Hawi Keflezighi: Agent to Some of Your Favorite Runners | Episode 15

Sarah Lorge Butler talks to Hawi Keflezighi about celebrating 20 years as a track & field agent. He discusses how he got his start, whether he ever doubted the agency would make it, and some of the highs and lows he's dealt with over the years.

Hawi also discusses the role agents play in combating doping, whether some agents have too many clients, and agents who promise more than they can deliver.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 2:15 How he became an agent and hitting 20 years
• 7:34 How opportunities for sprinters and distance runners differ
• 8:34 Did he ever have doubt whether the agency would make it?
• 11:57 How the Boris Berian incident affected his career
• 13:45 Do some agents have too many athletes?
• 15:11 Does he avoid having too many athletes in the same event group?
• 16:34 On agents who overpromise and underdeliver
• 19:56 What is the role of the agent in combating doping?
• 24:25 How he comforts heartbroken athletes
• 26:23 Which events he's excited for at the USATF Outdoor Championships
• 27:58 Outro