As a first generation Nigerian American; my work centers around impact and service. After leaving Dallas, TX I attended Auburn University where I remain the only Football player in the school’s storied history to start in two national championship games. Post Auburn, I played professionally for the Atlanta Falcons before being cut on the hit TV show Hard Knocks. After my football career ended I embarked on an 8-month journey of setbacks, failure, and overcoming that led to a purpose-filled awakening. A quote from a talk I delivered at my Alma Mater: “When reality set in that football was over, I had to pick myself up off the ground, I had to look at myself in the mirror; look deep...way past the surface, and in the midst of my identity crisis, I came to the life-giving reality that I was enough—I had everything in me to not just make the transition successfully from sport, but to change the world, through my gifts, my talents, and my story.” Post sport, I began my career in Healthcare at Baxter International, where I currently serve as a Blood Optimization Specialist helping surgeons in Chicago have better outcomes Intraoperatively. Outside of Baxter, I have the opportunity to impact youth as a speaker, and servant leader through philanthropic works in Chicago, and beyond. As the founder of The Prolific Institute I work with a team of former athletes and change-agents, to provide recourses and support for athletes in their transition post-sport. The heart behind my work is simple; I want to eradicate the disease of low expectation in athletes and young people.