Finding Your Cause with Allyson Felix

Allyson Felix OLY is the most decorated American track and field athlete in Olympic history with 11 total medals from 5 consecutive Olympic games, and holds the title of most decorated athlete in World Athletic Championships history with 20 career medals. While her sheer amount of athletic achievements make her a force to be reckoned with on the track, off the track Allyson is a champion of equality, women’s reproductive health, and maternity protection. In this interview, we discuss her Olympic career from her earliest games to her greatest victories, becoming a mother and her advocacy for maternal support in the athletic industry, and her hopes and goals moving forward. Don’t miss this episode where we talk about: Starting track and field in high school, how it led to her first Olympic Games, and becoming an Olympic silver medalist at 18 Navigating the ups and downs of training, how she juggled her professional athletic career while still in college, and her first Olympic gold medal The culture of silence surrounding pregnancy in the athletic industry, and how writing a New York Times op-ed regarding her experiences trying to get maternal support from sponsors served as a catalyst for greater maternal protections to be included in sponsor contracts for all female athletes How she started her athletic footwear company Saysh and the mission behind it Her dedication to raising awareness of maternal issues and her plans moving forward as she transitions into the next chapter of her career Find Allyson Felix https://saysh.com IG & Twitter: @allysonfelix Facebook: Allyson Felix Saysh IG: @bysaysh Follow Lydia: www.lydiafenet.com IG: @lydiafenet LinkedIn: Lydia Fenet Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/ClaimYourConfidencePodcast If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/ClaimYourConfidencePodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices