Slam The Stigma is an initiative to raise both awareness and funding for mental health programs through events in the community. Through a combination of entertainment and information, Slam The Stigma aims to bring families out for a night of family fun while providing resources to families on available services in the region for those going through various struggles.
Co-Founders Background
Jeremy Hogel
Co-Founder
Jeremy is a broadcast professional with a love for sports and sports entertainment. Mental Health is a cause that he is incredibly passionate about due to his long battle with depression and anxiety.
In 2018, Jeremy’s sister took her life at just 26 years of age. This unfortunate event was the catalyst for him to commit to following through on a dream he had had for years. That dream was to promote a wrestling show raising money and awareness for mental health services.
Wrestling was the one thing that helped Jeremy throughout his school years during some of the worst bouts of depression. He knows how it can be a safe space for kids and families to bond and grow.
Nick Sahami
Co-Founder
Nick is a seasoned Media and Sales professional with extensive experience working in many aspects of Media Production and business development. Currently, he is working with the CBC in Sales and Director of Business Development for the leading Indigenous communications network, NationTalk. Some key areas he works on are, establishing key partnerships, providing strategic consulting, brand and product management, as well as, a variety of other PR/Communication services to organizations, while lending expertise and assistance in media production, account management, and development.
Being Indigenous and Persian, Nick has had a very unique upbringing with lots of challenges and success. Mental health advocacy is something he has always worked on in some capacity and as someone who understands firsthand, the long-lasting effects of intergenerational trauma on families and youth, Slam the Stigma is something near and dear to his heart.