Danyel Surrency Jones
POWERHANDZ
Danyel Surrency Jones is a proclaimed “Vision Chaser”, creative strategist and philanthropist, with nearly two decades of executive leadership and sales & marketing experience. She is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of POWERHANDZ Inc., a global designer of innovative products that focuses on human performance, injury recovery and injury prevention in Athletic Training and Rehabilitation markets.
In 4 years, its core athletic training products have
been sold to consumers in 81 countries, established a digital footprint with millions of youth and professional athletes, skills trainers and professional sports organizations. These milestones have captured the attention of major media outlets like CNBC, Sports Illustrated and Bloomberg Business; positioning POWERHANDZ as one of the most innovative companies in multiple sports verticals, healthcare and technology.
Prior to entrepreneurship, Danyel’s professional journey for the past 15 years included several executive leader- ship roles in sales and marketing, national accounts, training & development and integrated marketing com- munications for Philips Medical Systems and Medtronic Surgical Technologies; two multi billion dollar health- care companies. Danyel’s corporate career exposed her to several cross-functional areas, therefore broadening her knowledge base on how to create a sustainable business model.
As CEO of POWERHANDZ, Danyel oversees the strategic execution of all business objectives and US & global sales & marketing strategies. Her diligence, strategic business skills and pursuit for excellence has helped POWERHANDZ create a sustainable business model, expanded its vision into emerging markets, launched creative sales & marketing strategies and achieved globalization.
She has the unique ability to develop strategies and best in class execution plans. In addition to her role as CEO, she is also the President of Powerhandz’s non-profit entity, The Power To Give Foundation (501c3). Its mission is to provide athletic and academic programs to youth in underserved communities. A portion of every product every product purchased with POWERHANDZ is donated to fulfilling its mission
Danyel is a graduate of the University of Central Florida, obtained
a MBA from Florida International University and is a graduate of Wharton School of Business Marketing Leadership Program. She has been featured in several national business publications and served on entrepreneur and leadership panels. Most recently, Danyel was recognized as a Finalist in Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year Award and nominated for its Winning Women program.
She currently resides in Dallas, Texas with the joys of her life, her husband and business partner Darnell Jones and their daughter Hartley Rose and son Harper Jaz. the joys of her life, her husband and business partner Darnell Jones and their daughter Hartley Rose and son Harper Jaz.
Danyel also serves as Vice President on the board of directors of The QB Legacy Foundation.
QB Legacy is a National non-profit organization committed to building better men and future leaders. We employ strategies and solutions that impact every aspect of the QB position from field execution to physical and mental development.
Aziz Shittu
The Luxurious Sportsmanship
Aziz Shittu, Jr.was born July 27, 1994 in Merced, Calif., and graduated from Buhach Colony High School (Atwater, Calif.), where he lettered in football and basketball. On the gridiron, he earned All-America honors on the Parade, Rivals, Sports Illustrated and SuperPrep teams and played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl; Rivals.com ranked him as the nation’s 27th overall recruit (all positions) coming out of high school. His first language is Yoruba, native to several countries in West Africa where his family originated from. Full name is Abdulaziz Shittu, Jr. Shittu earned his bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Stanford in 2016.
Shittu, 25, joined the Buffaloes after he retired from professional football, as he signed as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles, and spent the 2016 season on the practice squad. After suffering a knee injury, he was placed on the team’s injured reserve list but was still a member of the Super Bowl XLII champion Eagles’ 2017 team that defeated New England. He spent the 2018 in two different stints on the Dallas Cowboys and was resigned by Philadelphia just ahead of the 2019 season, but again was soon placed on injured reserve.
Aziz lettered four years (2012-15) at defensive tackle for Stanford University, playing for head coach David Shaw. He recorded 78 career tackles (33 solo, five-and-a-half quarterback sacks), with three passes broken up, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble. He was a regular starter as a senior, when he was in on 58 of those tackles. In Stanford’s 45-16 rout of Iowa in the 2016 Rose Bowl, he was named the Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the Game when he was in on 10 tackles, with eight solo, four for losses including two quarterback sacks, and a third down stop. He earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors on the field as a senior, when he was also named to the first-team All-Academic Pac-12 team.
Caris Sports Foundation
Eliminating financial barriers for underprivileged youth to play sports.
Raquel McNabb, wife of 6x NFL Pro-Bowler and NFL commentator, Donovan McNabb, has formally launched a new philanthropic initiative: Caris Sports Foundation. This 501(c)(3) organization gives young people the opportunity to participate in organized sports by providing scholarship awards that remove financial obstacles that typically keep children on the sidelines.
For decades, studies have consistently shown that children who participate in sports are more likely to attend and graduate from college, earn more in their careers, and avoid drugs and criminal activity. This is in addition to the well documented physical and mental health benefits of participating in recreational and competitive sports. Such benefits include learning teamwork and problem solving to reach goals, gaining a sense of accomplishment, boosting self-esteem, and lessons on winning and losing with grace.
However, compounding financial considerations (fees, equipment, travel costs, etc.) often preclude families from lower-income backgrounds from incorporating club and competitive sports as an activity for children. The average cost for expenses associated with club sports is $2,500, while the cost associated with recreational club sports is $150. Caris Sports Foundation and its supporters will now provide scholarships to cover those expenses so that all young athletes are able to participate in sports.
“I was fortunate to be able to play both club and competitive sports throughout my youth and it changed the trajectory of my life,” said Donovan McNabb, Official Spokesperson for Caris Sports Foundation. “Access to sports shouldn’t be limited to those who have the financial resources to play. Income affects sports participation — we want to provide opportunities for all youths that want to play to be able to play, regardless of financial status.”
Participation at the club and competitive sports levels skew toward families that have a higher socioeconomic status. In fact, recent studies show that only 34 percent of kids aged 6 to 12 from families with a household income of $25,000 or less played team sports, compared to 69 percent of kids from families with household incomes of $100,000 or more. Caris Sports Foundation scholarships aim to level the playing field and create more opportunities for underprivileged youth to play sports.
Scholarship opportunities are currently open to full-time students in grades K-12 that are Arizona residents. Scholarships may be applied to any team sport, including but not limited to, football, baseball/softball, soccer, basketball, gymnastics, and hockey. With plans to expand to additional areas of the country forthcoming, 100 percent of funds raised will be distributed as scholarships.
“We are passionate about leveling the playing field so that all youth have an equal opportunity to play organized sports,” said Raquel McNabb, founder of Caris Sports Foundation. “We’re excited for families in Arizona, and across the country, to benefit from these scholarships.”
McNabb founded the charity alongside three other local mothers of athletes determined to help provide opportunities for the disadvantaged kids they witness in the club sports system: Ashley Schugg, Nicole Hawkins, and Jennifer Kruse. “Our goal is to reach those populations where the income is nonexistent without federal aid and go in there and provide outlets to these children...and start a movement,” said Ashley Schugg, Board Member, Caris Sports Foundation.
For more information or Caris Sports Foundation, or to apply for a scholarship, please visit CarisSportsFoundations.org.
About Caris Sports Foundation:
At Caris Sports Foundation, we understand the power of sports and the many benefits that team sports provide. We believe that every boy and girl who wants to participate in sports should have the opportunity to do so - and that financially disadvantaged children should not be kept off the playing field. Caris Sports Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that specifically addresses these needs. We are dedicated to that effort through scholarship awards to kids who need financial assistance for recreational or competitive sports. Follow Caris Sports Foundation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. For more information, please visit CarisSportsFoundation.org.