I’m the CEO of Twisted Hairs, LLC, a strategic marketing, PR and media agency, representing media personalities, athletes, sports organizations, authors and more: https://www.twistedhairsllc.comI’ve been a publicist, sports marketing executive, artist, and attorney. I have a history of working with champions—from Super Bowl winners to Indy 500 legends. Yet, the title that’s always mattered to me most is father to my two boys, Jake and Liam. When Jake was tragically killed as a passenger in a reckless car crash at the tender age of 16 in August 2020, my life imploded. I had to find a way to survive and move forward through my grief. To confront my daily agony, I began writing and over time, much time, emerged a book - "Walk On" - which chronicles my pathway from pain to purpose and pays tribute to the father-son relationship I had with Jake and continue to have with Liam and, now, April. "Walk On" was featured as a GMA Book Club Buzz Pick in April 2024 on ABC TV's "Good Morning America." University of South Carolina Head Football Coach Shane Beamer wrote the preface to “Walk On.”The most trusted, authoritative and influential voice in the publishing world, Kirkus Book Reviews, raves about "Walk On" proclaiming it to be "a raw, moving memoir that deftly explores grief and hope in equal measure . . . It is Panus’ unique and sometimes poetic turns of phrase, however, that truly bring Jake’s story to life . . .”As a motivational speaker, I share an emotionally powerful message with people across the world who are looking to overcome adversity (in whatever form and shape it comes in) and turn their pain into purpose, discover their inner resilience, and become a better version of themselves. I inspire people to meet every challenge they face head on and to honor that the answers they are searching for lie within themselves. Do you want to be defined by your disappointments or your dreams? Be the victim or the victor? We all suffer, and no matter what happens or how it happens, we all must "Walk On" in our lives."Walk On" is an inspiring and emotionally provocative read of turning pain into purpose and has received praise from the likes of: Hall of Fame radio personality Jim Rome; ESPN's and best-selling author Marty Smith; Fox Sports' Lindsay Czarniak; NFL Network Insider Ian Rapport; President Emeritus of the University of South Carolina, Harris Pastides; NFL Network's "Good Morning Football" Kyle Brandt; Kenny Mayne; and New York Times best-selling author, Joe Drape author, among others. Learn more, visit: https://www.stephenpanus.com