What does it take for a student-athlete to stand out among the rest? How do they get noticed in order to further their career? My guest, Dr. Daniel E. Walker explains the big picture of what your student-athlete needs for their future to be successful. His answer: 1) By believing in themselves, 2) By knowing themselves and 3) By having a mentor
Dr. Walker has an exceptional range of experiences and knowledge that comes from his various titles: filmmaker, scholar, social entrepreneur, professor, and public speaker. He works to increase the college graduation rates of students of color and to bring high quality arts education to urban communities. His important viewpoint stresses student-athlete academic preparation, leadership, mindset, educational aspirations, being proactive, and personal branding.
He passionately shares with us the importance of student-athletes to create personal branding that takes advantage of their unique perspective, rather than compromising their values. Listen and learn what your student-athlete needs to be successful in their next step forward.
Link to Dr. Walker’s watermelon parable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NesE2KvP5FU
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About Dr. Daniel E. Walker:
Dr. Daniel E. Walker is a filmmaker, scholar, social entrepreneur, and dynamic public speaker. He is the writer/director of the films When Roosters Crow, Sol Brothers, The Ten, and Let’s Have Church, founder and director of the Long Beach Indie International Film Festival, author of No More, No More: Slavery and Cultural Resistance in Havana (University of Minnesota Press) and “Black Church Next: Challenges and Opportunities Facing African American Congregations in 21st Century Los Angeles”, and Executive Producer of the forthcoming 10-part documentary Gospel, in collaboration with KCET/KCETLink and the University of Southern California, and the forthcoming docu-series Faith and Soul in the City, with Emmy Award winning writer/producer P. Frank Williams.
The co-founder of Leadership Excellence, he is also the Board Chair of the BLU Educational Foundation and the Believe Foundation. The latter two agencies are national leaders in the fight to increase the college graduation rates of students of color and to bring high quality arts education to urban communities. Dr. Walker spent more than a decade as a Research Associate at the University of Southern California’s Center for Religion and Civic Culture and is currently a Professor of History at El Camino College.
To learn more about Dr. Walker visit: https://www.drdanielwalker.com/
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