We spoke with Master's World Champion at 60m and founder of Equity Design, Inc, Maurelhena Walles, about training with a full-time job, the role big goals play in her life, and how the work she is doing to support underserved communities is helping adults and kids build fitness into their lives.
"You know, it's the weirdest thing because sometimes I step back and try to think of how I do it. And it's just a real natural love for running. Like when you hear those things about, you know, this person was born to do this sport or this thing, like I really feel I was born to run."
Today's guest is 2017 master's gold medalist at 60m and founder of Equity Design Inc, Maurelhena Walles.
Maurelhena is just dripping with cool throughout our conversation with her. The cool factor she brought with her today made for a high energy conversation that left me and Bryan wanting more. If you don’t know who Maurelhena is, let me try to describe her in just four words — community builder through sports.
Maurelhena has spent her entire life making the most of what was around her. She didn’t allow limitations or a lack of resources to discourage her from going after whatever she set her sights on. And as an adult, she has found a way to continue this approach to life. She’s found a way to continue competing in the sport she loves (track and field), while building a business that helps others improve their own lives through movement. Even though it’s understandable how much we all struggle to find time to do what we love or to get involved in our own community, it’s not something we have to accept. Maurelhena’s entire life journey is proof that this is true.
I feel so inspired to be more involved in my community after learning about Maurelhena’s story and her company Equity Design. She’s expanded my perspective and opened my eyes to what’s possible. This conversation is one I think I needed to hear right now. After listening to this episode, my guess is you’ll feel the same way too.
Timestamped Show Notes:
4:43 In the middle of a training cycle while managing a business…
6:40 Pursuing dreams outside of work make you better at work…
8:18 “I grew up happy, had a great childhood, but didn't have access to a lot of resources.”
12:07 The culture shock of college…
17:32 Taking control and pushing forward…
18:39 Launching Equity Design…
22:47 The opportunity from the pandemic…
26:15 “It's so great, how we're using technology to be able to impact the health of these teachers.”
27:34 Excelling at Empire State…
31:14 The by-product of reaching teachers…
35:21 How does pursuit of excellence on the track impact the work with teachers?
36:52 Structures and strategies…
41:48 How to support Equity Design and final piece of advice…
46:49 Q&A after the show…
59:02 Jon’s and Bryan’s recap…
References:
Equity Design Inc - homepage
Being Bold and Driven by Cecilia Hegamin-Younger, PhD - Amazon
Tony Reed on the Go Be More Podcast - Simplecast
Guest:
Maurelhena Walles - LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter
Maurelhena's fav UCAN product: Vanilla Energy + Protein & Watermelon Hydrate
Hosts:
Jon Rankin - gobemore.co | @chasejonrankin
Bryan Green - maketheleapbook.com | @maketheleapbook
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