October 12, 2023

From Olympic Track Star to Adidas President: The Inspiring Journey with Zion Armstrong

1 hour 26 minutes

From Olympic Track Star to Adidas President: The Inspiring Journey with Zion Armstrong

Zion Armstrong is the Former President of Adidas North America, as well as a former Commonwealth Games athlete who represented New Zealand in athletics in Kuala Lumpur. He went from running from the cops as a teen, to running for his country!

Zion worked his way up the ladder with Adidas, and used his Kiwi values to foster a workplace culture of care, empathy and inclusivity.

Zion was an incredible guest, and I thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with him. He was vulnerable, honest and kind - all of the traits of one pic leader.

Zion believes that if you take care of your people, the results will follow.

Please share this episode with your loved ones.

Connect with Zion here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zionarmstrong/

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