93. Wendy Yang: President HOKA One One
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
iHeartPodcasts
4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 3 February 2020
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Open your bedroom closet. You most likely have a pair of shoes from one of the many companies that Wendy Yang has worked at. Now the president of HOKA One One, Sanuk, and Teva, to say that Wendy’s career path is impressive would be an understatement. In episode 93, I sit down with the New England native to talk about everything from her upbringing as the daughter of a major league baseball player to what it was like traveling the globe as a professional tennis player. Wendy talks to me about the challenges of being a strong female in a male dominated industry, and of course we cover the ins and outs of HOKA's signature mega cushioned sneakers.
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| 0:00.0 | What you learn from your losses is always so much greater than what you learn from your victories. |
| 0:04.8 | The confidence that it instills in you just by knowing you can get through something, |
| 0:09.8 | whether it turns out good or bad or indifferent, you can get through it. |
| 0:13.6 | You have a bad day. You've got to bounce right back because the next day and the next competition is right around the corner. |
| 0:35.4 | It's an awesome day to have a good day. Emily Abadi here checking in with episode 93 of Hurtle, |
| 0:40.9 | a wellness focused podcast where I sit down with inspiring individuals to talk about everything |
| 0:46.0 | from their big wins to how they've gotten through some of life's toughest moments. On the show, |
| 0:51.7 | you can expect vulnerability, motivation, and candid discussions with everyone |
| 0:56.1 | from top athletes to aspiring entrepreneurs on what it really takes to follow your passions. |
| 1:02.3 | My mission is simple. To inspire you to be your best self, move with intention, and have some |
| 1:09.0 | fun along the way. Y'all, I am amped right now. Okay, total |
| 1:15.2 | understatement. Hurtle is featured in the Sunday New York Times. What is that sentence? I don't even |
| 1:22.7 | know. I am just, I'm on cloud nine and I'm sitting here reflecting on, man, the last two years and |
| 1:30.1 | the 92 episodes that have come before now and all the hurdle moments, the interactions, |
| 1:37.7 | meeting so many of you, your support, and I'm just feeling so grateful. |
| 1:43.7 | With that said, if you are listening right now and you are new to the show, thank you. |
| 1:48.0 | Welcome. |
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| 2:00.5 | Today, I'm going to be bringing you my conversation with Wendy Yang. |
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