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ABOUT THE LEAGUE
We are a group of thought leaders committed to helping individuals and organizations around the globe, to help reach their highest potential.
Dr. Louis Robinson
With 35 years experience as an educator, Dr. Louis has molded the minds and hearts of thousands of children and young adults. He spent approximately 10 years teaching middle and high school instrumental music before he was promoted to school administrator. As an elementary Assistant Principal for 3 years and Principal for 25 years, Dr. Louis has demonstrated and promoted growth, perseverance and resilience in countless individuals.
Dr. Louis continues his musical journey through teaching privately, performing with small brass ensembles and performing with Tara Winds Community Band. His new journey is as a founding member of the League of Giants.
Dr. Louis is married and is a proud dad to 4 adult children and grandad to 3 grandchildren. In his spare time, he is actively involved in church and mentoring.
Ryan R Morris
With 22 years experience in leadership, management, and sales, Ryan has impacted the lives of countless individuals.
As an Entrepreneur and founding partner of Mandelbrot LLC, he has assisted in publishing and promoting the book “The Giants and The Smalls”. As a founding partner of the League of Giants, he is a Co-Creator of The Tribe of Giants, Wake Up With Giants TV, and Wake Up With Giants Radio. As a Coach and Consultant, Ryan demonstrates every day what it looks like to be a Giant and guides adults and children alike to realize their Giant Potential!
Ryan is married and is the proud dad of 5 wonderful kids. He continues to learn and grow through coaching, mentorship, reading, and listening to great audios. In his spare time, Ryan can be found fishing, camping, and spending time with his family.
Alyssa Ann
Alyssa is passionate about empowering and uplifting others through recognition that no one is broken and that you have the power to make different choices and change your situation. You are imperfectly perfect as you are right now in this moment, that no one else on the planet carries the medicine and gifts that you do.
Alyssa sees a world where everyone is valued, treated as a whole person despite their gender, age, ethnicity, or social economic status. A world where different cultures and are revered and celebrated, where people conduct themselves with authenticity and non-bias. Where we lead with love and stand in our own truth owning our shadow and are light.
Alyssa facilitates you finding your way back to yourself, finding your joy, grounded and connected through nature, adventure and taking personal responsibility.
Alyssa is deeply humbled to be apart of the League of Giants with a shared vision to impact 100 million lives and experience growth everyday.
Alyssa has three beautiful, spirited, sensitive children who are her greatest teachers.
Nicole Castillo, CHC, CLC Empowerment Coach
Nicole Castillo is a Certified Health and Life Empowerment Coach, with 10 years of experience coaching clients to their highest health and wellness potential.
After her husband was honorably discharged from the US ARMY, Nicole worked for 8 years in the medical billing industry as a Customer Service Supervisor for a large revenue cycle company. She mentored and coached her team to leading their organization in key performance indicators, call quality and customer satisfaction. Under her leadership, her team also scored in the top 25 percentile for employee engagement within the organization.
In January 2020, Nicole left her corporate job to create Purple Door Coaching. She uses her experience from battling eating disorders, trauma and abuse to support her clients with healing, reframing their past and stepping into the highest versions of themselves.
Nicole is a founding member of the League of Giants, whose global mission is to impact 100 million lives. She is also the co-host of the Wake Up With Giants show on KAT Country Radio.
Nicole lives in Herriman, Utah with her husband, 3 of their 4 children and her 4 fur babies. She loves to lift weights, have coffee on the porch with her Frenchie and being a “mom” to every child that comes through her front door
Dr. Rachel Smartt
Dr. Rachel Smartt is a Naturopathic Doctor, Nutritional Counselor of 22 years, A Speaker, Certified Health Empowerment Coach, Psychology of Eating Expert and most importantly a proud mother to 4 beautiful daughters and 7 grandchildren.
Dr. Smartt is the CEO of Smartt Transformations and teaches the unseen connection between metabolism and emotions and teaches in our courses and workshops how to unlock the 6 missing pieces for successful aging.
She offers whole food programs, easy solutions to shed inflammation and restore vitality along with personalized coaching and cutting edge healing modalities.
She partnered with The Juice Plus + Company in 2001 and is a top leader in plant nutrition. Dr. Smartt firmly believes that food is your Best Medicine.
She is also an author of Modern-Day Miracles a Christian autobiography of how to navigate life storms with courage, strength and unwavering focus.
Dr. Smartt resides in Peachtree City GA. Her hobbies include reading, writing, scuba diving, belly laughing and being around positive people.
Melissa Ross, BA, CMCP, RYT200, RCYT Mindset Mentor and Clarity Coach
With 20 years experience in the field of yoga and mindfulness, Melissa is a leading authority on healing and growth. As a leader and the founder of Breathe With Me Yoga, Melissa has influenced thousands of kids to connect with their mind, body and spirit through breathing, relaxation and mindfulness. As a speaker, coach, and author, and the founder of Rise2Wellness Inc., she uses her own experience with postpartum depression and anxiety to work with a wide range of individuals inspiring and empowering them to navigate – and overcome – stress, anxiety and depression. As a founding partner with the League of Giants, Melissa is on a mission to change 100 million lives.
After helping her son navigate anxiety at an early age and spending time in the classroom with so many children, it became Melissa’s biggest passion to help children and their parents navigate their way through anxiety, bullying and positivity. Melissa has helped countless families to find strategies that work. It has also become her passion to help all women step into their purpose and power through Clarity Coaching for Stressed Out Women. Melissa is the host of Story Time Yoga (for children 5-9 years and families 2-9 years) on the Roku, Apple and Amazon “In the Limelight” channel, Mat Chat (where she discusses wellness topics from her yoga mat), and the Wake Up With Giants show on Kat Country Radio. She is an international best-selling author, an award-winning speaker and entrepreneur, and a proud mother of two.
Maureen Pisani
World-Renowned Hypnotherapist, Speaker, & Best Selling Author
Maureen Pisani is a Certified Master Hypnotherapist and the founder of Pro Thrive Science Based Hypnotherapy, where she works with individuals and groups (both in-person and online) to help them empower, streamline success and truly thrive. Maureen is also a published author of 16 books (up until now), including 2 Bestsellers. She is also a world-renowned Motivational Speaker and podcast host of “The Hypnolady Show”. She was the Resident Hypnotherapist at the Chopra Center (Carlsbad, CA) for almost 9 years, until its closure in December 2019.
Aside from being a Hypnotherapist, she is also a Trainer in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), and is at the Mastery Level in Therapeutic Guided Imagery, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT Tapping), and Reiki Energy work. She employs a variety of modalities when working with her clients to bring them the best tools and resources for positive and lasting change. Maureen has also been a Director, Instructor and Mentor at two nationally accredited universities where she shared her love and knowledge of Hypnotherapy. She has also co-authored a research paper issued by the Neuroscience Department at UCLA.
Maureen Pisani is the poster child for how hypnotherapy can help change your life for the better. After a work injury left her in constant pain, she found Hypnotherapy to offer her relief and a new lease on life. Although she now lives in Santa Fe, CA, Maureen is originally from the Island of Malta and continues to share her love of her home country with all of those she encounters. If you’re interested in Hypnotherapy, please contact Maureen. She’ll be happy to answer your questions.
Nicholas Townsend Smith
M.S. I/O Psy
Nicholas Townsend Smith (Nick) is a Performance Coach, author of the global phenomenon, “The Giants and the Smalls”, co-founder of the League of Giants and the Tribe of Giants, and co-host of Wake Up With Giants TV and Wake Up With Giants Radio.
He works with individuals, entrepreneurs, and organizations to develop tools, systems, and processes to reach their goals, increase performance, and improve personal and organizational efficiency.
Nick knows that whether you are striving to reach personal or organizational goals, it takes effort in the right things long enough to win. Nick has coached and worked with leaders in organizations, sales professionals, individuals from around the world, and experts in fields ranging from professional arm wrestlers to New York Times best-selling authors. His ability to help individuals see the gaps in their performance and create a clear path to change is powerful and unique.
Nick holds a Master's degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, is a devoted father, and is the author of “The Art of Accomplishment” (Available on Audible), “Sowing Seeds”, “How I Went From Zero To Number One In Sales in Only five Months”, and “Green Goo”. His other works include “No String Selling” and “The Boy and the Bird”.
Nick was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Complex PTSD in 2017. Although this mental challenge has affected Nick for most of his life, he never let it slow him down. He proved that one can be successful regardless of his or her history.
He is committed to helping 100 million people reach their GIANT potential!
Zach Garrett
A true renaissance man, Zach is the epitome of following the energy of the day. Zach is the founder and owner of multiple businesses and is a technical wizard. Zach supports the League of Giants behind the scenes and is masterful at creating miracles in this world