ON A MISSION TO MAKE COLON CANCER FAMOUS

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AWARENESS

We want to break the stigma and get the word out that colon cancer is preventable.

ACTION

Our goal is to save 100,000 lives in the next decade.

ACCESS

We’re working to make sure anyone who needs help gets it, no matter their race, income, or zip code.

LEAD FROM BEHIND IS POWERED BY THE COLORECTAL CANCER ALLIANCE

Today, colon cancer is the second deadliest cancer in the United States. But we can end this disease! LEAD FROM BEHIND was launched in 2022 to let everyone know that colon cancer is The Preventable Cancer. And the best way to prevent it or detect it early is by getting screened. In 2021, thanks to guidelines that lowered the age of your first screening from 50 to 45, 20 MILLION more Americans are now eligible to get checked.

Founded by Brooks Bell, tech entrepreneur and colon cancer survivor, and powered by the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, the largest nonprofit organization dedicated to colon cancer, LEAD FROM BEHIND was created in partnership with Ryan Reynolds and his creative agency Maximum Effort.

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THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO LEAD FROM BEHIND

THE PEOPLE BEHIND LFB

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MICHAEL SAPIENZA

CEO, COLORECTAL CANCER ALLIANCE

After losing his mom to colon cancer, Michael started a colon cancer nonprofit that became the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.

Image of the Alliance's CEO Michael Sapienza

MICHAEL SAPIENZA

CEO, COLORECTAL CANCER ALLIANCE

After losing his mom to colon cancer, Michael started a colon cancer nonprofit that became the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.

BROOKS BELL

LEADER IN DIGITAL ANALYTICS & EXPERIMENTATION

FOUNDER, BROOKS BELL, INC.

CO-FOUNDER, LEAD FROM BEHIND

JANA BABATUNDE-BEY

VETERAN MEDIA INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE AND PRODUCER

FOUNDER J. BEY ENTERTAINMENT, LLC

BOARD MEMBER, COLORECTAL CANCER ALLIANCE

LEE DRANIKOFF

VETERAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & FINANCIAL STRATEGIST

BOARD CHAIR, COLORECTAL CANCER ALLIANCE

CHARLIE GUEVARA

VETERAN MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY, & TALENT INDUSTRIES EXEC

BOARD MEMBER, COLORECTAL CANCER ALLIANCE

RYAN JOHNSON

TRAILBLAZER OF DEI IN GAMING

CEO AND FOUNDER, CXMMUNITY MEDIA

ESTEE R. PORTNOY

VETERAN MARKETING, MEDIA, & PHILANTHROPY EXEC

SVP, JUMP MANAGEMENT (MICHAEL JORDAN FAMILY)

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