LOS ANGELES, CA, September 2, 2015 – GTX Corp. (OTCBB: GTXO), an IoT platform in the personal location GPS wearable technology and wandering assistive technology business, announced that former National Football League (NFL) running back Clinton Portis is joining the GTX Corp team as one of the Company’s newest athlete brand endorsers.
Portis is currently a Redskins analyst for ESPN 980, active speaker and philanthropist, however he is best known for his seven seasons as starting running back for the Washington Redskins. He is considered among the best players in Redskins history, boasting two Pro Bowl appearances, a Second Team All-Pro honor, and five NFL rushing records that still stand today. In 2012, Portis announced his retirement from the NFL just 77 yards short of the 10,000 rushing mark, ranking him as one of the top 20 running backs of all time and was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
Portis joined GTX Corp as a brand ambassador to further his involvement in brain health and safety while pursuing his passion to help the elderly and youth. His role will include supporting the GTX team in furthering education and awareness of using innovative technologies like GTX Corp’s patented GPS SmartSole, that ensure the safe and quick recovery of those who have a tendency to wander and get lost.
“I have always had a passion for bringing brain health awareness and overall safety to both children and seniors,” stated Portis. “Becoming a spokesperson for an innovative product like the GPS SmartSole and all of GTX’s wearable technology offerings is very rewarding for me. I look forward to reaching out to more communities and continuing to uphold my ever-important duty as an ambassador for safety and wellness, at any age.”
“Clinton brings passion and commitment to everything he does which is exactly the kind of person we are honored to have on our winning team of ambassadors, especially as September is Alzheimer’s awareness month we look forward to Clinton helping us spread the word and working together for many years to come,” stated GTX Corp CEO, Patrick Bertagna.
You can see Clinton’s passion by watching this Stock News Now interview featuring Clinton Portis speaking about his new GTX Brand Ambassador role, please click here: SNNLive with NFL All-Pro, Clinton Portis on Partnering with GTX Corp.
After retirement, Portis admitted to having suffered multiple concussions, and in 2013 he joined the civil lawsuit against the NFL over concussions and head injuries. Since then, Portis has been an advocate for brain health including participating in the 2014 Coalition for Concussion Treatment (#C4CT) Concussion Awareness Summit at the United Nations. Furthermore, Portis remains actively involved in corporate appearances, speaking engagements in the community both home and abroad, including his role as a Global Ambassador of The Jack Brewer Foundation (JBF Worldwide) and also recently served as a celebrity keynote speaker at the “I Matter, You Matter, We Matter” Youth Leadership & Empowerment Summit” in Washington D.C. on August 12, 2015.
GTX Corp’s flagship product, the GPS SmartSoles are a stigma free, safety and security unobtrusive monitoring and tracking solution for those who suffer from Alzheimer’s, dementia, autism, TBI and other memory disorders and have a tendency to wander. The patented GPS SmartSoles, which were featured in AARP’s 2015 technology gear guide and named a top 5 finalist in the Wearables, Health, Fitness & Wellness category at CTIA’s Hot for the Holidays Awards competition, are placed in the wearer’s shoes and contain a GPS tracking chip connected through a cellular network that sends a signal to a central monitoring website or smart phone app, showing the exact location of the individual wearing them. They come in several trim to fit sizes for both men and women, are water resistant, made with the highest quality electronic components and assembled in Rhode Island, U.S.A.
#WAM2015 has begun. September is World Alzheimer’s Month. GTX Corp will be helping spread the word, sharing information to support awareness about the #global impact of dementia and taking action to help those in need while we search for answers.
Use promo code ALZSEPT2015 throughout the month to save on SmartSoles.