire University​

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Bestselling Author of Permanent Midnight and I, Fatty

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While working from a virtual campus during the COVID-19 Stay at Home order, we hosted our annual dance marathon event, DemonTHON. We hired Jason as our emcee to help “through the awkward” and he was perfect in every way. He made the students feel comfortable, helped them with the transitions between activities, sang songs, got them engaging in the chat and in their homes, and would dance right along with the students. I would highly, highly, highly recommend Jason for any virtual events you may need an emcee for.

Courtney James
Director, Student Involvement
DePaul University​

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