Orrin “Checkmate” Hudson is a former Alabama state trooper, Air Force veteran, and world renowned chess champion. He is the author of the  #1 Amazon best seller, One Move at a Time, How to Win at Chess and Life. He is a captivating speaker/facilitator and is the founder of Be Someone, a Georgia-based nonprofit which provides a youth-focused leadership skills development program on how to win in life using the game of chess. His formula – using the chess board – teaches that for every move that is made, whether it is playing the game or living as a contributing citizen, there is a corresponding positive or negative consequence. Hudson’s ultimate vision is to serve one million at risk students using his motivating mantra: “Get Your Heads-Up!!, Pants-Up! and Grades-Up!, and most of all, to “Never Give Up! – No Matter What!”

 

In this episode, Orrin and Brad talk about Orrin’s mission for empowering kids to be better. 

 

Bombs:

• Cash is king

• “Once you know it all, you’re no longer teachable.”

• “What you sincerely desire for others will happen to you.”

• “A full time soldier sleeps with his boots on.”

• “Go back and learn from the best so I can make the hood good.”

 

 

Follow Orrin @besomeoneonline

Learn more about what Orrin does and his event at https://besomeone.org 

Watch the full video episode on Brad’s Rumble here: https://rumble.com/c/c-2544182 

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