The youngest of four children raised by a single mom in Brooklyn, Dan Venezia’s proficiency at baseball led him to be drafted by the Minnesota Twins after college. When his professional baseball career ended, Dan applied his focused self- discipline to his fitness training and coaching business on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. He directs camps and clinics, and gives private lessons throughout the tri-state region, where he also serves as a trainer and life coach.

Dan’s faith in Christ has been strengthened by unique and powerful interventions that God has made in his work, his family life, and his interactions with those less fortunate. Dan is the author of Surviving COVID-19 and is a sought after inspirational and motivational speaker. He has had the opportunity to share his story in his community, in countless parishes, at retreats and events across the country, and on local, regional,