Tobenna Okeke
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Tobenna Okeke
Biography
Originally born in Nigeria but raised in Houston Texas. He's a first generation immigrant who's parents came to the U.S and worked hard to provide what they could. Tobenna was like most kids who didn't know what they wanted to be growing up and didn't have anyone to look for guidance. Until a speaker came and spoke to his school football team that gave him hope and goals to dream BIG and attend college. He graduated high school with a 3.5 GPA and attended Fresno State with a full athletic scholarship. Tobenna states to his audience that hard work and perseverance is the key to obtaining what it is that you want in life. Throughout his college career he had to overcome many obstacles such as injuries, mental health, and many more to succeed and receive all-conference honors. Tobenna went on to play for the Tennessee Titians in 2018 . He then went on to play in the CFL in 2019. He played in the XFL in 2020 but because of the Pandemic that all came to a halt. He stated that hard work and dedication is what makes the difference.. While he was playing football he knew his calling was bigger than himself so after he retired he wanted to give back the community with all the info and game that he's learned along the way. He's been blessed to study successful people in every field such as medical, financial, sports, psychological and much more. He has been blessed to speak in front to over 3,000 people in many schools, businesses around Texas and has received outstanding reviews. Speaking comes natural to him and once he realized the power of words, he wanted to empower everyone to be their best selves everyday! The reason he speaks is because he has been through so much from homelessness, financially broke, depression, injuries to overcoming all of them. He now uses his life as a message showing everyone that its POSSIBLE!
Tobenna Okeke
Featured Keynote Programs
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Keys to Success
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Your Situation is not your Destination
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Championship Mindset
When it comes to achieving extraordinary success in life, talent, skills, and passion are just part of the factors, what is most important is your mindset. This is because your mindset – how you think – will determine what you do. I give you the keys into creating that championship mindset from within.
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