My Story
Hi, I’m chad ratliffe. I was born in Detroit, Michigan and after living in and traveling all 50 states and more than 40 countries overseas, I landing in Santa Barbara, California where i have lived since 2000.
As an entreprenuer with a love for basketball, I spend the last 20 years building and selling companies while playing local pickup games in between. In 2018, my life chnaged forever, with the birth of my daughter Isabella. As an entreprenuer, I was often labeled "the visionary." But, i didn't have the vision that after Izzie's birth i would have 4 more kids for a total of 5 children within 6 years of age.
My second child, who showed up 11 months after Izzie (I didn't know that was possible haha) was named Rocco. He started missing milestones which the doctors told us were delays. When our 5th child, Blu, started missing milestones, we ended up receiving diagnosis for both children of autism and intelectural disability. The inspiration for this work is because of Rocco and Blu which is where RoccoBlu came from.
This journey has been filled with isolation, depression, a nasty divorce & addiction which had me raising all 5 kids on my own since 2017. As the saying goes, until the pain of the same is worse than the pain of change.......nothing happens. I new there had to be a better way to live and a better life for my kids. The content and courses offered by RoccoBlu is a culmination of what i discovered on this journey that took me from death's door to a life better than i'd ever have imagined. Today, the tragedy has become the gift. Anyone else that dives into this work can have the same experience.
What you can expect when you work with me:
- Empathy - I know the struggle
- Honesty - Im straight forward and don't shy behind truth as i understand it
- Truth - Sounds cliche but it was the truth that set me free and it will for you as well
- A Path - Transformation has become a sceince and is no longer just woowoo
- A Community - You don't have to, and shouldn't, do this alone
- Transformation - We focus on You! When you change, everything changes
