Ebong Eka’s persistence and positive attitude helped carry him from an impoverished childhood to All-Conference collegiate and professional basketball courts, then on to top accounting jobs at blue-chip firms.Now a Washington, D.C.-based business coach, Eka helps entrepreneurs bring their dreams to life through his blogging, book, TEDx talk and television appearances on MSNBC, Fox News, Fox Business Channel, NBC and CNN. He calls his work “Ekanomics” training, developing mindsets, missions and money for people.But Eka’s life didn’t start out this way. His Nigerian parents lived in Washington, D.C. as his father studied at Howard University, later moving to Canada for new opportunities and separating when Eka was in the 6th grade. His mother worked multiple jobs while raising four children in public housing located in what Eka calls “one of the tougher neighborhoods” of Toronto.“My mother is an extremely strong figure who raised four kids despite the odds and lack of money,” Eka said. “From my mother, I learned the importance of having a vision, hard work, personal responsibility and discipline.”Eka’s vision for his future carried him through the pitfalls of adolescence.“While friends wanted to party, I played basketball and researched the States,” he said. “When friends wanted to do…
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