Today we’d like to introduce you to Glenn Bradford Jr.
Hi Glenn, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself
Well, it first started back in 2012 going into my freshman year of college at Missouri Valley College, where I worked under the Sports Information Directors Andy Pulverenti & Colin Smith, who first introduced me to sports media. From that moment on, sports media became my passion. After college, I decided to start my own sports media company called “Tough Enough”.
From that time spent in college learning from those two, it has helped me tremendously with my business today. It brought the former player to the other side of things. Showing me what goes on behind the scenes to provide content whether that’s stats, game day photos, team photos, graphic design, game day programs, or website maintenance – you name it, I got to experience it all.
What I have come to learn about the sports media and through my work experience, is that I really love capturing the raw moments and creating the content of those moments through my business Tough Enough to give kids the proper exposure and platform to express themselves in a positive light.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle-free, but so far would you say the journey has been a fairly smooth road?
Has it been a smooth road… absolutely not! Some days are still challenging, but I believe no path to success has a smooth road to the top. You will always face challenges & adversity – I know I have along the way. The biggest challenge thus far on my journey was starting the company from ground zero.
When I first started off, I worked solely with friends providing my services for free to gain exposure, experience & to help me build my portfolio. And although this sacrifice was a challenge early on, it helped me gain the knowledge I needed to become better at my craft and to grow Tough Enough into what it is today.
Currently, my biggest challenge is to continue managing and growing Tough Enough while also working my full-time job. It can get hard sometimes when you have to put in 8-9 hours at work, then turn around and devote time to your business; but every sacrifice made is building my dream of making Tough Enough into one of the top media companies in the world.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about Tough Enough Media?
Tough Enough is a growing sports media company that provides sports content via various formats; here at Tough Enough, we provide photos, game highlights, stats, post-game interviews, podcast talks, etc.
Tough Enough is known for providing professional highlight videos & photos for all athletes, school programs, AAU organizations. We specialize in creating sports content for athletes and giving them the platform to showcase their talents and themselves, in hopes of excelling in their athletic careers. Being a former two-sport athlete, I can relate to the athletes on both an academic and athletic level, and know what the athletes are looking for when it comes to sports content for their personal platforms.
I’m most proud of continuing what my GrandDaddy instilled in me, which is to be “Tough Enough”. Through the walk of life, we all face adversity, roadblocks, challenges, etc but we must continue to fight no matter what, that’s what Tough Enough represents.
Is there any advice you’d like to share with our readers who might just be starting out?
The advice I would like to give others is to always be yourself; your story and your path will be different from anyone else. So whatever you want to create or start… do it! Brainstorm and come up with a plan, because anything is possible; there are no limitations to creating your own business and brand.
Contact Info:
- Email: info@toughenoughsports.com
- Website: www.ToughEnoughSports.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_toughenough/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/_TESports
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ToughEnough/videos
Image Credits
Tough Enough
