263. Hawi Keflezighi, Founder & CEO of HAWI Management

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Running, Fitness, Sports, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2020

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

"I was nervous. But it was the kind of nervousness that really drove me to work as hard as possible, be as persistent as possible, and as thorough as possible."

Hawi Keflezighi is one of the greatest agents in running and track and field. As the founder and CEO of HAWI Management, Hawi and his team represent 30 athletes including Alexi Pappas, Nikki Hiltz, Aliphine Tuliamuk, and, of course, Hawi's brother, Meb Keflezighi. On this episode, Hawi talks about how — and why — he started his agency when he was still in law school, and explains what, exactly, agents do. He talks about being one of 11 siblings, and shares his family's story of emigrating from Eritrea to the United States. Hawi, who lives in Indianapolis with his wife and two kids, talks about what the American Dream means to him, and talks about why integrity is so important to him. There's a reason the Keflezighis are some of the best-loved people in sports, and this conversation is a perfect example of that.

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What you'll get on this episode:

How Hawi became an agent (5:00)
What exactly does an agent do? (14:10)
What it means to Hawi to lead with integrity (16:40)
What's the vibe among running agents like? (25:00)
Hawi reflects on the biggest days for his athletes (27:00)
On navigating floods of athlete media requests (41:00)
Reflecting on Aliphine Tuliamuk's win at the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials, and what race day looks like from an agent's perspective (48:00)
What does the idea of the American Dream mean to Hawi? (53:00)

What we mention on this episode:

Ali on the Run Show LIVE! Featuring Meb Keflezighi, Andrea Barber, Chris Heuisler, and Des Linden

LIVE at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials with Carrie Tollefson, Meb Keflezighi, & UCAN

You Can Run a Marathon with Meb Keflezighi

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Aftershocks.
0:04.2	Go to ontherun.aftershocks.com to save 15% on all wireless headphones.
0:10.2	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:16.7	I'm your host Allie Feller, and every week I talk with inspiring people who leave interesting
0:21.9	lives on the run and beyond.
0:24.5	And while running is the thing that brings us all together on these episodes, we cover
0:28.0	more than what happens on the run, we learn the wise behind the runs.
0:32.4	The decisions people have made to get where they are today and how getting sweaty has
0:36.4	factored in.
0:38.0	My guest today, this comes with several exclamation points.
0:41.2	It's Howie Kaflesgi.
0:43.3	Howie is one of the foremost agents in professional running and track and field and his agency Howie
0:48.8	Management represents 30 athletes, including Nikki Hiltz, Alephine Tuliumc, Alexi Popus,
0:55.8	and uh...
0:57.0	Howie's Big Brother, Mebka Flesgi.
0:59.6	On this episode, Howie talks about how howie management came to be, and I just love this
1:04.1	story so much.
1:05.8	Howie and Meb's parents emigrated to the United States from Airtria, and their family
1:09.8	really is the embodiment of the American dream.
1:13.2	I also loved learning more about what agents do, because we don't hear about that a lot,
1:18.0	about the behind the scenes stuff.
1:20.2	I have had the absolute privilege of knowing Howie for a few years now, and I say this
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