James Sweasy
Drug & Alcohol Addiction Resources
Entrepreneur
“Everyone is self- made but only the successful will admit it”.
From a detox bed to Part owner and creator of 3 companies and author of “Felon” A story of success in less than 5 years.
As a failed business owner in the grips of addiction, it wasn’t difficult for me to know the path I wanted to take once I got into recovery. I was managing a restaurant, spending many hours away from Alaina and my 2 brand new baby girls when I made my first video and posted it on the internet. I was just trying to help someone by sharing my experience, strength, and hope like I was taught being in a 12 step program. Little did I know that video would launch me into living my dream. I am now the National Outreach Coordinator. I have failed my way into success and I know what it is like to live on both sides of the fence.
National Keynote Speaker
I was terrified the first time I spoke in front of a crowd. In only 36 months I went from living in a homeless shelter to speaking all over the country.
I began speaking and facilitating classes for the recovery community in a closed setting. No cameras allowed small groups and no experience required. Once in a while, I would be asked to speak for larger events that were open to the public play aviator game online. At several of these events, random people would approach me saying “you should do this for a living”. Honestly, I didn’t think much of it. After the third or fourth time, I started to wonder if it were actually possible for me to travel and speak for a living. Being a huge fan of people like Gary Vaynerchuk, Les Brown and Tony Robbins I took to social media creating short videos and mini blogs just to see if I could start a similar career. The invites to speak started rolling in almost immediately. Today, I’m proud to say that I have spoken at events and conferences all over the country.
Social media influencer
Everyone starts with zero followers, zero subscribers, zero likes and zero shares. Today I have over 100,000 followers and growing on social media.
One day while I was working as a chef in a very popular Italian restaurant I started reading a book by Gary Vaynerchuk called “Crush it”. One chapter into the book I came upon a blank page with
Family guy
Meet my A-Team. My beautiful daughters Ashlynn & Avery and their beautiful mother, Alaina.
I had always wanted a family but that really didn’t fit in with my lifestyle not to mention I was not in a place to manage that responsibility. About a year into my recovery we found out that Alaina was pregnant and somehow I knew that we were going to be okay because I now had the skills that were necessary for me to be a good father. Six years and two daughters later we are better than just okay, I am reminded daily that I finally have the life I had always wanted.