Digital Social Hour
How I Built a Business Empire While Competing Globally | Fred Kerley DSH #1326
14 Apr 2025
🏆 How do you build a business empire while competing on the world stage? Find out in this thrilling episode of the Digital Social Hour! Join Sean Kelly as he sits down with a world-class athlete, Fred Kerley, who shares his journey from the track to entrepreneurship. From racing in the Olympics to managing barbershops and land investments, he reveals the secrets behind balancing elite competition and smart business moves. 🌍💼 Discover the mental and physical demands of global competition, the transition from the 400m to the 100m, and the untold challenges athletes face. Plus, hear his thoughts on rivalries, the politics of sprinting, and why track and field deserves more love beyond the Olympics. 🏃♂️✨ Packed with valuable insights and inspiring stories, this episode is a must-watch for anyone looking to combine passion with purpose. Don’t miss out—watch now and subscribe for more insider secrets! 📺 Hit that subscribe button and join the conversation today. 🚀 CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 01:15 - Burnout in Sports 02:32 - Mental Game Strategies 02:55 - Politics in Racing 05:02 - Transitioning from 400m to 100m 08:02 - Improving Speed and Performance 08:46 - Importance of Mentors 10:24 - Competitiveness in Track 11:22 - Breakable Track Records 12:34 - Understanding False Start Rule 14:58 - 2020 Olympics 100m Highlights 18:16 - Racing Without a Crowd Experience 19:34 - Future of 2028 Olympics 21:09 - Stock Market Insights 22:18 - NFL Discussion 25:50 - Conversations with Other Athletes 28:30 - Olympic Games Overview 29:35 - Trading Olympic Medal for Money 30:26 - Cheating in Track and Field 30:56 - Media Coverage of Track Events 33:37 - Where to Find Fred APPLY TO BE ON THE PODCAST: https://www.digitalsocialhour.com/application BUSINESS INQUIRIES/SPONSORS: [email protected] GUEST: Fred Kerley https://www.instagram.com/fkerley99/ LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-social-hour/id1676846015 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Jn7LXarRlI8Hc0GtTn759 Sean Kelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmikekelly/ #DigitalSocialHour #SeanKelly #Podcast #BusinessEmpire #GlobalCompetition #AthleteLife #Entrepreneurship #ApplePodcasts #Spotify #trackallaccess #businessempire #sportspsychology #europeanathletics #motivation
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get paid so when i made it to the finals i was like it's all or nothing but i felt like even when i read it read your question that's probably was the most race i want to redo back really yeah all races that's the one damn you got second though it's pretty good that's that's the one on all my races i don't feel no type of way about that
All right, guys. Got Fred here out in Vegas, a rare city for him to attend. Thanks for coming on, man. Appreciate it. Yeah. You got a fun night tonight, right? A nice little fun night tonight.
You're in season right now, too. Definitely in season. The start of the season. So we will call this like relay season, preseason. So our season will really start into championship season. Championship season for us, it started whenever we get past USA. So you're just warming up right now? It's just pre-season, getting body, getting the body tuned and stuff for the big show later in the season.
And you guys have a long season, like, compared to most athletes, right? You're running.
So our season is really year-round, believe it or not, because you got some countries starting different seasons. Some countries start in October. Some countries, it's just, track is just a year-round sport, so you got to keep your body in tune year-round. Yeah. Have you ever had some burnout? Of course. I feel like one burnout season probably was 2023, 2022. 100%.
Whenever I fly somewhere, I have a runny nose, I get sick. Yeah. If you don't got the right team around you, I feel sorry for you. Or, like, for, like, the massage therapists and coaches and stuff because you got to get... back into the flow of things. Yeah, I had LaShawn Merritt on a few months ago and he was talking to me about that. He has a chiropractor fly with him everywhere.
Yeah, you got to have that because track and field take a toll on your body and stuff. You can perform at a meet good and then the following week you're not performing. So you got to understand that you're going to have the ups and downs and stuff because you got to get your body rejuvenated into the time zone you're in and stuff like that. I think track's one of the most mental sports too.
I feel like track is definitely one of the most mental sport it is because it's all about patience. Like, if you don't got the mental game, you really don't got nothing in track and field because we all know we can run fast. Yeah. So running fast is like the easy part is all just... things on the outside of stuff that a lot of people don't understand that go into the track and field.
Is there a lot of politics involved with how the races operate? There's a lot of politics. Like which lane you get, if you got the best agent. How does the agent matter? If you got a good agent, I can tell my agent I don't want this other person in the race. Damn. I didn't know that. It's like the small little things that go into the thing. Or I don't want this person next to me.
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