Authentic Talk: The Podcast

He knew he wouldn’t just be a product of his environment and cards he was dealt. A high profiled athlete taking on football, he used to make it to one of college football biggest stages playing for The Ohio State University and being part of the 2014 National Championship team as a kid from the east side of Cleveland, Ohio.

Authentic Talking Points:

- Cleveland significant upbringing

- Pop Warner Days (First love of the game)

- Glenville High school Memories/Legacy

- Ohio State University National Champion 14’ DB/Safety?

- Most memorable games

- Philanthropist Impact:

(Bogard Your Way)

- Current High School Football Coach

- Wisdom for youth through personal experiences

Name: Andrew and David Dowell

Hometown: Cleveland, OH

Accolades:

Michigan State Spartans

Andrew: Linebacker

2019-2020 New Orleans Saints

2019 Dallas Cowboys

Four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Star linebacker played in 51 career games, including 34 starts (29 consecutive to close out his career) 

 Finished his career with 260 tackles, including 15 for losses with 5.5 sacks 

Recorded 16 pass break-ups, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and one interception 

Two-time member of the team’s Eagles leadership council . . . his twin brother, David, plays safety at Michigan State 

Received his bachelor’s degree in advertising management in December 2018 and is currently working towards his master's degree

David: Safety

Four-year letterwinner and three-year starting safety played in 49 career games with 36 consecutive starts 

Two-time member of the team’s Eagles leadership council 

Had 176 career tackles 

Recorded eight interceptions and eight pass break-ups in his career ,also had three fumble recoveries and one forced fumble  

Two-time All-Big Ten selection (media first team in 2017, coaches third team in 2018) 

 Three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree 

Received his bachelor’s degree in advertising management in December 2018 ,earned his master’s degree in kinesiology in December 2019.

On Episode 11: For The People By The People we talk with the founders of Sovereign Society Micah and Jamie on the process of creating their new black educational + product based platform.

Hometown: Cleveland, OH Compton, CA

Topics of Discussion: - The “Why” behind Sovereign Society - Target Demographics - Social Injustice Issues - Message to the people - VOTE? - Importance of black history education - Business learning process + tips -Social Media Contact(s)

Mark Martin

Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio

2x Wrestling State champion

3x NCAA national qualifier

Undefeated professional fighter in fast growing UFC

The Ohio State alumn

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On this Episode 9: The Blueprint we talk with Deonte on high school stardom, adversity and success through college career, to NFL shot now paying forward football experience to student athletes

Name: Deonte Gibson

Hometown: Cleveland, OH

Accolades:

Northwestern University

Third Team All defense

3x all academic team

9th all time @ northwestern for sacks

Graduate Assistant 2017-18 @Northwestern

Eastern Illinois DLINE coach 2019

He coached second-team All-OVC nose tackle Terrell Greer. A part of defensive staff that coached Eastern Illinois University to the sixth-most tackles for loss in school history (86), his defensive unit ranked No. 30 in FCS in total defense and No. 29 in FCS in team tackles for loss.

University of Akron OLB coach 2020

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A Football standout at The University of Oregon and Influential  Sport Business Mind

- Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia

- A standout athlete at the University of Oregon  ultimately fulfilling all his student and academic goals as a student athlete

- New York Jet Cornerback

- Author: Your Guide To Starting Your Business ENTREPRENEUR The Basics OF Business  

   Speaker

   Consultant

- Retired NFL Player Congress: Business Development

- Co Founder / CEO: eSportsInstruction.com

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A Standout at Glenville High School

- A standout athlete at the University of Iowa ultimately fulfilling all his student/academic/social goals as a student athlete

- Going overseas to Tokyo Japan following his dream to play football as his alternate route

- After being overseas for 4 years he fell in love with Japanese culture, reshaping his perspective on exposure to different parts of the world sharing experiences with family, close friends and his community back home in Cleveland, Ohio

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One of the many alumn to come out of Glenville High School making it to his dream on the NFL stage.

- Going to the University of Illinois on a full scholarship and earning THREE degrees.

- Undrafted Free Agent to the Houston Texans leading to opportunity with the New Orleans Saints

- One of the best special teams players in the NFL

Jhardee has made the most on and off the field opportunities and has a passion for the communities that have supported him most.

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Going back and forth from Houston to Detroit was just the beginning to Chris Edwards' success story

- started off at Grand Rapids Community College

- Made the journey out to Butte College in California.

- Fulfilled his D1 football dreams at University of Idaho

- had a hard and difficult path to the NFL, but always stayed true to his roots and his craft.

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On this episode we got Ashton Dulin of the Indianapolis Colts. Ashton was an undrafted rookie from Malone University.

•High School recruitment

•Talks about the combine

•Coming from D2 to NFL

•Thoughts about Malone being disbanding it’s football team

•Etc

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