Unscripted With Akeem Haynes

This week on the show, Angelo The Motivator stops by the show. He's A Personal Life and Business Coach. Motivational Speaker, Philosopher and founder of Good Talk and Good Talk Media. If you are in the personal development space, there's a good chance you might have heard his name or heard his motivational speeches that have been getting big raves on YouTube. When you listen to some of Angelo's co...

This week on the show I'm joined by former professional basketball player, Podcast And TV Show host, and entrepreneur Travis Reed. Travis played professionally overseas in the Netherlands and Estonia. romania, Australia and Germany. In 2004 he was league MVP in the Dutch league. He was a part of one of the best UCLA recruiting classes in 1997 which included Earl Watson, Rico Hines, Billy Knight an...

Welcome back to a new season and new episode of Unscripted To kick off season four, My guest this week is Poloko Mmakgolane. Poloko Is a motivational speaker, Author and entrepreneur. Poloko is a dynamic, passionate speaker on stage or in front of the camera. Last year Poloko was acknowledged as the social media influencer of the year in South Africa. He's the author of 3 books. His first book is...

Season Finale!! This week on the show Motivational Conference Trade Show Emcee Elec Simon joins me. Elec travels the country uniquely sharing his story and gift. He's been a part of events, movies and shows such as The Summit of Greatness with Lewis Howes, the uber-popular movie Stomp the Yard, and many Broadway plays. He's been on many stages performing, If you are a Clevland Cavilares fan, you'v...

This week on the show, my guest is Tatiana Straathof. She's a former professional circus artist, a graduate of the world-renowned, Ecole Nationale de Cirque, and founder of Creating your Sun shinene" which helps seniors improve their balance maintain their independence and live each day with better health and greater joy. She also goes to schools, organizations, sports teams and corporate set...

This week on the show im joined by a High-performance consultant in the fitness industry, a former professional bodybuilder, he's a former sprinter who competed for Canada, someone I used to watch while I was coming up in my younger years, he won a bronze medal in the 2006 commonwealth games, He was apart of the 2008 Canadian olympic team. Emanuel Parris stops by the show! In this episode, we get...

Cream rises to the top is a saying that you might have heard in many forms. if you're a fan of music you probably heard Wu-tang Clan say it in their hit song C.R.E.A.M. If you are an old-school wrestling fan you might heard macho man randy savage's monologue talking about him being "The Cream Of The Crop." in this episode, Akeem reminds us why quality is important. Quality work cannot go...

Welcome Back To Another Week Of Unscripted This week on the show, my guest played 11 years in the NFL as a defensive end. He played for the buffalo bills, the san diego chargers, the dallas cowboys and the Jacksonville Jaguars. During his time playing, he made the 2001 AFC pro bowl team, He was also nominated for the Walter Payton Man of the Year three times for his volunteer and charity work and...

What's going on everyone, welcome back to another episode of Unscripted. This week on the show, 2022 Grey Cup Champion, Offensive Lineman Shane Richards joins me. I've been watching and knowing Shane since he stepped into the building of my old high school in Calgary, Crescent Heights High School. If you are a quarterback or running back you want him in front of you. Shane is 6 ft 8, 300+ pounds a...

What's going on everyone, welcome back to another episode of Unscripted. This week on the show, the gut-brain guy Doug Cook Joins me. Doug is a dietician who has over 21 years of experience as a front-line clinician. He's the co-author and contributing author to 10 books. He's currently a doctor at St Joseph's Health Center, one of the top medical centers in the world. He's spent years working in...

What's going on everyone, welcome back to another episode of Unscripted. This week on the show Georgia Ellenwood stops by. Georgia probably does the most tiering discipline in track and field. She's a Heptathlete. 7 events in 2 days. She represented Canada in the 2016 world indoor championships, 2018 won NCAA while at the University of Wisconsin, broke all their records, was Big 10 conference athl...

This is a segment where I'll share different conversations and experiences from previous guests and myself about times when our plans didn't go according to plan and we had to flip the script and move in a different direction. This week on Flip The Script we go back to episode #92 With my former track and field coach Stuart McMillan. Stu's attached to a lot of olympic medalists both in summer spor...

This is a segment where I'll share different conversations and experiences from previous guests and myself about times when our plans didn't go according to plan and we had to flip the script and move in a different direction. In the debut segment of Flip the Script, we go back to episode #74 with Mo Gawdat. Mo was the former Chief Business Officer for Google X, Serial Entrepreneur, and the author...

This week on the show I'm joined by Multiple time all-Americans during her time at the University of Tennessee. Savage Fenty ambassador, and professional sprinter Maia McCoy joined me on the show. Had a great conversation with Maia and we touched on a lot of different topics. Throughout this conversation, you'll see a common theme and that is to believe in yourself and never give up. Episode Highl...

This week on the show My guest is a super lightweight professional boxer joins me. He's the North American Boxing Federation Super Light champion and has a professional record of 35 wins, 7 losses, 2 draws and 25 wins by way of knockout. He's on a 6 fight streak including a recent win over former champion Alberto Machado. He trains out of my adopted hometown city, Calgary Alberta. My guest this we...

This Week I'm joined by a retired US Army veteran, motivational speakers and the Co-founder of Sweethearts and Heroes which is a game-changing organization helping to stamp out bullying and promote a positive culture in schools and communities across the US and Canada. Rick Yarosh joins me on the show. On September 1, 2006, Ricks's life would be changed and impacted for the rest of his life. Rick...

This Week I'm joined by the author of multiple books. I think he's written 4 but he's probably working on another one now. but his most recent book entitled stop living on Auto-pilot: take Responsibility for your life and Rediscover a Bolder, happier You which was a best seller in a few categories. He's an internationally recognized speaker and success coach. A dynamic speaker at that. He's an awa...

In this week's episode, Akeem reminds us why consistency is essential to everyday life. He discusses three different areas of our lives - physical health, goals/dreams/aspirations, and relationships- and what being consistent in these areas of our lives looks like. Before you go, if you've been enjoying the episodes and getting value from them. Do me a favour and leave a rating and review of the s...

This week on the show I'm joined by a good friend of mine. She represented sierra leone at the 2016 olympic games and in those same games she was the flag bearer for sierra leone during the closing ceremony. She's an advocate for education for women's rights in sports and out. She's done a lot of work bringing light to issues back in sierra leone. She's a digital strategist and currently leads a t...

This week on the show I'm joined by all Conference / All - American Small Forward at barton community college, St. Bonaventure university stand out and currently playing for Rouen Métropole Basket in France. Andell Cumberbatch joins me on the show. Had a great conversation with Andell. Our paths crossed when we both attended barton community college (the best Juco in the country). This episode is...

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 i...

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 N...

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! This week on the show. 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 gam...

Thank you to all of our unscripted listeners this season. I appreciate each of you taking the time to tune in each week. 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...

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 sp...