In this episode, Jennifer is joined by Willis Cooks, a skydiving enthusiast, who has been featured in NBC News, Black Enterprise, and The Houston Chronicle.
We talked about how losing a bet forced him to skydive; how 700 - 800 skydives isn’t really a lot; and how Fresh Heir Boogie, an Instagram chat for skydivers of color, is inspiring more enthusiasts and professionals.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:35 The name Willis Cooks
03:35 I Skydived Because I Lost a Bet
15:35 ...and My Girlfriend Jumped Out of a Plane
19:35 First Thought Outside the Plane
21:50 Floating, Not Plunging, in the Air
26:18 Bitten by the Skydiving Bug
28:18 Getting More Black Skydivers
31:56 Getting Licensed in 2020
35:46 on Being a Therapist
38:05 Skydiving is Expensive
39:47 Skydiving Taught Me Accountability
43:47 Outro
Follow Willis Cooks
IG: https://www.instagram.com/williscooks/?hl=en
IG: https://www.instagram.com/freshheiradventures/?hl=en
Host and Executive Producer: Jennifer Brown
Editor: Chase Parker
Producer: Latrice Lauve
Show Art By: London Gray
Distributed by: BlakOWND Productions, LLC
