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The New Rules of Business

How Allyson Felix’s Fight For Black Mothers Led to Her Game-Changing Shoe Brand

Nov 28, 2023
39:33

Pregnancy-related deaths for Black women are three times higher than they are for White women, and more than 80% are preventable. So why aren’t we preventing them? In this episode, Carolyn talks to Track and Field Olympian Allyson Felix about how her traumatic path to motherhood inspired her to become a maternal health advocate, how her fight against Nike led to better maternity protections for athletes, and how she’s now changing the game with her footwear brand Saysh.

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