Tackle Thursday With JK

 Co-Captain of the 1976 USA Olympic Team Tommy Z. Haynes joined JK for Episode 30 of the Tackle Thursday With JK Podcast. The two discussed Mr. Haynes' recently released book titled "What The L" , Lead, Love, & Laugh. Tommy has made several successful transitions throughout his life. Beginning as an HS and Collegiate Athlete, Joining the Military, Becoming an Olympian, Coaching College an...

Whatever your goals are in life, you must intentionally strive to accomplish them. You shouldn't sit back and just hope they come true. You must be intentional and that is what the TV Voice for Middle Tennessee State University Athletics Jake Rose has done. Jake has been intentional when it comes to his career as a Broadcaster, Writer, and Host. Jake Rose joins JK for this episode as they tackle t...

As a Young Adult, do you feel the pressure of ensuring you have everything in your life all together? Society can pressure you to believe you must have the house, be married with kids, dream car, and career , all by the age of 30. As a result anxiety rises the older you get and you realize there are things you have yet to accomplish. Though this is true, JK wants you to fret not about the things y...

In episode 27 of the Tackle Thursday With JK Podcast, JK was joined by FAMU's Assistant Athletic Director of Football Operations Troy Johnson. The two tackled the topic "Be Well-Rounded" as Troy shared how his entrenched childhood in HBCU tradition and his previous jobs in athletics has prepared him for his current role at FAMU. Troy emphasized  the importance of being able to do more than one thi...

As a Young Adult, do you feel disqualified, unworthy, unqualified, and hopeless about your future because of how your life began? Do you believe that nothing good will ever happen to you or for you because of the childhood you had or didn't have?. If so, I encourage you to listen to this episode of the podcast where I was joined by Byron De'Vinner ,the founder of the 77 Kids Foundation as well as...

C-Sections have been a Taboo topic in the Black Community. It is not discussed often and when it is, it has been shunned upon.  Brittany Kellem joined JK on this episode to bring awareness to C-Section births and to discuss their C-Section Birth experience and what mothers and the men alongside them go through during this process. Brittany made sure to remind mothers to be proud and unashamed...

In episode 24 of the Tackle Thursday With JK Podcast, JK was joined by Donald Reed Jr., the Assistant Director of Equipment Operations at FAMU.  The two discussed how Donald took a different route to making it to the NFL. Donald shared how important it is to be open to taking an unusual path to accomplishing your goals. Enjoy this episode as JK and Donald tackle the topic "I Took a Different...

On this episode of the Tackle Thursday With JK Podcast, JK was joined by Super Bowl Champion, BCS National Champion, Musical Artist , and Sports Broadcaster Marlon "Big Fav" Favorite. The two tackled the topic "Maximize Your Platform" as they discussed the great things Marlon has done and is doing with music, broadcasting, and in the community!!! Marlon expressed his gratitude for his platform and...

The world can pressure you to believe that the more exposure you have, the more significant you are.  If we succumb to this type of belief it could cause us to believe that we are a failure when we experience moments of invisibility, which is when nobody knows us or what we do. However, we must know that we are valuable whether we are seen/known by the masses or if no one knows us at all. Tak...

In honor of Father's Day,  JK was joined by Lamont Ramsey, a Nashville Fire Chief and Founder of Ramsey's Reach which is a non profit organization based in Smyrna, Tn. The two tackled the topic "I'm Proud of My Two Sons". Lamont has done a great job raising his two sons. Both of his sons are excelling in their careers and more importantly being great fathers to their kids. Lamont shared his p...

As Father's Day approaches , JK decided to tackle the topic "I Met my Biological Father on Mistake". JK shares how at the age of 16 he seen for the first time the guy that he got his last name from. Then five months later he met him face to face on mistake. JK shares the lessons and things he learned from not having his Biological Father in his life. In the episode, JK also urges parents to make s...

For episode 19, JK was joined by Author Sandra F. Holt. The two tackled the topic "Goodbye Fear" which is the title of Sandra's new book.  During this episode Sandra goes into great depth about what the title "Goodbye Fear" means to her, while also sharing practical things that people can use to rid their lives of fear and instead, live a Faith filled life. You can get a copy of Sandra's book...

There are times in life where we stress about not having enough for tomorrow. We worry about not having enough for what we plan on doing in the future. However, our focus should be on if we have enough for now. God will equip us with what we need for Right Now. Take a listen to this episode as JK tackles the topic "You Have Enough For Now."

There are times in life when we must muster up enough faith and courage to try something again even if it doesn't go as planned the first time around. For this episode JK was joined by his wife as they discussed how their first planned family trip to Disney never happened, but they refused to give up on making this trip happen for their kids. Listen to this episode as JK and Brittany tackle the to...

There are many times we wish that we could get to where we want to be, much faster. We wish we had more money sooner, we wish we were promoted sooner, we wish we were married sooner, etc. It's difficult to wait for what we are believing God for. However, we must understand that where we are in life is preparing us for where God is taking us. If we attempt to rush the preparation process, we may ar...

Often, we find ourselves playing it safe. We play it safe with our lives, money, and opportunities. We may believe that playing it safe is the best option for us. However, we must be sure of that because if we aren't careful then we can find out that playing it safe could actually cause us to miss out on opportunities in life.  Listen to this episode as JK tackles the topic "Save It & Los...

 Many people only choose to do what they feel like doing. People go to work when they feel like it. People exercise when they feel like it. People apologize when they feel like it. People even do the right thing when they feel like it. Though these things are true,  there are times when we must commit to doing something that our emotions don't align with initially. There will be many tim...

 JK sat down with Kevin Richelieu who is the author of the soon to be released book, Beautiful Suffering. The two discussed Rev Kev's  role as a Pastor, his passion for music, his new book titled "Beautiful Suffering",and much more. Rev Kev's resounding message to listeners is to "Turn Your Pain into Purpose". Enjoy this episode as JK and Rev Kev tackled the topic "Beautiful Suffering".

 In life, whether it's a relationship, person, job, business, and or opportunity, there will always be pockets of imperfection. No person, situation, or opportunity will be perfect, but JK challenges listeners to focus on what is right and good, instead of the Pockets of Imperfection.  JK explains how we can become distracted by the imperfections, and as a result then forfeit a relations...

Everyday that we wake up and pursue our goals and dreams, Fear and Doubt attempts to penetrate us in an attempt to prevent us moving forward. Though we may feel the presence of fear or doubt and may be tempted to walk in fear or doubt, we must instead choose to be bold and make the decision to Walk By Faith.  We must Believe With Every Step that we take. Take a listen to the episode as JK tac...

We can spend our lives working to be successful and after experiencing win after win and success on top of success, there is the potential to become blinded by winning.  In this episode, JK highlights that if we become blinded by winning, then we lose our respect for winning. Consequently, we could forget what it took for us to get to where we are, and as a result, we may begin to think that...

JK sat down with Florida A&M University (FAMU) Head Football Coach Willie Simmons. The two tackled the topic "I'm Home" as coach shared why he chose to go back home to Tallahassee to lead the FAMU football team.  The two spent time highlighting what Coach Simmons and his family are doing in the community, his expectations for the 2022 season, the importance of HBCUs, and much more.

As people, we pray for success and then once we experience the success, we must remember to not become blinded by our success. We must remember how we started. We must remember all the times that we struggled and all the blessings God bestowed upon us to get us where we are. We must remember the youth of our career, the youth of our relationship, the youth of our business, or the genesis of any si...

As people we search for new ways to become more successful. We constantly work to figure out the Algorithm of Life. As people, we desire to ascend and excel in relationships, businesses, careers, and many other areas in our lives.  Sometimes we believe that if we do exactly what another person does we will then get the same exact results. Life doesn't work that way. Yes, we should listen to s...

We all benefit in life from having a vision. We must know where we are going, whether it be in a relationship, business, or a career. Where there is no vision, the people perish. Therefore, we must establish a Destination for our relationship, business, career, etc. Once we know where we are headed in life, we then must fight against becoming Distracted by the Destination. Listen to JK tackle this...