Unscripted With Akeem Haynes

This Week on the Show. She's the Finnish National Record Holder in the 100m hurdles. An olympian in the recent olympic games, she's a former sports journalist which she might come back to once she retires from the sport. She graduated summa cum laude in 2011 and she doubled back and got her master's at st mary's university in London in 2013. A woman of many talents and skills, my guest this week is Annimari Korte joins me on the show.

Annimari 's story has a lot of twists and turns in it from an early age. At the age of 14, she was battling a few different injuries. usually when you get hurt and have some nicks and nacks the pain goes away after a while but for animate the pain didn't get better, it kinda got worse. In 2008 she wasn't even able to train for the sport she'd been doing since she was young. She couldn't even walk up the stairs because she couldn't lift her legs because of the back pain. nor could she stand and or sit for more than 5 minutes without excruciating pain. by the end of the year she had seen many different doctors and they all sort of told her the same thing. "maybe you should do something else." in December of that same year she found a doctor who wanted to try something new and different and that doctor was able to help her get back t training and running again.

Things were seemingly going to get better, but then more things started to happen. Annimari was forced to retire from the sport of track and field in 2012 before making her comeback in 2017. There's a lot that took place in between and we get into that in the episode, but in 2020 she won the Finlands athlete of the year in athletics and comeback athlete of the year.

In this episode we get into:

-What drew her to the sport

And so much much more.

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This week my guest was on the show. He's got over 20+ years in sports journalism. He spent 15+ years as a writer for the Toronto Star As a sports reporter where he covered everything from the CFL to MLB to the UFC, writing daily stories but specializing in longer features that explore the intersection of sports and social issues. He is now CBC sport's first senior contributor. In 2004 he won the National Newspaper Award for "Long Shots," a serial narrative about a high school basketball team from Scarborough. 5 years ago he stepped on stage to give a Ted talk where he touched on race, sports and telling true stories. I encourage you to check it out if you have a few minutes on hand. he's been featured in the new york times where he writes on boxing news. if you a boxing fan like me, you'll love the articles he writes. My guest this week is Morgan Campbell.

Morgan is well-decorated in his field that isn't afraid to share his honest thoughts about what he writes about. He's built a reputation, a following and a brand by examining the game behind the game. In his ted talk, something he said towards the end of the video stuck with me. he said "Once you get rid of the cliches, and get rid of the safety nets, you are left with the truth. And journalists are in the truth business.

I had a great conversation with Morgan. We touched on a lot of different topics, including:

- The process of writing his memoir (Coming soon)

And so much more. But before you check out the episode, if you could do me a huge favour and leave a rating and review of the podcast? that would greatly help out the show. If you prefer watching your podcast, subscribe to the youtube channel and check out the visual episodes there. a link will be in the show notes.

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Welcome back to Season Four Of Unscripted! thank you to all of our listeners that continue to tune into the episode. Your support is greatly appreciated. With all that being said, let's pick up where we left off!

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I'm joined by one of the greatest sprinters of all time. The top 100m sprinter during his time. He's got 12 world medals. Including 2 Gold medals at the Olympic games, and 3 Gold medals at the world championships across his time. in 1996 he went into the atlanta olympic games maybe not the favourite, but came out and showed why he probably should have been. He crossed the line in a world record at the time. He Ran 9.84 then doubled back and helped his team break the Canadian record in the men's 4x100. He's still the current record holder in the 50m spring as well as still the Canadian record holder in the 100m. if you haven't guessed by now, I'm talking about the hall of fame, Philanthropist, track & Field commentator for CBC, Newly minted published author (Book drops in the fall of this year) Donovan Bailey joins me on the show.

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This is the season finale of unscripted! this episode we talk about reflection and how is the best way to reflect. You might have your own way of reflecting on how the year has been, but in this episode, I share 7 questions that I ask myself as I do my yearly recap and breakdown of the year for me.

1). What went right this year? what good things happened this year?

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This week on the show (Episode 126) He's the lead pastor of Christ Uncensored House of Worship in Staten Island New York. Ro is about loving God, loving people and loving life. The mission of his church is to spread the message of Jesus to as many people as possible. With a reach of almost 1 million people across his social platforms, he's taken an evolving approach when it comes to sharing and spreading his message. This week on the show, Pastor Rolando Remedios joins me on the show.

I had a great conversation with Ro, we spoke about a bunch of topics that some pastors wouldn't feel comfortable talking about but he was real, honest and transparent with his responses and very relatable even if you aren't someone with a faith background.

This episode we get into:

-Growing Up In Tough Environments

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This week on the show (Episode 125), He's the 2019 British Champion in the 100m, 2016 Olympian, and 2022 Commonwealth games gold medalist, Adidas athlete, Ojie Edoburun Joins me on the show

Ojie is no rookie when it comes to dealing with pressure. After bringing a silver medal back to Great Britton at the 1013 World Youth Championships his path quickly changed and he had no choice but to grow up in a sport that is always fastly moving forward

In this episode:

-Growing up in north London with Nigerian parents

- How he was introduced to track and the success early success that came with it

- Why he decided not to go to the NCAA route & if he regrets the decision

-The culture of sprinting in GK in its current time(Support, Mentors, etc)

- The mental battles he's been facing & Ojie shares something he's never openly spoken about before

-How he dealt with setbacks and discouragement as a youth to how he deals with it now

- What he expects in this season & quick update on how training has been this year

- A word of encouragement for those coming up

and so much more.

The journey hasn't been easy for him by no means, but Ojie is someone who's out to prove to himself how fast in he can go on the track, but the endless possibilities of what he can do off the way as well.

We get into a lot in this episode and insightful conversation that you dont want to miss

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This week on the show (Episode 124), She's an Executive coach for start-ups and the founder and Host Of Millennial Life School. Sharon Kilon Han joins me on the show. In 2020/2021 Sharon was recognized as one of the “Top Pro” (top 4%) life coaches on Thumbtack. She's someone who is passionate about helping ambitious millennials find clarity in their vision, gain self-awareness, and take action on their dreams.

She works with a global community of start-up founders and people in various stages of life and career, helping them to think deeper, explore solutions, and live a joyful, purpose-driven life.

Sharon has a heart and desire to help people. But it wasn't until she hit a "Quarter-life crisis" that made her think about what exactly she wanted to do and what that would look like and that's when she quit her corporate job and decided to decide what would impact her for the years to come.

In this episode we get into:

-Reflection on the life of her grandfather

Sometimes we feel stuck at times, wondering how did we get here, or what to do next. Sharon has been there, and in this episode, she walks us through how she found purpose while navigating through life.

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This week, on episode 123 of unscripted, I'm joined by MindFitness Coach, Jeff Vulpis. Jeff's approach to life is very optimistic, authentic and strategically well thought out. He's been helping people get their minds on the right things and off the mental obstacles that might be getting in their way.

Jeff's story of how he got to where he is today, is inspiring, heartfelt and intentional. With faith, hope and a will to learn and grow he was able to shift his mindset towards something more significant, even though his circumstances didn't always represent the great visions he had for his life.

This Episode we get into:

- Growing up around substance abuse

If this season of your life has been challenging, then I encourage you to check out this episode. It's a reminder that every season is not meat to satay, in due time it will pass

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This week on episode 122, I'm joined by the former WBA-NABA super featherweight champion, during his amateur boxing career he had a record of 167 wins, and 11 losses, and won 60 of those fights by way of knockout. In 2016 he turned professional and now on the professional level, he has a current record of 21 wins, 1 loss, and 15 wins by way of knockout. in 2020 he signed a co-promotional deal with Top Rank Boxing alongside murphy's boxing, he's fought on the big stages such as the well-known Hulu theatre in new york city, the hard rock hotel and casino in Oklahoma, and of course the MGM grand conference center in Nevada. Abraham Nova stopped by the show!

Had a great talk with Abraham. On paper Abrahma nova is a boxer by profession, but he's a man who's trying to make the most of whatever comes his way, coming from humble beginnings, nova wanted to make a name for himself, and every time he wakes up he tries to do just that.

This episode we get into:

Growing up In Albany new york with his parents and 10 other siblings

Lessons he learned growing up in challenging and trying environments

How he started boxing and what kept him in it

What boxing taught him about himself

The importance of Hard work and discipline

How his faith and his circle helped him stay grounded

Why patience is essential for your character development

What he thought his best fight was

The backstory behind his fight with Robeisy Ramirez & what he learned after a loss

His next fight date & Why he's not staying in the 126 division

a word of encouragement for someone that might need it

and so much more.

You might have seen him in the ring, this episode will give you more insight into how he became the person he is today.

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This week on the show, I’m joined by mixed martial artist and former amateur wrestler as well as NCAA champion in wrestling during his time at Arizona state university. He currently competes in the featherweight division of the PFL (Professional fighters league). Bubba Jenkins joins me on the show

Had a great conversation with Bubba. You’ll notice that bubba does not lack confidence or does he lack belief in himself and what he believes is possible for his life.

Highlights in this episode:

•Growing up in Germany before coming to America

•How his father's passing impacted his life

•How he started wrestling & Where the attention to detail comes from

•His wrestling career + experience as an NCAA champion

•How he handles pressure, anxiety and mental battles

•His up-and-coming fight against Brendan Loughnane in the featherweight

•How he balances MMA + family

If you need a word this week to maybe uplift your spirits, this conversation might provide just that.

This is an episode you don’t want to miss. Enjoy this week's episode with bubba Jenkins