Future² Innovation

Remi Adeleke is many things, former royalty, an ex-Navy Seal, an author, entrepreneur and producer. But most of all, he’s a symbol of perseverance. Having gone from Nigerian opulence at the age of five to drug-dealing on the streets of the Bronx as a teenager, Remi knows a thing or two about tough times, and how to overcome them with nothing but sheer tenacity and hard work.  Remi is the author of Transformed: A Navy SEAL's Unlikely Journey from the Throne of Africa, to the Streets of the Bronx, to Defying All Odds; the title a play on words on his most recent acting credit in Transformers.  Expect to take lots out of this conversation, including: 1 - Remi’s fascinating story of going from rock star to rock bottom and back again 2 - Why it’s often darkest before the dawn; and 3 - Why if you know the way broadly, you will see it in everything.  We also geek out on early 90s hip-hop wars and the Eddie Murphy classic, Coming To America. But this doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface of what we