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Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode five of season eight with entrepreneur, mental and breathwork coach, former professional volleyball player and former college volleyball coach, Saana Koljonen. Together they will discuss Saana's amazing journey as an entrepreneur and Mental Performance and Breathwork coach and consultant. This episode will discuss her career as a professional volleyball player and the infection that forced her early retirement. For information on Saana Koljonen please visit: instagram.com/mindofsaana For more information on Saana visit: https://saanakoljonen.com/ For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at: theabstractathlete.com/ For information on the The Abstract Veterans Podcast visit: theabstractveterans.com/ For more information on The Abstract Doctors Podcast visit: theabstractdoctors.com/

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode four of season eight with my former student, creative, currently working with IMG representing tennis players and former tennis player himself, Daryl Monifls. . Together they will discuss Daryl's path from tennis player to representing tennis players in their quest for greatness. This episode will discuss his childhood, how sports is such a big part of his life and how creativity has grown. For information on Daryl Monfils please visit: instagram.com/iamdarylmonfils/?hl=en For more information on Daryl visit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Monfils For information on IMG visit: img.com For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at: theabstractathlete.com/ For information on the The Abstract Veterans Podcast visit: theabstractveterans.com/ For more information on The Abstract Doctors Podcast visit: theabstractdoctors.com/

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode three of season eight with artist, track coach and former University of South Carolina football player, Garrison Gist. Together they will discuss Garrison's incredible path as a creative and what the future holds. This episode will discuss his football career, his extraordinary community work and his work as a track and field coach. For information on Garrison Gist please visit: instagram.com/2gzandcountin/?hl=en For more information on Garrison visit: talkingwallscharlotte.com/artists/garrison-gist/ For information on the University of South Carolina football visit: gamecocksonline.com/sports/football/ For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at: theabstractathlete.com/ For information on the The Abstract Veterans Podcast visit: theabstractveterans.com/ For more information on The Abstract Doctors Podcast visit: theabstractdoctors.com/

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode two of season eight with conservation photographer, wildlife biologist and United States Marine Veteran, Matthew Gutt . Together they will discuss Matthew's incredible journey and love of nature and wildlife photography. This episode will discuss his early life and how it influenced his path and where he wants to be. For information on Matthew Gutt please visit: instagram.com/matthew_gutt_photography/?hl=en For more information on Matthew visit: matthewguttphotography.com For information on Yellowstone National Park visit: nps.gov/yell/index.html For information on United States Marines please visit: marines.com For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at: theabstractathlete.com/ For information on the The Abstract Veterans Podcast visit: theabstractveterans.com/ For more information on The Abstract Doctors Podcast visit: theabstractdoctors.com/

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) episode one of season eight with a big kickoff special episode! We have been enough to have worked with the NFLPA's Professional Athletes Foundation for the last 3 years so this episode is recorded out in phoenix during super week during their incredible smocks and jocks event!  Super excited about this podcast today as I got a chance to quickly speak with 4 former NFL players and there creative journeys. Former offensive lineman Jose Portilla, Former Defensive end Kareem Martin, former defensive back TJ Wright and former defensive tackle Brian Price For information on NFL Professional Athletes Foundation please visit: yourpaf.com For more information on the NFLPAF visit: instagram.com/yourpaf/?hl=en For more information on NFLPAF visit: twitter.com/yourPAF For information on Jose Portilla visit: instagram.com/jportillaart/?hl=en For more information on Jose Portilla visit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Portilla For information TJ Wright visit: instagram.com/tjwright_sports For more information on TJ Wright visit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Wright For information on Kareem Martin visit: instagram.com/kjmartin96/?hl=en For more information on Kareem Martin visit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kareem_Martin For information on Brian Price visit: instagram.com/bpthaking/ For more information on Brian Price visit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Price_(American_football_born_1989) For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at: theabstractathlete.com/ For more information on The Abstract Doctors Podcast visit: https://www.theabstractdoctors.com/ For information on The Abstract Veterans Podcast visit: https://www.theabstactveterans.com/

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode sixteen of season seven with current Master of Arts student, artist, pianist and World Champion Kickboxer in both the WAKO and ECE Enfusion series, Milana Bjelogrlic. Together they will discuss Milana's creative background, including classical piano and her MA thesis focusing on the convergence of Art and the Martial Arts. This episode will discuss her incredible rise to becoming a World Champion kickboxer and what the future holds. For information on Milana Bjelogrlic please visit: instagram.com/milana.bjelogrlic/?hl=en For more information on Milana visit: yahoo.com/now/world-kickboxing-champion-milana-bjelogrli-061400752.html For more information on Milana visit: backkicks.com/milana-bjelogrlic/ For information on WAKO visit: wako.sport For information on ECE Enfusion visit: enfusionlive.com For information on Erasmus University Rotterdam visit: eur.nl/en For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at: https://www.theabstractathlete.com/ For information on the One Man's Ethos Podcast visit: https://www.onemansethos.com/ For more information on The Abstract Doctors Podcast visit: https://www.theabstractdoctors.com/

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode fifteen of season seven with Active Duty United States Marine and incredible artist, Mike Reynolds. Together they will discuss Mike's journey from college to becoming a US Marine. This episode will discuss his return to creativity, his passion for art and how it affects his life. For information on Mike Reynolds please visit: fortymikemikeart.com For more information on Mike visit: instagram.com/forty_mike_mike_art/?hl=en For more information on Mike visit: robesonian.com/news/236251/combat-artist-illustrates-marine-raiders For information on the United States Marines visit: marines.com For information on the United States Marine Combat Art Program visit: usmcmuseum.com/usmccombatartprogram.html For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at: https://www.theabstractathlete.com/ For information on the One Man's Ethos Podcast visit: https://www.onemansethos.com/ For more information on The Abstract Doctors Podcast visit: https://www.theabstractdoctors.com/

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode fourteen of season seven with United States Army Ranger Veteran, coach, mentor, leadership consultant and former Ohio State and Seattle Seahawk Defensive Tackle, Joe Brown. Together they will discuss Joe's incredible journey from professional athlete to Army Ranger to the injury that changed his life. This episode will discuss his incredible passion, humility and all of the amazing things he is doing in the world. For information on Joe Brown please visit: solutions21.com/brown/ For more information on Joe visit: twitter.com/jb_buckeye/ For more information on Joe visit: elevenwarriors.com/2013/05/22351/ohio-state-buckeyes-football-joe-brown-soldier For information on the United States Army visit: goarmy.com For information on the United States Army Rangers visit: goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/specialty-careers/special-ops/army-rangers.html For information on Ohio State football visit: ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-footbl/ For information on the Seattle Seahawks visit: seahawks.com For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at: https://www.theabstractathlete.com/ For information on the One Man's Ethos Podcast visit: https://www.onemansethos.com/ For more information on The Abstract Doctors Podcast visit: https://www.theabstractdoctors.com/

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode thirteen of season seven with wellness advocate and consultant, mentor, coach and former University of Virginia and NFL Linebacker, Wali Rainer. Together they will discuss Wali's incredible football career and how it influenced his life. This episode will discuss his impact in the community while coaching, being a mentor and his VAProELITE and I AM programs. For information on Wali Rainer please visit: twitter.com/RainerWali For more information on Wali visit: instagram.com/vaproelite/?hl=en For more information on Wali visit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wali-Rainer For information on Trinity High School football visit: trinityes.org/team-detail?Team=118805&fromld=267245 For more information on University of Virginia football visit: virginiasports.com/sports/football/ For information on the Cleveland Browns visit: clevelandbrowns.com For more information on the University of South Carolina football visit: gamecocksonline.com/sports/football/ For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at: https://www.theabstractathlete.com/ For information on the One Man's Ethos Podcast visit: https://www.onemansethos.com/ For more information on The Abstract Doctors Podcast visit: https://www.theabstractdoctors.com/

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode twelve of season seven with with artist, former athlete and founder of the creative platform, Kendall Projects, Jason Kendall. Together they will discuss Jason's athletic history including playing football at the University South Carolina. This episode will discuss his incredible creative career and how he navigates his diverse but connected careers as an creative entrepreneur and artist. For information on Jason Kendall please visit: kendallprojects.com For more information on Jason visit: instagram.com/kendallprojects_studio/ For more information on Beckett visit: linkedin.com/in/jason-kendall-kendallprojects-llc-08aa8a170/ For more information on Ringling College of Art and Design visit: ringling.edu For more information on the University of South Carolina football visit: gamecocksonline.com/sports/football/ For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at: https://www.theabstractathlete.com/ For information on the One Man's Ethos Podcast visit: https://www.onemansethos.com/ For more information on The Abstract Doctors Podcast visit: https://www.theabstractdoctors.com/

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode eleven of season seven with artist, sculptor, all around creative, and former professional baseball pitcher, Blake McFarland. Together they will discuss Blake's baseball career and the injury that caused his early retirement. This episode will discuss his incredible art and what inspires him, as well as his unique and and innovative ways of working and repurposing old materials. For information on Blake McFarland please visit: blakemcfarland.com For more information on Blake visit: instagram.com/bmsculptures/?hl=en For more information on Blake please visit: nytimes.com/2022/09/18/sports/baseball/blake-mcfarland-artist-sculptor.html For more information on the Toronto Blue Jays visit: mlb.com/bluejays For information on San Jose State University baseball visit: sjsuspartans.com/sports/baseball For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at: https://www.theabstractathlete.com/ For information on the One Man's Ethos Podcast visit: https://www.onemansethos.com/ For more information on The Abstract Doctors Podcast visit: https://www.theabstractdoctors.com/

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode ten of season seven with artist, former athlete, traumatic brain injury survivor, entrepreneur and founder of TBIthrivers, Beckett Johnson. Together they will discuss Beckett's traumatic brain injury, his survival and how it changed his life in more ways then one. This episode will discuss his passion for helping those who have sustained TBI's and his platform TBIthrivers. For information on Beckett Johnson please visit: tbithrivers.com For more information on Beckett visit: instagram.com/tbithrivers/ For more information on Beckett visit: linkedin.com/in/beckett-johnson-ba4611248/ For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at: https://www.theabstractathlete.com/ For information on the One Man's Ethos Podcast visit: https://www.onemansethos.com/ For more information on The Abstract Doctors Podcast visit: https://www.theabstractdoctors.com/

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode nine of season seven with entrepreneur, creative, coach and former Ohio State Buckeye and NFL offensive lineman, Jamie Sumner. Together they will discuss Jamie's rise from high school to blocking for Heisman Trophy Winner Eddie George at The Ohio State to a short stint in the NFL. This episode will discuss his deep interest in creativity from drumming to writing to drawing and how and where he interests are heading. For information on Jamie Sumner: buckeyerosters.com/player/jamie-sumner For more information on Jamie visit: linkedin.com/in/jamiesumner1973/ For more information on Jamie please visit: instagram.com/jamiesumner1973/?hl=en For more information on The Ohio State Football visit: ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-footbl/ For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at: https://www.theabstractathlete.com/ For information on the One Man's Ethos Podcast visit: https://www.onemansethos.com/ For more information on The Abstract Doctors Podcast visit: https://www.theabstractdoctors.com/

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode eight of season seven with University of Florida/Drexel University/ North Florida-South Georgia Veterans Health System Research Team, they are working on the study “Effects of Art Therapy on Symptoms of PTSD After TBI and Indicators of Neurophysiological Response: A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study”  This study is funded by the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, in support of Creative Forces: the National Endowment for the Arts Military Healing Arts Network, Girija Kaimal, Heather Spooner, John Williamson and Chuck Levy. Together they will discuss their study with Creative forces on the effects of art therapy. This episode will discuss their individual approaches and individual experiences and how this benefits the group. For information on Creative forces please visit: arts.gov/initiatives/creatvie-forces For more information on Creative forces visit: creativeforcesnrc.arts.gov/ For information on Girija Kaimal please visit: drexel.edu/cnhp/faculty/profiles/KaimalGirija For more information on Girija Kaimal visit: drexel.edu/cnhp/research/faculty/KaimalGirija/ For more information on Girija Kaimal visit: girijakaimal.com For information on Heather Spooner please visit: arts.ufl.edu/directory/profile/39245 For information on John Williamson please visit: chp.phhp.ufl.edu/profile/williamson-john/ For information on Chuck Levy please visit: banjourneys.com For more information on Chuck Levy visit: youtube.com/chucklevy For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at: https://www.theabstractathlete.com/ For information on the One Man's Ethos Podcast visit: https://www.onemansethos.com/ For more information on The Abstract Doctors Podcast visit: https://www.theabstractdoctors.com/

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode seven of season seven with author, speaker, real estate agent and former distance runner for the University of Oregon, Ben Andrews. Together they will discuss Ben's incredible journey, his perseverance and becoming an author and the person he is today. This episode will discuss his career as a distance runner at the University of Oregon and how inspires so many today. For information on Ben Andrews please visit: benandrews.com For more information on Ben please visit: instagram.com/benandrewsor/?hl=en For information on his book The long run visit: thelongrunbook.com/talents.html For information on the University of Oregon Track and Field visit: goducks.com/sports/track-and-field For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at: https://www.theabstractathlete.com/ For information on the One Man's Ethos Podcast visit: https://www.onemansethos.com/ For more information on The Abstract Doctors Podcast visit: https://www.theabstractdoctors.com/

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode six of season seven with comic book artist, illustrator, former professional soccer player and 2010 MLS cup chompion with the Colorado Rapids, Danny Earls. Together they will discuss Danny's amazing illustrative skills, his comic books, future projects and his dreams of one day drawing Batman. This episode will discuss his former life as a professional soccer player, his 2010 MLS Championship and how his athletics influenced his creative life. For information on Danny Earls please visit: dannyearls16.wixsite.com/dannyearls16? For more information on Danny please visit: instagram.com/dannyearls16/?hl=en For more information on Danny visit: irlfootball.com/2020/05/04/from-villain-to-superhero-danny-earls-american-dream/ For more information on Danny visit: wicklownews.net/2019/04/danny-earls-from-mls-cup-champion-to-comic-book-artist/ For more information on Colorado Rapids visit: coloradorapids.com For more information on Aston Villa visit: avfc.co.uk For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at: https://www.theabstractathlete.com/ For information on the One Man's Ethos Podcast visit: https://www.onemansethos.com/ For more information on The Abstract Doctors Podcast visit: https://www.theabstractdoctors.com/

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode five of season seven with entrepreneur and founder of the clothing brand Still community, wellness advocate and professional basketball player, Ferrakohn Hall. Together they will discuss Ferrakohn's entrepreneurial efforts and his clothing brand, Still community and how the NBA helped him realize this dream. This episode will discuss his incredible rise to being a professional basketball player and his recent championship in the T1 League with the Kaohsiung Aquas. For information on Ferrakohn Hall please visit: stillcommunity.com For more information on Ferrakohn please visit: instagram.com/ferrakohn/?hl=en For more information on Ferrakohn visit: proballers.com/basketball/player/56480/ferrakohn-hall For more information on Kaohsiung Aquas visit: basketball.asia-basket.com/team/taiwan/kaohsiung-aquas/66196 For more information on Seton Hall University Basketball visit: shupirates.com/sports/mens-basketball For more information on University of Memphis basketball visit: gotigersgo.com/sports/mens-basketball For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at: https://www.theabstractathlete.com/ For information on the One Man's Ethos Podcast visit: https://www.onemansethos.com/ For more information on The Abstract Doctors Podcast visit: https://www.theabstractdoctors.com/

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode four of season seven with  wellness consultant and former Rutgers and New Orleans Saints Wide receiver, SOUL COLE. Together they will discuss SOUL's incredible vision and his work in wellness and health and how he is changing the world through his work. This episode will discuss his history as a football player at Rutgers and with the New Orleans Saints. For information on SOUL COLE please visit: soulcolethebrand.com For more information on SOUL please visit: instagram.com/b_cole16/?hl=en For more information on SOUL visit: nfl.com/players/brandon-coleman/ For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at: https://www.theabstractathlete.com/ For information on the One Man's Ethos Podcast visit: https://www.onemansethos.com/ For more information on The Abstract Doctors Podcast visit: https://www.theabstractdoctors.com/

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode three of season seven with licensed professional counselor and champion ultra marathon runner, Katie Graff. Together they will discuss Katie's history and how she became a licensed professional counselor. This episode will discuss how she became interested in ultra marathons on her path to becoming a champion. For information on Katie Graff please visit: katiegraff.com For more information on Katie please visit: psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/katie-graff-austin-tx/277273 For more information on Katie visit: roguerunning.com/our-team-1/graff For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at: https://www.theabstractathlete.com/ For information on the One Man's Ethos Podcast visit: https://www.onemansethos.com/ For more information on The Abstract Doctors Podcast visit: https://www.theabstractdoctors.com/

Join the art professor, Ron Johnson (Virginia Commonwealth University) for episode two of season seven with strength training and powerlifter and multi media artist Arjan Zazueta. Together they will discuss Arjan's trajectory into strength training and powerlifting and how it has changed his and his wives perspective and life. This episode will discuss his art practice and his thoughts on how he creates. For information on Arjan Zazueta please visit: arjanzazuetacom For more information on April visit: instagram.com/arjanzazueta/?hl=en For more information on The Abstract Athlete, check out our website at: https://www.theabstractathlete.com/ For information on the One Man's Ethos Podcast visit: https://www.onemansethos.com/ For more information on The Abstract Doctors Podcast visit: https://www.theabstractdoctors.com/