JOSEPH HOOKS
480 CLUB
GUEST BIO
“It doesn’t take ability to hustle.”
Joseph Hooks is a Montgomery County raised,minority business owner and youth advocate enriched in sports, youth and education. He is a graduate of Shepherd University and started 480 club to reach those in need through sports training, donating, mentoring, special events, camps and coaching elite student athletes on a national stage over the last 6 years in various facets with the motto “anything positive is possible.”
0:36 Intro to Coach Hooks
1:29 Mindset of Transitioning to Life After Football
2:35 Challenges of Making the Transition
4:27 Finding his “Pay It Forward” Path
7:08 Thoughts on Minority Business Ownership
9:50 Surrounding Yourself with “Winners”
11:37 Montgomery Village Impact
15:33 Changing Perception into Reality
20:16 Parents as Roadblocks to Success
Program Mention: Leadership Montgomery
23:41 Parents Allowing Micro-Failures
27:29 Grass is Greener People
32:52 Goals for 2020 and Beyond
Leadership Montgomery
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