We want to take a minute to thank several of our board members who have completed their terms with 10,000 Beds and are stepping down. We appreciate their time, commitment and service to 10,000 Beds over the past three years as we were finding our way.

There’s a time and season for everything, so board service has ended for these individuals, but their commitment to 10,000 Beds continues.

Special thanks to each for a job well done.

These are the people who stepped up five years ago when 10,000 Beds was only a dream. These are the folks who helped me figure out the addiction treatment industry’s alphabet soup. These are the people I bounced ideas off of and listened to as they provided responses.

Thanks isn’t really enough, but it will have to do.

Thank you Aaron Earnest,  you’ll always be my favorite!

Thank you Doreen Rutherford, for your passion for scholarships and helping others.

Thank you Dan Workman, for reminding us all that Quitters Prosper.

Thank you Terry Patton, for often being the only strategic thinker in the room!

These folks have enriched my life and I am forever grateful. Many thanks for a job well done.


Jean Krisle is a motivational keynote speaker, extraordinary fast-lane leader, and the CEO/Founder of 10,000 Beds, Inc. a 501c3 nonprofit organization. The mission of 10,000 Beds is to connect those seeking help for addiction to those who are willing to help by providing addiction treatment scholarships.

Jean connects with audiences to provide inspiration to leaders, clients, teams and organizations. She focuses on fast-lane leadership – a compilation of proven steps to taking the FastLane2Success and the reality of success often following failure. Her popular Keynote Presentation “Failing2Win: The Paradox of Success” instantly engages the audience with identifiable stories and experiences with a strong call to action as she challenges her audience participants to push themselves harder and higher.

Jean and her husband Hal have spent much of 2017 and 2018 #OnTheRoad4Recovery to elevate awareness around addiction, change perceptions of recovery, and inspire fast-lane leadership. You can reach Jean at jean@10000beds.org. You can support 10,000 Beds at 10000beds.org. #onebedonelife #failing2win #fastlaneleadership #fastlaneleaders #ethicsdoneright #fastlane2success