{"id":2961,"date":"2023-11-28T05:28:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T05:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/dornsife-alumni\/?page_id=2961"},"modified":"2023-12-05T22:18:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T22:18:19","slug":"meet-apollo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/dornsife-alumni\/meet-apollo\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Apollo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--scrolling-text-with-image \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--scrolling-text-with-image\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n\n          \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/dornsife-alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/11\/Apollo-Emeka-resize-768x1024.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/dornsife-alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/11\/Apollo-Emeka-resize-768x1024.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      \n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n  \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Keynote Speaker<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Apollo Emeka \u201909, DPPD \u201920\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Apollo Emeka is the Founder and CEO of Apollo Strategy Group Inc., an innovative leadership and strategy consultancy for business leaders, companies, and the Next Wave of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ventures launched by diverse and impactful founders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since its inception, Apollo Strategy Group has created over $500m in value for 100+ <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">high-performance leaders and businesses in industries such as technology, real estate, professional services, and entertainment by developing bespoke strategies and providing hands-on implementation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to founding Apollo Strategy Group, Apollo launched and sold a business he scaled from one to seven locations within four years while serving as an FBI Intelligence Analyst. In 2022, he retired from a decorated 20-year military career as a U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret and a U.S. Military Intelligence Analyst.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apollo has a Doctorate of Policy, Planning and Development from the University of Southern California and lives with his wife and two children in Pasadena, CA. 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