WHY WE GOT STARTED
Like most veterans leaving the service, we wanted to find somewhere to help. We wanted to make impact. We started Take the Hill Country for the following reasons:
Our passion is leadership and team building because through both of these we found the most amount of life impact, for ourselves and those around us.
Veteran retention at companies is tragically low. There a number of root causes, but much of this is finding a place to belong. We wanted to offer a company where veterans could employ their dynamic skillsets to the fullest in order to make major impact.
Great teams have great impact. You enjoy work so much more. You are more productive. You are less likely to be angry when you get home. Great teams helps organizations, families, and the community.
We feel honored to have received the leadership and team building experience that we did. We want to pass it on to others.
Why “Take the Hill country?”
We are inspired by the leadership example set by Caleb, as recorded in 14th chapter of the book of Joshua. Israel’s leaders were drawing up battle plans for each tribe but no one wanted to be assigned the Hill Country. It was full of giants. There were fortified positions. It would be costly to take. Undeterred, Caleb at the age of 85, said “Give me the Hill Country!” Instead of choosing the valley, where things were easy, he went for the challenge because he was confident that God would give him victory.
Where the greatest challenges live, there also resides the greatest opportunity.
OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Josh England | Founder & PArtner
Josh has over 20 years of experience in building effective teams. His leadership philosophies were initially shaped by 10 years in the US Army as an enlisted infantryman and aviation officer. He then spent 8 years in the financial services sector, working for both at a boutique financial firm and a fortune 100 enterprise. Take the Hill Country was launched in 2022 as an opportunity to do what he loves most: building others and helping leaders focus on what is most important: people. Josh and his business partner Matt also run Legion Chemicals of Tennessee, a chemical company focused on servicing the concrete industry.
Josh and his wife Stephanie have three beautiful daughters: Brighton, Cambria, and Bristol.
He is a graduate of Biola University and holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
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MATT MASTERSON | PARTNER
Matt earned his leadership stripes in some of the most challenging and complex global environments as a US Army Green Beret. A natural born problem solver, his passion for helping others stems from a humble upbringing and a great appreciation for the depth of challenges that leaders face. Matt is also a co-owner of Legion Chemicals of Tennessee and Chaos Concepts.
Matt and his wife Jennifer have two incredible kids: Paxton and Paisley.
He hold an organizational design degree from Austin Peay State University and is currently pursuing his MBA from the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee.
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