https://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakersImpact Makers is a live and recorded podcast show that throws light on various pertinent character and social development topics . The youth is at the center of the show and we love to have more youth and young adults on the show to share their ideas, thoughts and stories on positively impacting the world.enCopyright Isaac Kwapong (C/O Blogtalkradio)Sat, 02 May 2020 18:45:00 GMTThu, 15 Nov 2018 20:00:00 GMTSportsBlogTalkRadio Feed v2.0https://dasg7xwmldix6.cloudfront.net/hostpics/ce41796c-03ba-4928-8dc9-c92a42158dbe_impactmakerspodcastsignag.jpghttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakersImpact Makers is a live and recorded podcast show that throws light on various pertinent character and social development topics . The youth is at the center of the show and we love to have more youth and young adults on the show to share their ideas, thoughts and stories on positively impacting the world.feeds@blogtalkradio.comBlogTalkRadio.comSDG,Impact,Development,Inspire,Celebrate,Sports,Youth,Social DevelopmentIsaac Robert KwapongnoOur show will inspire and provide you with the tools and information on how you can positively impact your life and communityepisodichttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2018/11/15/benefits-of-having-a-sports-educationMotivationhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2018/11/15/benefits-of-having-a-sports-education/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2018/11/15/benefits-of-having-a-sports-educationThu, 15 Nov 2018 20:00:00 GMTBenefits of having a sports educationHow does an enlightening sports experience which adds a holistic personal and mental skills to an individual help to better equip one to succeed. The education we talk about in this episode is not the formal education system but rather an experience that teaches and equips one with physical, mental, and moral skills that goes beyond the field of play and can be applied to life in general also. 00:30:00Isaac Robert KwapongnoSports,Character,lifeskills,personaldevelopment,mindsetHow does an enlightening sports experience which adds a holistic personal and mental skills to an individual help to better equip one to succeed.1f41d4c1-22f1-4fae-80d6-3248f6fd925e13fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2018/11/01/comfort-zone-part-2Motivationhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2018/11/01/comfort-zone-part-2/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2018/11/01/comfort-zone-part-2Thu, 01 Nov 2018 19:44:31 GMTCOMFORT ZONE PART 2To succeed at anything in Life you have to get out of your comfort zone. 00:30:00Isaac Robert KwapongnoChallenging your assumptions to discover your truths49591dee-cf7c-4286-89ae-bd726de175da12fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2018/10/18/out-of-your-comfort-zoneSportshttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2018/10/18/out-of-your-comfort-zone/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2018/10/18/out-of-your-comfort-zoneThu, 18 Oct 2018 20:00:00 GMTOut of your Comfort ZoneTo impact the world you need to go out of your comfort zone. 00:10:00Isaac Robert KwapongnoChallenging your assumptions to discover your truthsea5e90bc-9446-4029-993b-ae841506248311fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2016/10/26/insideoutcoaching-ep-8-briana-williams-part-1Sportshttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2016/10/26/insideoutcoaching-ep-8-briana-williams-part-1/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2016/10/26/insideoutcoaching-ep-8-briana-williams-part-1Wed, 26 Oct 2016 20:00:00 GMTInsideOutCoaching Ep 8: Briana Williams Part 1Briana William holds a Mercer School record of scoring the highest number of points in a single game with 54pts. Her college basketball journey was not smooth, she joined us to share her journey from high school through to college and also post college. Brianna was raised in a strong christian family with both parents playing basketball, she picked up from were her parents left off and she is the first in her family to graduate from a 4 year college. She has played oversees against some of the best womens basketball players in the US and Europe. 00:10:00Isaac Robert KwapongnoBasketball,WomensBasketball,RecordHolder,MercerUniversityBriana William holds a Mercer School record of scoring the highest number of points in a single game with 54pts. Her college basketball journey was not smooth,https://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2016/09/30/insideoutcoaching-ep-7-jemaa-yuori-part-2Sportshttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2016/09/30/insideoutcoaching-ep-7-jemaa-yuori-part-2/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2016/09/30/insideoutcoaching-ep-7-jemaa-yuori-part-2Fri, 30 Sep 2016 20:30:00 GMTInsideOutCoaching Ep 7: Jemaa Yuori Part 2Jemaa Yuori is currently a Ghanaian student-athlete at the Albertus Magnus in the USA. Jemaa is from the Northern Region of Ghana in West Africa and is amongst the few Ghanaian basketball student-athletes that have worked their way from playing basketball in Ghana to playing in the USA. Jemaa has overcome many common challenges faced by young student-athletes in Africa. Jemaa Yuori is also an excellent academic student who was selected in the All-Academic Team for Division 1 basketball in the NCAA at the end of the 2015-2016 academic year. 00:12:00Isaac Robert KwapongnoBasketball,College SportsJemaa Yuori is a Ghanaian student-athlete who is now playing college basketball in the USA. He shares his story in the USA in this episode.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2016/09/21/insideoutcoaching-ep-6-jemaa-yuori-part-1Sportshttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2016/09/21/insideoutcoaching-ep-6-jemaa-yuori-part-1/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2016/09/21/insideoutcoaching-ep-6-jemaa-yuori-part-1Wed, 21 Sep 2016 14:00:00 GMTInsideOutCoaching Ep 6: Jemaa Yuori Part 1Jemaa Yuori is currently a Ghanaian student-athlete at the Albertus Magnus in the USA. Jemaa is from the Northern Region of Ghana in West Africa and is amongst the few Ghanaian basketball student-athletes that have worked their way from playing basketball in Ghana to playing in the USA. Jemaa has overcome many common challenges faced by young student-athletes in Africa. Jemaa Yuori is also an excellent academic student who was selected in the All-Academic Team for Division 1 basketball in the NCAA at the end of the 2015-2016 academic year. 00:11:00Isaac Robert KwapongnoGhana,USA,NCAA,Africa,BasketballJemaa Yuori from Ghana in West Africa shares about the challenges he faced in the beginning of his student-athlete life in Ghana.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2016/09/12/insideoutcoaching-ep-5-interview-with-godwin-owinjeSportshttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2016/09/12/insideoutcoaching-ep-5-interview-with-godwin-owinje/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2016/09/12/insideoutcoaching-ep-5-interview-with-godwin-owinjeMon, 12 Sep 2016 16:30:00 GMTInsideOutCoaching Ep 5: Interview with Godwin OwinjeGodwin Owinje is the Director of Basketball Operations of Giants of Africa and he shares how basketball helped him to become who he is today. Godwin Owinje is also the co-founder of Giants of Africa, he started from a poor background in Nigeria. Through playing basketball he got a scholarship to continue his education and basketball in the USA at Georgetown University. He is now giving back to what the sport gave him through GOA camps and community outreach programmes. 00:11:00Isaac Robert KwapongnoBasketball,Giveback,GiantsofAfrica,Africa,YouthGodwin Owinje is the Director of Basketball Operations of Giants of Africa and he shares how basketball helped him to become who he is today.https://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2016/09/06/giant-of-africaSportshttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2016/09/06/giant-of-africa/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2016/09/06/giant-of-africaTue, 06 Sep 2016 05:30:00 GMTGiant Of AfricaWe had the privilege of sitting down with Masai Ujiri who is the first African to be appointed as the president of an NBA team. Masai Ujiri is also the founder of non-profit Giants of Africa Foundation, he is a Nigerian who got the opportunity to further his education and basketball in the USA and through that opportunity he is now playing a key role in the NBA. Masai has not kept his wealth and experience to himself rather he is giving back to the continent of Africa through his Giants of Africa Foundation. Every year Masai comes back to runs various top level basketball camps for the next generation of basketball student-athletes in Africa. The camps has expanded from one country to six country since it's frist camp in Nigeria in 2003. 00:13:00Isaac Robert KwapongnoToronto,Raptors,NBA,GiantsofAfrica,CampsMasai Ujiri is the first African to be appointed as the president of an NBA team. He is the founder of the Giants of Africa which uses basketball as a tool to i3b9e2385-4b78-4f76-ad65-0800fc454c2efullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2016/08/29/elevating-to-the-top-from-the-buttonSportshttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2016/08/29/elevating-to-the-top-from-the-button/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2016/08/29/elevating-to-the-top-from-the-buttonMon, 29 Aug 2016 12:00:00 GMTElevating To The Top From The ButtonAfter elevating his game from Senegal to the USA Assane Sene became a top ranked high school player and ended up in one of the top colleges in the USA. He was featured in the documentary Elevate which told his story to the world of how basketball had helped him to access opportunities which he could have never dreamt of when he was a child in Senegal. He went on to play at the University of Virginia and after graduating played a few years of professional basketball in europe, retiring after an injury. Assane is now coaching at South Kent School in the USA as an assistant coach and he spends most of his summer holidays travelling back to Africa to inspire and give back to the continent that gave birth to him. Visit the website to view more about Assane's story.  00:11:00Isaac Robert KwapongnoElevate,Basketball,Africa,CollegeBasketball,NCAAAssane Sane shares with us some important lessons he learnt as a student-athlete who got an opportunity to pursue his education and career in the USA and Europec37ac456-c6ef-448f-a0e8-48034dfdf183fullhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2016/08/22/insideoutcoaching-ep-2-becoming-a-global-player-with-patrick-engelbrechtSportshttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2016/08/22/insideoutcoaching-ep-2-becoming-a-global-player-with-patrick-engelbrecht/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2016/08/22/insideoutcoaching-ep-2-becoming-a-global-player-with-patrick-engelbrechtMon, 22 Aug 2016 12:00:00 GMTInsideOutCoaching Ep 2: Becoming a global player with Patrick EngelbrechtPatrick Engelbrecht is an accomplished scout currently with the Toronto Raptors in the NBA. He has travelled all around the world scouting and developing young talents both on and off the basketball coutr. He is also the lead Instructor for Giants of Africa founded by Masai Ujiri who is the GM of the Toronto Raptors.Today the GOA Top 50 Camp has developed players at the local, national, international and professional levels. Patrick is from South Africa and understands the African player and knows what is needed to succeed at the next level. 00:11:00Isaac Robert KwapongnoNBA,Development,Scouting,Youth,TalentPatrick Engelbrecht is the Director of Global Scouting for the Toronto Raptors in the NBA and he shares his keys to becoming a global playerhttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2016/08/17/insideoutcoaching-ep-1-interview-with-meme-falconerSportshttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2016/08/17/insideoutcoaching-ep-1-interview-with-meme-falconer/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/impactmakers/2016/08/17/insideoutcoaching-ep-1-interview-with-meme-falconerWed, 17 Aug 2016 15:30:00 GMTInsideOutCoaching Ep 1 Interview with Meme FalconerInsideOutCoaching host Coach Isaac sat with Head Coach of the University of Ghana mens basketball team Meme Falconer who is also known as Mr. Basketball in the Ghanaian basketball circles to share some of the lessons he has learnt as a player and coach. Coach Meme led his university team to a record setting season of becoming the first Ghanaian university to ever compete in and win the Federation of Africa University Sports Basketball Championship held in Johannesburge South Africa in July 2016.     00:37:00Isaac Robert KwapongnoGhana,Basketball,Sports,Character,ChampionA record setting year for basketball Head Coach Meme Falconer of the University of Ghana, after completing the 2015/2016 season with a treble. He sits down with