Akwasi Frimpong

"We are very proud to have Akwasi Frimpong as our global Athlete Ambassador. In this role he inspires our supporters and spreads the Power of Play message from within. Besides being a Right To Play spokesperson in the media, he has been a strong keynote speaker at our corporate fundraising events. In The Netherlands, Akwasi spoke at our Right To Play Olympic Gala in 2018. He was one of the highlights of the evening, moving the audience from laughter to tears, telling his personal story of hope and strength, and sharing his anecdotes of children he met during his field trip to Ghana with Right To Play. His presentations always help us to engage potential donors and help us support more children around the world. Akwasi does not feel like a formal ‘ambassador’, but more like a hard working colleague going the extra mile for Right To Play. If you have any questions about our experience with Akwasi, please feel free to contact me."

As the keynote speaker at our conference of water professionals, Akwasi addressed the topic of Having the Courage, Power, and Determination to overcome Adversity.  Through sharing his unique background and experiences, he was able to motivate attendees to continue dedicating their daily efforts to provide sustainable safe water to people in the same manner as working hard to realize a mission to be the “Hope of a Billion”.  Thank you to you and your beautiful family for sharing some time with us.

"Akwasi Frimpong heeft als keynote speaker op 7 mei 2018 tijdens het eindevenement van het vluchtelingenproject bij ProRail (hoofdkantoor in Utrecht) gesproken. De samenwerking met Akwasi verliep soepel. Door middel van telefoon/Skype vroeg Akwasi actief naar voor wie hij zou moeten spreken en hoe hij zijn verhaal hierop in kunnen zetten. Ook verliep alles goed op de dag zelf en zijn we niet voor verrassingen komen te staan. Bijzonder vonden we ook dat Akwasi achteraf nog om feedback vroeg. Dit laat zien dat hij continu wil leren en elke dag opnieuw voor het uiterste wilt gaan.

Vanwege zijn uitstraling en ambitie heeft hij het publiek (circa 100 mensen) meteen weten te boeien. Ook na het verhaal was er voldoende ruimte voor de aanwezigen om vragen te stellen. Het publiek kenmerkt zich een afstand te hebben op de Nederlandse arbeidsmarkt. Akwasi heeft hen geïnspireerd tot het uiterste te gaan en je niet door je geschiedenis of huidige moeilijkheden tegen te laten werken. De aanwezigen van het event vonden Akwasi als keynote speaker zeker van bijgevoegde waarde en heeft een goede sfeer gebracht."

"Akwasi Frimpong spoke to our national sales conference of over 200 sales leaders on March 7th, 2019 in Orem, UT. From the very beginning of the process all the way until after the presentation, Akwasi was an absolute pleasure to work with. And not to mention that he delivered the best keynote address we've had at these conferences. On the frond end, we were able to sit down with Akwasi to create content specifically for our group while still telling his inspiring story. His uplifting, passionate presence and single focus on becoming the Hope of a Billion challenged our team to reexamine their goals bothg professionally and personally.

After the end of our events, we send a survey out at attendees to gauge speakers and topic that impacted them. Out of ten similar events, Akwasi ranked as the highest keynote we've ever hired. To anyone who is considering having Akwasi speak at their event, I would say don't ever consider anyone else. He was the highlight of our entire conference and likely would be for yours as well. If you have any questions about my experience with Akwasi, feel free to reach out for me."

When you are looking for someone who is energetic, perseverant, resilient, but also possesses a huge dosage of talent, and is a sports fanatic, Akwasi Frimpong could be the right speaker for your event to inspire your guests. However when you also learn that he is a former refugee, born in Ghana, spent a great deal of his adolescence living illegally in one of the underprivileged areas in Amsterdam, and still managed to become a top athlete with support from the Johan Cruijff College and earned the gold digger award for selling vacuum cleaners ... you are in for a true treat! I already revealed too much. Be amazed by his epic personal story and his mission to be the hope of a billion!