Wednesday, February 24, 2010

deborah duncan joins the movement

Television personality Deborah Duncan signs letter of intent with "Character Wins". We are hugely excited about Deborah joining our efforts to transform the lives of, not only athletes, but viewers around the nation. She's going to give the show that "woman of character" element necessary to round out our on-camera mentors.





Here's two of my favorite people: Dave Ramsey visits Deborah on her show...

Thursday, February 18, 2010

sam vincent on "character wins"

Here's a quick video Melanie shot on-the-fly, while in Dallas, at the NBA All Star Game weekend events with Sam Vincent. Sam shares our passion for changing lives!

Monday, February 15, 2010

nba all star weekend



Melanie and the commish, David Stern

















Melanie, Chad and Michael Jordan

Monday, February 8, 2010

2 men of character

MMG is proud to announce that we have (2) men of character signed with letters of intent to be a part of an upcoming show around at-risk athletes. Please, meet Flip Flippen and Sam Vincent:

Flip has been working with young athletes for years. He's the perfect addition to our show that's focused on making a positive impact in the lives of young people through the challenges of young athletes. Learn more about Flip at www.flippengroup.com or check out his NY Times best-seller, "The Flip Side".



And, meet, "Mr. Baskteball", as he's been called...Sam Vincent. Sam will bring the goods for our basketball series. He's been a player, coach and more to many young men and women athletes in the U.S. and beyond. We're thrilled he's on the team. Sam will be introducing MMG around at the upcoming NBA All Star game in Dallas. Hope to see you there!

Monday, February 1, 2010

drew brees talks about his faith...

Last year there was the outspoken, Kurt Warner, quarterbacking a Superbowl bound team, this year, there's Drew Brees. Check it out...

Saturday, January 30, 2010

clean comics...who knew?

The boys and I got to meet comedian, Tim Hawkins, thanks to our good friend, comedian, Bob Smiley. Hawkins put on a great show. You need to check them both out:

Bob Smiley
http://bobsmiley.com

Tim Hawkins
http://www.timhawkins.net

Follow the guys on Twitter:
@bobsmileycomic
@timhawkinscomic

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Proposed Cast for Character Wins

Here are some folks we would like to see as a part of the Character Wins cast. Some we've talked to, some we haven't.

Here are the bios of the proposed cast for "Character Wins":


Flip Flippen, an internationally renowned speaker and psychotherapist, developed The Flippen Profile, an unparalleled psychometric assessment tool that accurately identifies individual strengths and weaknesses. Using this powerful tool, Flip conceived the theory of Overcoming Personal Constraints (OPC), which teaches people how to break the constraints that limit performance and hinder growth. His book, The Flip Side Break Free of the Behaviors That Hold You Back, released May 2007, is a New York Times and USA Today Best Seller.

The success of his efforts has been documented on The Today Show, The Super Bowl Pre-Gam
e Show, Speed Channel’s NBS 24/7, and in countless publications for more than twenty years.

A college football playing legend who’s now a fixture at CBS Sports, Spencer Tillman is a delightful speaker. Tillman was an All-American running back at Oklahoma (1982-86) and captained the 1985 national championship team when it beat Penn State 25-10 in the Orange Bowl. He joined CBS in 1999 as the lead studio analyst and is now paired with Tim Brando on the College Football Today desk. Tillman is unique in that his football and broadcasting careers developed in tandem. While playing for the Houston Oilers, he worked as a TV anchor and reporter during the NFL’s seven-month offseason.

Actress Janine Turner was trained at New York's Professional Children's School. She went on to roles on "Dallas", "General Hospital", "Northern Exposure" and "Friday Night Lights". Her film roles include "Young Doctors in Love" and "Cliffhanger". In 2008, Turner's book, Holding Her Head High: Inspiration from 12 Single Mothers Who Championed Their Children and Changed History, was released. The book focuses on single mothers through history, such as Rachel Lavein Fawcett, the abandoned single mother of Alexander Hamilton.

As a former University of Texas Scholastic All-American and NFL football player for eight years, Doug Dawson understands discipline. While most people are capable and disciplined in their areas of expertise, when it comes to finances, they often overlook their own long-term goals. Doug helps people become financially organized in a way that’s consistent with the goals they have in mind.



Dr. Evans has served as an associate evangelist with the Grand Old Gospel Fellowship in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He helped organize and served as Vice President of Urban Evangelical Mission, a national evangelistic and church planting organization, and served as an associate professor in the Pastoral Ministries Department of Dallas Theological Seminary in the areas of evangelism, homiletics, and black church studies. He also served as chaplain for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys and presently serves as chaplain for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks.

Anthony Kevin "Tony" Dungy (born October 6, 1955) is a former professional American football player and coach in the National Football League. Dungy was head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1996 to 2001, and head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2002 to 2008. He became the first African-American head coach to win the Super Bowl when his Colts defeated the Chicago Bears on February 4, 2007. On December 18, 2008 after securing his tenth straight playoff appearance with a win against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Dungy set a new NFL record for consecutive playoff appearances by a head coach.[1] On January 12, 2009, Dungy announced his retirement as coach of the Indianapolis Colts, which went into effect after the 20082009 season.[2] Since retirement, Dungy has become an informal mentor to the formerly suspended NFL player Michael Vick, counseling him during his incarceration and, with the help of Donovan McNabb, convincing Eagles owner Jeff Lurie and head coach Andy Reid to consider signing him to the team's roster.