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ETHAN ZOHN

ETHAN ZOHN – THE ULTIMATE SURVIVOR

!Ethan!Zohn!is#the#2002#winner#of#the#reality#television##show#Survivor.#With#his#1#million#dollar#prize#money,#Ethan##co<founder#Grassroot!Soccer!(GRS),#a#nonpro>it#organization##that#trains#professional#soccer#players#to#teach#African##children,#through#a#tailor<made#curriculum,#about#HIV/AIDS##prevention.#Since#its#inception,#GRS#has#caught#the#attention##of#(and#now#partners#with)#Nike,#the#Gates#Foundation,##USAID,#FIFA,#Elton#John#AIDS#Foundation,#Barclays#and#MAC#

# AIDS#Fund,#and#has#‘graduated’#over#550,000#youths.##

#In#August#2008,#Ethan#of>icially#launched#Grassroot!Soccer!!UNITED#an#international,#youth<led#movement#to#end##HIV/AIDS#in#Africa,#by#embarking#on#a#world<record<#breaking#550<mile#journey#on#foot,#from#Boston,#MA,#to#Washington,#D.C.#–#dribbling#a#soccer#ball#the#entire#route.##Ethan#then#spearheaded#the#creation#of#the#GRS!Endurance!!Team#which#has#enabled#over#200#athletes#to#compete#in##the#NY,#Boston#and#LA#Marathons#raising#over#$500,000#allowing#more#than#20,000#children#to#go#through#the#

# program.#

#In#2010,#less#than#10#months#after#receiving#an#Allogenic##Stem#Cell#Transplant#for#a#rare#form#of#Hodgkins#Lymphoma,##Ethan#captained#the#GRS#Marathon#Team#and#>inished#the##26.2#–mile#run#in#just#over#four#hours.#Unfortunately,#a##year#later#Ethan#learned#that#the#cancer#had#returned.##Once#again,#Ethan#rose#to#the#occasion#and#decided#to##run#the#2011#NYC#Marathon#while#undergoing#chemotherapy##and#>inished#in#4#hr#&#20#minutes.#In#2012,#Ethan##underwent#a#second#stem#cell#transplant#and#like##clockwork,#10#months#later#laced#up#his#running#shoes#to##run#the#2013#Boston#Marathon,#but#was#unable#to#>inish##due#to#the#tragic#bombings#that#took#place#in#his##hometown.##

#In#the#summer#of#2010,#Ethan#and#Grassroot#Soccer##teamed#up#with#the#(RED)#Campaign#to#bring#Soccer##Skillz#Camps#to#children#in#South#Africa#during#the#highly##publicized#and#watched#2010#FIFA#World#Cup.##

!AN!AMBASSADOR!TO!MANY!…!Ethan#is#a#global##ambassador#for#BEYOND##SPORT,#an!organization#that##promotes,#develops#and#supports#the#use#of#sport#to##create#positive#social#change#across#the#world.!Other##extensive#charity#work#includes#the#Autism#Speaks,##America#Scores,#PETA,#Stupid#Cancer,#St.#Jude#Hospital,##Cycle#for#Survival,#Gabrielle’s#Angel##Foundation,#Maccabi#USA##and#International#Leadership#Program#(a#part#of#Global<

# Lab).#

! A!MEGAPHONE!FOR!A!GENERATION!…!In#April#2009,##Ethan#was#>irst#diagnosed#with#CD#20+#Hodgkin’s##Lymphoma#and#soon#thereafter#was#asked#to#serve#as#a##National#Ambassador#for#Stand#Up#To#Cancer#(SU2C).#He##spearheaded#reality#TV’s#involvement#with#SU2C#by##creating#the#SURVIVOR#SU2C.#Ethan#is#also#a#Global#Envoy#for#LIVESTRONG#and#MOVEMBER#and#is#a#keynote#

# speaker#at#a#variety#of#events.###

#In#the#fall#of#2011,#after#20#months#of#being#in#remission,##Zohn#was#told#his#cancer#had#returned.#He#quickly#and##without#hesitation#persevered,#using#his#platform#to##continue#to#be#"the#megaphone"#for#the#young#adult##generation#battling#cancer.#He#engaged#with#his#fans##through#People#Magazine's#online#presence#People.com.##Through#an#in#depth#video#web#series,#Ethan#opened#up#about##his#>ight,#showing#the#raw#truthfulness#behind#this##disease#–#the#humor,#the#fear,#the#doctors,#hospitals#etc.##Ethan#guest#writes#for#the#Huf>ington#Post.##

#Today,#he#continues#to#use#his#celebrity#to#educate#others#by##speaking#at#events#around#the#country#as#an#agent#of#change.##Through#his#charitable#work,#volunteerism,#and#community##involvement#–#Ethan#is#de>initely#someone#who#continues#to##make#this#world#a#better#place.#Ethan’s#accolades#and##recognition#do#not#stop#there.#He#serves#as#part#of#the#Clinton##Global#Initiative,#being#utilized#as#a#panelist#at#various#events.##In#recognition#for#his#charitable#work,#Ethan#has#been#awarded##the#“Nkosi#Johnson#Community#Spirit#Award”#by#the##International#Association#of#Physicians#in#AIDS#Care.##### # #

ETHAN ZOHN – THE ULTIMATE SURVIVOR

He#was#given#the#“The#Heroes#Among#Us#Award”#from#the#Boston#Celtics#and#the#MA##State#Health,#and#the#“Auxilia#Chimusoro#Award”#from#the#U.S.##State#Department#in#Zimbabwe.#In#addition,#in#April#2013,##he#received#the#Gilda’s#Club#“Gildie#Red#Door#for#Advocacy##Award”.#In#2012,##Zohn#was#inducted#into#the#X>inity ##Survivor#Hall#Of#Fame.#He#has#also#received#a#2011#Honorary#Doctorate#Of#Humane#Sciences#Degree#from#Dominican#College,#the#2011#“Ulman#Family#Fund#Award”#and#the#“Mia#Hamm#Foundation#Courage#Award”.#In#2008,#he#won#A ##Caring#Hand’s#“Philanthropic#Achievement#Award”,#the##2007#Peace#Abby#“Courage#of#Conscience#Award”,#and#was##named#one#of#People+Magazine’s#“Helpers#of#the#Year”#in#2005.#

! IN!FRONT!OF!THE!CAMERA!…!Ethan#and#SURVIVOR##Amazon#Winner#Jenna#Morasca#were#the#hosts#of#the#2012##

Daytime#Emmy#Nominated#ABC#show#Everyday!Health,#which#launched#September#2011.#They#travel#the#country#covering#stories#on#amazing#people#who#have#gone#through#a#health#crisis#and#continue#to#use#the#power#of#the##human#spirit#to#not#only

# #better#themselves,#but#the#communities# ## #around#them.###

# #With#a#strong#desire#for#competition,#Ethan## #Zohn#and#Jenna#Morasca#appeared#as# ## #contestants#on#the#EMMY#award#winning# #

# #show#The!Amazing!Race!season#19.#

# #Ethan#also#is#the#co<host#of#OUTSIDE!TODAY,! !airing#on#the#national#cable#station#Outside#

Television#Network.!Launched#Summer#2010,#OUTSIDE#TODAY#is#a#morning#chat#show#and#America’s#active#outside#leader#covering#all#aspects#of#living#active## lifestyle. ################ # # ##

#With#a#passion#for#soccer,#Ethan’s#broadcasting#days#started##as#a#host#for#the#MSG#Soccer#Report#(Madison#Square# ##Garden#Network)#and#FC#Fox#(Fox#Soccer#Chanel),#in# ##addition#to#working#as#a#sideline#commentator/analyst#for##The#US#Men’s#National#Soccer#Team#at#the#2002#World#Cup,

# MLS,#USL1,#MISL,#and#ESPN#Radio.#

ETHAN ZOHN – THE ULTIMATE SURVIVOR

!Other#credits#include#Survivor:+All.Stars,##Eco.Challenge+Fiji,#Fear+Factor,#Challenger++World,#Celebrity+Paranormal+Project,##guest<host##appearances#on#MTV#and#VH1,#a##principal#role#in#the#feature#>ilm#The##Scorned.#Ethan#was#featured#in#the##documentary#>ilm#A+Closer+Walk#along#with#The#Dalai#Lama,#Bono#and#Ko>i# ##Annan.#

#MOTIVATING!THE!MASSES!…!As#a##motivational#speaker,#Ethan#routinely##

#addresses#high#schools,#colleges,#corporate#and#professional##sports#audiences,#including#The#American#Cancer#Society,##Goldman#Sachs,#NCAA,#WE#Day,#Atlantic#Health##Systems,##Memorial#Sloan#Kettering#Hospital,#Seattle#Genetics,#

# Genentech#and#many#more.##

! CHILDREN’S!AUTHOR!…!Ethan’s#latest#endeavor#is#co<#authoring#the#three<part#children’s#educational#book#series.!!!Soccer!World:!South!Africa+was#the##1#children’s#book#on#

# Amazon.com#for#May#and#June#2010.##

#Originally#from#Lexington,#MA,#Ethan#graduated#from#Vassar##College#in#upstate#New#York,#going#on#to#play#professional#soccer###for#Highlanders#FC#(Zimbabwe),#Cape#Cod#Crusaders#and#the##Hawaii#Tsunami#(Hawaii,#USA).#Ethan#also#played#for#the#1997#

# and#2001#U.S.#National#Maccabiah#squads.##

#From#1998#to#2002,#Ethan#was#the#Assistant#Coach#for##Fairleigh#Dickinson#University’s#Men#and#Women’s#soccer##teams.#In#2003,#he#was#Head#Coach#of#the#U.S.#Maccabiah#team#at#the#

# Pan<American#Maccabiah#Games,#in#Chile.### # #####

#An#aspiring#inventor,#Ethan#created#the#EZ#Crunch#Bowl# ############(www.EZCruchbowl.com)#which#has#been#featured#on#the##Discovery#Channel#hit#show,#Pitch+Men#with#Anthony#Sullivan

# #and#Billy#Mays.##

# Ethan#resides#in#New#York#City.##For#more#information#please##go#to#www.ethanzohn.com#and#follow#him#on#twitter##@EthanZohn.

ETHAN ZOHN – THE ULTIMATE SURVIVOR

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In#addition,#GOLD!STANDARD!SPORTS,!LLC#links#consumer#brands#with#marketing#and#pr#campaigns,#events#and#does#casting#for#companies#looking#to#connect#with#athletes#and#celebrities.##

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ETHAN ZOHN – THE ULTIMATE SURVIVOR