Urban Miyares Veteran, Entrepreneur, Motivational Speaker, living well with diabetes

Urban Miyares is a nationally recognized blinded Vietnam veteran with diabetes, an entrepreneur, motivational speaker and educator, mentor, author/writer, inventor and patent holder, a television and film personality, and world-class athlete! In 1985, Urban founded the Disabled Businesspersons Association, a national, volunteerbased charity assisting in the rehabilitation and back-to-work of people with disabilities. He is also director of both the Western Region Veterans Business Resource Center and Challenged America, a free learn-to-sail recreational rehabilitation program for kids and adults with disabilities. Urban was a member of the record-setting Challenged America 2003 Transpac Team, the first crew of sailors with significant disabilities to race in the 98-year history of the Transpacific ("Transpac") Yacht Race from Los Angeles to Hawaii. In 2004, Urban received a kidney transplant and has been able to continue his busy life-style without interruption.