Fresh off a plane from London where he performed at Roger Federer's last match, Cameron Hughes joined us in chapel this morning to share his story with our community. Cameron spent the hour sharing life lessons and highlights from his nearly 30-year career as a 'professional fan,' igniting crowds and inspiring people from the NBA to the Olympics.

Cameron credits his late mother for inspiring him to pursue this line of work. "I lost my mother to breast cancer when I was 16 years old. She was the one who inspired me to get up and to take that chance," Cameron explained. "She was all about community and connection. She was my biggest cheerleader."

Some of the highlight moments from his career include performing at a Vegas Golden Knights game, meeting Novak Djokovic at the US Open, and getting his spotlight stolen by 18-year-old Malcolm at a Canada Sevens Rugby Game in Vancouver.

After showing us some of his dance moves, he gave several lucky student volunteers the opportunity to get their dance on in front of their peers. For their efforts they were gifted an edition of his book: King of Cheer: Stories of Showing up, Getting up and Never Giving Up from the World's Most Electrifying Crowd Ignitor.

The presentation ended with some thoughtful (and some silly) questions from the crowd. And he left us with this advice on making his career without his biggest cheerleader: "I've never let my mother's story of her loss be my story. I let it be my fuel. It inspired me to take chances, to put myself out there, to be the best version of myself. I'm pretty sure my mom would be proud."

Thank you for joining us on Moulton Hill, C-A-M-E-R-O-N—you're welcome to perform at our Bears' games any day!