Dr. Jay Copeland has lived out his own advice to other Gadsden City students, “Mess around and find out. You never know until you put in the work. I’d rather fail than live a life of what ifs.’” Jay’s “find out” attitude led him to play professional baseball in Germany, to Nepal volunteering with a Christan ministry, and now to Kailua-Kona, Hawaii where he owns SOZO Performance Therapy, a physical therapy and sports medicine practice. Dr. Copeland holds a bachelor’s in kinesiology from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and a doctorate in physical therapy from the University of South Alabama. His experience in training elite athletes includes coaching a team at the CrossFit Games World Championship. He invites his hometown to follow his professional journey at sozoperformance.com and on socials.
If you know a successful Gadsden City alumnus who is thriving somewhere around the world, we would love to include them in the Our Titan Family is Going Places campaign.
They can upload a short video (less than two minutes) and a photo here. The video should be an introduction of themselves, a synopsis of what they do in their career, and the coolest work-related experience they’ve had so far.
Make sure the video is between :30 and 2 minutes. The photo should be of just them with a background that reflects what they are doing in their career. They should be sure to use their name (first and last) as the file name for the photo and the video.
Along with the photo and video, they’ll need to complete the short survey here.