The Sportz Lounge: Recent Episodes
The Sportz Lounge
The sports lounge thrives to bring you Intimate conversations with athletes from different sport backgrounds. We dialogue about how they transitioned from the sports world to achieving the best life after playing college and professional sports. This podcast was created to talk about the athletes mental health after sports and provide athletes with resources and different pathways following a career in sports. Join us as we celebrate the Athletes living the good life after the game.
This episode is about Mental Health and highlighting the issues how to manage it and overcome Mental illness. I interviewed Deatre Rogers from San Francisco Bay Area, she's a top notch Social Worker that specializes in Mental Health. We talk about her work in the field and how Mental illness originate from. Deatre Rogers went into details on why people should get with Mental illness and provided resources where people can go and get help. Deatre Rogers is very active in the community and talked about her work with Soul Space in Berkeley and Sacramento, CA.
I had the opportunity to interview the great Elijah Ingram. He is a community activist and founder/CEO of The City Lounge & Restaurant in Newark, NJ. Elijah Ingram is a top notch D1 athlete from St. Johns University and New Mexico State University. We talked about his basketball journey from high school to playing international basketball. We discussed his trails and tribulation and how he kept a good mental health during his journey to owning the best Bar and Lounge in Newark, NJ.
Highlights:
Community Activist, Founder/CEO of The City Lounge & Restaurant in Newark, NJ
College - D1 athlete for St. Johns University and New Mexico State University
Professional: Albuquerque Thundercats in the G - League
Interviewed Dr. Shaun J. Fletcher (Professor | Diversity Trainer | TEDx Speaker | Entrepreneur) about his football career and issues with mental health with athletes transitioning from sports to life after sports. Dr. Shaun J. Fletcher is a top-notch athlete for San Jose State University. Dr. Shaun J. Fletcher shares his journey as a top-tier collegiate athlete, he realized that he has a bigger calling after playing college football and now is the Assistant Professor of Public Relations & Sport Communication at San Jose State University and has a successful consultant firm, ShaunJFletcher Consultancy. He talks about sports mental health, issues with diversity in corporations, and the key to maintaining a strong mental health during sports and life after sports.
I had the honor to interview the great James Williams from Eastern Oregon University. The All-Conference Nose Tackle and Defensive MVP. We talked about his mental health journey from football to being a mentor and a teacher. James Williams went into details from his transition from a successful football player to a successful business man and family man. The podcast episode is about the elements of achieving the best mental health by focusing on your family and the and raising your kids the right way.
Kelvin Gibbs, a successful track coach for Oakland Pal Track Club and Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, CA. Top notch police officer for the City of Berkeley in Berkeley, CA talks about his superstar career as a college basketball player for Pepperdine University and playing professional basketball overseas. During the conversation Mr. Gibbs talks about how we found his way to law enforcement and coaching. Today, Kelvin Gibbs gives back to the community by protecting it and helping the kids to be best in life.
Excellent interview with Curtis Haggins (Athlete/CEO of Catch and Shoot Sports, President Roadrunners Sports Club). Curtis Haggins talked about beating the odds at Woodside High School and Western Illinois University to becoming a top notch coach and CEO of Catch and Shoot Sports and President Roadrunners Sports Club. Topics discussed are sports mental illness, transitioning to the real world from sports, regrets, and how to win and stay relevant after sports.