09 / Athletes should be urbanists / with former pro footballer Tesho Akindele

Tesho Akindele - Former Major League Soccer and Canadian national team player turned urbanist and real estate developer - is here for the pitch on why athletes make great urbanists, and a dialogue on the intersection of sports and American cities.

We discuss:

• The importance of urbanism becoming a part of popular culture, rather than just criticizing it.


• The urbanist pitch to athletes, and why athletes make great urbanists.


• Living and playing in sprawling cities like Orlando, Florida and Dallas, Texas.


• Shaping the built environment in mid-large American cities like Charlotte, North Carolina.


• The role that sporting clubs should (and are beginning to) play in U.S. cities.


• Locker room urbanism talk.


• Growing in the real estate development profession.


• Community impact, and why there is nothing like bettering the built environment.


• Our new campaign: players biking to stadiums on gameday (s/o Klay Thompson).


• Building better neighborhoods.

Explore further:

• Camp North End - Tesho's current work in Charlotte, North Carolina.


• A brief bio.

Connecting with Tesho:

• On Twitter (X)


• On Instagram

Connecting with me, Brad:

• ⁠On Instagram⁠

• ⁠On TikTok⁠

• ⁠On LinkedIn⁠