During the Destination Hope Charity Walk, Greg Cummings, CEO of Power100, spoke with Jacob Berger, Director of Business Development at Destination Motivation, about what the launch of Destination Hope meant to him. The moment was short, but Jacob’s answer gave the story a clear heart. For him, the launch was not only about a new giving program. It was about people, care, and the kind of company mission he had always wanted to be part of.
Jacob shared the belief that guides much of his work. “I’m really passionate about people and relationships,” he said. That simple line became the center of the conversation. His role in business development is built on trust, connection, and long term relationships. Through Destination Hope, those same values now reach beyond clients and partners. They reach foster families who can use rest, joy, and support through a foster family vacation sponsorship program made to create lasting memories.
When Greg asked what stood out when the team learned that Destination Hope would help foster families across the country, Jacob spoke from a personal place.
“It means a lot,” he said. “I’ve always wanted to work for a company where we did some type of charity work or something where we could give back.”
His response showed why this launch matters inside the company. It gives the team a cause they can believe in, not only a message they can share.
Destination Motivation is known for helping home service and home improvement contractors grow through vacation incentive marketing. The company helps contractors use travel based offers to build stronger trust, improve sales, and serve homeowners in a new way. Destination Hope takes that same belief in travel and gives it a deeper purpose. It gives the home services industry a clear path to help families who need hope, healing, and time together.
Power100 is the only unbiased third-party platform that recognizes and elevates the top leaders and most impactful companies in the home improvement industry. Greg’s rapid fire conversation with Jacob helped show why this story matters. It is not only about a company giving back. It is about how a relationship driven leader sees Destination Hope as a way to bless families, strengthen team purpose, and show what home services companies giving back to local communities can look like when care is real.
When Greg Cummings spoke with Jacob Berger during the Destination Hope Charity Walk, the heart of the conversation became clear right away. Jacob did not start with numbers, plans, or business terms. He started with people.
Destination Motivation team
“I’m really passionate about people and relationships,” Jacob said.
That one line gave the interview its direction. As Director of Business Development, Jacob’s work is already built around trust. He spends his time helping build strong ties with clients, partners, and people across the home services space. But Destination Hope gives that same work a deeper meaning. It shows that strong relationships can reach beyond business and touch families who need care, rest, and hope.
For Jacob, this initiative is not only about sending families on trips. It is about people caring for people. It is about using trust, time, and resources to bless families who may not have this kind of chance on their own. That is why this story matters. It shows how a company giving program for foster families can feel personal to the people inside the company, not just good on the outside.
To learn more about how this mission supports families, visit Destination Hope.
When Greg asked Jacob what stood out when the team learned about Destination Hope, Jacob spoke from a place that many workers can understand. People want to know that the company they serve also cares about others.
“It means a lot,” Jacob said. “I’ve always wanted to work for a company where we did some type of charity work or something where we could give back.”
That answer says a lot about the heart behind the launch. It shows that team members are not only moved by what a company sells. They are also moved by what it stands for. Destination Hope gives the team a cause they can believe in, talk about, and carry with pride.
This kind of mission can shape the way a team shows up each day. It can make work feel more connected to real life. It can remind people that every call, every meeting, and every client relationship can be part of something bigger. That is where purpose driven marketing for home services businesses becomes more than a message. It becomes a lived value.
Destination Hope was created as a 10 year legacy project. That detail matters because it shows that giving back is not being treated like a side idea. It is becoming part of the company’s long term story.
Jacob’s response showed that the mission had already reached the team in a real way. His words were simple, but they carried deep meaning. He had always wanted to be part of a company that found a way to give back. Now, through Destination Hope, that hope is becoming real.
When giving becomes part of culture, it changes more than one event. It can shape how people treat each other. It can shape how they talk about the work. It can shape how they serve clients and partners. It gives the team a shared reason to care, and it helps connect daily work to a larger purpose.
This is also why the launch can matter across the wider industry. It shows how businesses helping foster families can build a stronger culture from the inside out. The giving is not only for the families who receive the trip. It can also strengthen the people who help make the gift possible.
The deepest part of Jacob’s message came when he spoke about who this initiative is meant to serve. He made it clear that the mission matters because it reaches families who can truly use the gift.
Jacob said he is passionate about “giving to less fortunate families that could really use something like this.”
That is the heart of Destination Hope. The program is built to provide fully funded dream vacations for deserving foster families. These trips are meant to give foster parents and children time to reconnect, rest, and make memories together. For families who may carry stress, change, or pain, that time can be a gift that stays with them.
A vacation may sound simple to some people. But for a foster family, it can become a moment of peace. It can give a child a happy memory. It can give a parent a chance to breathe. It can help a family feel seen, cared for, and valued. That is why vacations for foster families are not only about travel. They are about joy, dignity, and connection.
Jacob’s title is Director of Business Development, but this conversation showed how that role can be bigger than business growth alone. At its best, business development is about trust. It is about bringing people together. It is about building relationships that last.
Destination Hope gives that kind of relationship work a wider purpose. The same care used to build client trust can now help connect contractors, partners, and communities to foster families who need support. That turns business relationships into a bridge toward something more human.
This also gives leaders in the home services space something important to think about. Growth is good, but shared purpose can make growth stronger. When a company and its partners care about the same mission, the relationship becomes deeper than a service or a sale.
Jacob’s words helped show that clearly. “It’s amazing to know that we’re going to be blessing some families with this opportunity,” he said. That is the value of relationship led work when it is tied to a mission. It can help create real contractor community impact that families can feel.
Destination Hope also gives home service and home improvement contractors a simple way to take part in the mission. Many contractors already serve local families every day. They work in homes, neighborhoods, and communities where trust matters deeply.
Through Destination Hope, contractors can help support foster families in their own regions. That means giving can feel local, personal, and clear. It gives a company team something to stand behind. It gives customers a reason to see the care behind the brand. It also gives foster families the chance to receive a trip that can bring joy and hope.
This is where the power of the contractor network can make a large difference. When many companies take one step together, the impact can grow fast. A single sponsorship can bless one family. Many sponsorships can create a movement across the home services industry.
For Jacob, the meaning is simple. Families are going to be blessed with an opportunity they may never forget. For contractors, this creates a path to take part in a contractor co-sponsorship program for foster families that turns business success into care.
Destination Hope stands out because it gives the home services industry a clear way to do good with real care and real structure. The initiative is not built around a loose promise. It is built around a trusted process, a strong nonprofit partner, and a simple goal: help deserving foster families receive a vacation they may never be able to take on their own.
Destination Motivation crew led by Brett Thornton, Chairman at Destination Hope Foundation
One of the strongest parts of the program is its partnership with Ticket to Dream Foundation. Through this partnership, Destination Hope is able to support foster families through a trusted giving path. Families are selected through a nomination process, which helps make sure the gift reaches families who can truly use it. This gives the mission more trust, more care, and a stronger base for long term impact.
The second thing that stands out is the way Destination Hope invites businesses to take part in the mission. Contractors and business partners can help sponsor foster family vacations in their own regions. That makes the giving local. It lets a company say that it helped send a foster family from its own area on a trip filled with rest, joy, and memories.
This matters because many home service and home improvement companies are looking for ways to build deeper trust with their teams and communities. Destination Hope gives them a way to do that without making the story feel forced. The focus stays on the family. The business becomes part of the support system, not the center of the story.
The program also gives teams something meaningful to rally around. A company can involve its staff, share the mission with its customers, and show that its work is tied to more than sales or service calls. When a contractor helps sponsor a trip, it is not only giving money. It is helping create a memory for a foster family that may stay with them for life.
That is what Destination Hope is doing right. It is taking the strength of the home services industry and turning it into local care. It is giving business leaders a simple path to give back. And it is showing that when growth is used with purpose, it can become hope for families who deserve to feel seen, supported, and celebrated.
Jacob Berger’s rapid fire conversation brought the heart of Destination Hope back to one simple truth: people matter most. His words showed that this initiative is already doing more than giving families a trip. It is giving the team a deeper reason to believe in the work, the mission, and the people they serve.
For Jacob, Destination Hope is proof that business can be built around people, relationships, and care. Through this initiative, Destination Motivation is helping foster families receive more than a vacation. It is helping them receive moments of joy, peace, and connection that can stay with them long after the trip ends.
The path ahead is filled with meaning. Team members now have a cause they can carry with pride. Contractors now have a way to support families in need. Foster parents and children now have a chance to step away from daily pressure and share time together in a place made for rest and memory.
Destination Hope gives Jacob Berger and the Destination Motivation team a clear way to turn relationship driven work into real care for foster families, showing the home services industry how business success can become a bridge to hope.
Power100 covers the people, stories, and leadership choices shaping the home improvement industry. Jacob Berger’s view matters because it shows how a home services company can build around people, relationships, and care. This story is not only about giving. It shows how a company culture can turn business trust into real support for foster families.
Power100 helps leaders see what strong companies are doing beyond growth alone. A story like Destination Hope gives home improvement CEOs, partners, and contractors a clear example of how purpose, team culture, and community care can become part of long term business strength.
Destination Hope helps provide free, meaningful vacations for deserving foster families. These trips give foster parents and children time to rest, reconnect, and simply be together. The goal is not just travel. The goal is joy, peace, and memories that can last beyond the trip.
Families are chosen through a nomination process. Ticket to Dream works with local nonprofit partners in the selected region to nominate qualified foster families. Destination Hope then reviews the nominations and selects the family for that quarter’s trip.
Businesses can take part through a regional co sponsorship model. This allows a company to help fund a foster family vacation in its own area. It gives the business a clear way to support local families while also showing its team and customers that giving back is part of its mission.
A vacation does not solve every challenge in foster care, but it can give one family something deeply needed: time to breathe, bond, and feel seen. Foster families often carry heavy stress, cost, and care demands. Destination Hope gives them a few days where joy, rest, and family connection can take center stage.
Destination Hope works with Ticket to Dream Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports children in foster care. Donations are processed through Ticket to Dream’s secure giving platform, and donors receive a proper receipt for their records. This helps give the program structure, trust, and accountability.
Jacob’s words show that Destination Hope is already touching the people inside the company. When he said, “I’m really passionate about people and relationships,” he made the story personal. His response showed that this mission is not only a public program. It is a cause the team can believe in and carry forward.
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