My name is Garett Bolles.
My teenage years were hard. I switched junior highs and high schools five different times. I was failing my classes, hanging out with the wrong crowd, and battling addictions. I even spent time in jail.
It wasn’t until I found a group of mentors—people who saw the good in me and were willing to help me see it for myself—that my life started to turn around. They created a plan for my success, step by step.
The Power of Mentorship
I had tutors who helped me manage my ADHD and find tools that made school a place where I could succeed.
I had coaches who pushed me to achieve physical victories.
I had mentors who helped me lower my anxiety, build healthy habits, and change the way I talked to myself.
This team of mentors cared about my spiritual wholeness just as much as my physical health. Over time, I started to see that I had more potential than I’d ever realized. My life had a purpose. I could excel and achieve amazing things.
My story could have a happy ending.
The Turnaround
Through this mentoring process, I learned who I was—and who I could become. I started to believe in the reality of living my dream of playing in the NFL. That turnaround has been the greatest blessing in my life, and now I want others to experience that same success.
That’s what led me to create the GB3 Foundation—to provide mentorship, resources, and a community focused on helping every child live their dream.
The Mission
Empowering youth of all abilities to realize their potential, embrace perseverance, and achieve success through confidence, faith, and hard work.
Today, I’m living my dream—playing in the NFL and providing for my family. But the dream is bigger than football.
It’s about giving back. It’s about helping the next kid who’s struggling find hope and direction like I did. It’s about showing them that with faith, hard work, and the right people in your corner, anything is possible.
The Impact
That’s why I started the GB3 Foundation and partnered to open the Bjorem + Bolles Childhood Apraxia Training Center—the first of its kind in the world.
Together, we’re making sure kids have the tools, mentors, and support they need to reach their full potential—whether that’s finding their voice, their confidence, or their calling. We’re creating opportunities that change lives and helping kids build a future filled with strength, purpose, and belief in what’s possible.