“TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK!”
Successful Jocks truly believes that teamwork makes the dream work, that we win by uplifting others! Our Champion team members are dedicated to strengthening community by empowering student athletes and underserved youth. The team consist of our passionate Board of Directors, Ambassadors, Community Partners, Supporters and Volunteers, all whom share the same values and play a critical role in uplifting the communities we serve. The Team is led by our president, Sean Murphy-Bunting aka the “Team Captain” and our Chief Executive Director, Kim Murphy aka “Team Mama”. “We as a Team” work together to make a difference in the lives of student athletes and underserved youth.
OUR TEAM
OUR PRESIDENT AKA “TEAM CAPTAIN”
OUR CED AKA “TEAM MAMA”
Sean Murphy-Bunting, President
NFL CB Sean Murphy-Bunting has made a name for himself on and off the field as a charismatic, hard-working, fun-loving, fashion-forward, and charitable young man. Despite his athletic success and impressive title – Superbowl Champion, Murphy-Bunting maintains an underdog mentality and works hard to positively represent himself, his family, and his community. Not only is it Murphy-Bunting’s goal to WIN on the football field, but he aspires to WIN in the “Game of Life”.
Being a successful jock is not just defined by having achieved a high level of accomplishment in a specific sport. It also involves giving and doing one’s best, which requires hard work, commitment, dedication, rising above any defeats and using them as motivation to continue striving to achieve one’s goal. Furthermore, it’s about believing in yourself even when others don’t see your potential. It has everything to do with training your mind to be great, with mental toughness being an important ingredient to success. It’s also about being a positive role model on and off the field. Sean Murphy-Bunting exemplifies all that and more. His character and desire to be great represents a true Successful Jock.
A SUCCESSFUL JOCK
Kim Murphy, Founder and CED
Kim Murphy is a woman of many roles – Mother, Licensed Professional Counselor, Founder and Chief Executive Director, Educator, Inspirational speaker. But her true passion is being a proud mom to her four amazing sons. She devotes everything she has toward helping them, and many others become champion men. Additionally, her favorite role is being a manager (aka “Momager”) to her son Sean, overseeing his personal and professional business affairs.
Kim’s educational background – a bachelor’s degree in psychology, a master’s degree in counseling – and her personal relationships with student and professional athletes, parents, and coaches, put her in a unique position to share her Playbook through Successful Jocks. Being passionate about working with Jocks and a strong advocate for their overall well-being inspired Kim to warmly accept the position of Chief Executive Director. The combination of her compassionate heart, willingness to be of service and her ability to guide and encourage others resulted in Kim becoming a vital asset to their success. She is affectionally known to many as Mama Kim, aka “Team Mama”.
Kim believes that success is not measured by prowess, fame or riches but that success comes from the amount of positive impact you have with people and the community.
A WOMAN BEHIND THE UNIFORM
OUR STORY
As a sports mom, spending many years cheering in the stands, on the road, running between games, dusting her sons off, and lifting their spirits, Kim understood that in order for them to be successful in life – not just on the playing field – they must be inspired to thrive, learn and grow. She was on a mission to provide them with the tools, resources and support needed to win in what she called the most important game they would ever play- “The Game of Life”.
Consequently, after spending several years supporting her own Jocks in all of their athletic endeavors, and connecting with parent and coaches, Kim became aware that there was also a great need to support other young Jocks as well. Acknowledging that she was a passionate sports mom (“Woman Behind the Uniform”), a sports “FANatic” and a strong advocate for the overall health and well-being of athletes, she was inspired to make a difference in the lives of other athletes. Thus, Successful Jocks was established.
Following in his mother’s footsteps, Sean have also developed a passion for uplifting others. Football fans may assume “SMB” is an acronym for Sean Murphy-Bunting, and it is. But it is so much more. “SMB” is an acknowledgement that SO MANY BLESSINGS have been bestowed on Sean and his goal is to be a positive role model active and visible in the community, sharing these blessings with others. His ultimate act of gratitude was teaming up with his mom, warmly accepting the role of Successful Jocks president “Team Captain” and creating the So Many Blessings program. His character and desire to be great represents a true Successful Jock, which makes his mother extremely proud.