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>> IT'S TIME TO GO INSIDE
INNOVATION BROUGHT TO YOU BY
ALLEGION. PIONEERING SAFETY.
INNOPOWER SAYS IT IS WORKING TO

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DEVELOP A STRONGER AWARENESS AND
ACCESS TO AFRICA'S TALENT
PIPELINE, ESPECIALLY IN BLACK
COMMUNITIES IN THE U.S. AND

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NIGERIA BY FOCUSING ON
ENTREPRENEURSHIP, EDUCATION AND
SOCIAL IMPACT.
INNOPOWER IS NOW PARTNERING WITH

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THE SAGAMORE INSTITUTE AND THE
MINORITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP
INSTITUTE. FORMER INDIANA TALENT
CZAR BLAIR MILO WILL BE WORKING

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WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS TO LAUNCH
THE CENTER FOR TALENT AND
OPPORTUNITY.
WITH MORE ON INNOPOWER'S MISSION

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TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE INNOVATION
ECOSYSTEM IN INDIANAPOLIS AND
BEYOND... I'M PLEASED TO BE
JOINED BY FOUNDER AND CEO EMIL

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EKIYOR.
WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> I WANT TO TEE THIS UP WITH

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YOUR STORY. BORN IN NIGERIA,
MADE IT TO THE UNITED STATES, TO
FLORIDA, SPORTS A BIG INFLUENCE
ON YOUR LIFE, GIVE US THAT

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QUICKLY THAT PATH AND HOW YOU
GOT TO THE UNITED STATES?
>> WHEN I WAS 15 MY PARENTS
THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA FOR

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ME TO COME TO THE US AND PURSUE
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WITH A
FAMILY IN DAYTONA BEACH. I WAS
15, SO EXCITED, COMING TO THE

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US, I WATCHED SO MANY ON THE US
AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXIST
HERE. AND CAME HERE, CAME TO
DAYTONA BEACH. A LOT OF MY

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FRIENDS, MY BLACK FRIENDS,
ESPECIALLY -- [BACKGROUND
NOISE].
>> I'M AT A MIDDLE SCHOOL.

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THAT'S THE ANNOUNCEMENT YOU
HEAR. EXCITED ABOUT BEING IN THE
US, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY. I
WASN'T EXPOSED TO THE SYSTEM

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THERE, MY AFRICAN-AMERICAN
BROTHERS AND SISTERS FACED.
TODAY, AFTER 20-SOME YEARS IN
THE US, I UNDERSTAND FULLY. BUT

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THE STORY OF COMING HERE, AND
THE EXCITEMENT OF COMING TO THE
US WAS LIFE-CHANGING FOR ME.
>> UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL

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FLORIDA, PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL,
NFL, YOU'RE USING THAT
EXPERIENCE, AND THAT SPORTS
INFLUENCE TO REALLY SHAPE

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INNOPOWER. TALK ABOUT IT, YOU
JUST GOT OFF A BIG GLOBAL SUMMIT
HOSTED HERE IN INDIANAPOLIS.
TALK ABOUT THE MISSION OF THE

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ORGANIZATION, BECAUSE IT REALLY
IS ABOUT TALENT DEVELOPMENT,
ESPECIALLY FOR
AFRICAN-AMERICANS, AND

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UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS.
>> YES. SO, INNOPOWER IS SIMPLY
THE POWER OF INNOVATION, HOW DO
WE CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO SOLVE

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PROBLEMS IN A DIFFERENT WAY IN
OUR BLACK COMMUNITIES, BLACK
COMMUNITIES HERE IN THE US AND
SUB SAHARAN AFRICA KNOWING

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND EDUCATION
IS TRULY AVENUES TO MAKING A
DIFFERENCE. BUT NOT JUST
ENTREPRENEURSHIP, EDUCATION, THE

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WAY WE'VE ALWAYS DONE IT, BUT
DOING IT WITH A TRUE FOCUS ON
TALENT AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT.
>> THAT IS HAVING AN IMPACT

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THREE YEARS THE ORGANIZATION HAS
BEEN IN BUSINESS, SHALL WE SAY,
AND REALLY HAVING AN IMPACT,
YOU'VE GOT PARTNERSHIPS I

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MENTIONED 1150 ACADEMY, IN GARY
NOW, TALKED AS PART OF THAT
PARTNERSHIP, PEOPLE ARE COMING
ONBOARD TO BE A PART OF THIS.

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>> YES. SO I WAS BLESSED, REALLY
TO BE A PART OF. SO NFL ONE
THING I SAW -- ONE THING I TOOK
AWAY FROM THE NFL OTHER THAN

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RELATIONSHIPS WAS THE DELIBERATE
APPROACH OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT,
RIGHT. SO ONCE YOU GET
IDENTIFIED AS A TALENTED

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ATHLETE, YOU GET PLUGGED INTO
THIS PROGRESSION. AND EVERYTHING
ABOUT THAT PROGRESSION, EVERY
STEP YOU TAKE IS ABOUT

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DEVELOPING SKILLS. BY THE TIME
YOU GO FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO
COLLEGE, BY THE TIME YOU GET TO
THE NFL, YOU ARE THE TOP OF YOUR

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PROFESSION. ON THE BACK END OF
THAT ALSO $100 BILLION INDUSTRY,
FOCUSED ON CULTIVATING TALENT,
FROM MOST VULNERABLE

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POPULATIONS, WE FEEL THAT MODEL
CAN BE REPLICATED IN DIFFERENT
INDUSTRIES, AND SOMETHING THAT
WE ARE ALREADY SEEING THE

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BENEFITS OF FOCUSING ON DOING IT
THAT WAY.
>> EMIL EKIYOR, FOUNDER AND CEO
OF INNOPOWER, A UNIQUE MODEL

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE, A LOT OF
EXAMPLES. EMIL, YOU'VE GOT A SON
AT UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA,
ANOTHER NFLER CERTAINLY IN THE

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FAMILY. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US