• Noah 'Cash Money' Clair on helping youth grow with once-in-a-lifetime opportunities
    Dec 25 2023

    Noah 'Cash Money' Clair runs the Cash Money Youth Skills Camp, which provides kids a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn from NFL/NBA/ college players and coaches.

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    24 mins
  • Dr. Kiki Barnes On Remarkable Rise From Title IX "Baby" To Trailblazer
    Dec 18 2023

    Dr. Kiki Barnes, the first Black female commissioner in Gulf Coast Athletic Conference and in the history of the National Intercollegiate Athletic Association, explains how her grandmother, mother and father inspired her lifelong commitment to serve, teach and build.

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    25 mins
  • #13 Kurt Hines On Being More Than A Football Coach To His Players
    Nov 20 2023

    Kurt Hines, the Head Football Coach at Coronado High School in California, shares about his journey to coaching and the lessons he's learned along the way, including the power of forgiveness in his own relationship with his father.

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    33 mins
  • Shelia McBride on Helping High School Student Athletes Navigate the NCAA
    Oct 30 2023

    Shelia McBride is the founder of GradeCheck®, a company that was created with the vision of providing students and their parents the ability to understand the student’s current academic performance, set goals for improvement and monitor performance against those goals to ensure that each student has the opportunity to maximize their access to higher education and its rewards.

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    33 mins
  • #12 Charles Adams III On Coaching And Policing In North Minneapolis
    Oct 5 2023

    #12 Charles Adams On Coaching And Policing In North Minneapolis

    Charles Adams III, Head Football Coach at Minneapolis North Community High School and director of security for the Minnesota Twins, highlights being raised in North Minneapolis, following in his father's footsteps to become a Minneapolis police officer, and insights into his football team and the Polars being featured in Showtime's documentary, "Boys in Blue."

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    29 mins
  • Michael Wilson On Utilizing His Culinary Skills To Bring People Together
    Aug 7 2023

    Michael Wilson, a chef, deejay and entrepreneur, on sharing his talents to serve others, including feeding others in Minneapolis after the murder of George Floyd.

    Coach Larry McKenzie's Real Talk with Real Models is a podcast that uplifts unnoticed community leaders whose character is worth emulating. Coach Larry McKenzie is the first African American coach to be inducted into the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame and the first coach to win four consecutive State Boys Basketball tournaments. Named a "Guardian of the Game" by the National Basketball Coaches Association in 2019 and a "Living Legend" by the NCAA during the 2019 Final Four.

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    25 mins
  • Nikki McComb On How Art Is My Weapon Rallies Against Gun Violence
    Jul 17 2023

    Nikki McComb, founder of Art Is My Weapon, shares how she came to work at the intersection of art and violence prevention, and the role Coach McKenzie played in her journey.

    Coach Larry McKenzie's Real Talk with Real Models is a podcast that uplifts unnoticed community leaders whose character is worth emulating. Coach Larry McKenzie is the first African American coach to be inducted into the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame and the first coach to win four consecutive State Boys Basketball tournaments. Named a "Guardian of the Game" by the National Basketball Coaches Association in 2019 and a "Living Legend" by the NCAA during the 2019 Final Four.

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    19 mins
  • Kamal Carter and Kyle Williams On Activating Anti-Racists
    Jul 3 2023

    Kamal Carter and Kyle Williams, friends at Hampton University who shined in various fields, teamed up to create A Long Talk, which helps participants engage in anti-racist activation through conversations and experiences.

    Coach Larry McKenzie's Real Talk with Real Models is a podcast that uplifts unnoticed community leaders whose character is worth emulating. Coach Larry McKenzie is the first African American coach to be inducted into the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame and the first coach to win four consecutive State Boys Basketball tournaments. Named a "Guardian of the Game" by the National Basketball Coaches Association in 2019 and a "Living Legend" by the NCAA during the 2019 Final Four.

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    41 mins