32 min

Jon Macaskill The Art of Making Things Happen (Bluefishing) Steve Sims

    • Entrepreneurship

Jon Macaskill (muh KAS kill) is a retired Navy SEAL Commander
turned mindfulness and meditation teacher. He was born in South
Africa and moved with his parents and 4 siblings to the US when
he was 7. He grew up in Ruston, Louisiana where he was an avid
track and cross country runner.
After graduating high school, he served briefly as an enlisted
sailor in the Navy before receiving an appointment to the US
Naval Academy. He has his BS in Mathematics and MS in
Operations Research.
Jon has served in Iraq, Afghanistan, off the coast of Somalia, and in Panama. He serves as the Deputy Executive Director for Veteran’s PATH, a nonprofit organization that works to introduce
meditation and mindfulness to veterans to bring them a sense of Peace, Acceptance, Transformation and Honor.
He also now runs his own consulting company, Macaskill Consulting, LLC, bringing mindfulness and meditation to high performing teams to aid in dealing with stress, anxiety and depression all while increasing focus, creativity, and productivity.

Jon Macaskill (muh KAS kill) is a retired Navy SEAL Commander
turned mindfulness and meditation teacher. He was born in South
Africa and moved with his parents and 4 siblings to the US when
he was 7. He grew up in Ruston, Louisiana where he was an avid
track and cross country runner.
After graduating high school, he served briefly as an enlisted
sailor in the Navy before receiving an appointment to the US
Naval Academy. He has his BS in Mathematics and MS in
Operations Research.
Jon has served in Iraq, Afghanistan, off the coast of Somalia, and in Panama. He serves as the Deputy Executive Director for Veteran’s PATH, a nonprofit organization that works to introduce
meditation and mindfulness to veterans to bring them a sense of Peace, Acceptance, Transformation and Honor.
He also now runs his own consulting company, Macaskill Consulting, LLC, bringing mindfulness and meditation to high performing teams to aid in dealing with stress, anxiety and depression all while increasing focus, creativity, and productivity.

32 min