1 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:23,120 Speaker 1: The following takes place between seven pm and eight pm. 2 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 2: All right, let's get to at seven oh seven, seven 3 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 2: hundred WLW Welcome in RNL Carrier Sports Talk presented by 4 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 2: Kelsey Chevrolet. Two hours to get it done tonight, man, 5 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 2: do we have some grind to cover. We have a 6 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 2: developing situation with the Reds. Let me give you the 7 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 2: cliff Notes version on that. Sea Trent is reporting the 8 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 2: Reds in Emilio Pagan have reached terms of agreement on 9 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:49,520 Speaker 2: a two year contract. Details to follow. My first guest 10 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 2: is a Cincinnati kid. You might remember him as a 11 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 2: sports anchor and reporter for Channel five from twenty eighteen 12 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 2: to twenty twenty two. After battling depression and suicidal thoughts, 13 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 2: he checked himself into a mental health hospital, began treatment, 14 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 2: found a new purpose, left TV, became a mental health 15 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 2: advocate host of the Mental Game podcast. You might remember 16 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:14,320 Speaker 2: he joined me in studio back in twenty twenty two. 17 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 2: What a journey since. What an incredible latest chapter We're 18 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:20,319 Speaker 2: going to get to in a second, but what a 19 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 2: pleasure to welcome back Brandon. Sayo, how are you? 20 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 3: I'm good land man. I look back to that moment 21 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 3: in the studio. I think we had like maybe ten 22 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 3: or fifteen minutes carved out. We ended up doing an 23 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 3: hours together. And now I'll be forever grateful for you 24 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,480 Speaker 3: letting me share my story that way on the radio, 25 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 3: because it was the first time that I really told 26 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:45,400 Speaker 3: a lot of those stories of my mental health struggle. 27 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 3: So thanks man. I love it, and I'm excited to 28 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 3: be back. 29 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 2: Well, I'm so proud of what you are doing and 30 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 2: so excited about what you're doing. And that night I 31 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 2: get goosebumps and my hair stands up on my arms 32 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 2: just remembering the things we discussed that night. Let's do 33 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 2: this before we get to the incredible news, do a 34 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 2: little bit of backtracking. It's set up for those who 35 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 2: may not be aware of what all is going on. 36 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 2: Tell listeners what your mission is with the Mental Game podcast. 37 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, so, I mean I struggled from fourteen years old 38 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 3: on as a freshman at Lasal with suicidal thoughts all 39 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:18,640 Speaker 3: the way through college and even when I got my 40 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 3: dream job working at WLWT and getting to do the 41 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 3: sports with George and Elise and the crew at Channel 42 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 3: five and covering the Bengal is going to the Super Bowl. 43 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 3: No one really knew that behind the scenes, I was 44 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 3: battling suicide every second, every day. For those three months 45 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 3: leading up to that Super Bowl run, I had three 46 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 3: family members passed away, including my cousin Ben, who's based 47 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 3: in my older brother. He had a heart attack at 48 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 3: thirty one. I dealt with all this pressure on me, 49 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 3: obviously at work, which I loved, but it's a lot. 50 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 3: And then I always felt alone and wanted to have 51 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 3: that picture perfect you know, high school sweetheart, marriage and 52 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 3: family and kids like we do here in Cincinnati. And 53 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 3: I thought I finally found that person with that relationship, 54 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 3: with going through a really moment and break up and 55 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 3: toxic relationship, and so I get the rock bottom man 56 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 3: where at twenty eight I had to go to my 57 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 3: mom for the first time ever. He's the first person 58 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,640 Speaker 3: I ever told like, I don't want to live anymore, 59 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 3: I don't know how to live and I need help. 60 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 3: And that is the first time I asked for help, 61 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 3: and I checked into a hospital at the Lender Center 62 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 3: Hope and Mason. That helped save my life the next day, 63 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 3: and that was the first step man. But it's been 64 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 3: a long, long journey since that day. 65 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 2: In twenty twenty two, and your Mental Game podcast is 66 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 2: just blowing up and you it seems if I had 67 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 2: a map in front of me. You are traversing the 68 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 2: country talking with with athletes and celebrities and they are 69 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 2: opening up to you. And I'm struck by how comfortable 70 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 2: you make them in very uncomfortable conversations. They're opening up 71 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 2: to you about stuff like this. Give listeners an idea 72 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 2: of some of the people you've talked to over the 73 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 2: course of the last few years. 74 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 3: Well, I have to give Sam Hubbard credit. That guy 75 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 3: is a good friend of mine. Obviously a chance to 76 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 3: cover him with the Bengals and I was at Channel five, 77 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 3: but I texted him I had the idea, and I'm like, man, 78 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 3: I got this idea to talk with athletes about mental health. 79 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 3: Can I try it with you? And he invited me 80 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 3: over to his house on an off day. I ended 81 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 3: up becoming the first ever episode, and without Sam it 82 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 3: wouldn't happen. But man, it's been crazy. I mean it 83 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 3: started with Sam, Ricky Williams, one of my first guests, 84 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:24,040 Speaker 3: Jake Frailey with the Reds when he was still in town. 85 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 3: But it's grown now where you know, I moved to 86 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 3: La almost two years ago. Now, I drove my car 87 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 3: out there, which is a long trick. But you know, 88 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:34,559 Speaker 3: I've been able to sit down with people like Harry 89 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 3: Crews and it was the first time that he ever 90 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:38,600 Speaker 3: opened up about being suicidal, and he chose to do 91 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:41,839 Speaker 3: it with me because he felt comfortable with my vulnerability 92 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:44,280 Speaker 3: in my story. And so to get to sit down 93 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 3: with some of these big time people in sports, whether 94 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 3: it's Adam Schefter, Will Wade, Ted Carritt, you know, Ryan 95 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 3: shay Z or Nate Burlison, these people that you think 96 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 3: have nothing wrong and they're rich and they're strong, and 97 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 3: they're playing in the NFL, they're on TVs. Guess what 98 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 3: we all struggle. We all go through stuff. And so 99 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 3: I love what I've been able to do with the 100 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 3: pod and it's not something I ever dreamed of, but 101 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 3: it's become my true purpose. And really that purpose is 102 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 3: the in person stuff I get to do when I'm 103 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:16,280 Speaker 3: in schools or I'm at businesses, or I'm at LSU 104 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 3: with Joe Burrow's parents, talking to thousands of people about 105 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 3: mental health. Maybe for the first time they're talking about 106 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 3: it because it's sports related. That's the whole goal. 107 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 2: Man your newest chapter is pretty dang incredible, and you 108 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 2: are the subject of the interview. Explain what happened yesterday 109 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 2: and who you talked to and who talked to you. 110 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 3: I can't believe every time I stay this sentence because 111 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 3: it's been a secret I've had to keep for about 112 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 3: three weeks. But I sat down with Oprah Winfrey, which 113 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 3: is insane to say out loud, and I got to 114 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 3: share my story with her. You know, I had. I 115 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 3: had this video that went viral about three weeks ago 116 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:01,799 Speaker 3: where I talked about nothing It's related, not really mental health, 117 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 3: but my fear of never being a father or a 118 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 3: husband one day and I did not know that video 119 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,360 Speaker 3: would change my life and get to Oprah and her 120 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:17,720 Speaker 3: want to talk to me about it. It was incredible 121 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 3: to see the outpouring of messages from men and women. 122 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:23,719 Speaker 3: But lance I'm talking about like, I went to bed 123 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:26,279 Speaker 3: on a Friday night posted just not thinking anything, not 124 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:28,599 Speaker 3: putting a ton of effort into it, and I woke 125 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 3: up and had millions of views. I mean, it's got 126 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 3: like fifteen million across three or four platforms. Now, I've 127 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 3: heard from people all over the world, and one of 128 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 3: those people was her producer, and I'm sitting at the 129 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:43,799 Speaker 3: Roses with my mom, like I'm in town for twenty 130 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 3: four hours. I was speaking out Mountain ut her dame, 131 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:47,840 Speaker 3: and I go to the Roses in Blue Ass with 132 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 3: my mom and I'm like, Mom, I just got an 133 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:54,840 Speaker 3: email about Oprah, Like I don't know what this is, 134 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 3: and so I call the guy and it's legit and 135 00:06:57,440 --> 00:06:59,720 Speaker 3: long story short, Yeah, I was able to sit down 136 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 3: with her. She had this amazing episode with Scott Galloway. 137 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:05,839 Speaker 3: It's kind of the feature Gatsi's the great men's mental 138 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:08,680 Speaker 3: health coach and author and professor at NYU, but the 139 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 3: whole episode was about male loneliness and so for about 140 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 3: eight to ten minutes they featured my story and I 141 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 3: got to have that conversation with Oprah and the audience, 142 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 3: and man, it was it was special and it was 143 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 3: really hard to hold on to until yesterday. But when 144 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 3: you're with one of the all time greats when it 145 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 3: comes to TV and entertainment and just I mean Lance, 146 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 3: she's one of the top ten living people. Yeah, Like 147 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 3: it's insane to say that, but it was really powerful. Man. 148 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 3: There's some cool moments that I'll share here in a 149 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 3: sec but just to get the chance to sit with 150 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 3: her and have that conversation on a stage like that. 151 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 3: I mean my phone that I put it out yesterday. 152 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 3: It was pretty wild. I haven't stopped. 153 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 1: Man. 154 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 2: So you said, it's about eight to ten minutes. Where 155 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 2: where did it take place? And how can listeners view? 156 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 2: Would watch it right now? 157 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 3: Yeah? So she shot in New York. That's where we 158 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 3: sho She shoots these group ones kind of with a 159 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 3: fifty person audience. It kind of feels like her old show, 160 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 3: but in a podcast form. And so yeah, add on 161 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 3: the Open again. This sounds so weird to say out 162 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 3: loud because I'm just a normal dude, but you can 163 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 3: find me talking with Oprah on the Open podcast on 164 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 3: iHeartRadio and all of your podcast platforms, and uh yeah, 165 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 3: it was just really special, man. I think what was 166 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 3: really cool She plays that video and I actually just 167 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 3: put this on Instagram right before you know, I hopped 168 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 3: on with you and she plays the video on Oprah 169 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 3: and I like kind of tear up together and she 170 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 3: pats her heart at me, and it was just like 171 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 3: this moment of man, Oprah's talking about my story and 172 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 3: I'm on this platform and it's like, I had this 173 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 3: moment afterwards, and it's a it's we talk about my 174 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,199 Speaker 3: dating life, my mental health journey, what I do with 175 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:55,320 Speaker 3: the mental game, you know, the this vulnerability piece that 176 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 3: I think so many men are afraid to having because 177 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,959 Speaker 3: we're told we're weak if we're emotional this BS that 178 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 3: isn't true, but we are fed our entire life. But 179 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 3: after the interview gets done, Lance, I walked backstage with 180 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:10,319 Speaker 3: Oprah and I'm sitting there and we're having a conversation, 181 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:12,160 Speaker 3: we take pictures, we hug, and all of a sudden, 182 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 3: I just like hear this other person start running towards us, 183 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:17,440 Speaker 3: and they're going, I love this branding guy. I got 184 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 3: to meet him and it's Gail King, and I'm like, 185 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:24,280 Speaker 3: what is my life right now? Where I'm sitting backstage 186 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:26,680 Speaker 3: and I'm like the sandwich of an Oprah. Gail and 187 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 3: me hug. It was like the coolest thing ever. And 188 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:33,199 Speaker 3: at that point, Oprah's you know team, they saw that, 189 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:36,960 Speaker 3: like Gail and Oprah trusted me enough where it was 190 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 3: just us for like five minutes, and I got to 191 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 3: have that moment in my head where during that five 192 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:44,560 Speaker 3: minutes of us talking and just telling each other's story 193 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 3: and connecting Adotta who we obviously they know everyone, but 194 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:49,080 Speaker 3: like I have connection with Nate on my show and 195 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:51,839 Speaker 3: CBS Morning. But I had like ten seconds in my 196 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 3: head man that I went, you are literally standing with 197 00:09:56,120 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 3: Oprah and Gail King in New York City getting to 198 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 3: do what you dreamed of, Like this is what all 199 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 3: those nights walking on the road, Lank, thinking about taking 200 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 3: your life, going to therapy, starting this thing, quitting your job, 201 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:15,560 Speaker 3: driving uber, having no money, getting sober, like all this stuff. Man, 202 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:18,679 Speaker 3: it was worth it in like that ten seconds. I 203 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:21,440 Speaker 3: you talked to like people like Burrow or these athletes 204 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 3: and they're like, not just another game. They don't really 205 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:26,080 Speaker 3: have time to soak it all in. I made sure that, 206 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:28,959 Speaker 3: like I soaked that in for at least ten seconds 207 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 3: of that time because it was a special dude, man oh. 208 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 2: Man, And it kind of paint the picture of what 209 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 2: you cat. You do a lot of traveling. In fact, 210 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 2: I think you're going to be in if I have 211 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:40,959 Speaker 2: your itinerary or right, are you going to be an 212 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 2: Indian Saturday as part of an event around the IU 213 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 2: Loisville basketball game? 214 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:49,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, so the care Source Invitational. I've got really Lucky 215 00:10:49,679 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 3: where we've been out with a partner, the Mental Game 216 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 3: and Care Source, thanks to the University of DAT and 217 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:56,080 Speaker 3: the coach Grant you know, you know his story where 218 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 3: they lost their daughter Data and they started Javelite to 219 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 3: raise awareness for mental health and funds to help people 220 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 3: in the community. And started with one game with Dayton 221 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 3: three years ago and a town hall at ud and 222 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 3: now it's turned into this cross country tour. We have 223 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:14,520 Speaker 3: three or four games each year. This one in India 224 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:16,720 Speaker 3: is huge, man. Want it's on the day of the 225 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 3: Big ten title game with IU who's playing of course 226 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:23,880 Speaker 3: Ohio State, but we're on national TV on CBS. It's 227 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 3: a huge game and it's all about mental health. Obviously 228 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 3: they want to win on the court, but it's a 229 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:32,240 Speaker 3: mental health awareness game. So what's really cool is the 230 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:36,080 Speaker 3: day before so on Friday, both coaches and both teams 231 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:39,319 Speaker 3: will join us at a local high school and will 232 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:42,440 Speaker 3: surprise the kids and we have this big pep rally. 233 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:46,199 Speaker 3: I do my fifteen minute keynote, really interacted, getting the 234 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 3: celebrities that I know involved, with teams involved, and then 235 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:51,679 Speaker 3: they do drills with the players and coaches that get 236 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:54,680 Speaker 3: to interact. It's a special, special thing that you see 237 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 3: Ohio State Zager, our old buddy coach cal and Arkansas 238 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:01,560 Speaker 3: has done it with a couple of years too. It's 239 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:03,559 Speaker 3: been really special, man. But yeah, I'm going there. I'm 240 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 3: in Dayton tomorrow and then I am in Indy this 241 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 3: weekend and back to LA. Before I'm obviously I was 242 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:12,560 Speaker 3: in Texas and South Dakota and month. It's it's insane. 243 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 3: We got forty six states down, four. 244 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:17,760 Speaker 2: To go, Brandon. I can't imagine that the power of 245 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:21,040 Speaker 2: the connection you're making when when you take this message 246 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:23,839 Speaker 2: to schools or businesses. There are two events and and 247 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:26,480 Speaker 2: I watched the crowds you're talking to, and there's probably 248 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:29,199 Speaker 2: moments where you make eye contact with somebody who may 249 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:32,080 Speaker 2: be tearing up, and and just the connection and the 250 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:35,200 Speaker 2: help you're offering them when you put your head on 251 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:37,040 Speaker 2: the pillow at night, it's just got to make you 252 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 2: feel so good. The how you're impacting. 253 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:45,560 Speaker 3: Lives, it is pretty crazy, man. It's like being on 254 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:49,320 Speaker 3: Oprah is awesome. Getting to meet some of the people 255 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:51,720 Speaker 3: and live in LA and rough shoulders with who I'm 256 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:54,440 Speaker 3: rubbing shoulders with now is life changing. But the real 257 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:56,560 Speaker 3: life changing and life saving stuff is what I get 258 00:12:56,559 --> 00:12:58,720 Speaker 3: to do when I'm at my alma mater at the 259 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:01,480 Speaker 3: South and I get I get to talk to those 260 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 3: kids that were you know that I've been in their shoes. 261 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 3: Or I get to be at UC, or I get 262 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 3: to be at UD and with these businesses. Hey, dude, 263 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 3: it doesn't matter if it's ten people in a high 264 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 3: school classroom or ten thousand in a basketball arena this weekend. 265 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:19,960 Speaker 3: Every time I stay after and talk and meet with 266 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,439 Speaker 3: people one on one as long as I possibly can, 267 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 3: and every time, at least one usually more come up 268 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:27,840 Speaker 3: and say, hey, man, I never told anyone this, but 269 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:30,520 Speaker 3: I'm suicidal right now. I need help. I don't know 270 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:33,720 Speaker 3: what to do. Can you help me? And it breaks 271 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:37,679 Speaker 3: my heart, but it also warms my heart because it 272 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:39,719 Speaker 3: gives me that confidence that we're doing the right thing. 273 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:42,960 Speaker 3: We're creating a safe space, and we always have resources 274 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 3: with us so we can help them in those moments. 275 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 3: And man, I'm not saying this is like a look 276 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:50,960 Speaker 3: at me thing, but we've been to forty six states. 277 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:53,240 Speaker 3: We've touched them up two hundred and fifty thousand lives 278 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:56,440 Speaker 3: in person last year and a half, and man, my 279 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:59,079 Speaker 3: goal is to finish off fifty and then I don't know, 280 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:01,559 Speaker 3: I got open on myself right now, let's go International's 281 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 3: Australia right now. 282 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:08,960 Speaker 2: Unbelievable, Oh incredible. For those listening who want to check 283 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 2: out the Mental Game podcast who want to maybe connect 284 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:15,199 Speaker 2: with you about bringing your message to where they are, 285 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 2: tell them all the information they need how they can 286 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:18,840 Speaker 2: seek you out and check out your. 287 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 3: Stuff of course, Yeah, go to the Mental Dot Game. 288 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 3: The Mental Dot Game, you can see where I'm going 289 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 3: to be at, but you can also hit us up 290 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 3: and email our team. I love to come to high schools, 291 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 3: middle schools, businesses. I'll tell you what, man, talking to 292 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 3: people our age that maybe don't talk about mental health 293 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:38,600 Speaker 3: ever and breaking that that stigma with them is really 294 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 3: really special. You can see where I'm going to be at. 295 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 3: I love to meet up with people, make content videos 296 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 3: and just be able to have conversations. And it's funny 297 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 3: that obviously I'm in Cincinnati. I've got your studio twice 298 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 3: today due to separate times. But I'm two hours late 299 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:56,840 Speaker 3: to the family party that I had to celebrate Oprah, 300 00:14:57,040 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 3: So I'm gonna hang up and go party with the 301 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:01,240 Speaker 3: West for a little bit tonight. 302 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 2: But I love you, man, I love you too, and 303 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 2: I'm so happy for you and so proud of what 304 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 2: you're doing. And uh, just keep it rolling and definitely 305 00:15:10,640 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 2: keep in touch and keep keep doing what you're doing 306 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:15,320 Speaker 2: and making the impact you're making. 307 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 3: I appreciate it, man, and thank you for letting me 308 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 3: do that with you so many times on this platform. 309 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 3: I know we're going to help a lot of people. 310 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:24,200 Speaker 3: Man in the triphy sounds good. 311 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 2: Thanks Brandon, awesome, Thank you.