Winning with Class

Coach Shane Beamer begins his sixth season leading the South Carolina Football program in 2026. Beamer, who owns 33 wins in five seasons at the helm, ranks in a tie with Lou Holtz for seventh among all South Carolina head football coaches. With a 33-30 record, he has coached the eighth-most games in school history. He has posted three wins over top 10 teams and seven wins over top 25 teams in his first five seasons at Carolina, tops among all Gamecock head football coaches over their first five seasons. During his tenure he has posted victories over three coaches who have won national championships – Jimbo Fisher, Dabo Swinney and Mack Brown, and has led the Gamecocks to three bowl appearances. Beamer's 2024 squad was his most successful to date. The Gamecocks finished the season with a 9-4 record including a 5-3 mark in the SEC, posting nine wins in a season for just the eighth time in school history. The Gamecocks recorded a school-record four wins against ranked opponents, including three in consecutive weeks as part of a regular season-ending six-game winning streak. Carolina finished the season ranked 19th in both the final Associated Press and Coaches polls, its highest ranking since 2013 and its second top 25 ranking in the past three seasons. Beamer was the Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Week for the third time in his career following the Gamecocks' upset win over Texas A&M and earned SEC Coach of the Year accolades from the AP, USA TODAY, Bear Bryant and College Football Nation. He was a finalist for the Eddie Robinson, the Bobby Dodd, and the Bear Bryant National Coach of the Year honors and was a semifinalist for the George Munger Coach of the Year. Named the Gamecocks' 36th head football coach on Dec. 6, 2020, Beamer had a successful first season in Columbia, improving the Gamecocks by 3.5 games, from a 2-8 mark in 2020 to a 7-6 campaign in 2021, including a convincing win over North Carolina in the Duke's Mayo Bowl. He tied the school record for wins by a first-year head coach, doubled the preseason's expected win total and surpassed the win total of the two previous seasons combined, earning him a share of the Steve Spurrier First-Year Coach of the Year Award, presented by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). Safety Jaylan Foster earned All-America honors, and three players were selected in the NFL Draft following his inaugural season. Prior to his first head coaching stint, Beamer had been an assistant coach at seven FBS schools for 21 seasons. During his career as an assistant, he coached in 17 bowl games, including a College Football Playoff National Championship Game, posted 18 non-losing seasons, six of those with double-digit victories, and his teams won 63 percent of its games. He coached all three phases of the game – offense, defense and special teams. Beamer is not new to Carolina. The Charleston, S.C. native served as an assistant coach with the Gamecocks for four seasons from 2007-10 under Steve Spurrier. In 2007, he served as the outside linebackers coach and co-special teams coordinator. He mentored the cornerbacks in 2008, then coached the Spurs and strong safeties and was the special teams coordinator and recruiting coordinator in 2009 and 2010, setting the foundation for the most successful run in school history. In 2009 at South Carolina, Beamer was nominated for the Frank Broyles Award. His special teams' units recorded five blocked kicks, tying for the SEC lead and for eighth in the nation. He also helped coach a defensive unit that ranked 15th in the country in total defense, and eighth in the nation in passing defense. As the Gamecocks' recruiting coordinator, his 2009 class was ranked 12th-best in the country, and the 2010 and 2011 classes were ranked in the Top 25. The son of Hall of Fame coach Frank Beamer, he worked with his father as the associate head coach and running backs coach at Virginia Tech from 2011-15. In his first year, he coached David Wilson, who broke the Tech single-season rushing record, was named All-America and ACC Player of the Year, and went on to become a first-round NFL draft selection. Shane served as the Hokies' acting head coach in the 2014 Military Bowl win while his father watched from the press box following throat surgery. Beamer's first full-time coaching position came at Mississippi State in 2004 as cornerbacks coach and recruiting coordinator. In his first two seasons at State, he guided three defensive backs to SEC All-Freshman Team accolades. He maintained the recruiting coordinator title but made the move to running backs coach in the spring of 2006 where he tutored running back Anthony Dixon to SEC All-Freshman honors. A December 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, Beamer was a member of five bowl teams (1995-99 seasons) and three Big East Conference championship squads on the Hokie football team as a long snapper and wide receiver. He was a long snapper on the 1999 Virginia Tech team that played for the BCS National Championship. Beamer and his wife, Emily, who was named the 2025 South Carolina Football Hall of Fame Humanitarian of the Year, are the parents of three children – two daughters, Sutton and Olivia, both born in Columbia, and a son, Hunter, born in Blacksburg, Va. Takeaways: Consistency.   – I love the point Coach made about his father – that throughout his career – from the very low points to his entry into the Hall of Fame - Coach Frank Beamer never changed in terms of being a leader and in general, how he treated others.  This is up there in terms of compliments – being known as somebody who always treated others with respect regardless of the wins and losses in life – that's a hard compliment to top. OWNING his position as the leader.  I like how Coach Beamer talked about leadership in terms of not wanting to micromanage those he leads while also acknowledging that the program runs through him and he's accountable for all of it.  This is not an easy balance to maintain.  A lot of times we see leaders who are willing to be accountable but then seek to control everything.  Or, on the other end, some back off from controlling, but then shy away when it's accountability time.  The balance Coach Beamer strives to maintain is a great one in terms of building a culture that is based on mutual respect.  Living THEIR Standards.  Coach Beamer discussed how the Gamecocks have their standards of doing things their way in their program.  When they apply these standards to recruiting, it remains that way – THEIR standards control.  They don't worry who else is recruiting a player.  We've talked a lot about the comparison game as individuals and how it's something we all need to avoid.  The same goes for teams.  Build strong standards and live them.  Don't worry about what other teams are doing.  Fun.   You simply need to go to YouTube and search for coach Beamer and the song Fantasia.  When you put all the work in, you gotta have some fun and share it with everybody.  Here Coach Beamer gives his wife a Birthday surprise along with the team.  Just a good for the soul moment that you need to see.  Keep Pursuing IMPACT.  Finally, what a great story Coach Beamer told that displays what happens when you do things the right way, work extremely hard, and just hang in there despite not getting the results you are seeking early in the process.  As Coach told it, after the Gamecocks had taken a bad beating by Texas A&M in the '21 season, one of his players took a minute to let Coach Beamer know that the team still had his back.  What a great lesson on both ends of it – as a coach, if you pursue things the right way, the impact will follow and so will the buy-in, you just need to be patient as the impact is settling in even when it seems like it's not.  Then, as a player, to have the maturity and class to say this to a coach – acknowledging that on teams, when times get tough, even the leaders need encouragement.  Sure enough, the team bounced back soon thereafter.  And, today, the program is in great hands with Coach Beamer. Links: Website: https://gamecocksonline.com/sports/football/roster/coach/shane-beamer/  X: @CoachSBeamer Facebook: Shane Beamer

Trey Gowdy returns! Trey is the Fox News host of Sunday Night in America. He has come back to Winning with Class to discuss his new book by the Fox News Books title of The Sound of Regret. Trey Gowdy was born in Greenville, South Carolina and grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina.  He is the son of Hal and Novalene Gowdy and has three sisters: Laura, Caroline, and Elizabeth.   From 1994-2000, as a federal prosecutor, Trey prosecuted the full range of federal crimes including narcotics trafficking, bank robbery, carjacking, kidnapping, child pornography cases, and the murder of a federal witness. He was awarded the Postal Inspector's Award for the successful prosecution of J. Mark Allen, one of "America's Most Wanted" suspects. He also received the highest performance rating a federal prosecutor can receive – two years in a row.  In 2000, he left the U.S. Attorney's office to run for 7th Circuit Solicitor (District Attorney) in Spartanburg and Cherokee Counties. As 7th Circuit Solicitor, Trey led an office of 25 attorneys and 65 total employees. He started a Violence Against Women Task Force, a Worthless Check Program, enhanced and expanded Drug Court, and implemented a Drug Mother Protocol designed to assist expectant mothers break the cycle of addiction. He has been recognized statewide for his commitment to victim's rights and drunken driving enforcement and nationally for excellence in death penalty prosecutions.  In 2010, he ran for congress to represent the 4th Congressional District (Greenville and Spartanburg Counties).  While in congress he served on the Judiciary Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Intelligence Committee, Education and the Workforce Committee and Ethics Committee. He was also chosen to chair a Select Committee on the events occurring in Libya on September 11-12, 2012.   While in congress he actively participated in numerous congressional investigations, sponsored bills signed into law and had deep and meaningful relationships with scores of colleagues on both sides of the aisle.  After four terms in congress, he announced he would not seek re-election in 2018 and would leave public service for good; thus, ending his career with a flawless record in the courtroom and undefeated in political races. In January of 2019, he returned to his beloved South Carolina to practice law, teach classes with his close friend Senator Tim Scott, and speak on legal issues he considers important to our country. Trey is a best-selling author, host of a television show, and podcast. Trey is married to Terri Dillard Gowdy, a former first grade school teacher in Spartanburg, South Carolina. They have two children, Watson and Abigail. Takeaways: Code of honor.  I liked Trey's response when asked about the phrase "uncommon anchor."  His immediate response was a "code of honor."  He also posed the question "what are your non-negotiables?" These are great challenges for all of us.  Do we have a code of honor by which we live?  Do we have non-negotiable standards, values, and principles we keep?  In his books, Trey's main prosecutor character, Colm Truesdale clearly lives by a code of honor.  That's not surprising to me, as it's pretty clear that Trey lives this way as well. Respect for the Human Element. Part of living by this code of honor, was the manner with which Trey maintained a very healthy respect for the human element in his role as a prosecutor.  It's brought out in his books and the way he tells his stories.  It's easy to think that all prosecutors are just robots looking to put people in jail.  However, when you hear Trey tell the story of the young man to whom the book is dedicated and the feeling he had when he met with his mother after he passed – described by the title of the book - The Sound of Regret - it's clear that Trey was very much in tune with the human element of his work.  He also talked about getting holiday cards from inmates because he treated them with respect even as he was prosecuting them.  There's no doubt that Trey was extremely successful as a prosecutor, and he took great pride in advocating for victims who were unable to speak for themselves in a lot of cases.  However, even when pursuing justice in a very dark world, he never lost sight of the human beings who were involved in all aspects of the process.  He put his ego aside and pursued winning while maintaining respect for all parties along the way – pretty hard to top that approach in terms of what it means to win with class. Truth – As we discussed, it seems like the truth is getting hit hard these days.  It's very hard to know who to trust.  Trey pointed out how we all need to be intentional about maintaining it. We also need to hold ourselves and those around us accountable for being truthful – and we need to do the same for our leaders.  As Trey mentioned, this will be challenging in the world of AI and everything moving at warp speed – all the more reason to be diligent and intentional about it. Emotional Intelligence.  I like Trey's response to the question about how he handled the raw emotion he felt during some of his cases. As a prosecutor, he was facing some people who had done some despicable things to the victims for which he was fighting.  To maintain his focus, do his job, and avoid having his emotions take over, Trey used winning – in his case, pursuing justice for his victims - as his main focus to drive him in such a way that his emotions could not derail his efforts. A lot of times, our pursuits take us on paths where it's possible to lose control of our emotions a lot of time, due to other people involved in our pursuit.  When that happens, we all need to double down on our focus of winning – being the best we can possibly be so that our emotions don't drive our behavior. Links: Website: https://www.treygowdy.comInstagram:  @tgowdysc and @gowdyamerica X: @tgowdyscFacebook:  Trey GowdyOther Books by Trey: The Color of Death, Unified, How Our Unlikely Friendship Gives Us Hope for a Divided Country (New York Times Best Seller with Tim Scott) Doesn't Hurt to Ask, Using the Power of Questions to Communicate, Connect, and Persuade (New York Times Best Seller) Start, Stay, or Leave, The Art of Decision Making (New York Times Best Seller)    

Jade Simmons is an exceptional and unique performer. She's a powerhouse speaker, world-class concert artist, and author all in one. Acclaimed creator of mind-blowing transformational experiences, Jade spent the first few years of her career performing as a classical concert pianist. Following an artistic epiphany, she pivoted from playing the piano to impressing audiences, to using the piano as the vehicle by which she would provide the inspiration, entertainment, and transformation that profoundly moves them instead. The results have been massive. No stranger to pushing boundaries to see bold results, this concert pianist turned world changer is brought in by the likes of corporations like Barron's Mass Mutual, Royal Bank of Canada, DOW, Raytheon, The Hershey Company, Genentech, Valic, Pfizer, and Nationwide to redefine purpose, inspire seismic shifts in mindset, and activate audiences to go out and instantly start living more consequential lives of impact.  The one-of-a-kind artist has built a one-of-a-kind career, garnering diverse recognition from unlikely places. She's played renowned halls, including the hallowed ones of the White House and the US Supreme Court, and her genre-bending concert adventures that span Rachmaninoff to Rap attract diverse audiences of all ages and backgrounds. For her work on and away from the stage, Essence magazine featured Jade alongside former First Lady Michelle Obama as a part of their "Style & Substance List." As one of the rare classical artists invited to perform at the taste-making South by Southwest Festival, her show was ultimately branded one of the "Best of SXSW 2014." She's starred in a Broadway-style musical called Lillette's Rhythm Club, and she can be heard portraying Nina Simone's classical years in the Oscar-nominated documentary What Happened Miss Simone? In her inimitable career as a concert pianist and as a media host, Jade has remained committed to expanding the boundaries of Classical music and its presentation. On top of all of this, Jade is running as an Independent Write-in Candidate for U.S. Senate. Her goal is to cut through what she calls performative partisanship to focus instead on finding creative solutions that serve as many people as possible. Jade summarizes her campaign this way: "I believe I'm called to run this race differently, to model something higher, something "classier", offering something closer to purpose-focused leadership that prioritizes people over politics."  You can learn more about her run for Senate at jadesimmonsforsenate.com. Takeaways: Purpose.  I love how Jade frames purpose as being more about the way people are impacted when we utilize our talents. This is a great way to protect our purpose – and the process by which we discover it – from ever being solely focused on ourselves. When we find that blend that maximizes our unique talents while also maximizing the impact they have on others...there are no limits on how far our purpose can take us. Passion.  Jade makes a good point about passion. We hear a lot about passion and how we should follow our passion.  However, Jade makes the distinction that passion is something that follows us when we follow our purpose. Focus on PURPOSE - as described in the first takeaway and as your main source of fuel – and passion will follow you.    Pivot. As we pursue our purpose and allow our passion to follow us, we need to be aware and willing to pivot when necessary. A lot of times, our ego gets in the way, and we get stubborn and refuse to alter our course. If Jade would've been stubborn and refused to pivot when she went blank on stage, she would not have discovered the truly impactful and unique path that has allowed her to stand out from others and broaden how she reaches and inspires her audiences. Powerhouse – Jade nails it when she says that a REAL powerhouse is one who pours power into others. As she said, you're at your classiest when you're not afraid of sharing the stage. Like Jade says, striving to be the BEST is BASIC. Everybody strives for this – practicing, get your 10,000 hours, etc. This will lead to the standing ovations and there's nothing wrong with this.  But, like Jade says, it's really amazing to SHARE the spotlight.  This simply is what it means to win with class.   Links:  Websites:                          jadesimmons.com and jadesimmonsforsenate.com Instagram:                       @officialjadesimmons   Books:  Purpose The Remix: A Mind-Blowing Reunderstanding of Purpose and How It Works Audacious Prayers for World Changers: Live and Pray Out Loud

Dr. Wayne "Dr. C" Chappelle is a licensed clinical psychologist and board‑certified specialist with more than two decades of experience helping people perform, lead, and thrive under extreme pressure. He currently serves as the Team Psychologist for the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder, where he supports elite athletes in strengthening their mental resilience, emotional regulation, and competitive mindset. ​ For over 20 years, Dr. Chappelle has been a trusted psychological consultant to some of the most demanding military and government agencies —including Presidential aircrew, Special Operations forces, and senior military leadership. His work has included assessing and preparing personnel for high‑risk missions, briefing Pentagon officials on the psychological impact of dangerous operations, and shaping programs that strengthen the mental health and resilience of service members fighting terrorism across the globe. ​ In private practice, Dr. C works with executive leaders, high‑pressure professionals, and U.S. Olympic‑level athletes, helping them build the emotional, relational, and behavioral skills required to excel in the most competitive and consequential environments. ​ He is also featured in Heal Your Hurting Mind alongside pastor and best-selling author Craig Groeschel, whose personal candor and biblical insight pair with Dr. C's psychological expertise to offer a powerful, hope‑centered path toward healing and resilience. ​ At the center of his work is a simple mission: to help people adapt, grow, and stay grounded through life's most intense challenges. Known for his clarity, warmth, and practical wisdom, Dr. C blends deep clinical expertise with real‑world experience supporting individuals who carry extraordinary responsibility. ​ When he's not working with high-performing teams or speaking on leadership psychology, Dr. C spends his time with family and close friends—recharging through meaningful conversation, shared meals, and the kind of laughter that keeps life grounded. He believes strong relationships are the foundation of resilience, and he brings that same warmth and presence to the people he cares about most hope‑centered path toward healing and resilience.   Takeaways: Profile of a Hero: Dr. Chappelle's study revealed some great traits in terms of what makes a hero.  I liked all of his elements, but some of my favorites are:  Passion with purpose -  having a strong WHY is essential to carry through tough challenges.  And most of the time – if not all of the time, those whys that are bigger than ourselves seem to help us endure more than any other.  I like how he used the word conviction – such a strong word that describes the commitment to the WHY that will override anything that comes along which is uncomfortable. He mentioned the medic's motto of "so that others may live" which is about as strong a why as there is.  Passion is great, but passion with a purpose is what will get us over the tough challenges.  Let's all strive to have strong whys and then get truly convicted to them so that we can attack our pursuits with all we have. Tenacity – the notion of getting comfortable being uncomfortable.  If you can get here, you can get to the level of unstoppable.   Self-sacrifice – I like how Dr. Chappelle pointed out that life is about the impact we have on the world around us.  Playing and living like this is an essential part of being elite.  Diamond – Dr. Chappelle reminds us that a diamond is only a diamond if/when it endures intense heat and pressure.  The result is something hard, tough, and beautiful.  If we want to be elite, we need to lean into pressure instead of taking the easy way and avoiding it. I just heard Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow talk about this in a press conference as he challenged his team to take on pressure – mentioning that he LIKES pressure.   He hasn't won a Super Bowl yet, but he's 5-2 in the playoffs so far…and this is a big reason why. Do ordinary with excellence every day:  This goes to the consistent theme of intentionality with regard to the essentials.  Dr. Chappelle tells the players on the Thunder to take care of their main tool – their bodies - with diet, rest, exercise, and recovery.  We need to do the same with our bodies and as Dr. Chappelle says, add that same intentionality and pursuit of excellence with the mind and spirit as well.  If we do this on a consistent basis…our potential is limitless. Heal Your Hurting Mind: The label:  Instead of labeling ourselves with anxiety or other similar labels that have become way too common these days, I like how Dr. Chappelle provided us with the way we should all label ourselves – I'm a human with strengths and vulnerabilities and I'm in control.    Spirituality:  Last episode, Damon West said that we all need to be intentional about mind, body and spirit.  Dr. Chappelle backed that up when he talked about his personal routine.  His work supported this idea as well as he mentioned that when he studied two groups of special ops performers, those who had a greater sense of spirituality performed better.  This added benefit of having something greater than themselves allowed them to perform better and cope with things that would break others.  More proof that we need to be intentional about mind, body, and spirit if we want to truly pursue our complete and best selves. Links: Website: https://www.drchappelle.com                   https://psyoptimal.com/our-team  Instagram: @dr.waynechappelle  

Sentenced to sixty-five years in a Texas prison, Damon West once had it all. Damon West, M.S. Criminal Justice, is a college professor, internationally known keynote speaker and 3 x Wall Street Journal bestselling author. His bestselling business book, The Coffee Bean: A Simple Lesson to Create Positive Change, was listed by Forbes' in the "Top Twenty Books You Need to Read to Crush 2020." His autobiography, The Change Agent: How a Former College QB Sentenced to Life in Prison Transformed His World, vividly tells how he transformed the pot of boiling water that is a Texas maximum-security prison into a pot of coffee. At 20 years old, he was a Division 1 starting quarterback at the University of North Texas, when he suffered a career ending injury. He turned to hardcore drugs to cope with disappointments of life. After graduation, he worked in the United States Congress, was a national fundraiser on a U.S. Presidential campaign and eventually trained to be a stockbroker for United Bank of Switzerland (UBS). One day at UBS, he was introduced to methamphetamines; he became instantly hooked—and the lives of so many innocent people would forever be changed by the choices he made in order to feed his insatiable meth habit. After a fateful discussion during his incarceration with a seasoned convict, Damon had a spiritual awakening. He learned that, like a coffee bean changing with the application of heat and pressure, he was capable of changing the environment around him. Armed with a program of recovery, a renewed faith, and a miraculous second chance at life, Damon emerged from over seven years of prison a changed man. His story of redemption, grit and determination continues to inspire audiences today. The Coffee Bean message has inspired thousands. Damon's clients include hundreds of companies, such as Walmart, State Farm, Wendy's, Stryker, and sports teams like the Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Timberwolves, Clemson, Alabama and Georgia. The U.S. Army has even incorporated the #BeACoffeeBean mindset into their resilience training. Damon's story has been featured both nationally and globally. He is passionate about the Coffee Bean message and loves sharing how it changed his life and how it can change yours, too. His most recent book, national bestselling Six Dimes and a Nickel, Life Lessons to Empower Change, introduces the principles and stories that allowed Damon West to rewrite his narrative and become one of the greatest underdog triumphs of all time. His Wall Street Journal bestselling book, The Locker Room: How Great Teams Heal Hurt, Overcome Adversity and Build Unity, is being optioned for film adaptation. His children's book, The Coffee Bean for Kids, is the genesis for Coffee Bean Clubs being started by students at schools all over America. Today, Damon lives a life of recovery and service, sharing his story all over the world. Of all the hats Damon wears, however, the two most important to him are being a husband to Kendell and a stepfather to Clara. Takeaways: The Darkest of Dark.  Hopefully, none of us will ever have to face the type of environment that Damon had to face.  In such an environment, survival would be an admirable goal.  But remember all that Damon did in prison.  He kicked a strong drug habit, he confirmed and brought his faith to a new level, and he sought to transform the environment around him – ALL while having to fight his fights while feeling the fear every single time.  This goes to show that even if we've completely lost our way and find ourselves in a dark spot, anchorless – we can ALWAYS fight the good fight, get super intentional and turn things around – for ourselves and for those around us. The Uncommon Anchor.  I think Damon did a good job of describing his uncommon anchor in the teaser at the start of this episode.  He told us that we had to be intentional on a daily basis about our mental, physical, and spiritual well-being.  Damon was also clear that his parents had given him this anchor with a solid upbringing.  Damon didn't maintain it and so he lost it – leading to drugs, crime and eventually a life sentence.  As we saw, Damon rebuilt his anchor.  And so can we.  But it's far better to avoid having to rebuild it by being massively intentional about our mental, physical, and spiritual selves on a daily basis.  It may feel like we don't need it – like everything is good and going our way.  That's exactly when we need to double down on strengthening our inner anchor based on the right things.   So, when life punches – and it WILL punch – as it did with Damon's football career unexpectedly coming to an end – your anchor will be strong enough to keep you on a good path, instead of going sideways like Damon did for that rough period of his life. The Coffee Bean.  First, what a great life lesson given by Damon's jail friend, Muhammad about being the coffee bean – doing the work to transform yourself for the better and then truly becoming the coffee bean by doing the same for those around you, despite the hot boiling water of adversity surrounding you.  This message has influenced millions through Damon's books and speeches. Almost as important was what Damon said about Muhammad himself and the lessons he learned from him.  Damon learned so much from this new friend because he was willing to listen to him – despite all the differences between the two including race, religion, and more.   As Damon said, if we close ourselves off to people who are different than us, we risk missing these messengers in life from whom we can learn so much.  The Coffee Bean lesson has positively impacted millions of lives, starting with Damon's – and none of it would've happened if Damon had refused to listen to somebody because he was different.  Fighting your Fights.  In addition to the Coffee Bean lesson, Mohammed shared another great life lesson with Damon as he tried to prepare him for prison life.  "You don't have to win all your fights, but you must fight all your fights," he told Damon. This is simply a great mantra for life.  We all know we won't win all of the challenges that come our way…but, to really live…to truly pursue our most complete and best selves – we need to FIGHT all of our fights…all of the challenges that come our way.  If we live like this, no matter our record for all of our fights, we will have built a deep and strong anchor inside us, rooted in confidence, fulfillment, and the peace that comes with an unlimited belief in who we are and how we can handle all that comes our way.  Links: Website: https://damonwest.org Instagram/X: @damonwest7