About Travis
Travis Kunze, born January 22nd, 1993, in Tucson, Arizona. Travis moved with his family to Wisconsin at ten years old, where he has lived for the last 20 plus years. Travis is dedicated to improving life, and helping others to conquer the biggest roadblocks they face through defeating their fears, embracing change, and getting comfortable with being uncomfortable.
Education
Travis completed high school in 2011 after being homeschooled since the first grade along side his two younger brothers.
In 2014 Travis began studying at NWTC for an associate degree in criminal justice – Law Enforcement, graduating in 2016.
In 2016 Travis began a certification program for a certificate in Media Communications at Full Sail University Online and proceeded to complete the certification and continue for his bachelor’s degree, graduating in 2019.
In January of 2022 Travis attended the University of Arizona Global Campus, graduating in June of 2023 with his master’s degree in psychology.
Work
Travis has worked through a variety of work opportunities including newspaper delivery, pizza joints, and grocery stores at a young age. At 11 years old, Travis began doing freelance work as a Website and Graphic Designer.
Travis pursued learning more in the media industry and has worked in several areas of media including as a Media Consultant, Producer, Sports Video Scout, Camera Operator, Stream Operator, Technical Media Operator a the local WBAY – ABC Affiliated Television Station, Digital Brand Director and Producer at Q90FM, as well as Technical Director and Producer at The Wellness Way. Travis has also worked across film in television in several ways including Director, Assistant Director, Producer, Editor, Audio Engineer, Camera Operator, and several other positions.
Travis has also worked in security at local venues, for bands, and other private security means.
Travis has served as a leader in the Boy Scouts of America, as well as a Youth Leader, and Worship Leader in churches.
Health History
Travis has dealt with several health issues throughout his life, several of which nearly killed him, including meningitis at 3 years old.
Chronic black-out seizures that led to the discovery of an Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) in the brain. This condition was treated with a form of laser surgery that involved radiation exposure. Several months later, the swelling of Travis’s brain caused by the radiation exposure put Travis in the hospital, where he was given steroids to bring the swelling down and spent a few days in the hospital. Due to the swelling Travis had to remain on steroids for nearly a year which led to several other health problems including severe weight gain / inflammation, lack of energy, severe brain fog, and anger issues.
Being on steroids for this long also caused Travis to developed Avascular Necrosis (AVN), a disease that results from temporary or permanent loss of blood supply to bones, and Travis has had a partial shoulder replacement due to this and continues to monitor other joints due to having AVN in several of them.
In 2021, Travis was dealing with several stomach inflammations, and pain. He went to the hospital and was diagnosed with having severe Pancreatitis. Pancreatitis caused severe issues with the body’s organs including these organs shutting down. For Travis’s best interest he was placed in a medically induced coma for two weeks to give his body the opportunity to heal due to the possibility that with everything shutting down, it could lead to death. It was after the coma, and during physical therapy that the AVN was discovered a few months later, leading to the surgery for a partial replacement shoulder, and around a year’s worth of physical therapy altogether.
In early 2023 Travis had a severe seizure at work, and thankfully was with one of the Doctor’s he works with when this seizure happened. Due to some fluid getting into the lungs as a result of the seizure, Travis did spend a few days in the hospital, but recovered quickly.
Other health issues include the normal flu, broken bones, etc.
Currently
Travis currently works at The Wellness Way as a Technical Director and Producer for their studios. In his spare time Travis spends time with his Labrador Dexter, and making content focused on mental health, as well as coaching individuals in taking control of their emotions, and personal lives to better themselves.