Live Life in Motion

Jerry Blassingame is the Founder and CEO of Soteria Community Development Corporation. His story is powerful and needs to be heard. Jerry received a 20-year prison sentence in 1995 and only served 3 1/2 years after being paroled in 1999. His passion is assisting individuals who have been incarcerated through reentry and helping them to become productive citizens.

He endeavors to empower individuals and the community through education, affordable housing, financial literacy, community and economic development, and entrepreneurship. He is also a Social Entrepreneur who believes in social enterprise for the non-profit sector.  Jerry has continued to fight for change in legislation since he was granted a pardon in 2004. After 14 years of advocacy, South Carolina passed its first legislation to expunge felony drug charges in December of 2018.

Soteria:

https://soteriacdc.org/

Soteria Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/soteriacdc/

Today on Live Life in Motion, I talk with Rachel Parrish and Betty Aldworth. They work at MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. MAPS was founded in 1986 by Dr. Rick Doblin. We talk about the stigma around MDMA and psychedelics. How the stigma formed in the 1970’s and 1980’s. How it has been an uphill battle since. Most importantly we talk about the future of MDMA and psychedelics and how they are legit treatments for mental health!

MAPS:

https://maps.org/

This week on Live Life in Motion, I talk with Joshua Hayes. Joshua is a full-time year-around stock and option trader. Joshua has been trading since 1988 and employs four different methodologies to make a living in the stock market. To Joshua, trading is so much more mental!

Joshua is the Founder and CEO at Big Wave Trading (links below), where he posts his easy-to-follow new positions, sell signals, and video lessons every evening after the market close. He brings his community together to learn the ways and strategies of trading.

BigWaveTrading.com: https://bigwavetrading.com/register

Today on Live Life in Motion, I talk with Sergey Young! Sergey is a longevity investor and visionary with the mission to extend the healthy lifespans of 1 billion people. Sergey in the founder of the $100M Longevity Vision Fund. One of the few funds specializing exclusively in longevity and helping to accelerate longevity breakthroughs.

His goal it to live to 200… and to find an affordable way for everyone else to do the same. Sergey believes we are on the brink of a Longevity Revolution, with new scientific discoveries and exciting technological advances now making it possible to reverse aging and treat previously incurable diseases!

.This week on the show, I talk with my amazing mom! She shares life lessons, her outlook on working with communities and her love for supporting others. As we close out 2021, there is no better person to have on to spread some love and kindness.

Today on Live Life in Motion, I talk with Stephen Smith. Stephen is the Founder and CEO at Kitmen Labs. Kitman Labs is a Sports Analytics and Technology Company. We discuss his history in the in the industry, the creation of Kitman Labs and the future of performance.

Kitman Labs and their Performance Intelligence Platform is used by the teams and athletes at the highest level around the world.

Today on Live Life in Motion, I talk with Sebastian Velasquez. Sebastian is a professional soccer player that has played with some of the world’s greats like David Beckham, Frank Lampard, and David Villa. Velasquez was born in Medellín, Colombia.

He has played the game he loves all over the world including stops in South Korea and Israel. We talk through his life, career, adversity he has faced and challenges he has overcome along the way!

Sebastian Velasquez:

https://www.instagram.com/tianv10/

This week on Live Life in Motion, I talk with Lee Grandy. Lee is the Owner & Executive Chef at Red Maple Catering in Park City, UT. Lee shares his journey through the restaurant world and the unique positioning he now has at Red Maple Catering within the industry.

Chef Lee’s big focus is on taking what seems like a familiar classic and imparts his unique style of French cuisine with southern influence while utilizing some of the west’s boldest flavors to create a truly special personalized experience.

Chef Lee grew up in Greenville South Carolina’s up and coming food scene while working at the Charleston SNOB’s sister restaurant HIGH COTTON. Spending vacations in Vail as kid chef Lee found a position at Vail’s famous Sweet Basil and The 10th.