On this Episode of Outside The Boards Podcast, I am really excited to introduce to you Brandon Phillips, a polo player, cancer survivor and founder of Polo For Life. An organization that raises money to help pediatric cancer patients and their families from diagnosis and treatment to survivorship and long-term follow-up.
Brandon is a professional polo player. During his career, he won many of the sport’s most prestigious tournaments. However, winning these tournaments is not the biggest victory he has achieved…surviving stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is.
Everything seemed to be falling into place for the young Phillips until the day he woke up with severe swelling and aching pain in his left leg. Twenty-four hours later, he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and given a prognosis of six weeks to live. Phillips was just 14 years old.
Phillips endured five grueling months of intensive chemotherapy sessions yet never lost his spirit nor accepted death as an option. He beat the odds and went into remission.
Brandon vowed to dedicate his life to pursuing what he loved most…polo. Later, he would fuse his passion for polo with his desire to help families facing the dreadful challenge of surviving childhood cancers.
Brandon is an incredible human being who has faced tremendous odds at such a young age. He has taken his experience and has become an inspiration for millions of kids and their parents who are facing pediatric cancer. Brandon is a symbol of hope and his story should be told to millions who are faced with this disease.
For information, please contact Polo For Life, Executive Director, Barbara Cook at 917-838-2074 or barbara@poloforlife.org.
Outside The Boards Season #3 Podcast is presented by:
The United States Polo Association & National Polo Center - Wellington
The United States Polo Association® is organized and exists for the purposes of promoting the game of polo; coordinating the activities of its member clubs and registered player members; arranging and supervising polo tournaments, competitions, and games; and providing rules, handicaps and tournament conditions for those events.
Its overarching goals are improving the sport and promoting the safety and welfare of its human and equine participants.
Founded in 1890, the USPA is the largest voluntary sports organization in North America for the sport of polo. The USPA is currently made up of more than 200 member clubs and over 5,000 registered player members. It annually awards and oversees roughly 50 national tournaments hosted by its member clubs. For more information, please visit uspolo.org.
The National Polo Center in Wellington, Florida is located in the heart of South Florida’s legendary horse country.
The permanent home for polo in America, NPC is owned and managed by the United States Polo Association to showcase the finest the sport has to offer. The Association’s premiere event, the Gauntlet of Polo®, takes place from February to April each winter season.
Throughout the year, the facilities are also used to showcase USPA Member Clubs and prestigious national tournament competition. Watching polo from the stadium, private boxes, fieldside tailgates or special hospitality tents, all overlooking the U.S. Polo Assn. Field One, is an unparalleled experience.
NPC invites you to enjoy the best polo in the country, taking place at one of the most beautiful venues in the world, the National Polo Center – Wellington. for more information, visit www.nationalpolocenter.com
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About Outside The Boards™
Founded after witnessing their first polo match in 2012, Outside The Boards™ seeks to share the sport’s beauty, intensity, and lifestyle while addressing industry fragmentation. Through best practices, insights, trends, and consulting, OTB™ helps stakeholders and brands unlock polo’s marketing potential and navigate the sport with clarity.
