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 18Navigating the ups and downs of training, how she juggled her professional athletic career while still in college, and her first Olympic gold medalThe 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 athletesHow she started her athletic footwear company Saysh and the mission behind itHer dedication to raising awareness of maternal issues and her plans moving forward as she transitions into the next chapter of her careerFind Allyson Felixhttps://saysh.comIG & Twitter: @allysonfelixFacebook: Allyson FelixSaysh IG: @bysayshFollow Lydia:www.lydiafenet.comIG: @lydiafenetLinkedIn: Lydia FenetIf you enjoyed this episode and you'd like to help support the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple or Spotify or where ever you get your podcasts. To stay up to date with Claim Your Confidence and get all the behind-the-scenes content, you can follow us on Instagram and on YouTube. Recorded at The Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center.Thank you for listening.