This episode explores journey of mental health from being in a dark place to a happy place in life. Transitioning from sports to life after sports can be challenging. I had the opportunity to interview Jessica Ogunnorin. She's a top-notch serial entrepreneur from Dallas, TX. We talked about her journey from playing professional basketball to taking over the world with her multiple businesses. We discussed her trails, tribulations and mental health from playing basketball for multiple colleges and playing on 3 professional basketball teams. Jessica Ogunnorin went into details about her mental health from playing professional basketball to living her best life basketball.
Brands:1. JUST ELEVATE Activewear (Motivation Clothing Line)
2. MAADGA Sports and Wellsness (fitness, mental health, nutrition)
Public Speaker for panels, podcast, speeches, book clubs/, Artist (Music, Spoken Word, Podcast)
Sport: BasketballDivision: D1
College: UC Riverside, Stony Brook University, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityYears played: 13, 6 college, 3 years of professional ball
Accolades/Awards high school: MVP - 2010
Accolades/Awards college: MVP of the week, commissioner's honor roll, certificate of achievement (GPA 3.5 or higher), All Academic Team, All Defensive Team (America East Conference), All Championship Team (American East Conference), Dean's List (Stony Brook), Outstanding Tutor of the year award, chancellor's honors list, dean's list for UC Riverside, All academic - Big West Conference Team (UC Riverside), Female Student Athlete of the Year (ACS Athens)