Celebrity Teen Coach Jesse LeBeau Shares Valuable Advice for Young Adults Navigating Growing Pains

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Here to inspire. Though you may know him as Joe from PopTV sitcom This Just In, Jesse LeBeau has made an even greater impact in his role as a mentor.Best known as “The Celebrity Teen Coach,” the 35-year-old actor-turned-motivational speaker opens up about helping young adults navigate growing pains and mental health challenges in an exclusive interview with Us Weekly.

As he tells it, LeBeau’s love for basketball initially inspired him to become a self-help coach. Though he was only 5’7, the Alaska native defied the odds and became a basketball trick artist.

His skills led him to traveling and playing streetball alongside his childhood hero, Allen Iverson, where he observed young fans lining up to chat with the team. “What I learned from that was that kids just wanted an adult to care about them and take an interest in them,” LeBeau tells Us.

Enlightened by his experience with connecting with youth across the world, LeBeau later founded the nonprofit organization The Attitude Is Everything Foundation, where he speaks at schools about pressing topics facing teenagers today.