Professor of Perseverance Podcast

Ep 308 32 Years in Prison at 18 – Jesse Crosson started Second Chancer Foundation

Jesse Crosson was sentenced to 32 years in prison when he was 18 years old. While inside, he earned a bachelor's degree, became a journeyman electrician, taught yoga and Spanish, and helped start a peer support mental health program. Since coming home in August 2021, he has built the Second Chancer Foundation to help formerly incarcerated people and at-risk youth find their footing.

Website: https://jessecrosson.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jesse.crosson.75/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/second_chancer434/?hl=en

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessecrosson/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@second_chancer

You may also contact him through email, Jamesperduespeaks@comcast.net

Ep 307 Champion Mindset Coach Sandy Cohan Reveals What Actually Works

Sandy Cohan, mindset coach: audience won’t just get inspiration; they’ll leave with tools they can use the very next time they’re under pressure.

Website: https://sandycohan.com/

You may also contact Professor of Perseverance through email, Jamesperduespeaks@comcast.net

Ep 306 The Cancer Story You’re Not Allowed to Talk About with Rick Hill

Rick Hill, one of the longest‑living documented survivors of advanced cancer without chemo or radiation, has become a vital voice calling for public awareness of alternative treatments for cancer.

Website: https://www.owwc.org/b17works/

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You may also contact Professor of Perseverance through email, Jamesperduespeaks@comcast.net

Ep 305 80 Percent Burned - Historic Face and Double Hand Transplant with Joe DiMeo

In 2018, Joe DiMeo got in a car crash that left his body 80 percent burned. Two years later, he received a historic face and double hand transplant at age 22. His donor was 47 years old.

Website: https://www.thecoremediagroup.com/product-page/eighty-percent-gone

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/80PercentGone

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/80percentgone/reels/

You may also contact him through email, Jamesperduespeaks@comcast.net

Ep 304 Making your Last Years your Best Years with Chris Moore

Chris Moore used the tragedy of the loss of his wife of 33 years to lung cancer in July of 2022 to lead him to reassess his entire life.

Website: https://ageoutloudbook.com/

https://seniorremodelingexperts.com/

Email: cmoore@seniorremodelingexperts.com 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chris.moore.616651/about/?id=100005452758215&sk=about

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seniorremodelingexperts/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-moore-7505b0259/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SeniorRemodelingExperts

You may also contact Professor of Perseverance through email, Jamesperduespeaks@comcast.net

Ep 303 The Moment Stanley Bronstein Decided His Life Mattered

As Stanley Bronstein was turning 50, he had a "right now" moment and realized that if he did not start eating better, exercising, and stopping a few other bad habits, He would be dead within five years - so he changed his life and never looked back, losing 220+ pounds naturally - no drugs or surgery - going from a max of 367 to around 145 today through healthy nutrition and daily walking.

Website: https://thewayofexcellence.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stanleybronstein/

You may also contact him through email, Jamesperduespeaks@comcast.net

Ep 302 Concert March 1st at 7 PM EST on TikTok: B-Cide, rapper, MS and other Disability Awareness

B-Cide, rapper, album about multiple sclerosis is coming out March 1st, and he is also doing a live event on TikTok, a show, a concert on March 1st at 7 PM EST/6 PM CST on TikTok live.

TikTok: @BCIDE 7PM March 1st

To Support B-Cide: shop.b-cide.com

You may also contact him through email, Jamesperduespeaks@comcast.net

Ep 301 Breaking the Pattern, Not the Family: Adaku Mbagwu Shares Her Journey

Adaku Mbagwu has overcome brief homelessness, depression and a failed suicide attempt. She works with high-achieving first-born daughters who are entrepreneurs and executives - women who are often the go-to person for everyone else but silently struggle with burnout, perfectionism, and pressure to always "hold it all together."

Website: https://healedhero.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adaku_mbagwu/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adakumbagwu/

You may also contact him through email, Jamesperduespeaks@comcast.net

Ep 300 The Night I Scheduled My Own Death: Cam Cordin Shares His Journey

Cam Cordin, at 46, after 25 years of corporate stress destroying his body and mind, he signed what he called a death contract. 911 days to completely transform — or he was done. Not metaphorically. He meant it.

Website: https://savagechillstyle.com/

Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GNQ4C56Y?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_DQ1H4Q2GHVE726AMN2BC&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_DQ1H4Q2GHVE726AMN2BC&social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_DQ1H4Q2GHVE726AMN2BC&bestFormat=true

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/savage_chill_

You may also contact him through email, Jamesperduespeaks@comcast.net

Ep 299 Faith in the Fire: How Adversity Became Our Ministry: Stephen and Julie Wagstaff Share Their Journey

Stephen Wagstaff, at 19, was paralyzed in a diving accident that left him a C5 quadriplegic — but that moment became the start of his mission, not the end of his story. Today, he is the founder and CEO of SwagAbility, a nonprofit empowering people with disabilities and caregivers to thrive wherever life finds them. Together with his wife Julie — a cancer survivor and full-time caregiver — they share life as an interabled couple who’s learned how to turn pain into purpose. Their conversations bring real-world insight into resilience, caregiving, faith, and the power of finding joy through adversity.

Website: https://swagability.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SwagAbility/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-wagstaff-1a780a279/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SwagAbilityInc

You may also contact him through email, Jamesperduespeaks@comcast.net