Brent Johnson

Background

About Brent Johnson

As a basketball coach/mentor for at-risk youth in the Auburn Gresham/ Englewood community, who’ve help youth recognize their full potential on and off the court /field. A father of his own team of 10 children began his passion of coaching in his home town Atlanta, GA later moving to Chicago. And although Brent has been athletic, and setting many records in many fields—some still remaining such as his High School cross country record.Brent became a passionate player. This passion later grew to becoming a passionate coach for his children in their aspirations for various sports. Brent and his wife home quickly became the house to inspire his children friends as well, seeing how they would sometimes never leave; developed a passion to want to be the role model that he noticed many of these youth were lacking in their own homes. It has been 7 years of coaching and 20+ years of mentoring on various levels— (high school, NFP agencies, and several park districts); which indicate an accomplished cycle. Brent now feels a positive renewal of faith to branch out further by creating dynasties of youth throughout the city of Chicago and various states.Today, Brent offers a wide-range of knowledge when it comes finding your purpose, believing in your talent and reproducing the greatness that resides on the inside of every youth that comes through his doors. The CEO of Back to the Basics, Brent Johnson is on a mission to develop strong leaders by teaching the fundamentals of life through mentoring, traveling and sport enrichment camps. Brent Johnson believes in a healthy life style- spirit, mind, body, and soul—the youth of Back to the Basics (B2TB) will experience a holistic approach to living a life worth living.