The Inner Olympian

In this episode, I chat with freelance communications specialist and racial equity advocate Debbie King. Debbie is a freelance communications specialist, Fast and Female R.E.A.L Role Model, group fitness leader, OptiMYz 2020 Top 100 Health and Fitness Influencer, Blacks 2019 People's Choice Athlete of the Year, Chair of the Queen Victoria Black Student Success Committee, and Chair of the Fast & Female Anti-Racism and Respect Advisory Committee. She is a mom to her lovely daughter an active advocate for racial equity in female fitness, sport, and public education spaces. As well as a strong supporter of fostering professional and consumer connections to Black and BIPOC- centered leaders in wellness spaces. 

To connect with Debbie, you can send her a message and give her a follow on Instagram @supafitmama.

About Segun: Segun is a 2x Canadian Olympian, 3x International medalist, Keynote Speaker, AthletesCAN Ambassador, Christie Lake Kids Ambassador, producer, and host of TheInnerOlympian podcast.

Connect with Segun online via LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can also visit TheInnerOlympian on Instagram or online at www.theinnerolympian.com

In this episode, I chat with Mental Performance Consultant, Dr. Chantale Lussier, Ph.D. Dr. Lussier, Ph.D. is the Founder & CEO of Elysian Insight, mental performance solutions, and a highly sought-after specialist in her field. She is a member of the Canadian Sport Psychology Association (CSPA) & the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). Dr. Lussier, Ph.D. has worked with hundreds of nationally and internationally ranked competitive, elite, and pro athletes (NHL, CFL), as well as military and emergency service professionals (police, fire, first responders, etc). A graduate of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, she enjoyed a 12-year career as a professional dance artist, choreographer, teacher, and artistic director before transitioning into what she does today. She holds a B.A. (honours) in psychology, an M.A. in human kinetics (sport psychology), and a PhD in education (psycho-pedagogy). If you are a fan of deep conversation this is an episode that you don't want to miss! 

To connect with Dr. Lussier, you can send her a message on LinkedIn or follow her on Instagram @elysian.insight, and Twitter @Dr_Lussier. 

About Segun: Segun is a 2x Canadian Olympian, 3x International medalist, Keynote Speaker, AthletesCAN Ambassador, Christie Lake Kids Ambassador, producer, and host of TheInnerOlympian podcast.

Connect with Segun online via LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can also visit TheInnerOlympian on Instagram or online at www.theinnerolympian.com

The Inner Olympian is celebrating it's one year anniversary! Join me as I share some thoughts on looking back to see how far you've come. 

About Segun: Segun is a 2x Canadian Olympian, 3x International medalist, Keynote Speaker, AthletesCAN Ambassador, Christie Lake Kids Ambassador, Founder, producer, and host of TheInnerOlympian podcast. Connect with Segun online via LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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In this episode, I chat with the 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year, and current Harvard Medical School student, Angela Mercurio.

Angela is a former triple jumper out of the University of Nebraska Lincoln and the 2019 NCAA woman of the year. She graduated from the University of Nebraska Lincoln with a  major in biochemistry and women's gender studies and has represented Canada twice at the international level. First at the Pan American Junior Championships in 2015, and then again at the World University Games in 2017. During her time at Nebraska Lincoln, she was a 3x second-team All-American, 2x Academic All American, 3x Arthur Ash Award winner,  winner of the  2017 Sam Foltz Award, the 2019 BIG Ten indoor Champion in the triple jump, the inaugural recipient of the Rose Bowl Keith Jackson Postgraduate Scholarship, recipient of the NCAA postgraduate scholarship, and the Big Ten postgraduate scholarship. She is also a certified doula and currently studying to become a doctor at Harvard Medical School. In this episode, we talk about,

To connect with Angela, you can follow her on social media @thatgurlangie or send her an email at [email protected].

About Segun: Segun is a 2x Canadian Olympian, 3x International medalist, Keynote Speaker, AthletesCAN Ambassador, Christie Lake Kids Ambassador, producer, and host of TheInnerOlympian podcast.

Connect with Segun online via LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

You can also visit TheInnerOlympian on Instagram or online at www.theinnerolympian.com

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I chat with freelance photographer, entrepreneur, and author, Lyndsay Doyle. Lyndsay is a freelance photographer with over 15 years' experience creating authentic images for individuals, brands, and organizations. She is also the author of her self-published book, "Strong and Free" - a collection of photographs and stories about Canadian women in sport based on the popular #superROLEmodels project humans with the people and things they love.  Lyndsay has been involved in sports her whole life—first as an athlete and now also as a parent to two competitive athletes.  In her spare time, she lifts weights, runs races, and plays soccer, and is a mom to her two boys and a cat named Uncle Leo.

In this episode we discuss,

To connect with Lyndsay, visit her website  www.lyndsaydoyle.ca.  Be sure to also check out her book Strong and Free stories and photos of Canadian women in sport, based on the popular #superROLEmodels project.

About Segun: Segun is a 2x Canadian Olympian, 3x International medalist, Keynote Speaker, AthletesCAN Ambassador, Christie Lake Kids Ambassador, producer, and host of TheInnerOlympian podcast.

Connect with Segun online via LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

You can also visit TheInnerOlympian on Instagram or online at www.theinnerolympian.com

This episode was inspired by an article I read online about inventor James Dyson. He is the inventor and founder behind the popular Dyson brand and of the famous Dyson bagless vacuum. His story is a story of incredible patience, perseverance, dedication, and a lot of self-belief, as it took him 15 years and over 5,000 prototypes before getting the first bagless vacuum right. It's amazing to see the results when you know what you want to do, stick with it, and don't give up because it's worth it to you.  In this episode, I share some perspectives on,

About Segun: Segun is a 2x Canadian Olympian, 3x International medalist, Keynote Speaker, AthletesCAN Ambassador, Christie Lake Kids Ambassador, Founder, producer, and host of TheInnerOlympian podcast. Connect with Segun online via LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

You can also visit TheInnerOlympian on Instagram or online at www.theinnerolympian.com

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In this episode, I share a thought around the topic of action and the importance of taking action from one of my short "Inspirational Talks" that I used to do on social media (Instagram to be exact ). These talks were usually inspired by moments or events in my life that caused me to look at something with a different perspective, think differently about something, or just flat-out inspired/ motivated me in any sort of way. In this short episode, I talk about,

About Segun: Segun is a 2x Canadian Olympian, 3x International medalist, Keynote Speaker, AthletesCAN Ambassador, Christie Lake Kids Ambassador, Founder, producer, and host of The Inner Olympian podcast. Connect with Segun online via LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can also follow TheInnerOlympian on Instagram or visit our website at www.theinnerolympian.com. 

In this episode, I chat with  2016 Grey Cup Champion Alex Mateas. Alex is a CFL offensive lineman for the Ottawa Redblacks, a 2x Tom pate award nominee, 2x East All-star, first overall pick in the 2015 CFL draft, and of course part of Ottawa's 2016 Grey Cup Championship winning team. Alex was Born and raised in Ottawa, with 2 sisters and was able to play high level: Basketball, Soccer, Football and even participated in the Junior Canadian Weightlifting Championship. Football ended up taking priority as he went on to play college football at the University of Connecticut before playing in the CFL.

While he still has a few more years on his contract, Alex is now also part of the sales team at Cushman & Wakefield and credits the local community as an instrumental part of his growth and success and takes advantage of every opportunity to give back to his community and the City of Ottawa. In this episode we discuss,

To connect with Alex, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

About Segun: Segun is a 2x Canadian Olympian, 3x International medalist, Keynote Speaker, AthletesCAN Ambassador, Christie Lake Kids Ambassador, Founder, producer, and host of TheInnerOlympian podcast. Connect with Segun online via LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can also follow TheInnerOlympian on Instagram.

In this episode I chat with American 100m hurdler, former Nike athlete, LSU Alumni, and entrepreneur, Jasmine Stowers. Jasmine is a seven-time All-American, five-time SEC Champion, seven-time All-SEC athlete, SEC Women's Freshman Runner of the Year, two-time NCAA Indoor bronze medalist (60mH), NCAA outdoor silver medalist (100mh), and the seventh-fastest 100m hurdler in history. She also runs a fitness and well business and helps people get healthy with meal plans and fitness programs. In this episode we discuss,

To connect with Jasmine, you can follow her on Instagram and Twitter, as well as check out her website www.bejazzyfit.com and download her free grocery list www.bejazzyfit.com/free-grocery-list

About Segun: Segun is a 2x Canadian Olympian, 3x International medalist, Keynote Speaker, AthletesCAN Ambassador, Christie Lake Kids Ambassador, Founder, producer, and host of TheInnerOlympian podcast. Connect with Segun online via LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also follow TheInnerOlympian on Instagram.

In this episode, I chat with UWindsor alumni, Adidas athlete, and Beer mile world record holder Corey Bellemore. Corey is a UWindsor alumni, Adidas athlete, National 1500m Medalist, 2014 CIS National Gold Medalist 4x800m (CIS Record), 2013 CIS National Silver Medalist 4x800m, Beer mile world record holder. Has been featured in Canadian Running, Fortune magazine, Draft magazine, bleacher report, CBC, and appeared on TMZ twice.

In this episode we discuss,

To connect with Corey, you can follow him on Instagram and Twitter.

About Segun: Segun is a 2x Canadian Olympian, 3x International medalist, Keynote Speaker, AthletesCAN Ambassador, Christie Lake Kids Ambassador, Founder, producer, and host of TheInnerOlympian podcast. Connect with Segun online via LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also follow TheInnerOlympian on Instagram.