#140 | Stan Hays, Co-Founder & CEO of Operation BBQ Relief | 10 Million Meals Served | #IamOBR

Stan Hays | Operation BBQ Relief

https://operationbbqrelief.org | 501(c)(3) Disaster Relief Organization | #IamOBR

• MISSION - Operation BBQ Relief provides comfort to those in need by connecting, inspiring, serving, and educating in communities far and wide.
• SO many news articles, etc - How does all this great publicity happen?
• Why was the disastrous tornado in Joplin, MO in 2011 the motivation behind starting OpBBQ?
• Why/how did this become your passion?
• Chiefs, Royals players and organizations partnered up with you - How?!
• How do you choose relief sites for assistance?
• Ron Desantis - Governor of Florida - Hurricane Ian
• BBQ Academy - What is this?  How did it get dreamed up?
• Goals?  What do you still want to accomplish?
• 10,000,000 meals??? 
• Camp OBR - Ozarks
  • Who owns this home?
  • Hiking, hunting, watersports, helping to heal the mental and physical wounds they have
• How to start and grow a nonprofit - MASTERCLASS
  • Corporate sponsors - how does one get these folks involved?
  • Board of Directors - Business leaders, former Chiefs HOF’er Art Still
  • Phenomenal Website and social media presence - Are YOU doing this or outsourced?
  • Passion for the project is key
  • Brand Standards? - Audience Personas, Celebrities Mike Golic, Loyalists, First Responders, 
  • Logos, Specific PMS colors, fonts to be used, photo instructions
    • Who advised you to be so direct with these things?
    • Running it like a massive corporation. Instructions with use of aforementioned things with power of photography, etc
    • Signage & apparel usage rules
• Operation Restaurant Relief during Covid
• 9 AWARDS: Volunteer of the Year Award | The Heart Award | Motivational Award | RoadWarrior etc

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