Servant Leadership

Orange, TX native and Watering Seeds Founder, Brady Mazzola, enjoyed success as a Texas junior tennis standout. He was awarded a tennis scholarship to Lamar University where he competed for four years as an NCAA Division I athlete. As a student-athlete, he earned top honors as a member of the Sun Belt and Southland Conference All–Academic Teams. He graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice and a Minor in Business.

After graduation, Mazzola began his career as a teaching pro and strength and conditioning coach at Willow Fork Country club in Katy, TX where he co–mentored the Katy Taylor High School tennis team to a 5–A state championship.

In 2003, he moved to Los Angeles, CA to advance his career as a professional by serving at Braemar Country Club, followed by Sherwood Country Club, two premier clubs in So. Cal. There he worked with numerous elite juniors and aspiring professionals, along with starting his own private coaching company training VIP clients that included former top ATP touring pros, their children, and hollywood celebrities.

In the summer of 2004, Mazzola was inspired by a Paralympic wheelchair tennis exhibition held at UCLA and decided to take action by founding the Watering Seeds Organization (WSO) to provide sports rehabilitation and wellness opportunities for the disabled.

Since WSO’s inception in 2005, Mazzola and his team have successfully hosted and produced numerous outreach events and campaigns that include military family picnics at Walter Reed Medical Center, live broadcast television concert specials to boost Military morale, benefit comedy and magic shows at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, numerous celebrity charity pre-Super Bowl Galas in host cities, the Wheelchair Super Bowl featuringVeterans and NFL Alumni, as well as “Skills on Wheels” adaptive sports clinics, competitions, and exhibitions around the country.  

After an 8 year stint in LA, he returned to his Southeast Texas roots in 2011 and currently helps to oversee the Fall Creek Tennis Academy in Humble, TX under his BAM! FITennis coaching company. This unique, high-energy fusion of functional fitness and technical tennis training delivers private and group programs with high quality instruction and hands-on training in a “focused fun” and productive learning environment. As a holistic high performance coach with a mind, body, and spirit approach to wellness, he understands how to help others break through their limits to grow and maximize their full potential.

Watering Seeds Bears Fruit Amid Adversity

WSO was inspired by a Paralympic wheelchair tennis exhibition in 2004 where founder, Brady Mazzola, had never seen elite wheelchair tennis and was amazed by the heroic spirit, heart, and courage these athletes possessed. 

The name was conceived on the spiritual principle: “it is in giving, we receive." In order for a planted seed to grow, it must be nurtured and watered. Watering that seed symbolizes the time and energy it takes in order for it to take root and produce fruit. "I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow" (1 Corinthians 3:6).

“In a time of need, water a seed with a good deed… When you see beyond self to help others grow, you’ll reap what you sow!”

One person can start a positive "change" reaction and ripple effect that influences and impacts countless lives by "watering seeds" of hope and encouragement in a time of need. By watering one seed at a time, we can inspire, empower and improve lives while preventing suicide.