He is an ex- Navy SEAL, actor, a model, writer, motivational speaker and a whole lot more... He is born Nigerian from Lagos state but raised in the United States of America...... The best part of all this is the fact that he is a loving husband and father. Remi Adeleke is indeed an inspiration to young people out there- he has proven to us that you can be anything you want, when you want and how you want.... You can check out his great acting skills in the movie "Transformers- the last knight" .
Sit back, relax and read the story that shows us his amazing journey.........
Full Name: Remi Adeleke
State of Origin: Lagos State, Victoria Island
Biography:
Remi Adeleke was born in Western Africa, but permanently relocated to Bronx, NY after the death of his father and the Nigerian Government’s stripping of their family assets in 1987. After years of making regrettable decisions, Remi decided to join the Navy in 2002 in order to become a Navy SEAL. Having had a great career in the Navy, Remi decided to separate from the Navy in 2016, which lead him into a career of speaking, writing and acting. Remi has acted in everything from a Major Motion Picture, to commercials, to theater and National TV. Remi resides in California with his wife Jessica and their two sons Cayden and Caleb. His autobiography titled Transformed, releases on January 21st 2019.
University attended and degree obtained:
University of Charleston West Virginia Bachelors of Science in Organizational Leadership & Masters of Science in Strategic Leadership with a Specialization in Strategy as Practice.
How did you start your business/ what you do?
It’s interesting; I got my start in some cases by being at the right place at the right time, and also being prepared for the opportunities when they arrived. I got my big break in Transformers when I received a phone call one day. I was writing a paper for graduate school when a person in the film industry called me and said that the director of Transformers The Last Knight was looking for a former Navy SEAL to play a role. I said sure, and the next day I was on set. Now, prior to the call I was a public speaker, so I was used to memorizing my messages and standing in front of a group of people. So when the director yelled, “ACTION” as a production crew stood by and with a camera in my face, it didn’t seem foreign to me, it seemed very natural for me to just say what I was told to say. So my past experiences which unbeknownst to me at the time prepared me for acting - helped me to act as natural as an actor that had been acting for years. The same goes for the opportunity that opened up for me as an author and writer. I befriended a very well known TV personality here in America. She has one of the top rated national TV shows in the country. Anyway, she has known my story of going from Nigeria to the Bronx, to the SEAL Teams and Hollywood, and she loved the story. One day the TV personality decided to introduce me to one of the top book publishers in the world, Harper Collins (Game of Thrones, Hidden Figures, Heaven is For Real, Divergent). After the introduction, I signed a two-book deal with them and started writing my first book. Now, for years I wrote my own sermons, blogs, letters, reports for work, and research papers for school, so when the opportunity arrived, all the hard work I had done over the years prepared me for the opportunity. I was able to write my first book on my own (due out January 2019), and then I was hired to write a screenplay, and a second book for someone else. I was in the right place at the right time, but I was also prepared for the opportunities when they came. I say that to say, never despise small beginnings or what you’re doing now, because you never know how what you’re currently doing is secretly preparing you for the dream job that you desire.
Your inspiration and motivation:
My motivation is changing lives. I was inspired by film to be a Navy SEAL, and then I joined the Navy and became a SEAL, which subsequently changes the trajectory of my life and the lives of my family members. Now I feel that it is my duty to pay it forward. Every single day, I strive to write, speak, produce or act in something that will potentially change someone’s life in a positive way. Initiating transformation in the lives of others is my motivation.
Challenges you face:
The biggest challenge I would say I currently face is unprofessionalism amongst people and organizations I partner with. And as a Christian, it pains me to say it, but predominately amongst Christian organizations. So often I partner with people who are late, bad at communication, and have no business bearing. It is so frustrating and a great challenge for me.
How do you overcome challenges?
"I try to overcome the above challenge, by setting the proper example of professionalism everyday. I tell my assistant all the time, “I don’t care how unprofessional an organization we’re working with is, we will not follow in their steps. We will be on time; we will keep our word; we will communicate effectively, and we will do our job. And hopefully, our counterparts will see our example and follow suit."
Words of encouragement to someone out there:
"There are times when you will fail and make mistakes, but that’s Ok. Failure is a part of life, but in most cases failure is a gift. I say that because there are so many priceless lessons that we can learn from failures. Lessons that if we apply, can take us to GREAT heights. I would not be the man I am today, or where I am without the multitude of failures I’ve faced. So much so, that I coined a saying, which goes like this, “A failure is only a failure if you don’t learn from it. But if you learn from it, then it becomes a lesson.”
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