Damon Stoudamire has proved people wrong his entire life. Prior to his career in pro basketball, the point guard was told he was “too short to play professionally.” In the 1995 NBA Draft, Damon was selected as the seventh overall draft pick by the Toronto Raptors. Following a successful first season in the NBA, he […]
Hailing from small-town Consett, England, Beverly (Bev) Priestman grew up with a soccer ball at her feet. Bev adopted the hardworking reputation of her hometown, bringing that blue collar mentality to every team she has coached in her young career. The humble soccer ball would take her on to the world’s biggest stage, leading the […]
Ben Smith is the former Editor-in-Chief at BuzzFeed, and current Media Columnist at the New York Times. He joined the BuzzFeed team in January 2010 and was responsible for overseeing and expanding editorial coverage, and production of original content for the first true social news organization. Ben and his team changed the way people viewed […]
Andre De Grasse is the most decorated Olympian in Canadian history, having won seven medals throughout his career. At the 2016 Rio Games, Andre became the first Canadian to capture medals in all three sprint events in a single Olympics. Five years later at the Tokyo Games, which were postponed by a year due to […]
Jay Shetty is a British-born #1 New York Times best-selling author, award-winning storyteller, podcast host and former monk, on a mission to make wisdom go viral. In 2019, AdWeek made him their Young Influentials cover star, describing him as “an emanation of spiritual force.” In 2017, Forbes named him in their 30 Under 30 List […]