Drew Bent is Co-Founder and COO of schoolhouse.world, an initiative started by Sal Khan (of Khan Academy) to help provide quality, free online tutoring to anyone and everyone who wants to learn. Bent previously wrote code at Khan Academy, taught high school math, and has been tutoring for a decade. He studied physics and computer science at MIT, and has an education master's from Stanford.

Bent joins the PhilanthropyTouch chapter of AthletesTouch to discuss how schoolhouse.world is disrupting the Educational Technology world. 

Matt Murphy is one of the most recognizable homicide prosecutors in Orange County history. He has trained prosecutors for the California Department of Justice, the California District Attorneys Association, and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. He spent 17 years as a Senior Deputy District Attorney in the OCDA Homicide Unit, and successfully prosecuted dozens of murder cases.  During that time, Mr. Murphy also tried some of the most interesting, complex, and difficult cases in Orange County. He successfully prosecuted cases against some of the finest and most experienced defense lawyers in the country.

Murphy joins AthletesTouch for our very first true crime podcast. You do not want to miss this incredible story!

WARNING: This episode contains explicit language and mention of assault and mutilation. Listener discretion advised. 

With an open heart and the will to make anything happen, Victoria Gracie is an empowerment strategist who pushes the boundaries of life and peels away the masks we all attempt to put on, especially her own. She has delved professionally in many arenas including written work as an author for two best-selling children’s books in social-emotional intelligence and bully prevention, traveled the world and appeared on countless media outlets as a professional dancer/model/actress, and is one of the head instructors of Women Empowered, a trauma-informed self-defense course based on Gracie Jiu-Jitsu techniques for women. 

Victoria’s passion for breaking intergenerational trauma and raising compassionate, autonomous, and emotionally intelligent children, young and old, permeates into the lives of everyone around her. 

ABBIE FISH - FOUNDER/TECHNIQUE COACH - SWIM LIKE A. FISH

Abbie founded Swim Like A. Fish in 2019 after 25+ years of success in competitive swimming. From qualifying for the Olympic Trials to working at USA Swimming’s headquarters, and coaching at The Race Club, Abbie has been on all sides of the sport. She is a University of Georgia “Double Dawg” – where she swam and graduated with her M.S. and B.S. degrees. Abbie continues to further her knowledge on stroke mechanics by studying, researching, and staying on top of the newest trends on technique. Abbie has worked with clients as young as young as 5 and up to 90 years old. She believes that anyone with the heart to train CAN and WILL benefit from technical advice!  

NATHAN ‘CARNAGE’ CORBETT IS AN 11-TIME MUAY THAI WORLD CHAMPION FROM AUSTRALIA.

Nathan Corbett, the ‘Carnage’ – is hands down one of the most renowned, efficient and dangerous fighters in the current era of Muay Thai. Nathan Corbett has carved his name in history by annihilating his opponents and devastating elbow blows, which has also led him to be dubbed “the man with the golden elbows”. 

For years Nathan Corbett had dominated the light-heavyweight and cruiser-weight divisions. Since 2010 ‘Carnage’ has set his sights on heavy-weight class and has confirmed his Muay Thai superiority across the World. His achievements have cultivated a strong and loyal fan base, not only throughout the martial arts sector, but amongst the general community through Nathan’s continued support for various charities and causes, such as his role as a White ribbon day ambassador and his anti-bullying campaigns. 

Nathan Corbett is well respected among his fellow athletes, having been invited to train with the Gold Coast Titans and provide motivational speeches for the Gold Coast Blaze basketball team. Nathan ‘Carnage’ Corbett has been fighting across the Planet, with his bouts televised in Europe, Australasia, South and North America. During TEN years Nathan “Carnage” Corbett has collected ELEVEN prestigious World title belts.

WBC Muay Thai Hall of Fame
On January 31, 2020 Nathan ‘Carnage’ Corbett was one of the inaugural fifteen distinguished fighters inducted into the WBC (World Boxing Council) Muay Thai Hall of Fame.

Televised Commentator on CBS
At the beginning of 2019 Nathan ‘Carnage’ Corbett joined US-based Lion Fight Promotions as a commentator, calling their professional Muay Thai fights televised on CBS.

STEVE O'DELL
CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
TENZO TEA

Steve grew up in Rochester, New York as the youngest of five boys. At the tender age of 12, he met a 6’4 inch 14 year old Robbie Page (who also had a 4 inch blonde afro). After overcoming their awkward high school years, the pair escaped the arctic tundra of the North East and moved to sunny Los Angeles to play volleyball for UCLA.

While at UCLA, he studied History, built companies (good and bad), and made lots of friends. But, after three years, the college life no longer made sense, so he dropped out and started Tenzo Tea with now 7’1 inch, Robbie Page.

Steve loves reading, writing, and learning. Some of his favorite books are: Ender’s Game, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Alchemist and Walden. He keeps a personal blog on entrepreneurship and actively writes about healthy living, business, and leadership on publications across the internet.

When he’s not tied down building Tenzo, you can find Steve reading a good book, practicing yoga, or taking Tenzo Matcha Shots at the Office.

His Favorite way to drink Matcha: a thick shot (called a koicha).

JUSTIN SCHNEIDER is the founder and originator of the concept for W&S shoes. As a track and field athlete for Notre Dame, Justin became accustomed to what the performance in a shoe actually means.

Upon graduation, he began working for Adidas, designing shoes for athletes using the latest performance technology. It was during this time that he had a conversation with a friend that would trigger Justin to drop everything and focus on a new concept, attempting to solve a problem that was far too common in the businessman’s world. Instead of forcing yourself to wear uncomfortable dress shoes all day, or switching to sneakers in-between, why not just mold the best of each together to form a superior product, killing two birds with one stone. With the idea finalized, it was time to prove the concept.

Using an old pair of traditionally constructed dress shoes, Justin put together a rough prototype before heading to Mexico, where the first W&S samples were born. To truly test if he had succeeded in his efforts, Justin laced up for a 5K and completed the race in under 20 mins — blister free and convinced the world was ready for a fresh start in defining what the modern dress shoe is. Thus, W&S was born.

Elite endurance athlete LISA SMITH-BATCHEN is running for change. She ran 2,500 miles across America in 62 days, becoming the only person to pursue this journey she called ‘Running HOPE through America.’ Lisa ran across the Sahara desert, becoming the first American woman to win the 150-mile Marathon des Sables. She has run through Death Valley more times than any woman, twice winning the 135-mile Badwater Ultramarathon. She is the first woman to complete the 584-mile Badwater Quad on a project she called ‘Badwater 4 Goodwater.’

But Lisa’s running is deeper than her wins and records. She runs to change the world, and has raised over $8 million for charity in the process. Over these thousands of miles on foot she has uncovered secrets you can only learn when you fully commit to the process of doing good.

The world fell in love with KATELYN OHASHI 100 million times over when her joyful floor routine went viral. Since then, Kate has successfully leveraged the moment into becoming a sought after voice for the most empowered generation yet. A star in elite gymnastics long before she dominated the internet, Kate had the Olympics in her sightlines until an injury took her out. Through adversity, Kate found her voice and discovered her power. With a focus on gender studies at UCLA  and exploring a range of art mediums, including photography and poetry, Kate found the confidence to share her story and struggles through writing and performing her poetry at open mic’s around LA. Now a graduate and ready to take on the world, Katelyn is a creative force and original voice primed to help inspire all people to embrace challenges, love themselves, find their voice and live an authentic, joyful and purpose driven life.

T.K. Pillan is not only the Founder of Veggie Grill and Founding Partner of Powerplant Ventures but he is also at the forefront of the sustainable food boom and creation of disruptive plant-centric brands! Powerplant’s ethos is literally to “…transform the world's health through the power of people, plants and purpose-driven companies,” which is AWESOME!

Join AthletesTouch for a conversation with former NFL Pro Bowler and Co-Host of Speak for Yourself, MARCELLUS WILEY!