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Meet Super Adaptables who have persevered following their spinal cord injuries and pushed forward, creating not only a lane for themselves but also sharing a path for others to follow. This community discussion follows Corey Lee's interview with Tobias Forrest, an actor, singer, and voice-over performer with a spinal injury who is a wheelchair user.

Super Adaptables host Corey "Pheez" Lee sits down with Tobias Forrest, an actor, singer, and voice-over performer with a spinal injury who is a wheelchair user. Toby won the Christopher Reeve Acting Award for the film ”Daruma” and his credits include "FBI Most Wanted", ”Law & Order”, “How To Get Away With Murder”, “Queen Sugar”, “The Academy Awards”, and several others. He also does VO for animation on the film “GOAT” and the shows “Universal Basic Guys” and “Mr. Crocodile,” plus audiobooks and audio description. Tobias has been a speaker or MC for many events and has a background in accessible consulting, an MS in psychology, and he co-hosted "Perfectly Imperfect" on LA Talk Radio.

Meet Super Adaptables who have persevered following their spinal cord injuries and pushed forward, creating not only a lane for themselves but also sharing a path for others to follow. This community discussion follows Corey Lee's interview with Iunre "IJ" Smart Jr., a disability advocate, influencer, and aging-in-place specialist with Independence Unlimited in CT. After a 2017 motor vehicle accident caused a T2-T4 spinal cord injury, Iunre became a personal trainer and advocate. Despite his injury, Iunre walks and is passionate about helping others. He is also a proud father of four.

Super Adaptables host Corey "Pheez" Lee sits down with Iunre "IJ" Smart Jr., a disability advocate, influencer, and aging-in-place specialist with Independence Unlimited in CT. After a 2017 motor vehicle accident caused a T2-T4 spinal cord injury, Iunre became a personal trainer and advocate. Despite his injury, Iunre walks and is passionate about helping others. He is also a proud father of four.

Meet Super Adaptables who have persevered following their spinal cord injuries and pushed forward, creating not only a lane for themselves but also sharing a path for others to follow. This community discussion follows Corey Lee's interview with Dr. Martin, a fertility specialist and partner at Shady Grove Fertility near Philadelphia. After a spinal cord injury at age 12, he became a three-time U.S. Open wheelchair tennis champion. Inspired by the doctors who treated him, he attended Yale Medical School and has spent the past 16 years specializing in reproductive endocrinology and infertility.

Super Adaptables host Corey “Pheez” Lee sits down with Dr. Martin, a fertility specialist and partner at Shady Grove Fertility near Philadelphia. After a spinal cord injury at age 12, he became a three-time U.S. Open wheelchair tennis champion. Inspired by the doctors who treated him, he attended Yale Medical School and has spent the past 16 years specializing in reproductive endocrinology and infertility.

Meet Super Adaptables who have persevered following their spinal cord injuries and pushed forward, creating not only a lane for themselves but also sharing a path for others to follow. This community discussion follows Corey Lee's interview with Jonathan Hobbs, a C2/3 ventilator-dependent quadriplegic who works as the Assistant Director of the Allencrest Academic Learning Center in Leominster, Massachusetts, where students in grades K-12 receive after school tutoring.

Super Adaptables host Corey “Pheez” Lee sits down with Jonathan Hobbs, a C2/3 ventilator-dependent quadriplegic who works as the Assistant Director of the Allencrest Academic Learning Center in Leominster, Massachusetts, where students in grades K-12 receive after school tutoring.

Meet Super Adaptables who have persevered following their spinal cord injuries and pushed forward, creating not only a lane for themselves but also sharing a path for others to follow. This community discussion follows Corey Lee's interview with Jose Flores, a motivational speaker powerhouse behind countless corporate transformations and a #1 best-selling author redefining success in the modern workplace.

Super Adaptables host Corey “Pheez” Lee sits down with Jose Flores, a motivational speaker powerhouse behind countless corporate transformations and a #1 best-selling author redefining success in the modern workplace. With a corporate career spanning over two decades, Jose has become synonymous with breakthrough thinking and unparalleled motivational mastery. His journey from humble beginnings to global acclaim is a testament to the power of resilience, passion, and an unwavering belief in human potential.

Meet Super Adaptables who have persevered following their spinal cord injuries and pushed forward, creating not only a lane for themselves but also sharing a path for others to follow. This community discussion follows Corey Lee's interview with Eli Kulp, a celebrated chef, restaurateur, and media creator whose culinary career took him from top New York kitchens to national acclaim in Philadelphia.

Super Adaptables host Corey “Pheez” Lee sits down with Eli Kulp, a celebrated chef, restaurateur, and media creator whose culinary career took him from top New York kitchens to national acclaim in Philadelphia, where he helped relaunch the iconic Fork and shape the city’s dining scene. After the 2015 Amtrak derailment left him paralyzed, Eli found renewed purpose through storytelling, first with The CHEF Radio Podcast and later as co-creator of Delicious City Philly, a podcast celebrating Philadelphia’s vibrant food and drink culture. Through that work, he also helped launch The Tasties, the city’s first chef and restaurant awards. Above all, Eli is proud to be a father to his 13-year-old son, whose strength and spirit inspire him every day.

Meet Super Adaptables who have persevered following their spinal cord injuries and pushed forward, creating not only a lane for themselves but also sharing a path for others to follow. This community discussion follows Corey Lee's interview with Carina Ho, who is a Taiwanese-American electronic musician, composer, and dancer that creates work under the moniker ONIKHO.

Super Adaptables host Corey "Pheez" Lee sits down with Carina Ho, who is a Taiwanese-American electronic musician, composer, and dancer that creates work under the moniker ONIKHO. A former professional dancer with AXIS Dance Company, Carina often blends music, dance, and film to advocate for authentic and positive representation of disabled bodies in the arts. She has toured through the US and internationally, most recently composing music for a Taiwanese physically integrated dance company. Also a Fulbright Scholar, Carina researched inclusive dance education and was a guest lecturer at the dance conservatory EL SODRE in Montevideo, Uruguay. She is based in Berkeley, California.You can learn more about Carina and her musical works by clicking on the links below!https://onikhomusic.com/https://soundcloud.com/onik-hohttps://www.instagram.com/onikhomusichttps://www.facebook.com/onikhomusic?checkpoint_src=any

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