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Josh Burnette is a Chick-fil-A Owner/Operator in Yorktown, Virginia. His passion is investing in young people through his restaurant and his work with nonprofits. He has served as a coach, speaker, and innovation leader throughout his career.


Pete Hardesty serves as the divisional college coordinator in the eastern United States for Young Life, an international nonprofit that works with young people. He is a speaker, encourager, and leader in the university and education arena. He makes his home near Washington D.C.Josh Burnette is a husband, dad, businessowner, and author who currently resides in Yorktown, Virginia. Originally from Virginia Beach, Virginia, he started working for Chick-fil-A as a team member when he was barely old enough to see over the counter. He received his bachelor's degree in business management from James Madison University in 2009 (Go Dukes!). Throughout college, he served as a Young Life leader for a local high school, and his passion for mentoring young people began.


                After graduating, he went to work full time for a Young Life camp in Buena Vista, Colorado. He decided to return to Chick-fil-A to combine his loves for business and working with young people. He has served as an owner/operator for over nine years and currently operates a restaurant in Yorktown, Virginia. Josh is a certified speaker with SCORRE workshops and has had the opportunity to be the keynote speaker for Verizon Wireless.


                Josh is married to his gorgeous wife, Katie, and they have three young children, Lyla, Brody, and Griffin. In his free time, he enjoys reading, traveling, volunteering on several boards in the community, and snowboarding. Connect with Josh any time at joshuaburnette.com.


 


Pete Hardesty lives in the Washington, D.C. area and serves as the Young Life college divisional coordinator in the Eastern Division. Pete grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and graduated from the University of Virginia, where he was pre-med with the emphasis on "pre." He then joined the staff of Young Life in Virginia Beach, where he served for seven years before moving to the friendly city of Harrisonburg in 2004.


                After being the area director for Young Life in Harrisonburg for eight years, Pete transitioned to start Young Life College at James Madison University in 2012. Pete loves being around college students even though they make him feel old. He crammed his three years of grad school into seventeen and finally received his Master of Divinity from Reformed Theological Seminary in 2014.


                A passion for the Middle East has inspired Pete to lead Holy Land trips for the last ten years, with a focus on serving Palestinian kids in the West Bank. He is a frequent international keynote speaker with experience in places such as Asia, Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and all over the US. He is a speaker coach with SCORRE workshops and loves helping people become excellent communicators.


                Pete has been working with young people for twenty-five years. They are still his favorite. He loves people and creating environments where they can thrive and achieve their potential. His two nieces are the apple of his eye. Connect with Pete or invite him to speak at PeteHardesty.com and read more of his work at NoRedos.com.