Born to Live Podcast

Joining us today is USA Men's National Team Goalkeeper, 2021 MLS Cup Champion, and 2022 MLS Cup MVP Sean Johnson. Sean was born in Lilburn, Georgia and spent his formative years distinguishing himself as a promising young athlete in the Atlanta metropolitan area, lettering in both basketball and soccer during his high school career. His college career saw him as a standout keeper at the University of Central Florida where he was named Team MVP in 2008. Listen as Sean drops major gems on success, mindset, and how to be a successful athlete. See you all on the inside! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.  Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): https://anchor.fm/s/e18d360/podcast/rss Websites, Contact Info and Social Media: IG - https://www.instagram.com/seanjohngk/?hl=en Twitter: @SeanJohnGK Follow Me FB - https://www.facebook.com/dasan.robinson.1 Instagram - @Dae29 FB - https://www.facebook.com/brntolive/ Instagram - @brntolive Shop - https://www.borntolive.shop #BorntoLive

Joining us today is attorney and entrepreneur Catheryn Cross. Catheryn is the founder of Cathy's Creamery, with locations in Cleveland and Atlanta. Catheryn shares her journey going from Spelman College, moving to Cleveland for law school, and opening 2 businesses. Listen as Cathy's drops major gems on leadership, perseverance, and entrepreneurship. See you all on the inside! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): https://anchor.fm/s/e18d360/podcast/rss Websites, Contact Info and Social Media: https://www.cathyscle.com/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/cathyculture/?hl=en Follow Me FB - https://www.facebook.com/dasan.robinson.1 Instagram - @Dae29 FB - https://www.facebook.com/brntolive/ Instagram - @brntolive Shop - https://www.borntolive.shop #BorntoLive

Our guest today is Amy Morin is a psychotherapist, mental strength trainer, and international bestselling author. She's a highly sought after keynote speaker who gave one of the most popular TEDx talks of all time. Her books, 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do and 13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don't Do, have been translated into more than 30 languages. She's a columnist for Inc., Forbes, and Psychology Today and her articles on mental strength reach more than 2 million readers each month. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): https://anchor.fm/s/e18d360/podcast/rss Websites, Contact Info and Social Media: https://amymorinlcsw.com FB - https://www.facebook.com/AmyMorinAuthor Twitter - https://twitter.com/AmyMorinLCSW IG - https://www.instagram.com/amymorinauthor/?hl=en Ted Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFbv757kup4 Follow Me FB - https://www.facebook.com/dasan.robinson.1 Instagram - @Dae29 FB - https://www.facebook.com/brntolive/ Instagram - @brntolive Shop - https://www.borntolive.shop #BorntoLive

Our guest today is Beverly Gooden, who is the creator of the domestic violence survivor-led movement, Why I Stayed. #WhyIStayed was named by TIME as one of the Top 10 Hashtags That Started a Conversation and is one of 8 Hashtags That Changed The World. Along with appearing on Good Morning America, the Dr. Phil show, Inside Edition, CNN, NPR, and NBC Nightly News, Beverly's story and social media impact have been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Marie Claire, USA Today, CNN Money, Bloomberg, BBC News and more. In 2015, Beverly was also featured in the short film “Why We Stayed” by the Emmy-nominated producers of Private Violence. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): https://anchor.fm/s/e18d360/podcast/rss Websites, Contact Info and Social Media: https://www.beverlygooden.com/ FB - https://www.facebook.com/bevtgooden Twitter - https://twitter.com/bevtgooden IG - https://www.instagram.com/bevtgooden/ Ella Mae Foundation - https://www.ellamaefoundation.org/ Domestic Violence Resources: https://www.thehotline.org/ https://1in6.org/ https://www.acalltomen.org/ https://the-network.org/get-help/ https://nnedv.org/ 1-800-799-7233 1-800-787-3224 Text "Start" to 88788 Email: [email protected] Follow Me FB - https://www.facebook.com/dasan.robinson.1 Instagram - @Dae29 FB - https://www.facebook.com/brntolive/ Instagram - @brntolive Shop - https://www.borntolive.shop #BorntoLive

Greg Borden, an Elyria, Ohio native, is a natural-born leader and entrepreneur. He attended the University of Toledo’s Business School to obtain skills and tools that supported his personal growth in business. Greg has been able to combine those skills with his innate ability to motivate others to find success in network marketing. Prior to beginning a career in network marketing, Greg was a trainer for State Farm for eight years. Through hard work, persistence, and sacrifices, Greg has been able to reach one of the top-earning positions in his network marketing company. Greg is a devoted husband and father. He considers these roles as the most important positions he could ever receive. He has been married to his wife Leah for 10 years and they have three kids together, ten-year-old twins and a seven-year-old. Greg believes that when you trust in Lord he will direct all your paths, and when you believe in something, don’t stop until you see it through because you deserve it! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): https://anchor.fm/s/e18d360/podcast/rss Follow FB - https://www.facebook.com/greglborden Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/everklear1911/ Email - [email protected] FB - https://www.facebook.com/dasan.robinson.1 FB - https://www.facebook.com/brntolive/ Instagram - @brntolive Shop - https://www.borntolive.shop #BorntoLive

Rocking with us today is Professional Soccer Player and Ghanaian Men's National Team player Michael Azira. Michael talks about his upbringing in Ghana, journey to the US for college soccer, and playing against some of the best players in the world like Mo Salah and Sadio Mane of Liverpool. See you all inside!!! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): https://anchor.fm/s/e18d360/podcast/rss Forbes Article on Michael: https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaellore/2020/04/01/chicago-fire-fcs-micheal-azira-is-continuing-his-education-during-coronavirus-pandemic/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/32azira/ Michael Azira Youth Foundation - https://www.instagram.com/aziramichealyouth/?hl=en Twitter - https://twitter.com/aziramicheal?lang=en Follow FB - https://www.facebook.com/dasan.robinson.1 FB - https://www.facebook.com/brntolive/ Instagram - @brntolive Shop - https://www.borntolive.shop #BorntoLive

Tyronne is the Vice President of Global Diversity & Inclusion for Hyatt Hotels Corporation, a global hospitality company with widely recognized, industry leading brands and a tradition of innovation developed over its more than 50-year history. At Hyatt, Corporation Stoudemire Collaborates with senior leadership team to implement culture, talent, and marketplace strategies that leverage diversity and inclusion globally growing the enterprise wide across brand portfolio. As such, his team and internal corporate stakeholders implement diversity initiatives that include Resource Groups, mentoring programs for high potential women and people of color, a communications and public relations strategy to drive internal engagement and external brand recognition, and enhanced brand marketing effort to further focus on multicultural and LGBT audiences. Formerly, a principal in Mercer’s Diversity & Inclusion Practice, part of the Talent business segment, he joined Mercer from Aon Hewitt where he served as the Global Head of Diversity. A proven thought leader in the space of diversity and inclusion who seeks to enable a transformation of mindset, he is a visionary leader and strategist, certified administrator for the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI)TM and a certified facilitator in Cultural Transformation ToolsTM. Tyronne identifies and leverages the opportunities and challenges presented by the expanding multicultural mosaic of worldviews and attitudes regarding health, wealth and performance given the increasing diversity in the workplace and global marketplace. A globally recognized executive and highly sought-after speaker, Tyronne routinely consults with Fortune 100 clients on diversity strategy, with particular insight around how organizational leaders can understand and harness the shifts evident in national and global demographic trends. Tyronne employs a unique talent that results in extraordinary benefits for individuals and organizations and has a proven ability to advance socially responsible corporate initiatives by fostering strategic relationships to catalyze international grassroots movements. With more than 20 years of professional experience, Tyronne brings deep knowledge and commitment to Diversity & Inclusion and Community Relations by partnering with various internal and external constituents to consult, advice and advance the work of Mercer’s diversity strategy and community efforts. He provides the overall firm wide diversity strategy for recruiting to effectively source and recruit diverse talent across Mercer’s global landscape and is responsible for the strategic planning for local and national events. Tyronne partners with Orlando Ashford, the President of Mercer’s Talent business, to drive the overall operation in optimizing a comprehensive suite of diversity programs impacting 19,000 employees within 35 countries. This governance supports and empowers associate network focus groups and leadership forums, and provides opportunities for meaningful dialogue between management and key multicultural talent. Tyronne Stoudemire LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/calltyronne/

A successful real estate investor, developer, and broker for 14 years, Esther “EJ” Williams has negotiated over 300 transactions, instructed countless students, and has helped improve the landscape of communities through redevelopment and new construction all over the greater Chicago area. Although she is esteemed as the Queen of Flips, EJ has also mastered structuring deals for maximum profit with lenders and partners alike. Her diverse business experience has been instrumental in her own success, as well as the prosperity of many new and experienced investors. Over the years, EJ along with her husband and business partner has expanded their portfolio by acquiring income-generating rental properties, while completing numerous renovations and ‘fix and flip’ properties every year. As a licensed Real Estate Broker in Illinois and Georgia, EJ is the co-founder of Ultimate Real Estate Group, a boutique brokerage firm, and Ultimate Homes Chicago, an investment and development company. She is also the brainchild behind the Ultimate Real Estate Blueprint (URB). URB provides seminars, mentoring, and events for those preparing to start or scale up their real estate investing endeavors. EJ is a native Chicagoan and a life-long resident of the city’s South Side, where she resides with her family. This dynamic leader, wife, and mother of one daughter prides herself on being a socially-conscious business leader who is deeply committed to her community. EJ is the founder of You Go Girl!, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to impact and transform the lives of inner-city girls by teaching health and life skills. She also proudly serves on the board for Cambridge Classical Academy and Vice-Chair of the board for Humble Design Chicago. EJ received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance with a concentration in Real Estate Investments from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): https://anchor.fm/s/e18d360/podcast/rss Websites, Contact Info and Social Media EJ Williams - 773-340-9101     [email protected] Building Her Legacy - www.buildingherlegacy.com Ultimate Real Estate Group - https://www.ultimaterealestategroup.com/ Follow Me FB - https://www.facebook.com/dasan.robinson.1 Instagram - @Dae29 FB - https://www.facebook.com/brntolive/ Instagram - @brntolive Shop - https://www.borntolive.shop #BorntoLive

Robert Brooks has been on staff with Athletes in Action since 2005 where he enjoys serving athletes and impacting his community for Christ.  Robert is apart of AIA's Pro Ministry in Cleveland, OH. The Brooks Family moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 2012 after serving as Campus Directors at the University of Pittsburgh for 6 1/2 years.  "A society looking up to athletes as heroes must find heroes looking up to God" is a truth that Robert believes. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): https://anchor.fm/s/e18d360/podcast/rss Websites and Social Media Support Robert Brooks and His Family https://give.cru.org/0578755 FB - https://www.facebook.com/robert.l.brooks.169 Follow Me FB - https://www.facebook.com/dasan.robinson.1 Instagram - @Dae29 FB - https://www.facebook.com/brntolive/ Instagram - @brntolive Shop - https://www.borntolive.shop #BorntoLive

Rockin' with us today is Robin “Bijou Star” Sadler. Robin is a multimedia personality, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Bijou received her undergraduate degree in Broadcast Journalism from Howard University’s prestigious John H. Johnson School of Communications. Upon graduation from Howard, Bijou defied the odds and landed a  coveted on-air radio position in her hometown on Cleveland’s WENZ 107.9FM. After spending 5 years with Radio One Cleveland, Bijou continued her radio career in Detroit and hosted the Midday show on WGPR 107.5 FM. As destiny would have it she is now back in her hometown working as an on-air personality for 93.1 WZAK. Bijou’s infamous celebrity interviews have been heard and seen by millions via the radio, internet, and television. She has interviewed such celebrities as Will Smith, Mariah Carey, Chris Brown, Kelly  Rowland, Iyanla Vanzant, T.I., Jamie Foxx, Russell Simmons, Nelly,  Janelle Monae, Mase, and Common. Her interviews have been featured on  VH1’s “Basketball Wives” and numerous websites and blogs including  WashingtonPost.com, Billboard.com, MTV.com, BET.com, Vibe.com,  Complex.com, and GlobalGrind.com just to name a few. When Bijou is off the mic or screen, you can find her engaged in public service by volunteering and giving back to her community. A  natural motivator, Bijou finds her greatest joy empowering and mentoring and is the founder of SHINE Girls Initiative, a teen mentorship program. Bijou is also the creator of “The Best Christmas Ever” annual toy drive where she collects and donates toys and funds to local homeless shelters. Bijou lives every day in her true purpose using her platform and resources to promote and expose people to all things positive. Her goal is to motivate and empower individuals to also live purposeful lives and most importantly to remember it’s never too late to answer your calling and live your dreams. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): https://anchor.fm/s/e18d360/podcast/rss Websites and Social Media Bijou Starr - https://www.iambijoustar.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iambijoustar/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/iambijoustar Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/iambijoustar Sis Everyday - https://www.siseveryday.com/ Power Hair Collection - https://www.instagram.com/powerhaircollection/ Follow Me FB - https://www.facebook.com/dasan.robinson.1 Instagram - @Dae29 FB - https://www.facebook.com/brntolive/ Instagram - @brntolive Shop - https://www.borntolive.shop #BorntoLive