Wherever and to whomever Akindele Akinyemi speaks, he brings the rafters down. But, audiences don't just rave about him… they actually remember him….literally.
Because what he speaks about is empowering and enhancing. Akinyemi’s vision is a stunningly original way to dramatically increase the performance and productivity of development through family, education and economics through a more global approach to helping urban communities in America.
One of the nation's most respected educators, coaches and leading authority on educational options through organization, leadership, ethics, management, and change in educational business Akinyemi is a hard-hitting Nigerian-American educator, motivational speaker, researcher and former political consultant. He is well known for his hardline but charismatic views on education and his "blunt" way of expression.
A provocative, gregarious, sought-after speaker and educational policy consultant, Akinyemi is universally characterized by friends, colleagues and clients alike as one of the most insightful, powerful and compassionate men in business today. When Akinyemi speaks, he speaks from the heart with warmth and humor. His unique gift is to speak to an audience and communicate with the heart of each person as if they were alone together. He is a polished storyteller with a knack for
making the seemingly complex easy to understand.
As the National Co-Director of the National African Business Association he has led efforts to restore the artistic and economic vision in Inkster, Michigan and has created strategic alliances with stakeholders in Texas, Maryland, Dc, and Nigeria to increase trade, economic development and investment with Africa, has utilized his platform with NABA to educate the public on the advantages of investing in
Africa, and has brought a serious public policy platform of empowerment in Metro Detroit’s African community to give them a voice in both Lansing and D.C.
Currently, he is the Chairman of the Inkster Downtown Development Authority, President of the Inkster Library Board, Vice-President of the Inkster Economic Development Corporation, National Political Director of the Nigerian American Public Affairs Committee (NAPAC-USA), founding board member of the African Bureau of Immigration and Social Affairs and, and has helped create various non-profit organizations such as Tiffanycare, a program designed to empower homeless people in Houston, Texas. His dedication to empowering women in business and education is unmatched.
Akinyemi has a B.S in African American Studies from Eastern Michigan University and a M.A. in Education with an emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Phoenix.
In addition to his educational work, Mr. Akinyemi is also a speech coach and motivational speaker who work in the area of relationship building and counseling.
