Bring the Climb to Your Stage

Reframing Poverty. Restoring Mobility.

Jason Janz and Dr. Steven Taylor are changing how America understands poverty — and how we rise beyond it.

Tiffany Johnson is a climber who brings her lived experience, alongside Janz’s and Taylor’s research and practice, to deliver compelling, nonpartisan keynotes that replace blame with clarity and offer a practical path to economic mobility.

This isn’t theory.

It’s a model communities can use.

Book Jason, Steve & Tiffany

What They Speak On

Changing the Poverty Conversation

Why poverty is about lack of choice — not lack of character — and how we restore dignity to the national narrative.

The Mountain Model

A simple, four-stage path from survival to generational flourishing — powered by relationships and community alignment.

From Fragmentation to Alignment

How cities, nonprofits, employers, and policymakers can unite around a shared framework for mobility.

Fund the Work

What’s broken, what’s working, and what it will take to rebuild real opportunity.

Meet the Speakers

Jason Janz

Community Practitioner.

Pastor. Co-founder of CrossPurpose.

Dr. Steven Taylor

Policy strategist.

Educator. Founder of ED2WORK®

Tiffany Johnson

Climber.

Navigated the Mountain. Informed the Solutions.