E9- Kyle Thousand, Sports and Entertainment Agent shares his story
05/03/23 • 60 min
Guest Spotlight: Kyle Thousand played baseball at the University of Iowa and, was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2003. Kyle’s early focus on his education throughout life paid off as he went on to graduate in 2007 from law school at Creighton University. In 2011, Kyle was hired by Excel Sports Management and Casey Close as their first hire. Excel Sports Management and Casey Close are Derek Jeter’s agent. To the surprise of nobody Kyle excelled at Excel and then was hired by Jay-Z and Roc Nation becoming the agency’s first Managing Director of Baseball, representing the likes of C.C. Sabathia and Robinson Cano. After 7 years with Roc Nation Kyle left the agency and is now the Director of Baseball Operations at Milk and Honey based out of Nashville, TN. Milk and Honey is an entertainment and sports agency having some of the top talents in both industries.
The Walking Tall Movement was created by two survivors of two separate mass shootings and a renowned Doctor of Psychology whose mission is to inspire humanity to Walk Tall for those suffering from mental health until they can walk it on their own. The hosts and weekly guests will share their stories of adversity, their pain, and their journey through self, group, or individual therapy and healing to learn how to Walk Tall again. The movement is driven by strength, compassion, and love.
Hosts: Dr. Vanetta LaRosa, Chris Maliszewski and Todd Blyleven.
Learn more about the Walking Tall Movement at www.walkingtallmovement.com
Facebook: @walkingtallmovement
Instagram: @walkingtallmovement
Twitter: @walkingtallmvmt
TikTok: @walkingtallmovement
If you need help, see our huge directories of mental health resources and agencies here:
https://www.walkingtallmovement.com/resources
Walk Tall!
Learn more about the Walking Tall Movement at www.walkingtallmovement.com
Guest Spotlight: Kyle Thousand played baseball at the University of Iowa and, was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2003. Kyle’s early focus on his education throughout life paid off as he went on to graduate in 2007 from law school at Creighton University. In 2011, Kyle was hired by Excel Sports Management and Casey Close as their first hire. Excel Sports Management and Casey Close are Derek Jeter’s agent. To the surprise of nobody Kyle excelled at Excel and then was hired by Jay-Z and Roc Nation becoming the agency’s first Managing Director of Baseball, representing the likes of C.C. Sabathia and Robinson Cano. After 7 years with Roc Nation Kyle left the agency and is now the Director of Baseball Operations at Milk and Honey based out of Nashville, TN. Milk and Honey is an entertainment and sports agency having some of the top talents in both industries.
The Walking Tall Movement was created by two survivors of two separate mass shootings and a renowned Doctor of Psychology whose mission is to inspire humanity to Walk Tall for those suffering from mental health until they can walk it on their own. The hosts and weekly guests will share their stories of adversity, their pain, and their journey through self, group, or individual therapy and healing to learn how to Walk Tall again. The movement is driven by strength, compassion, and love.
Hosts: Dr. Vanetta LaRosa, Chris Maliszewski and Todd Blyleven.
Learn more about the Walking Tall Movement at www.walkingtallmovement.com
Facebook: @walkingtallmovement
Instagram: @walkingtallmovement
Twitter: @walkingtallmvmt
TikTok: @walkingtallmovement
If you need help, see our huge directories of mental health resources and agencies here:
https://www.walkingtallmovement.com/resources
Walk Tall!
Learn more about the Walking Tall Movement at www.walkingtallmovement.com
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E8- The hosts, 2 mass shooting survivors, discuss Recent Mass Shootings and their Mental Affect
Todd Blyleven (Las Vegas Mass Shooting Survivor-2017), Chris Maliszewski (Highland Park Mass Shooting Survivor- 2022), and Dr. Vanetta LaRosa (Doctor of Psychology) speak about the tragic recent mass shootings across the country and talk about how they, directly and indirectly, affect all of us and our mental health.
The Walking Tall Movement was created by two survivors of two separate mass shootings and a renowned Doctor of Psychology whose mission is to inspire humanity to Walk Tall for those suffering with their mental health until they can Walk Tall on their own. The hosts themselves along with weekly guests will share their stories of adversity, their pain and their journey through self, group or individual therapy and healing to learn to how Walk Tall again. The movement is driven by strength, compassion and love.
Hosts: Dr. Vanetta LaRosa, Chris Maliszewski and Todd Blyleven.
Learn more about the Walking Tall Movement at www.walkingtallmovement.com
Facebook: @walkingtallmovement
Instagram: @walkingtallmovement
Twitter: @walkingtallmvmt
TikTok: @walkingtallmovement
Learn more about the Walking Tall Movement at www.walkingtallmovement.com
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E10- Ian Hill, Humanitarian and inspiration to all shares his story of Walking Tall
1 RecommendationsIan Hill is a Humanitarian, World Record Breaker, recognized for being a catalyst for positive change throughout the world and now bringing light to the alarming suicide rates across all communities by attempting to become the oldest man to play NCAA Division 1 college football in the US.
See Ian's website here: https://seasontosavealife.org/
The Walking Tall Movement was created by two survivors of two separate mass shootings and a renowned Doctor of Psychology whose mission is to inspire humanity to Walk Tall for those suffering from mental health until they can walk it on their own. The hosts and weekly guests will share their stories of adversity, their pain, and their journey through self, group, or individual therapy and healing to learn how to Walk Tall again. The movement is driven by strength, compassion, and love.
Hosts: Dr. Vanetta LaRosa, Chris Maliszewski and Todd Blyleven.
Learn more about the Walking Tall Movement at www.walkingtallmovement.com
Facebook: @walkingtallmovement
Instagram: @walkingtallmovement
Twitter: @walkingtallmvmt
TikTok: @walkingtallmovement
If you need help, see our huge directories of mental health resources and agencies here:
https://www.walkingtallmovement.com/resources
Walk Tall!
Learn more about the Walking Tall Movement at www.walkingtallmovement.com
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