Open Conversation with Malik is back with EPISODE 7: Straight Outta Brooklyn Feat. Stephen Benjamin. On episode 7 I had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Author Stephen Benjamin, a guy I met during my time in the military. In the beginning on this episode we discussed our time in the military and how live was during those times as young sol…

Open Conversation with Malik is back with EPISODE 6: Laughing Out Loud Feat. Chris Corder. Many years ago during my basketball coaching I had the opportunity to work alongside of another great Coach and that happen to be Mr. Chris Corder. Inside this Open Conversation listeners get to learn more about Chris as a husband, father, bother, uncle, Coac…

Welcome back to Open Conversation with Malik. I took a short break for the holidays but I am back with Episode 5: I Can Bring Home the Bacon Feat. Kimberly Yates. Packed inside this episode listeners will get to hear Kim’s journey from growing up in Elizabethtown, KY, playing basketball for the Lady Panthers (Elizabethtown High School), attending a…

Welcome to Open Conversation with Malik. Today on Episode 4: The House that Stan Gourad Built Feat: Coach Stanley Gourad. I this episode I had the opportunity to sit down with the head coach at the University of Southern Indiana. This was a special day as I got to interview not only a friend but also, a hometown hero as he played his FIRST Division…

Welcome to Open Conversation with Malik. Today for Episode 3: Fatherhood & Sports I had the opportunity to sit down with Derrick (DA) Alfonso, his son Jalen Alfonso, along with Shaun Boykins Sr. and Shaun Jr. Inside this episode we chop it up about the fathers past playing sports, what the did/where they went after their high school career in sport…

Inside episode 2 From the Outside Looking In I got to catch up on old times with my former boss Ms. Vicki Pitre while stationed in Korea. Later they would bump back into each other at Fort Knox where I had the opportunity to coach her youngest son. On my platform I like to let my guest tell their story and Ms. Vicki did just that as she details her…

In episode 1 of Open Conversation with Malik he talks with North Hardin High School Basketball head coach Michael Baffour. Malik and Coach Baffour talks about growing up in Lexington, KY playing sports during his younger years while attending Bryan Station High School, and later attending the University of Louisville, where he had the opportunity t…