S3E43 | Remi Adeleke: Former SEAL & Intelligence Asset on Organ Harvesting & Becoming a ‘Chameleon’

This week I am SO excited to welcome back for a second time: father, entrepreneur, Navy SEAL veteran, author of the incredible books, ‘Transformed’ and ‘Chameleon’, Founder of Keh-jo Brand apparel and The 8th film productions, film producer, writer, director of “The Unexpected”, Hollywood actor, and jack of all trades and master at ALL of them: Remi Adeleke!

A true riches to rags - and rags to riches story, Remi calls his life the TRUE ‘Coming to America’ story. Born into African Royalty in a small country in Western Africa, his picture-perfect life took a devastating turn after circumstances surrounding the death of his beloved father forced his family to uproot to America - which began a new life filled with adversity and struggles.

After years of running the streets out in The Bronx, NY, Remi knew he needed a change and enlisted in the US Navy in 2002 and began his inspirational and transformational journey from Streets to SEALs where he worked in human intelligence. His debut book biography, “Transformed: A Navy SEALs Unlikely Journey from the Throne of Africa to the Streets of the Bronx to Defying All Odds” outlines the inspirational and personal story of Remi’s life and how he overcame insurmountable odds and rose to prominence in literally everything he set his mind to - including the military and breaking into Hollywood. His newest project - a fictional follow-up to ‘Transformed’ called “Chameleon” - is a fictional novel loosely based on his own experiences as a SEAL. In Remi’s own words, “It’s a fictional extension of my memoir, ‘Transformed’. All the things that I couldn’t talk about in ‘Transformed’, I fictionalized and created this fictional world with fictional characters and fictional events in order to be able to tell more of my story, but in a fictional way.” Chameleon is a brilliant piece of literature and I’m so excited to have Remi join us today to tell us all the details of his new book series!

The first time Remi was on, we did a deep dive into his short film directorial debut called, “The Unexpected”. ‘The Unexpected’ - which debuted almost a year ago last September 30th on YouTube exclusively - was a fantastic film based off a true story that takes us deep into the world of human trafficking and specifically - organ harvesting. The film very boldly and brilliantly shines a bright light on these important topics that very few in the entertainment business have had the courage to feature in movies, TV or film. I highly recommend you all take some time to go back and watch his last podcast episode and watch his incredible film because it is extremely well done and the attention to detail in explaining how human trafficking functions like a business, cartel, intelligence operation, and an industry all in one cannot be overstated. It was hands down the best film I’ve seen to date bringing awareness to these taboo topics. I’ll have all the links in the show notes for you to find and click on easily!

Before we dive into today’s episode, I wanted to give a reminder that if you are a survivor or whistleblower who wants to share your story on the podcast or wants to share any information privately with me, you can now email me at [email protected]! Please send me a briefing of who you are and how I can support you whether it’s through podcasting or sharing information. I also just started a Substack that you can support at www.EmmaKatherine.Substack.com where I will be doing weekly recaps and insights on my podcast and using this as a place to publicly journal my journey as an advocate for our children. All my social, email and project links can also be found in the show notes and as always - I’m so grateful for all your support.

WATCH REMI'S FIRST EPISODE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSp-mEp7GFc

CONNECT WITH REMI:
YouTube: @remiadeleke1278
Instagram: @remiadeleke - https://www.instagram.com/remiadeleke/
Twitter: @remiadeleke - https://twitter.com/RemiAdeleke
Kejo Brand Apparel: https://kejowear.com/
Buy Remi's Book 'Transformed': https://www.amazon.com/Transformed-Unlikely-Journey-Streets-Defying/dp/0785219765
Buy Remi's Book 'Chameleon': https://a.co/d/c7ew0eC
Watch 'The Unexpected' Short Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xUwS39mFs0
Watch 'Chameleon' Short Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJYTzIQ9ta4&t=24s

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