The Bridging Impact Podcast is committed to sharing insightful wisdom from experienced coaches, sports psychologists, and athletic directors to transform athletes into leaders on and off the court.
Our guest this week, Matthew Jackson, found his passion early on in life and has been playing basketball for as long as he can remember.
Basketball has taught him many valuable lessons in life and allowed him to create a life he loves, centered around the sport. What started as a young boy with a dream of playing basketball and finding success and purpose alongside it has turned into him dedicating his life to changing the world through basketball.
His basketball career has opened numerous doors, allowed him to travel the world, created lifelong friendships, and allowed him to give back. His goal is to help make the same opportunities for others he was given and will enable them to use their passion for the sport to change their lives, just like his.
Thus, Matthew decided to turn his lifelong dream into a reality and launched his non-profit, Basketball and a Dream Foundation, in 2022.
He played basketball at Price High School and helped lead the team to a State Championship in 2005. After graduating, he went on to continue his education and basketball career at Humboldt State and Skyline College, where he majored in Business.
In doing so, he took the fundamentals he learned and found a way to blend his business mentality with a passion for basketball.
After college, Matthew began his coaching career at Revere Middle School and later Palisades High School. He then broadened his basketball career by joining In The Lab as a coach/trainer and Podcast Host.
In the many years since, his relationship with In The Lab has continued to evolve, leading to their partnering with Basketball and a Dream Foundation as their official non-profit organization.
In Spring 2017, he interned for Wasserman and assisted with pre-NBA draft workouts. Matthew went on to coach and mentor the Palisades High Varsity Basketball team as an assistant coach and helped guide them to a City Championship.
His success and relationship with Palisades High inspired him to create a youth basketball program alongside the school in 2019. As the founder and CEO of the Pacific Hoops Youth Basketball Program, he coaches teams of kids aged 12-17.
He prides himself on being a mentor and wants to help create the same opportunities for them that have gotten him to where he is today.
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