From CFL to Hollywood: My Journey to TV Success

We share the pivotal moment when I transitioned from CFL football to a TV career. Discover the challenges, confidence needed, and how energy can open doors to incredible opportunities in the entertainment industry. Join us on this inspiring journey! #CFL #HollywoodJourney #TVSuccess #ConfidenceIsKey #CareerChange #Inspiration #EnergyMatters #EntertainmentIndustry #PersonalGrowth #FromFootballToTV

Retired from the CFL in 2014 in the Middle of training camp be I mean Because two days before that some there Was a show called Hollywood today live They saw my reel on YouTube flew me out There I tested for the network Completely bombed it couldn't read Prompter didn't know what camera I was Looking at but they love my energy they Just love that energy so they hit my Agent up my TV Like manager is at the time I'm in I'm Like a week week and a half in Camp I'm Starting I have 12 catches in the two a Practices and I go at the end of the at The end of the last practice I'm crying In in in uh stretch down line because I Knew I didn't want to play football no More I wanted to go back out to LA and Get things started so whether it's Football kids or whether it's you trying To get into TV or whatever one you got To have one you got to have juice two You got to have an insane amount of Confidence within yourself to almost to Where people think you're crazy because It's like yeah you didn't get this gig You didn't get this this school didn't Offer okay you didn't get this amount of Playing time but you still got to think You're the man because once I got that One opportunity and I got an agent out There in in La some lady found me where I was I was I was teaching Gym classes

At this place called uh Drive cardio out In Malibu and this lady big time uh uh a Lawyer who just love my energy love my Whole my Spiel introduced me to be bet Perry of Innovative artist she took the meeting Loved me reached out to the Giants and Were like hey you know do you remember Brandon London from you know and they're Like yeah we love Brandon you know we'll We'll fly him out here to uh to Audition I sucked that prompter but I Took a whole year and a half take Doubling up on classes on camera classes I was sleeping on my boy's couch in a Pool a pool house in Van eyes so I can Cut down on rent so I could take extra Classes so when I got to the training Facility with the Giants and there it Was there goes that prompter the thing That held me back for so long when I got That opportunity I knocked it off the Park and then one thing led to a next I've done three national television Shows one in Dallas one in uh Denver Called uh a daily blast live where I was Speaking on things from politics to Barbera strian to entertainment

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