Unscripted With Akeem Haynes

Raising The Bar With Nik Lewis


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Nik Lewis is a former professional Canadian football slotback who played for 15 years in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion, winning in 2008 and 2014 with the Calgary Stampeders. In his first season, he won the CFL Rookie of the Year award, followed by five West Division All-Star and three CFL All-Star awards. He is second all-time as a Stampeder in receptions (805), receiving yards (11,250), and touchdown catches (65) behind Allen Pitts. He also has the club record for consecutive games with a reception, with 166. On August 24, 2017, Lewis became the CFL all-time leader in receptions with 1,051 catches

Now retired from his sporting career, Nik is the CEO of AO sports TV which is an athlete-owned creative platform that brings back the power to athletes to create their content and make a direct profit for their work.

In this episode, we discussed the ups and downs in his career, lessons he learned from those around him growing up, his approach to creating a winning mindset, what it felt to be inducted into the hall of fame and what he is doing now for athletes in a different capacity. Follow Nik Here: @Nikel18. If you would like to show your financial support for the podcast here are two ways you can do so: paypal donation: https://www.paypal.me/akinspires or joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AkInspires | your support goes along way in moving this Channel Forward!

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