Our guest for today’s episode is Jon Hawk. Jon is the Director of Gym Operations at Memphis Rox in Tennessee. Based in Soulsville, an underserved neighborhood in South Memphis, Memphis Rox serves as an access point to mentorship and helps community members overcome life’s obstacles. Memphis Rox takes pride in not being for profit, but being for people. It is the first non-profit gym of its size, at 32,000 square feet. With their “pay what you can” fee structure, they make sure nobody is turned away from the gym. Climbing serves as the community’s avenue to foster relationships in a safe space. As their motto says, “we climb higher, when we climb together”. Jon walks us through how Memphis Rox serves as a model for providing equitable access to climbing, as well as the programs offered beyond climbing that help meet social needs for the people in the Soulsville community. Memphis Rox: https://www.memphisrox.org/Memphis Rox Instagram: @memphisroxclimbingSoul Deep film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo_MhNqekbUNew Orleans Boulder Lounge: https://www.climbnobl.com/Tufas Boulder Lounge: https://tufasboulderlounge.com/Nosotros Climbing Gym: https://www.gonosotros.com/