Coffee and a Mike

Mike Kosoy is a professional freestyle wrestler and member of the Sunkist Kids training for the 2020 Summer Olympics.  Originally from Boca Raton, Florida, he is first generation from the Ukraine and started wrestling when he was 15 years old. Mike wrestled at NC State University where he received his Masters Degree in Physiology.

Kyven Gadson is a professional freestyle wrestler and member of the Sunkist Kids training for the 2020 Summer Olympics.  He is a two time high school Iowa state wrestling champion a three-time All-American wrestler at Iowa State University.  He finished the 2014-2015 season winning the 197 pound NCAA Division One National Championship. 

Tremaine Harris is a Canadian track and field athlete. Harris is of Jamaican descent and is fluent in English and French. He competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics and his personal best for the 200M was 20.22 seconds.  Which is the sixth fastest in Canadian history.

Kimber Lanning was born on Okinawa, Japan but has spent the majority of her life in Phoenix, AZ. In 1987 she started a music store, called Stinkweeds which she still runs today.  Since then she has started Modified Arts, a gallery and performance space, to give young Arizonan artists an outlet and is best known for starting Local First Arizona, a coalition of Arizona based local and national businesses.  

“Showtime” Mark Martin is a mixed martial artist with his next fight coming July 27th in the Iron Tiger Fight Series at the Kickmaster Event Center in Grove City, Ohio.  He is a two-time high school state wrestling champion at St. Edwards High School in Cleveland, Ohio and a four-time national qualifier at Ohio State University.  He is currently coached by John Crouch and trains with Benson Henderson at the MMA Lab in Phoenix, AZ.

“Magic” Mike Hamel is a multiple high school state wrestling champion, an NCAA collegian All-American wrestler and currently an MMA fighter training at the MMA Lab in Phoenix, AZ.  His next fight is  against the “Popolonesian” Flavian Pilgrim at Comerica Theatre in downtown Phoenix on July 26th.

Kelsey Campbell was the first female wrestler at Arizona State University.  What started as a response to bet that she could not handle being a wrestler she has since won the 2012 US Olympic Trials and competed in the 2012 Olympics in London.

Thomas Porter owns several manufacturing companies in Phoenix, AZ. With a background in arts and over a decade of experience in building he has garnered a reputation for entrepreneurship, problem solving, creative building practices and community building. He and his wife, Emy, homeschool their two children.  Jesse Smith specializes in Interior Design Photography, Videography, Social Media Strategy and Website Management. He and his wife, Stephanie, homeschool their three (almost four) children. “

Derrick Lytle and Michael Carson are ultra runners based out of Phoenix, Arizona. They’ve traveled to Europe, India, Australia, and other locations creating running content. They’re heading to Western States next week with Altra Running to cover the event.