Episode 72: The Severity of Concussions and Supporting Youth with Isaiah Mares

Isaiah Mares played football at Yale University before his career ended with a series of concussions. He was forced to stop playing football that was devastating for him as he tried to figure out how to best utilize his time since football ended. As member of Yales' black male initiative, Isaiah started a mentoring program for teenagers in the surrounding neighborhood to give them access to Yale's campus and inspire their lives. This program is one of Isaiah's greatest accomplishments and his commitment to youth continued beyond college.  Isaiah started Mares Management where he negotiated marketing contracts and scheduled all appearances for professional athletes. He coordinated all community service and non-profit work for each client while building social media brands. Initiated the language for, developed, and managed non-profit organizations on behalf of clients. In addition, he maintained corporate relationships for clients to build their brand and create new business networks.  He now works with HUDL, a web based platform that provides full video analysis tools from any computer or mobile device. He is working to help more club and summer teams utilize the platform to capture their games online. In addition, he helps his family run the Reebok series where they host 23 tournaments per year and they make numerous charitable donations to youth in need.   Email: [email protected] website: reebokseries.com