(Newswire.net — July 3, 2014) Orlando, Florida –Richard Seppala founder of The ROI Guy, and his family were inspired by Lonnie Bedwell who was the first totally blind veteran to kayak the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon back in 2012. Lonnie faced all 280 miles and successfully overcame his fear and found a new level of freedom that had been foreign to him since suffering total blindness over 16 years ago. Lonnie said that there is power as a person, “When you realize that, ya I can do this. I need help but it can be done and its a thrill, its an adrenaline rush.”
That adrenaline rush seeking, courageous act has lit a fire within Bedwell who now strives to become a motivational speaker for wounded vets and disabled individuals around the country. His hope is to inspire all wounded veterans to overcome the wall of fear keeping them from continuing to do all they can to enjoy life despite any unwanted limitations. “One thing that hit me so strong was this huge wall that was in front of me, and in front of all of us. It is something you can’t see around, you can’t see over, you can’t see through. You’re stuck. You’re buried behind this wall. In a prison, and you are stuck there,” Lonnie shared ” And then along come these people who have this vision and support. They bring courage like a door, right in the middle of this wall. Not only do they put the door there, they open it and they guide you through it.”
After witnessing the life changing courage and determination of Bedwell the Seppala family, including Richard, his wife and four sons, decided to follow Bedwell with a film crew on his next inspiring journey. “We offered to create a documentary of his next excursion with the hope of motivating other wounded veterans and disabled individuals alike.”, stated Seppala. This time Bedwells kayaking will take place on the rapids of Yellowstone National Park. They will all be leaving soon to document this experience. Richard Seppala’s sons have formed a non-profit organization called the ROI Kids Club. Seppala invites all who are interested to follow along on their journey with vets on the river as they overcome fear through personal courage by visiting the website at: http://vetsontheriver.com/.
About Your ROI Guy
For over a decade, TCS President Richard Seppala has worked in the long term care arena as V.P. of sales and Marketing for top providers. During this time, He has developed unique and creative marketing programs consistently exceeding census goals and financial satisfaction. As a result of his marketing and sales success, Richard has most recently formed Total Census Solutions. A company helping others benefit from his innovative marketing techniques and the newest technologies that have just hit the long term care market. Grounded by years of direct sales and marketing experience, Richard brings significant value to organizations with creative insight, proven strategies and practical sales and marketing tool that generate results. These tools have generated thousands of inbound calls and qualified leads for multiple providers in multiple disciplines. Richard has trained thousands of sales and marketing professionals from all the country, to help them sell more effectively, generate more referrals and successfully convert callers to customers. All this, combined with an appreciation for quality resident care, customer satisfaction and compassion, Richard Seppala sales and marketing innovations are like no other.