Giving Back
I have always been drawn to giving back to my community. My primary focuses have been on underserved kids and teens, women of abuse, mental health and dogs. Below are a handful of examples from my philanthropy to events I created as I brought other community members together for the same vision. For mental health, I field around a thousand messages a week to my TikTok, where I attract an international audience, who are struggling with identity and they mental health. To this date, 303 people from TikTok have said our conversations are the reason they stayed.
Handmade Suits for YMCA teens in the Bronx
We met with nearly 30 students, measured them with the help of some of my NFL clients and handmade them interview suits. Click Image for link.
370 Handmade Coats for PS 154 in the Bronx
I measured 370 students and my team and I handmade coats for each of them. Click Image for link.
3D Manufacturing Fair
Pictured to my right, the Deputy Mayor of Chicago and to my left, the President of Chicago Public Schools. No link, but we brought in 200 teens from the South and West side of Chicago and had them meet executives from HP to talk about a career in 3D manufacturing
Fundraising Dinner for underserved Kids
I mentored an underserved kid for a non profit called the Inspire Youth project for 4 years. I raised money for them every year and this event was one of my favorites where brought in 5 of the top chefs in Seattle and hosted a fundraiser in a location that had never held a dinner before raising, $10,000 in a single night Click Image for link.