Elevate and Motivate

Jesse Simmons

After a 2020 year filled with frustration and uncertainty, many tragic and chaotic events have come to light not only in our world and country, but in our own personal lives as well. Sparking an urgent need for light and positivity. Through this series, host Jesse Simmons discusses and interviews a wide variety of athletes, media personalities, and individuals who've seen the darkness and adversity in their life and chose strength and light, turning around their situations to not let it define them. Take a look into "Elevate and Motivate" now. 100% of proceeds directly to Every Child Matters

  1. 06/05/2024

    Lead While Staying True to YOU: Special Guest Joan Ryan

    Is it possible to be a REAL leader if you aren't staying TRUE to YOURSELF? Host Jesse Simmons connects with Joan Ryan to dive into the meaning of being brave and leading by example, while proving doubters wrong. Ryan dives into her interview with Billie Jean King, Reggie Jackson, her time with the San Francisco Giants and more. BACKGROUND: Joan Ryan is an award-winning journalist, author and sports media consultant. She was one of the first female sports columnists in the country and covered every major sporting event from the Super Bowl and the World Series to the Olympics and championship fights. Her sports columns and features earned 13 Associated Press Sports Editors Awards, the National Headliner Award, the Women’s Sports Foundation’s Journalism Award, and the prestigious Edgar A. Poe Award from the White House Correspondents’ Association.  From writing at Orlando Sentinel to the San Francisco Chronicle, Ryan has been the senior media advisor to the San Francisco Giants since 2008, along with being an author of five books, the latest: Intangibles: Unlocking the Science and Soul of Team Chemistry.  Ryan is a UFCJC 2000 Hall of Fame inductee, returning in 2024 to be inducted into the Sports@CJC Ring of Honor. As always: Every Child Matters of America website: http://www.everychildmatters.com Cyrus' Crusade in his fight to defeat Leukemia GoFundMe link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/cyrus-crusade?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer Follow his fight on Facebook and purchase T-Shirts: Cyrus’ Crusade https://m.facebook.com/cyruscrusades/?tsid=0.9492068941532887&source=result

    31 min

Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
15 Ratings

About

After a 2020 year filled with frustration and uncertainty, many tragic and chaotic events have come to light not only in our world and country, but in our own personal lives as well. Sparking an urgent need for light and positivity. Through this series, host Jesse Simmons discusses and interviews a wide variety of athletes, media personalities, and individuals who've seen the darkness and adversity in their life and chose strength and light, turning around their situations to not let it define them. Take a look into "Elevate and Motivate" now. 100% of proceeds directly to Every Child Matters