As a youth football coach for 17 years and a father of two sons. Award winning speaker Dudley Thurmond has developed a unique approach to motivating and inspiring the younger generation to tap into their higher selves. All presentations and workshops include Social Emotional Learning (SEL). Helping young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals. Dudley has survived a speech impediment, near death experiences and incarceration. His narrative on facing challenges and not only overcoming them, but also turning them into opportunities will resonate and inspire your audience to take action now.