With paramount execution, Mandela Dukes engages the necessary depth of holistic healing through keen sports performance, functional movement, fitness nutrition and the layered art of biomechanics. As co-founder of Embrace Sportz, Mandela is a refined, prepared and consistent expert focusing on the meaningful building blocks of youth uplift. He brings forth lifelong sport exposure and unflinching commitment as a track and cross country runner, former Division 1 athlete from Michigan State University, master trainer and Master’s Degree holder from the University of Miami where he secured the high level knowledge imperative for niche expertise in sport management. Mandela’s vital contribution to children’s lives through incomparable sport programming development and leadership derives from his determination to be the example for the next generation of activated and agile spirits eager to excel and to have fun while improving themselves not only physical, but mentally. A proud native of both Detroit and The Bay, Mandela Dukes thrives in his pursuit of excellence with conscious agency over youth impact. Strategist, director, coach, accountability architect and father, Mandela Dukes is carving an indelible pathway to global youth sport innovation that is inclusive and integrity-led.